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Rural Younger People
26.04.2021
Young people in isolated communities without good public transport are being ‘written off’, according to a report on the BBC National figures show more than 3,000 local authority-supported bus services have been lost or reduced in a decade, with...
26.04.2021
South Somerset District Council is asking the Government to designate most of its parishes as 'rural', in a move to help provide affordable homes for local residents, according to Somerset Live Under current planning laws, housing developers only have...
12.04.2021
Older people have become more likely to move to the countryside whilst younger people are more often choosing to live in towns, according to the results of a survey published in Best Advice Of 1,300 tenants who said they...
12.04.2021
Loneliness during lockdown has been found to be more intense in ‘poorer, urban areas’ and places with a higher proportion of young people, according to an Office for National Statistics survey reported by the BBC this week Former industrial...
06.04.2021
An estimated 11 million adults now have the opportunity to gain a new qualification for free, designed to help them to gain in-demand skills and secure great jobs Almost 400 qualifications are available to take from today (1 April)...
29.03.2021
High-achieving, disadvantaged students from urban areas are more likely to enter elite UK universities than similar peers from rural communities due to an urban 'escalator effect', according to a new study reported in Eurekalert Researchers found that while in...
03.03.2021
This analysis presents the overall effectiveness of state-funded schools inspected in England for the period 1 September 2019 to 31 August 2020, using source data from Ofsted. Select the authority of interest to show the results for the education service...
01.03.2021
DevonLive have reported that pupils living in rural Devon have been unable to learn remotely due to awful internet connection A school in North Devon has raised concerns over its pupil's internet quality after households in the area were...
22.02.2021
PA Media has covered the results of a new report suggesting that extra pressure on broadband connections is forcing people to resort to using mobile phones to stay online during lockdown More than a third of people (36 per...
22.02.2021
New economic research reveals government spending per person on public infrastructure is 44% higher for urban areas than it is for rural areas. Rural Services Network, Britain’s Leading Edge, CPRE, the countryside charity and English Rural are calling...
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HOT TOPICS
Public Sector Funding
The RSN demands fairer funding from Central Government who have historically and systematically underfunded rural areas.
Barriers to Access
The RSN campaigns to help rural residents overcome multiple access barriers to key services which includes poor transport and broadband.
Future of Rural Areas
The RSN is challenging often overlooked rural threats such as chronic underfunding, changes in population and diminishing resources.
Rural Health and Wellbeing
The RSN wants to ensure rural communities have the same access to health care as is currently received in urban areas.
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.
Rural Housing
The affordability of rural housing to people from a range of ages and backgrounds is key concern for RSN.
Rural Economy
The RSN works to encourage a thriving rural economy in order to help support our rural communities.
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