Press Releases
02 Dec 2014
Housing decision is huge blow for rural communities
PRESS RELEASEFor immediate release 2 December 2014 A government decision which means developers will no longer have to provide affordable homes on many smaller sites is a huge blow for...
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20 Nov 2014
Rural councils under most financial pressure
PRESS RELEASEFor immediate release 20 November 2014 The Rural Services Network responds to a National Audit Office report that local councils are showing “clear signs” of financial stress [1]. Responding...
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04 Nov 2014
Rural postal service under threat
PRESS RELEASEFor immediate release 4 November 2014 Regular postal deliveries to remote rural communities are under threat, MPs have been told. The Rural Services Network [1] made the assertion in...
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16 Sep 2014
Catastrophic proposals will ruin rural affordable housing
PRESS RELEASEFor immediate release 16 September 2014 LOCAL communities will suffer under government plans that will reduce the amount of affordable housing in the countryside, England’s largest rural network has...
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29 Jul 2014
Funding package approved to fight crime in the countryside
PRESS RELEASEFor immediate release 29 July 2014 THE government has confirmed a two-year funding package for a newly created National Rural Crime Network (NRCN) operating across England and Wales [1]....
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30 Jun 2014
High house prices force rural exodus
PRESS RELEASEFor immediate release 30 June 2014 THE Rural Services Network [1] has welcomed a study highlighting the plight of people who are being forced out of the countryside due...
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13 May 2014
Rural network supports warning over childcare costs
PRESS RELEASEFor immediate release 13 May 2014 Responding to findings that rural families pay £600 more per year in childcare costs than their urban counterparts [1], Rural Services Network [2]...
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07 May 2014
New threat to affordable rural housing
PRESS RELEASEFor immediate release 7 May 2014 GOVERNMENT proposals threaten to reduce the delivery of much-needed affordable housing in the countryside, the Rural Services Network [1] has warned. The network...
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24 Apr 2014
National Rural Crime Network praised in parliament
PRESS RELEASEFor immediate release 24 April 2014 AN innovative rural network set up to help combat crime in the countryside has been praised by a government minister. Bus services are...
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10 Mar 2014
Bus service cuts threaten rural communities
PRESS RELEASEFor immediate release 11 March 2014 Further cuts to vital bus services threaten to have a devastating impact on England’s rural communities, the Rural Services Network [1] has warned. ...
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