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14 Sep 2020
Hinterland – 14 September 2020
It’s the first virtual RSN Conference this week. I hope to see many of you there. We have six stories here about increasing residential interest in villages, free trade threats...
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01 Sep 2020
Hinterland – 1 September 2020
This time in Hinterland: a worrying report on the mental health challenges facing young people in rural areas, a personal testimony about the challenges of poor broadband access in rural...
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17 Aug 2020
Hinterland – 17 August 2020
In Hinterland this time: rural support for Black Lives matter, the rise of the staycation, CPRE and climate change, negative furlough projections, Public Health England under threat and the return...
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03 Aug 2020
Hinterland – 03 August 2020
In Hinterland more broadband (but still not enough), some interesting thoughts on food, extreme weather, Brexit threats remain in terms of disruption, a thoughtful report on bringing health and social...
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27 Jul 2020
July 2020 Rural Services Partnership Spotlight
Welcome to the July 2020 Rural Services Partnership Spotlight It’s great to see an array of stories submitted by Rural Service Partnership members this month. In this edition we showcase...
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20 Jul 2020
Hinterland – 20 July 2020
In Hinterland this week, the common refrain of a need for the relaxation of planning regulations, rural England to be hit worst by the axing of Huawei, local democracy over-...
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06 Jul 2020
Spotlight on Rural Housing – July 2020
A quarterly bulletin facilitated by your membership of the Rural Services Network and produced in partnership with the Rural Housing Alliance, highlighting a selection of current rural housing issues and...
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06 Jul 2020
Hinterland – 6 July 2020
In Hinterland this week – as we move towards a new fortnightly format, so the next Hinterland will be will be out in mid July- local initiative on broadband, making...
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29 Jun 2020
Hinterland – 29 June 2020
In Hinterland this week – the coronavirus and local government expenditure, councils on the front foot over climate change, a call for greater devolution of powers to tackle the virus,...
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22 Jun 2020
Spotlight on RSN Member Insights – June 2020
RSN Member Insights is the place to discover the statistics that define communities within our membership. It is regularly updated with new analyses, and these will be highlighted in the...
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