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Rural Vulnerability
Greenmeadows Park in Gloucestershire has been revealed as the UK’s slowest residential street for broadband, according to a survey by USwitch. The road, in the village of Bamfurlong, has an average download speed of just 0.14Mbps. In comparison, Abdon...
Rural bus services have suffered as funding pressures have grown, but there is good practice and evidence of what works out there, finds Brian Wilson. The Campaign for Better Transport (CBT) has published a report on The Future of...
Carole Walker, is a former political news correspondent with the BBC. She has developed her own Podcast called 'The View from Here' and has kindly allowed the Rural Services Network to include it on their website. Talking about...
The Rural Services APPG has for some months been carrying out an Inquiry into the future funding of Adult Social Care in the rural context. The Inquiry was limited to England and has been conducted to enable the APPG to...
The ONS has conducted its first study around loneliness among people aged 10 to 24. The results, covered by the BBC, found that young people viewed loneliness as ‘failing’ and that many used social media to ‘cover up’ such...
A Rural Strategy was agreed at the recent AGM of the Rural Services Network. This document calls upon the Government to take the lead to produce a comprehensive, long term and funded Rural Strategy which should set out...
Carole Walker, is a former political news correspondent with the BBC. She has developed her own Podcast called 'The View from Here' and has kindly allowed the Rural Services Network to include it on their website. Talking about...
Nearly one fifth of hospitals consistently fail to hit waiting-time targets, according to new BBC analysis, with 29 hospital trusts out of 157 failing to meet a single target for a whole year. Waiting time targets are different across...
The parents of two teenagers killed by high-strength drugs have called for drug-testing facilities to be opened in town centres around the UK. Other countries such as the Netherlands, Switzerland and Spain provide government-funded services where people can test...
For most people within the farming community, it is far from an easy conversation to have. But with more than one member of the farming community dying by suicide every week, mental health is a subject that can no longer...
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Amid reduced public spending, fair resource allocation across regions is crucial. Despite a population larger than Greater London, rural areas receive significantly less funding for essential services, even though delivering these services in rural areas is more expensive.
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.
Rural residents face distinct healthcare challenges, including limited access to transport, longer distances to medical facilities, an aging demographic, housing inadequacies, digital connectivity gaps, and difficulties recruiting health and care workers.
Rural communities are grappling with a severe affordable housing crisis, marked by high house prices, a lack of affordable housing, elevated living costs, and lower incomes, threatening their sustainability and vitality.
Transport is vital for the quality of life and economic health of rural areas, yet it faces challenges such as infrequent public bus services and less Government funding compared to urban regions.
Rural areas, encompassing a substantial portion of England's population and land, play a pivotal role in combating climate change and achieving the net zero target.
In an increasingly digital world, the lack of robust digital infrastructure in rural areas severely limits access to crucial services and stifles economic growth.
A future-focused vision for rural communities involves not just building the right homes in the right places but also ensuring thriving, sustainable communities.
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