Barriers to Access
The RSN campaigns to help rural residents overcome multiple access barriers to key services which includes poor transport and broadband.
09 May 2018
Community fund for rural east Devon
Rural communities planning capital building projects or refurbishments in east Devon can apply for financial help from the district council. Applications are now open to apply for funding from East...
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08 May 2018
‘Perfect storm’ over rural social care costs
Rural residents are unfairly penalised when it comes to Improved Better Care Funding, MPs have been told. The Rural Services Network issued the warning in response to an inquiry by...
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02 May 2018
MP tackles ambulance response times
Beverley and Holderness MP Graham Stuart has voiced concern over ambulance response times in rural East Yorkshire. Mr Stuart has written to Yorkshire Ambulance Service chief executive Rod Barnes following...
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29 Apr 2018
Rural residents face social care ‘lottery’
The government’s system of funding social care services is unsustainable and unfair for rural communities, the Rural Services Network has warned. Service providers operating across rural areas face inequitable costs compared...
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29 Apr 2018
Prince’s rural fund opens for applications
The Prince’s Countryside Fund is now open for applications to support community led groups and projects in rural areas around the UK. Applications are encouraged from community groups and charities to apply...
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25 Apr 2018
Affordable homes will help countryside thrive
Rural landowners have welcomed a government policy to increase the building of more affordable homes in the countryside. Under the policy, Entry Level Exception Sites will allow affordable homes for...
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24 Apr 2018
‘Bring people together for social benefits’
People should be brought to the centre stage to deliver more environmental and social benefits, says an EU-funded project. Local communities and landowners worked together in the WILD project to...
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20 Apr 2018
Deadline nears for countryside bursary
Applications to win the use of a Land Rover Discovery Commercial or Discovery Sport from The Prince’s Countryside Fund close on 30 April. Now in its fifth year, the Fund’s...
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18 Apr 2018
Pressure mounts over rural potholes
The government is facing renewed calls to help fix thousands of potholes following harsh weather which has taken its toll on rural routes. Motorists are being urged to take extra...
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18 Apr 2018
Major survey seeks views on rural crime
Rural residents are being urged to have their say in a major new survey about crime in the countryside. The National Rural Crime Survey aims to determine the true personal,...
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