The RSN works to encourage a thriving rural economy in order to help support our rural communities.
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Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service (SFRS) has launched a new campaign that gives an insight into life in the extraordinary role of an on-call firefighter. The Find Your Reason campaign is inspired by the amazing people who currently serve...
Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service (SFRS) has launched a new campaign that gives an insight into life in the extraordinary role of an on-call firefighter The Find Your Reason campaign is inspired by the amazing people who currently serve...
The Home Secretary in a Statement on 16th March entitled “Concluding Part One of the Police and Crime Commissioner Review” states that a consultative White Paper on fire services reform will be published later this year The Statement says...
Two rural fire services have been told to make improvements by Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire and Rescue Services The Plymouth Herald reports criticisms of the Devon and Somerset firefighters for failing to meet its response standards....
Image credit - APEX Firefighters in Devon have taken on a new crime fighting role, report the BBC and The Telegraph. A police force in rural Devon has trained firefighters to act as special constables to help...
Tinder dry conditions are putting the countryside at high risk of devastating fires, warns NFU Mutual. The rural insurer is concerned that the current heat wave could lead to grassland and arable crop fires, putting lives at risk and...
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The RSN demands fairer funding from Central Government who have historically and systematically underfunded rural areas.
The RSN campaigns to help rural residents overcome multiple access barriers to key services which includes poor transport and broadband.
The RSN is challenging often overlooked rural threats such as chronic underfunding, changes in population and diminishing resources.
The RSN wants to ensure rural communities have the same access to health care as is currently received in urban areas.
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.
The affordability of rural housing to people from a range of ages and backgrounds is key concern for RSN.
The RSN works to encourage a thriving rural economy in order to help support our rural communities.
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