Future of Rural Areas
The RSN is challenging often overlooked rural threats such as chronic underfunding, changes in population and diminishing resources.
14 May 2018
Post office eases bank branch closure pain
An action plan aims to raise awareness of banking services available at Post Office branches among local communities grappling with bank branch closures. The five-point plan has been developed by...
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14 May 2018
Rural communities ready for music day
Rural communities are being encouraged to participate in Making Music Day, which takes place on Thursday, 21 June. Make Music Day is an annual set of free music events taking...
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14 May 2018
Warning over special education funding
County councils say they are having to shift “unsustainable” amounts of money towards supporting children with special educational needs. In total, 21 councils have overspent on their high-needs block over...
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11 May 2018
MPs join call for better rural 4G coverage
More than 50 MPs have called on the government to do more to improve 4G coverage in rural areas. Some 56 MPs have signed a joint letter to digital secretary...
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08 May 2018
‘Perfect storm’ over rural social care costs
Rural residents are unfairly penalised when it comes to Improved Better Care Funding, MPs have been told. The Rural Services Network issued the warning in response to an inquiry by...
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03 May 2018
Bank branch closures in market towns
Market towns are among those affected by another round of bank branch closures by the Royal Bank of Scotland. Some 162 Royal Bank of Scotland branches will close in England...
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02 May 2018
Community grants for Yorkshire Dales
Rural communities in the Yorkshire Dales are being encouraged to apply for funding to improve local services and and other projects. A total of 36 projects – benefitting local communities,...
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29 Apr 2018
Rural residents face social care ‘lottery’
The government’s system of funding social care services is unsustainable and unfair for rural communities, the Rural Services Network has warned. Service providers operating across rural areas face inequitable costs compared...
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25 Apr 2018
Affordable homes will help countryside thrive
Rural landowners have welcomed a government policy to increase the building of more affordable homes in the countryside. Under the policy, Entry Level Exception Sites will allow affordable homes for...
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24 Apr 2018
‘Bring people together for social benefits’
People should be brought to the centre stage to deliver more environmental and social benefits, says an EU-funded project. Local communities and landowners worked together in the WILD project to...
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