Rural Digital Connectivity
In an increasingly digital world, the lack of robust digital infrastructure in rural areas severely limits access to crucial services and stifles economic growth.
24 Apr 2023
Rural small firms present new ideas to become ‘economic growth-belt’ against backdrop of inequalities
FSB’s latest Growth Belt report highlights the way rural businesses are struggling against a backdrop of mounting energy costs, poor transport links, and unreliable broadband. Small firms in rural areas...
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11 Apr 2023
UK Set Ambition to Deliver Standalone 5G to All Populated Areas by 2030
The Government has today (11 April ) launched its new Wireless Infrastructure Strategy (WIS) with an ambition ‘to boost digital connectivity and put the UK at the forefront of future...
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20 Mar 2023
Rural poverty ‘overlooked’ by government, researchers warn
Farming UK reports that the needs of the poorest and most vulnerable people living in the countryside are being ‘overlooked and underserved’ by government policy, according to researchers from Newcastle...
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13 Mar 2023
UK Government failing rural people living in poverty, say experts in new book
The needs of the poorest and most vulnerable people living in the countryside are ignored by the UK Government in a way that would not be acceptable in urban areas,...
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06 Mar 2023
Bishop of St Albans calls for strategy to improve conditions in countryside
The Church Times reports that people in England who dream of “retreating to the rural idyll” do not always understand that those who live in the countryside face many social...
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27 Feb 2023
Britain’s Leading Edge launch Manifesto
On 22nd February, Britain’s Leading Edge launched their Manifesto for 2023, a call to action for narrowing rural economic and geographical disparities. Britain’s Leading Edge is a group of 12...
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27 Feb 2023
Rural Health Debate in House of Lords
On 23rd February 2023, the House of Lords considered the topic of Healthcare in Rural Areas as part of a short debate Proposed by Baroness McIntosh of Pickering, the full...
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20 Feb 2023
Pressure mounts to save terrestrial TV from big switch off after 2040
As featured in the Mirror newspaper – the Broadcast 2040+ campaign is stepping up its battle – and a petition by a leading pensioners’ group has crossed the 10,000-signature milestone,...
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20 Feb 2023
Free broadband offer for village halls extended
Airband is a provider of rural broadband services and this year is working closely with the Rural Services Network. Founded in 2009, Airband is an independent internet service provider bringing high speed...
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06 Feb 2023
Guarantee access to broadcast TV (Freeview) and aerial radio beyond 2040
The Government must guarantee access to Freeview and aerial radio beyond 2040 Unless the Government takes such action ahead of the World Radiocommunication Conference in November 2023 the spectrum of...
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