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Welcome to the latest newsletter from the Rural Vulnerability Service - brought to you by the Rural Services Network and the Rural England CIC in association with Calor.
The vulnerability service aims to disseminate information about three key rural issues: fuel poverty, broadband and rural transport.
27 February 2019
A rural transport service run by self-employed drivers could help to end isolation and boost struggling villages, politicians will be told. (Sunday Times)
4 March 2019
Nottingham City Council is proposing to cut the frequency of two funded bus services which have been described as ‘a lifeline’ for those that use them. (Gedling Eye)
5 March 2019
A judicial review is to be carried out into the government's failure to enforce European regulations that threaten the future of community bus services. (Tavistock Today)
19 February 2019
A fundraising campaign has been launched to bring a tuk-tuk to Soham to transport residents to community events and combat isolation. (Ely Standard)
19 February 2019
Researchers are heading to Inverurie to explore new transport services for local-residents. (Inverurie Herald)
23 February 2019
Cheshire East 's dial-a-ride service faces a possible cut in the council's newly-approved budget. (Nantwich News)
21 February 2019
A charity which helps vulnerable people get around has launched an ‘urgent’ appeal for volunteers to avoid scaling back its services. (Somerset Mercury)
14 February 2019
A volunteer service offering transport to medical and wellbeing appointments in the South Northants area is in desperate need of new recruits. (Buckingham Today)
25 February 2019
A weekly supermarket transport service for disabled residents is coming to Littlehampton 'in the next few weeks'. (Littlehampton Gazette)
15 March 2019
A transport charity offering trips out to needy people is on the road to expansion, after bagging a £120,000 National Lottery grant. (North Norfolk News)
1 March 2019
Hampshire County Council has re-stated is commitment to protecting £900,000 for community transport services including Dial-a-Ride. (Andover Advertiser)
19 February 2019
A petition calling for a local bus to continue running has amassed hundreds of signatures since it was started last week. (Worthing Herald)
14 February 2019
A £300,000 fund to help bolster community transport and improvements to pavements and cycling infrastructure have been submitted by councillors. (Worcester News)
14 February 2019
Cornwall aims to protect create one of the best integrated rural transport services in the country with smart ticketing. (Pirate FM)
13 February 2019
A scheme is underway to transform transport links between Inverurie and its rural outskirts. (Press & Journal)
14 March 2019
Plans being looked into include being able to use just one ticket for any bus and train. (Wales Online)
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