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01 May 2024

How a new government should help rural households decarbonise their heating

Both political parties have set out how they intend to progress decarbonizing the UK’s 27 million homes, including the 2 million rural homes not connected…

01 May 2024

FCN Launches New Partnership with Macmillan Cancer Support

The Farming Community Network (FCN) has launched a new partnership with Macmillan Cancer Support – which will help to improve the support available to those…

01 May 2024

RABI Pledges £10m for Mental Health Support

RABI, the UK’s leading farming mental health charity, announced at the House of Lords on Wednesday 17 April that it would be increasing its spending…

01 May 2024

The Forgotten Crisis: Addressing the Urgent Need for Affordable Rural Housing

In a recent essay for the Localis report “Building consent: housing by popular demand,” Kerry Booth, Chief Executive of the Rural Services Network (RSN), sheds light on a pressing issue…

01 May 2024

ONH is expanding its services

ONH Planning for Good is the new brand name of RCOH Ltd, a planning and development consultancy founded in 2011 in rural west Oxfordshire to…

01 May 2024

Pub is The Hub works in partnerships to support pubs and rural areas

Pub is The Hub has been working in collaboration and partnership with a range of organisations to support rural pubs, publicans and their communities with…

01 May 2024

Supporting Communities in the Provision of Sustainable and Resilient Defibrillator Projects

The Community Heartbeat Trust charity (“CHT”) is a national charity, working in all 4 of the main UK countries. Unlike retailers, and other organisations, the…

29 Apr 2024

Urgent Call for Fair Funding Amidst Deep Cuts

In a determined Westminster Hall debate last week on Government Funding for Local Authorities, concerns were sharply voiced regarding the financial sustainability of rural councils,…

29 Apr 2024

Strengthening Rural Economies: Insights from the RSN Seminar

Last week, we hosted an engaging seminar on Rural Economies for our members. This event, featured expert speakers who discussed key issues affecting rural communities…

29 Apr 2024

New Rural Planning Guidance for East Suffolk

East Suffolk Council has introduced a new Rural Development Supplementary Planning Document (SPD) designed to guide rural development and ensure it aligns with the area’s…