The RSN works to encourage a thriving rural economy in order to help support our rural communities.
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Please note that our North West Regional Seminar which will be held at Lancashire County Council on the 07/10/19 is now fully booked up.
If you have not booked a place and would like to add yourself to the reserve list for the event please contact events@sparse.gov.uk
Hinterland
16.09.2019
In Hinterland this week - notwithstanding portents of future doom this week Hinterland profiles some really dynamic examples of world class farming innovation; it seeks to debunk the old emotive greenbelt chestnut, it celebrates the role of the bus in...
09.09.2019
In Hinterland this week - a review of special education needs costs, a grim funding future for Local Government, failing hospitals, growers glimpse hope in the prospect of migrant workers being able to stay (at least for now!), the RSN...
02.09.2019
In Hinterland this week, as we build up to the RSN Conference, I bring you stories of: 5G masts, Rural Foodbanks, Health Apps, Young Fishermen bucking a trend, generational declines in living standards for young people and finally hedgehogs!! ...
27.08.2019
In Hinterland this week, some reflections on the impact of work environments on mental health, our poor record on wildlife, the impact of criminals who prey on the countryside, time to buy into apprenticeships, the onset of a no-deal Brexit...
19.08.2019
In Hinterland this week - Brexit is beginning to breath down the neck of a number of issues in rural England. The environment is showing through in challenges to our taste for cod and urban anxiety in Bristol. The burgeoning...
12.08.2019
In Hinterland this week - a bevvy of crime stories, a depressing undertow of austerity and underfunding, some wonder at the conjuring of “new” NHS money in Boston (and other places) and the rise of the beard... ...
05.08.2019
In Hinterland this week some common themes: people who want to pickle the countryside in aspic, community action on broadband, unaffordable care costs for local authorities, climate change, Brexit and with a huge sigh of relief at the end in...
29.07.2019
In Hinterland this week - The “secret” Green Paper on important things linked to preventing ill health, fascinating scope for a rural response to being taken for granted by mobile phone providers, co-design made flesh (in Scotland), fears for farmers,...
22.07.2019
In Hinterland this week - we concentrate on crime issues. Knife crime is rising, hidden domestic abuse in rural areas is profiled and a third of Police Authorities have no strategy for tackling rural crime. On other fronts we also...
15.07.2019
In Hinterland this week - a strong health undertow to our stories, supplemented by some thoughts on the challenges to sustainability in rural places from plastic and the planning system! And Finally a starry story from Cheshire. R ead on.......
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HOT TOPICS
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
Tackling a collection of circumstances which leaves many rural residents vulnerable is a key issue for the RSN.
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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