Barriers to Access
The RSN campaigns to help rural residents overcome multiple access barriers to key services which includes poor transport and broadband.
10 Mar 2017
Council maintains rural broadband pledge
ONE of England’s biggest rural counties says 90% of premises will have access to superfast broadband by this summer. North Yorkshire County Council says it is pressing ahead with its...
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24 Feb 2017
More action needed on rural housing
Further action is neeeded to ensure that the government’s Housing White Paper delivers for rural areas, an expert has warned. Jo Lavis, of Rural Housing Solutions, says the general thrust...
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20 Feb 2017
Services face cuts despite council tax rise
VITAL local services face further cuts – despite forthcoming rises in council tax. Council tax rises in 2017/18 will not bring in enough money to prevent further deep cuts to...
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10 Feb 2017
Extra £2.5m to improve rural roads
An additional £2m is to be invested to improve the surface of rural roads in Devon. The extra funding was announced by Devon County Council alongside an additional £500,000 for...
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08 Feb 2017
Government plan to tackle homes shortage
RURAL leaders have welcomed government plans to tackle Britain’s shortage of homes. Plans to fix what the government described as Britain’s “broken housing market” and build more homes across England...
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06 Feb 2017
Post Offices extend banking services
A new agreement means more rural residents will be able to bank at their local post office. The deal bring together the Post Office’s existing arrangements with individual banks into...
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03 Feb 2017
Rural people support more homes
Two thirds of rural people support building the new of homes in their local area, says a survey. Some 65% of those who said they live in ‘a country village...
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27 Jan 2017
Concern over ‘cash deserts’ in countryside
Rural areas could become “cash deserts” unless a solution is found to a dispute over ATM fees, it has been claimed. The argument is between some banks and independent cash...
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17 Jan 2017
‘Patchy’ services blight communities
Rural communities are suffering due to the patchy provision of key services, a major report has warned. Transport, education, health and welfare services that act as a lifeline to more...
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10 Jan 2017
Landowners outline rural housing ‘answers’
Rural business leaders have set out five action points they claim will help ease the shortage of affordable homes. The Country Land and Business Association, which represents landowners, farmers and...
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