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Latest news and best practice from our broad range of RSN members:
30 Sep 2025
Local Evidence Highlights Hidden Child Poverty
A new report from Citizens Advice Stroud & Cotswold Districts has exposed the extent of child poverty in areas often perceived as affluent. Child Poverty: Local Evidence – National Action...
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30 Sep 2025
Institute of Economic Development Announces Contenders for its 2025 Annual Awards Showcase
The shortlist for the iED Annual Awards 2025, which recognise achievers in the public and private sector through a series of individual, team and organisational categories, has been revealed by the...
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19 Sep 2025
Ambitious New Theatre Project Begins Its Nationwide Tour
Groundbreaking new theatre project Create Tour Connect – the first time work has been created and toured to rural communities across England on this scale, will launch its inaugural tour...
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19 Sep 2025
Pubs Deliver £8 of Social Value for Every £1 Invested
British pubs and publicans have been at the heart of their local areas for centuries, meeting social needs and connecting communities, but new research has put a figure on just...
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19 Sep 2025
A Million Young People On The Sidelines
Nearly one million young people in the UK are currently NEET – not in education, employment or training. Too often, they are treated as a statistic, a problem to be...
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15 Sep 2025
Arts Rural Touring Toolkit Gets Major Makeover
A guide to help artists to tour rural communities has been given a fresh lease of life for the first time in two decades. Rural touring takes professional live performances...
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08 Sep 2025
MPs Unite To Defend Terrestrial TV As “Hidden Threat” Looms
MPs from across the political spectrum have spoken out in passionate defence of free-to-air terrestrial television, warning of the risks posed if the government moves to phase it out in...
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08 Sep 2025
Funding Opportunity: A Chance To Turn Bold Ideas Into Real Change
Applications are now open for the 2026 Churchill Fellowships, giving UK citizens a unique opportunity to explore global solutions to the challenges facing communities today. Every year, the Churchill Fellowship...
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08 Sep 2025
Community Right To Buy A Step Closer Following Parliamentary Vote
The English Devolution Bill, which contains proposed legislation for a Community Right to Buy, passed its second reading in the House of Commons last week (2 September). It will now...
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08 Sep 2025
Have Your Say On Future Of Local Government In Lancashire
Residents, businesses and community groups in Ribble Valley are invited to have their say on the future of local government in Lancashire. Ribble Valley Borough Council could be abolished by...
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