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Rural communities face double whammy over services (5 March 2010)
New research demonstrates the vulnerability of rural citizens in the face of looming public spending cuts.

A new agenda for rural Britain (4 January 2010)
Today, the Rural Services Network (RSN) launches a comprehensive call to action for politicians prior to the General Election.

Major national initiative to tackle rural fuel poverty (9 December 2009)
A major pilot project is being launched this week by the Commission for Rural Communities in partnership with the Rural Services Network.

Rural communities to shape their own manifesto (27 July 2009)
Rural communities are being asked to say what they want from political parties at the 2010 General Election.

Network forms partnership with Birkbeck College (25 May 2009)
The Rural Services Network has formed an academic partnership with Birkbeck College, University of London.

Rural network welcomes affordable housing report (23 July 2008)
The Rural Services Network welcomes the Matthew Taylor Review of Rural Economy and Rural Housing.

Poverty is a real rural issue, say local authorities (16 July 2008)
The Rural Services Network reacts to the latest State of the Countryside report, published by the Commission for Rural Communities.

Councils call for action to sustain rural communities (3 March 2008)
New report follows the biggest ever consultation exercise by the Rural Services Network of rural interest groups.

Axe hangs over rural bus routes (28 November 2007)
Rural bus services are under threat because EU rules treat bus drivers as if they were long distance truckers.

Government must act to end rural tax inequality (21 March 2007)
The government must end the unfairness of high rural council taxes.

Rural communities hit hardest by Post Office closures (9 March 2007)
The closure of rural post offices will have a crippling social and economic impact on rural communities.

Rural residents pay more for fewer services (29 August 2006)
People living in the countryside pay more council tax than people in cities but receive fewer services.

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