Barriers to Access
The RSN campaigns to help rural residents overcome multiple access barriers to key services which includes poor transport and broadband.
20 May 2019
Scrapping HS2 would be economic disaster
Prominent business leaders and local politicians have written to the Treasury warning that failure to build the HS2 line would be a disaster for the Midlands and the north of...
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13 May 2019
Rural economies being ignored
The Chair of the Lords Rural Economy Committee Lord Foster argues on the website PoliticsHome.com that successive governments have ignored rural communities, in particular in terms of business needs. He...
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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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13 May 2019
Support for the sustainability of rural arts
Arts Council England Chair supports vision for the sustainability of rural arts during visit to brand new National Rural Touring Forum Head Quarters Sir Nicholas Serota, Chairman of Arts Council...
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07 May 2019
The importance of rural connectivity
Writing in LocalGov.co.uk this week, TrueSpeed Communications CEO Evan Wienburg argues for the importance of robust digital connectivity. He notes that while ‘we’re living in a golden age for young...
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07 May 2019
ATM fees on the rise
ITV reports on a recent Which? survey that found more than 1,600 free ATM machines were converted into fee-paying machines between January and March this year. More than 1,250 ATMs...
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07 May 2019
Potential higher costs to fund rural broadband
BT could be allowed to charge more for internet connections in the countryside, according to proposed rule changes by Ofcom. The regulator’s suggested changes are designed to encourage ‘bolder investment...
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07 May 2019
Government vows to protect cash
Yahoo Finance reports on a Government pledged to keep 1p and 2p coins in circulation. Chancellor Philip Hammond announced plans to set up a new group to safeguard access to...
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29 Apr 2019
Lords Rural Economy report backs rural strategy calls
The Lords Rural Economy report, published on Saturday, was covered in a range of publications, including: ITV, ISP Review, Christian Today and Farming UK. The report echoes RSN’s call for...
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