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.
14 Nov 2022
Rural areas are being failed by the Government
Shropshire Star reports how a Shropshire MP has warned that rural areas are at risk of being left behind due to government “neglect” and a Levelling Up policy that does not...
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14 Nov 2022
Bus and adult care services face cuts, English councils warn
Councils across England have warned that they are likely to start cutting everyday services from next year as their finances are squeezed, with some fearing they could be facing bankruptcy...
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14 Nov 2022
Tractors and crops targeted in rural crime wave
The BBC reports that private security patrols are being used to protect crops and expensive farm equipment amid a rural crime wave in England and Wales Farmers have told the...
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14 Nov 2022
The rural communities living in fear of the plague of HGVs
The Telegraph reports that rural campaigners are calling for a total ban on heavy lorries using village roads as a time and cost-cutting shortcut The ever-increasing number of HGVs thundering...
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07 Nov 2022
Flood Action Week: Rural areas urged to prepare for winter flooding
Farming UK reports that rural communities are being urged to prepare for winter flooding with the Environment Agency warning of ‘ignoring the danger at your own peril’ The agency has...
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07 Nov 2022
Major report highlights region’s ‘transport deserts’
The Eastern Daily Press reports a major new report has found that two-thirds of those from the region’s rural areas are living in ‘transport deserts’ with no alternative but to...
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07 Nov 2022
Revving up broadband in rural Shropshire
Founded in 2009, Airband is an independent internet service provider bringing high speed broadband to homes, business and industry in rural and hard-to-reach areas. Their mission is to provide the...
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07 Nov 2022
Calls for more help for off-grid energy homes
The BBC report that more support is needed for homes relying on heating oil or Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG), according to councillors in Oxfordshire The government is giving off-grid energy...
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31 Oct 2022
A new leadership for rural?
Blog Post by Kerry Booth, Chief Executive Designate of RSN As we prepare again at the RSN to write to the new group of Ministers, setting out the case for...
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31 Oct 2022
Hardship and heartbreak as Devon families lose homes to Airbnb lets
The Guardian reports from key workers to bar staff, parts of county increasingly off limits as landlords and investors cash in Some of those who have been evicted are living in...
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