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Rural Health and Wellbeing
05.12.2017
FORMER Liberal Democrat leader Tim Farron has hit out at NHS England bosses for not backing down on proposed service charges. The MP for Westmorland and Lonsdale spoke out after a local medical group in hs constituency...
04.12.2017
RURAL people are being asked to write to their MPs and call for a review of non-emergency patient transport services. It follows warnings by Age UK that older people are facing huge difficulties getting to routine hospital appointments....
27.11.2017
Older people are facing huge difficulties getting to routine hospital appointments, Age UK has warned. The charity has called for a review of non-emergency patient transport services – and wants people to write to their MPs in...
15.11.2017
Concerns over rural policing levels have been raised with Chancellor Philip Hammond ahead of this month's Budget. East Cleveland MP Simon Clarke met the Chancellor to highlight community concerns about how police allocated their manpower in his constituency....
05.11.2017
The Metropolitan Police Act 1829 established the Metropolitan Police of London (with the exception of the City), replacing the previous system of parish constables and watchmen. The County and Borough Police Act in 1856 led policing to become a requirement...
05.11.2017
AN independent high-profile commission aims to improve life for rural communities after the UK leaves the European Union. The Royal Society for the encouragement of the Arts, Manufactures and Commerce launched the Food, Farming and Countryside Commission...
02.11.2017
A £1.2m project aims to trail low-cost ways to reduce the risk of flash floods in rural communities. Led by geographers from Manchester university, the project's goal is to show that landscape restoration can reduce flood risks to communities near...
01.11.2017
SPENDING time in the countryside is better for your brain than spending time in the city, says a study. Researchers found time spent in rural and coastal locations is more psychologically beneficial to individuals than time spent...
27.10.2017
A major project to tackle rural fuel poverty is to be funded by one of England's largest county councils. The iniaitive is being funded by North Yorkshire County Council to support those most at risk this winter...
19.10.2017
Fly-tipping incidents have soared by 7% over the past year – excluding the number of cases on private land. For the 2016/17 year, local authorities in England dealt with around 1 million (1,002,000) fly-tipping incidents, according to ...
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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.
Rural Health and Wellbeing
The RSN wants to ensure rural communities have the same access to health care as is currently received in urban areas.
Rural 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.
Rural Housing
The affordability of rural housing to people from a range of ages and backgrounds is key concern for RSN.
Rural Economy
The RSN works to encourage a thriving rural economy in order to help support our rural communities.
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