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.
05 Jul 2021
Cash in Rural Areas
The Government has launched at consultation on 1st July 2021 on Access to Cash. It is the next step in legislating to protect access to cash and ensuring that the...
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05 Jul 2021
BT confirms talks with OneWeb over rural broadband coverage
BT and OneWeb have confirmed that they are exploring using the satellite network for rural coverage in the UK, according to Capacity Media and Fierce Telecom The two companies announced...
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05 Jul 2021
UK to boost rural mobile connectivity
Telecommunication publications including Light Reading and Advanced Television report on news that the Department of Culture, Media and Sport has published encouraging forecasts on how much it thinks rural 4G...
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28 Jun 2021
Housing inequalities are growing while more properties are converted to holiday use
The Guardian has recorded their views on second homes and urge main homes to be put first An editorial piece in the newspaper, available at this link, sets out some...
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28 Jun 2021
Broadband capacity is major obstacle to digital adoption for rural businesses
Businesses in rural areas have cited broadband capacity as a major obstacle to digital adoption in the latest research by the National Innovation Centre for Rural Enterprise (NICRE) The study...
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28 Jun 2021
Supporting rural jobseekers into work
With job vacancies recovering strongly, the labour market is in a state of flux again. Many employers are finding it incredibly difficult to fill job roles, especially in the hospitality...
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21 Jun 2021
UK ‘heading towards digital skills shortage disaster’
The UK is heading towards a “catastrophic” digital skills shortage “disaster”, a think tank has warned The Learning & Work Institute says the number of young people taking IT subjects...
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21 Jun 2021
Satellite broadband provider fights to rid rural Britain of sluggish broadband
The Telegraph reports on the continued rollout of Elon Musk’s Starlink internet satellites that aim to reach remote areas The technology could prove to be a solution to bridging Britain’s...
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14 Jun 2021
Govt Launches Tourism Recovery Plan
On 11 June 2021, the Government launched its Tourism Recovery Plan. Designed to support the Tourism sector build back better from the pandemic, it aims to recover domestic tourism to...
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09 Jun 2021
RSN Economic Profiling Service – June 2021
– Unemployment Claimant Flows as an Indicator of Economic Performance – Alternative claimant count flows (Feb 2021) – Alternative claimant count as percentage of working population (Dec 2020)
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