The RSN works to encourage a thriving rural economy in order to help support our rural communities.
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Government urged to honour rural funding promise (Northumberland Gazette) Phil Gillam: Farewell Trumpton, hello real world (Shrewsbury Chronicle) Pledge to change right-to-buy rule (Haslemere Herald)...
Extension of Right-to-buy 'will hurt rural areas’ (The Mirror) Right-to-buy rules 'would worsen rural housing crisis' (Western Morning News) Services to go as Shropshire Council budget facing £77 million cut (Shropshire Star)...
Housing sell-offs ‘will lead to social cleansing’ (Yorkshire Post) Calls to scrap new right-to-buy rural (Yorkshire Post) Cost of rural crime soars (Somerset Gazette) Survey reveals true cost of rural crime...
Implications of allowing Starter Homes on rural exception sites (Planning Resource) Rural starter homes must be 'appropriate', says group (Cornish Guardian) Landmark ruling for rural housing developments (Northumberland Gazette) Developers in...
MPs await budget amid fears for rural services (Western Morning News) Chancellor warned of dire impact of bus cuts (Northumberland Gazette) 'Bleak' future in store for rural public services (Western Morning News) ...
Rural services groups warn of 'raw deal' (Western Morning News) Raw deal for rural communities on public services (Northumberland Gazette) MPs call for ‘fair deal’ for rural communities (Rye & Battle Observer) ...
New website helps rural crime crackdown (Dorset Echo) Rural crime tackled online via website (The Visitor) New website has been set up to help combat rural crime (MK One) Rural charity...
Rural people have been let down by both Labour and Tories (The Spectator) New government urged to scrap unfair rural funding formula (Northern Echo) Exclusive: Fifth of rural households in poverty (Yorkshire Post) ...
Rural areas must not face postal price hike - MPs (Western Morning News) Recycling charity celebrates after receiving £1k grant (Ashbourne News Telegraph)...
Funding for rural areas 'does little to close gap' (Leek Post & Times) Pressure mounts on government over fairer funding (The Smallholder) David Cameron's funding plan will isolate us, say Tory shires (Sunday Telegraph)...
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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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