Publications

Our major documents and publications are as follows:


State of Rural Services Report 2011
A report by the Rural Services Network. Published November 2011.


Cost of Providing Services in Rural Areas (582KB- Word file)
A report by Local Government Futures for the Rural Services Network. Published August 2011.


Rural Review of Public Services 2010 (1.6MB - pdf file)
A report by the Rural Services Network. Published 4 March 2010.


Rural Services Manifesto 2010 (1.64MB - pdf file)
Our comprehensive call to action for politicians prior to the 2010 General Election. Published 4 January 2010.


Understanding the Real Depth and Impact of Fuel Poverty in Rural England (585kB - doc file)
Produced on behalf of the Commission for Rural Communities. Published September 2010.


Implications of National Funding Formulae for Rural Health and Education (2.2MB - pdf file)
We do not claim this to be our document but we are working closely with the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Rural Services and this is the recent report. Published 2 April 2010.


Summary Report of the above (448kB - pdf file)
Published 2 April 2010.


Sustaining Rural Communities - a call for action (1.25MB - pdf file)
Our report calling for government action to sustain fragile countryside communities. Published 3 March 2008.


 

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Our Events
For Rural Services Network events and notable dates, click here.
 


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Pledge on rural services areas
To watch the government's pledge to help rural services, click here.
 


Our Events

Rural studies archive
For our Commission for Rural Communities archive, click here.
 


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Rural funding facts
Click here to discover the facts for predominantly-rural councils.
 


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Parliamentary Group
For the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Rural Services, click here.
 


Hinterland

Hinterland
Rural intelligence from behind the headlines, click here