Future of Rural Areas
The RSN is challenging often overlooked rural threats such as chronic underfunding, changes in population and diminishing resources.
14 Dec 2020
£1 million made available for charities by new Ofgem carbon emissions reduction fund
Ofgem Energy Industry Voluntary Redress Scheme launches its new Carbon Emissions Reduction Fund The fund will support charity initiatives that reduce the climate change impact associated with energy use. Managed...
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07 Dec 2020
Jenrick outlines fast track planning service for public buildings
LocalGov.co.uk reports that councils will have a legal duty to make decisions on new schools and hospitals within 10 weeks under new reforms to the planning system Housing Secretary Robert...
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30 Nov 2020
New research maps access to cash across the UK
The BBC and the Municipal Journal have reported on how pandemic has sped up the country’s journey towards a cashless society In March, ATM withdrawals fell by 60 percent, with...
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23 Nov 2020
Impact on Rural Areas of green plan
Last week, the Prime Minister set out his ambitious Ten Point Plan for a Green Industrial Revolution which will create and support up to 250,000 British jobs According to the...
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23 Nov 2020
House prices rise as COVID-19 sparks rural relocation
The BBC and Independent have reported that house prices in the South West of England have risen the fastest in the country in the last year as homeowners have sought...
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16 Nov 2020
Countryside Climate Network
The Guardian has reported on warnings that cuts and a lack of support from central government have hampered local authority attempts to tackle climate change Three-quarters of local authorities across...
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02 Nov 2020
Plunkett releases key reports into community pubs and shops
The Plunkett Foundation has recently released its flagship reports into community pubs and community shops – showing both sectors to be in robust health as the country was plunged into...
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02 Nov 2020
Despair of young over life and work in countryside is risk to rural communities – The Yorkshire Post says
The Yorkshire Post reports on fears that young demographics are ‘pessimistic’ about their prospects in rural communities, seeing both the effects of the pandemic and Brexit as likely to compromise...
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26 Oct 2020
Regional airline Flybe could return early next year
The Financial Times reported that regional airline Flybe could be flying again early next year after being bought by a former shareholder The airline went bankrupt in March. The Exeter-based...
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19 Oct 2020
Britain’s historic houses are, for the most part, safe — that is not true of the countryside
Former chairman of the National Trust Simon Jenkins writes in Country Life that the Trust is failing in its conservation obligation to the countryside He argues that the new white...
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