Access to Services
08 Aug 2022
Vital Somerset bus route saved by councillors after hundreds sign petition
Somerset Live reports that a vital bus route in Somerset has been saved following a successful campaign by local councillors FirstBus operates the 173 services between Wells and Bath, which...
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27 Jul 2022
Reinvigorating rural mobility – helping rural communities get to where they need to go
There is little doubt that rural areas have fallen behind their urban counterparts when it comes to transport and mobility. In a nation where ‘levelling up’ has been proclaimed as...
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25 Jul 2022
Investment in TransPennine Route Upgrade trebled to over £9.bn
Grant Shapps, the Transport Secretary, has announced funding for the TransPennine Route Upgrades has trebled from £2.9billion to £9billion The TransPennine Route upgrades and Northern PowerHouse Rail, is due to...
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11 Jul 2022
NFSP calls for MP support over pay and conditions
The National Federation of SubPostmasters (NFSP) has urged its members to contact their MPs to address the mounting concerns of postmasters that the Post Office network is under threat of...
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04 Jul 2022
Woeful time for rural bus services
Pandemic related government funding for buses is to end on 1 October with last week seeing the deadline for bus operators to submit any cuts they plan to make ahead...
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04 Jul 2022
Millions still rely on traditional TV and radio — we can’t ignore them
Published in the Times this week is an article written by Shuja Khan, chief executive of Arqiva, discusses the importance traditional TV and radio Every single week over 17 million...
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04 Jul 2022
Pub numbers fall to lowest on record
BBC reports that the number of pubs in England and Wales has hits it lowest level on record, according to new research from real estate consultancy Altus Group According to...
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27 Jun 2022
Protect traditional TV & radio say the British people as Broadcast 2040+ campaign launches
A campaign to safeguard digital terrestrial TV and radio launches today as new research by Ipsos shows that 9 in 10 people (90%) across Great Britain want to see continued...
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27 Jun 2022
Accessing digital services in rural communities
Research published by Work Foundation at Lancashire University discusses digital poverty and how this is a particular problem in rural areas Excerpts of the research, which the Rural Services Network...
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20 Jun 2022
Priced off the road
Newsnight on 14th June highlighted the plight of rural communities struggling with the negative impact of the rising cost of fuel on rural communities “For those living in rural areas...
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