Media Coverage
The Rural Services Network is often quoted in the media - by newspapers and the specialist press, as well as on radio and television.
A selection of articles highlighting the work of the Rural Services Network on behalf of England's rural communities is shown below:
19 Nov 2024
Media Coverage – November 2024
The RSN is quoted in a Times newspaper: The Times – Farmers’ anger is about much more than tax *Please be aware you will require a Times subscription to be able to...
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28 Oct 2024
Media Coverage – October 2024
The Rural Services Network is featured in a story published by the Mail which discusses the removal of the £2 bus fares: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-14008937/labour-warned-2-bus-fare-budget-axe.html
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15 Sep 2024
Media Coverage – September 2024
BBC Sounds – Radio York RSN Chief Executive, Kerry Booth, discusses the impact of Rural Connectivity after the announcement that 4,500 homes in Rural Villages across West Yorkshire and York will...
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25 Jul 2024
Media Coverage – July 2024
Chief Executive, Kerry Booth spoke with Anna Hill on BBC’s Farming Today programme In her segment, Kerry addressed the crucial topic of fair funding and its implications across various aspects...
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26 Jun 2024
Media Coverage – June 2024
An article from from the RSN has been been published by LocalGov which discusses what rural councils want from the next government: https://www.localgov.co.uk/NextGov-What-rural-councils-want-from-the-next-government/60670 Another article from from the RSN has...
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22 Mar 2024
Media Coverage – March 2024
Kerry Booth, Chief Executive of the Rural Services Network, addresses empowering rural communities with digital connectivity on a recent episode of the Social Footprint podcast: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5CWu1yNXKzw Kerry Booth also featured in Fruit &...
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23 Feb 2024
Media Coverage – February 2024
RSN Chief Executive, Kerry Booth, is quoted in the Express Newspaper discussing the taxi tax and the impact on people living in rural areas: Jeremy Hunt urged to halt new...
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16 Jan 2024
Media Coverage – January 2024
16 January – Devon Live Devon’s most vulnerable ‘at risk’ due to budget gaps: https://www.devonlive.com/news/devon-news/devons-most-vulnerable-at-risk-9034704
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31 Dec 2023
Media Coverage – 2023
December 2023 RSN Chief Executive, Kerry Booth, was quoted in the Guardian Newspaper discussing bank closures in rural high streets: ‘People are devastated’: anger and anxiety as Peak District loses...
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31 Dec 2022
Media Coverage – 2022
December 2022 A coalition of groups – including Silver Voices, the Children’s Media Foundation, the Rural Services Network and the Voice of the Listener and Viewer – is urging the...
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