Rural Vulnerability
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.
29 Nov 2022
The RSN warns of the ‘perfect storm’ faced by rural communities and businesses
The RSN has provided a briefing to Rural MP’s of the different impact to rural communities and businesses compared to other areas of England from the Nov 2022 Autumn Statement...
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28 Nov 2022
Households could save £300 in new insulation scheme
The BBC report how households could save around £310 a year through an expanded scheme to insulate Britain’s draughtiest homes, the government has said The Government have said they will...
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28 Nov 2022
Ministers are yet to appoint any of promised 12 new ‘levelling up’ tsars
Daily Mail reports that the Government is still yet to appoint any of its promised 12 new ‘levelling up’ tsars despite applications closing more than six months ago Baroness Scott...
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28 Nov 2022
‘Uber’ minibuses open route out of rural isolation
The Times reports that a new £50million “Uber for the countryside” is being launched by councils to help rural populations who have become more isolated due to declining bus services...
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21 Nov 2022
RSN Autumn Statement Response – Reliance on Council Tax
The Rural Services Network is dismayed with the Autumn Statement released on the 17th November where the Chancellor set out plans to allow Councils to increase Council Tax by 5%...
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21 Nov 2022
1,000 village halls face closure as fuel bills soar
ACRE (Action with Communities in Rural England) have been surveying village halls over the summer months, with worrying results for their continued future 88 respondents out of 873 claimed they...
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21 Nov 2022
Rural services ‘may be lost’ without funding formula
Speaking to The MJ, Graham Biggs, chief executive of the Rural Services Network, said he feared many discretionary services in rural areas could be lost if the Treasury announces fresh austerity...
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21 Nov 2022
North Yorkshire to tackle rise in second homes with council tax premium
As reported in the Guardian Seaside towns of Scarborough and Whitby will be among first in England to double council tax under changes enabled through the levelling up bill currently going...
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21 Nov 2022
Bank branch closures can have devastating impact on rural communities
The Yorkshire Post reports that new research by the lender Abound that estimates that just 5% of people have not withdrawn cash from an ATM in the last 12 months...
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14 Nov 2022
Levelling Up Rural Britain Debate
Wednesday 9th November saw a Backbench debate in the House of Commons on Levelling Up Rural Britain, introduced by Selaine Saxby MP from North Devon who opened the session by...
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