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09.08.2012
VULNERABLE and older residents are to benefit from additional funding to help them live safely and independently at home. The £15,000 funding boost approved by Derbyshire County Council will support a Handy Van Network that carries out a...
08.08.2012
RURAL businesses are facing a significant drop in confidence and investment, reveals a survey. Investment for non-agricultural businesses remains a significant issue. Confidence in the farming sector has also dropped. Non-agricultural businesses saw investment fall by 15%...
07.08.2012
COUNTRYSIDE crime is on the rise with thefts topping £50m last year, suggests a leading rural insurer. Theft from farms has reached new levels, according to NFU Mutual, as the estimated cost to UK agriculture tipped £52.7 million...
03.08.2012
CONCERN over rural services - including a lack of affordable housing and community involvement - is highlighted in a major report. Conducted by the Suffolk ACRE charity, the Rural Services Review sought views from 413 parish and town...
02.08.2012
AN influential committee of MPs has criticised local government for 'dumping' incomprehensible spending data on residents. The criticism is contained in a House of Commons Public Accounts Committee report, Implementing the Transparency Agenda , published on Wednesday 1...
01.08.2012
LANDOWNERS have joined forces with a local authority to make it easier to remove fly-tipped waste from private land. The partnership between the Country Land and Business Association and Suffolk County Council aims to solve waste issues at...
31.07.2012
RURAL people and businesses risk being left behind by the government's broadband strategy, peers have warned. The House of Lords Communications Committee said the government was preoccupied with faster broadband speeds rather than improving access for residents. ...
28.07.2012
THE government's rural watchdog is looking at how small rural businesses have fared during the economic downturn. The Commission for Rural Communities is embarking on a three-month project looking at the success of rural micro-businesses in a time...
27.07.2012
BRITAIN'S wet summer is set to cost the rural economy £240m due to cancelled events, according to forecasts. The Country Land and Business Association (CLA) arrived at the figure after a string of events, including the CLA Game...
24.07.2012
The Rural Services Network news service scored top marks in a survey of members. The RSN also scored highly when it came to good policy and practice ideas. Almost 400 members of the Rural Services Network took...
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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.
Health and Wellbeing
The RSN wants to ensure rural communities have the same access to health care as is currently received in urban areas.
Vulnerability
Tackling a collection of circumstances which leaves many rural residents vulnerable is a key issue for the RSN.
Housing
The affordability of rural housing to people from a range of ages and backgrounds is key concern for RSN.
Economy
The RSN works to encourage a thriving rural economy in order to help support our rural communities.
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