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07.09.2020
The Environment Agency has warned those in the South West against hiring ‘man and van’ rubbish removers on Facebook Using unregistered waste removal firms often means rubbish is dumped or burned, and could mean that those who hire them...
01.09.2020
The Mail on Sunday has reported that a quarter of crime victims in rural areas don't report offences as they do not trust police to help Nearly half of countryside residents don't believe officers take rural crime seriously, despite 94 percent...
17.08.2020
The Rural Services Network is gathering information from it’s member organisations on their key policy asks for the Comprehensive Spending Review The Government is currently looking for representations for CSR, due to be published in Autumn 2020 which will...
10.08.2020
The BBC, Somerset Live and Police Professional published the findings of insurance company NFU Mutual’s 2020 Rural Crime Report, showing that rural crime across the UK is at its highest level for eight years The report expressed concerns that...
04.08.2020
* All figured used below are provided by NFU Mutual Cost of rural crime at eight year high - up almost 9% in just 12 months Coronavirus effect sees livestock rustling incidents ...
13.07.2020
The Guardian and LocalGov report that Anne Longfield, the children’s commissioner for England, has called for focused intervention as the country emerges from lockdown, so that tens of thousands of vulnerable teenagers whose lives have been disrupted by COVID-19 aren’t...
04.05.2020
Local Authorities are working hard to maintain the majority of waste services running as normal, however some services have been reduced due to the coronavirus outbreak This includes closing most Household Waste & Recycling Centres (tips) and suspending Bulky...
04.05.2020
Several local outlets, including the Northern Echo, report on the launch of a survey by police bosses looking at concerns over isolation and increased safety issues rural communities may face during the COVID-19 lockdown The survey results will be...
14.04.2020
The National Rural Crime Network do not believe that there has been sufficent focus on the millions of people who live and work in rural Britain They are asking Ministers to urgently consider the impact the Coronavirus pandemic is...
14.04.2020
Rural areas around the UK have seen a dramatic increase in fly-tipping over the last number of weeks, with many households seeing the lockdown period as an ideal time for a spring clean of homes and gardens The Countryside...
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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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