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ITV has reported on the new plans set out by Education Secretary Gavin Williamson MP (Con) for the start of the school term in England, amid rising pressures over the Christmas period for a delay Many of England's primary...
‘Investing in affordable rural housing will level up and turbo charge the rural economy’ according to new research from CPRE, the countryside charity, English Rural and the Rural Services Network Homelessness in rural areas has more than doubled in...
The Rural Services Network is gathering information from it’s member organisations on their key policy asks for the Comprehensive Spending Review The Government is currently looking for representations for CSR, due to be published in Autumn 2020 which will...
The final article in Rural Services Network (RSN) chief executive Graham Biggs and Young Somerset chief executive Nik Harwood’s mini-series for Further Education News reported this week on how the coronavirus crisis has thrown rural connectivity into the spotlight -...
UK Youth is delighted to announce it will be distributing more than £1million in grants to youth groups and organisations working with young people across England With funding from the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport, we will...
The Sun reports that areas of the UK are ‘ageing twice as fast as others’ as young people leave rural and coastal communities to find work in urban locations A report released by the think tank Resolution Foundation found...
01 July 2019 Below is an RSN review of last week's rural related politics as well as a look forward to the week ahead: Last week in politics (24 June - 30 June) On Monday 24th,...
Rural England CIC held its 2nd Annual Rural Vulnerability Day in the Houses of Parliament on 11th February and at the event, launched their latest State of Rural Services Report. The event was hosted by Phillip Dunne MP,...
Basic mobile calls are not possible across main networks in a third of rural homes. The report also finds that rural residents are losing out as bus services are scrapped. Residents of rural England are being cut off...
Parents and students in North Hampshire are protesting proposed cuts to school bus services that would see pupils walking three miles across ‘unlit heathland and a busy A road’ in the dark to school, as reported by ITV News. ...
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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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