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28 Apr 2025

Rural Policing – Join the Conversation

The Rural Services Network, a proud Executive Board Member of the Rural National Crime Network, is encouraging rural residents to have their say on policing…

28 Apr 2025

Inspiring Change in Rural Healthcare

The National Centre for Remote and Rural Medicine (NCRRM) is once again preparing to welcome healthcare professionals from across the UK and beyond for its…

28 Apr 2025

Council charging ahead with next phase of Electric Vehicle Strategy

The transition to a cleaner, low-carbon transport network is set to accelerate with the approval of a new Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Strategy for Westmorland and…

22 Apr 2025

Rural Growth Must Power National Renewal

Newly released figures from DEFRA’s Rural Economic Bulletin reveal a stark warning: productivity in England’s most sparsely populated rural areas has fallen to just 84%…

22 Apr 2025

Housing Crisis is a Health Crisis

A powerful new report from Crisis, supported by Health Equals, is shining a spotlight on how unaffordable private rents are driving people into poor health…

22 Apr 2025

The Full Package on Rural Postal Services

Citizens Advice has published a new report, The Full Package: What Consumers Need from a Changing Postal Service, providing detailed insight into how people across…

22 Apr 2025

Will Metro Mayors Deliver for the Countryside?

On Thursday 1 May 2025, voters in parts of England will head to the polls to elect metro mayors for several combined authority areas. These…

22 Apr 2025

New Grants to Drive Innovation on Farms

DEFRA has announced a boost to food security, with more than £45 million in new grants to drive and develop innovative technologies on farms. From…

14 Apr 2025

Elevating Rural Voices: RSN’s Year of Impact

As the national voice championing rural services, the Rural Services Network (RSN) is proud to reflect on a year of meaningful progress, advocacy, and collaboration.…

14 Apr 2025

Call for Urgent Investment in Rural Housing as Crisis Grows

At Current Rates, Clearing Rural Social Housing Waiting Lists Would Take 89 Years. A pioneering partnership between housing and homelessness organisations has launched a report…