The RSN works to encourage a thriving rural economy in order to help support our rural communities.
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Barriers to Access
15.03.2017
GRANTS of up to £5000 are on offer to communities who want to set up their own rural transport scheme in Dorset. The Community Transport Grant will fund costs associated with starting up and operating a scheme. Funding...
13.03.2017
Bus services have been hit hard by funding cuts with over 500 routes completely withdrawn or reduced in 2016/17. Nearly £30m has been cut from local authority supported bus funding in the last financial year, according the Campaign for Better...
10.03.2017
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 commitment to bringing faster broadband to communities across the...
24.02.2017
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 of the paper offers some potentially helpful mechanisms to...
20.02.2017
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 local services, said the Local Government Association. LGA...
10.02.2017
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 highway drainage in 2017/18. The local authority said...
08.02.2017
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 were announced on Tuesday (7 February),. Communities secretary...
06.02.2017
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 a single set of cash and cheque services. ...
03.02.2017
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 or a farm or home in the countryside' supported...
27.01.2017
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 machine providers. Members of Link, operator of the...
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HOT TOPICS
Public Sector Funding
The RSN demands fairer funding from Central Government who have historically and systematically underfunded rural areas.
Barriers to Access
The RSN campaigns to help rural residents overcome multiple access barriers to key services which includes poor transport and broadband.
Future of Rural Areas
The RSN is challenging often overlooked rural threats such as chronic underfunding, changes in population and diminishing resources.
Health and Wellbeing
The RSN wants to ensure rural communities have the same access to health care as is currently received in urban areas.
Vulnerability
Rural residents can suffer from Rural Vulnerability, due to a combination of issues such as poor transport, lack of broadband low wages and higher than average house prices.
Housing
The affordability of rural housing to people from a range of ages and backgrounds is key concern for RSN.
Economy
The RSN works to encourage a thriving rural economy in order to help support our rural communities.
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