The RSN works to encourage a thriving rural economy in order to help support our rural communities.
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Emergency services provision including fire and rescue services, face particular challenges in their rural communities that can be quite different to their neighbouring urban communities. This section of the Observatory includes data on these issues and also considers community safety and related issues for rural communities.
Police forces in England and Wales are required to send police recorded crime data to the Home Office. The following analysis takes this quarterly data over the period September 2012 to September 2015, and presents it at the local authority...
Rural isolation and the fear of crime are serious life quality issues that can be addressed by an efficient police service. The following analysis takes a look at the data for your area. - Police recorded crime and workforce...
The statistics on road accidents and the severity of the casualties demonstrate clear differences between rural and urban. Accidents involving buses or coaches are more prevalent in urban areas for all severities of accident. Conversely, accidents involving HGV...
Deaths from land transport accidents due to alcohol is a particular issue for rural areas. The following analysis looks at this issue and provides an opportunity to consider what might be causing the variances between local authority areas. -...
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The RSN demands fairer funding from Central Government who have historically and systematically underfunded rural areas.
The RSN campaigns to help rural residents overcome multiple access barriers to key services which includes poor transport and broadband.
The RSN is challenging often overlooked rural threats such as chronic underfunding, changes in population and diminishing resources.
The RSN wants to ensure rural communities have the same access to health care as is currently received in urban areas.
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.
The affordability of rural housing to people from a range of ages and backgrounds is key concern for RSN.
The RSN works to encourage a thriving rural economy in order to help support our rural communities.
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