Access to Services
17 Jun 2019
Post Office workers pay rates to be reviewed to stop branch closures
Post Office workers could be set for a pay rise after ministers agreed to review their wage rates in order to try to halt branch closures Many postmasters have warned...
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17 Jun 2019
‘Perfect storm’ causing rural bus decline
Bus Users UK has published a ten-point plan to reverse the decline in rural services, according to the website Transport-Network.co.uk The group, which represents bus users, said that ‘changing lifestyles,...
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03 Jun 2019
Post Office funding crisis
As part of its campaign to protect Britain’s post office network, the Daily Mail covers the news that fees paid to sub-postmasters to provide essential services have dropped by £112...
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20 May 2019
The future of the Post Office in peril
The Independent covers warnings by MP that the Post Office network is close to collapse, threatening thousands of branches, over the next 12 months. The warning comes as the Government...
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13 May 2019
Future policies must be rural-proofed
An open letter signed by the Rural Services Network and other interested parties was published in the Yorkshire Post. The letter echoes growing calls for Government to rural-proof all future...
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13 May 2019
British buses ‘failing’ compared to European services
Researchers have found that British passengers have access to a poorer bus service compared with our European neighbours, as reported by the Mirror. The study, by the Foundation for Integrated...
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13 May 2019
Cashlesss society leaving vulnerable people risk
A Treasury Select Committee report on consumers’ access to financial services, published on Monday 13, has been widely covered in the media. The report found that financial services providers had...
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07 May 2019
Local election results reveal dissatisfaction
Both the Conservatives and Labour suffered disappointing results in the local elections, with Prime Minister Theresa May admitting the Tories had a ‘very difficult’ night. The Conservatives lost control of...
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29 Apr 2019
Local elections predict low turnout
The Guardian reports on the upcoming local elections, taking place in many areas of the country on 2 May. Voters will decide on 8,200 seats later this week, as well...
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08 Apr 2019
Rural Takeover of BBC RADIO5 LIVE
Along with Felicity Humphrey, the Public Affairs Manager from Acre, Action with Communities in Rural England, our Chief Executive Graham Biggs appeared on the BBC Radio 5 Lunchtime show on...
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