Rural Economies
Economic growth is widely acknowledged as essential for national wealth and prosperity, and is a priority for political parties. Rural economies, employing millions and home to a higher proportion of small businesses, have potential for growth if barriers are removed.
31 Jul 2023
RSN Chief Executive on BBC Radio 4 talking about rural services
Chief Executive of the Rural Services Network Kerry Booth featured on Farming Today on Monday 31st July talking about rural services. Here’s the discussion she had with presenter Charlotte Smith...
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31 Jul 2023
Feature Blog – Reduction of Banking Services in Rural Areas
The below blog is written for The National Association of Local Councils (NALC) by Jeremy Leggett, policy advisor at ACRE The Fidelity Fiduciary App… If Michael Banks in ‘Mary Poppins’, were to wisely...
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28 Jul 2023
Focus on Land & Habitat Management
CJS has recently produced a publication on Land and Habitat management in association with the Landscape Institute. It includes 7 articles, 5 job profiles, including more opportunities to train, work...
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27 Jul 2023
Launching Plunkett’s Annual Rural Community Business Awards
The Plunkett Foundation, a national charity that supports rural community-owned businesses around the UK, are excited to announce that the Rural Community Business Awards are returning for another year with...
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27 Jul 2023
Resources to help rural businesses adapt in a changing workplace
Following the step-change in employers’ and employees’ expectations post-pandemic, the National Innovation Centre for Rural Enterprise’s (NICRE) ‘Future of Work’ module puts rural businesses on the front foot, giving them...
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24 Jul 2023
South Yorkshire named as first UK Investment Zone
It is hoped that the rural communities in South Yorkshire will benefit from the thousands of new jobs and £1.2 billion of investment promised as part of the UK’s first...
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17 Jul 2023
Rural Coalition makes further calls on the Government
In the Bulletin last week, The Rural Coalition set out a stark warning to the Government not to ignore the 9.7million people living in rural areas. The Coalition, an alliance...
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11 Jul 2023
RSN backs petition to save the Post Office network
The National Federation of SubPostmasters (NFSP) has called on Government to reverse its decision to remove DVLA services from the Post Office network from the end of March next year....
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10 Jul 2023
Rural Coalition urges Government not to ignore England’s 9.7 million rural voters
Rural England’s population of 9.7 million risk being left further behind after the next general election if the political system continues to ignore the systematic inequalities facing rural communities and...
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10 Jul 2023
Project Gigabit slow in making progress in rural areas
The £5 billion Government commitment to deliver lightning-fast, reliable broadband to every corner of the United Kingdom is starting to roll out to rural areas. Project Gigabit aims to deploy...
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