The RSN works to encourage a thriving rural economy in order to help support our rural communities.
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30.11.2020
The Daily Mail has reported that more than 3,000 rural post offices face ‘armageddon’ if the Government does not step in to subsidise a £50m funding hole this week Chancellor Rishi Sunak MP (Con) was urged to guarantee a...
26.11.2020
The hotly anticipated Comprehensive Spending Review was announced today, and given the unprecedented times in which we live, it was always going to be critical to see how the Government would support the shrinking economy and ensure the sustained delivery...
16.11.2020
The BBC report that a recent survey undertaken by the County Councils Network (CCN) shows several local authorities could be forced into ‘damaging’ cuts to services next year to remain solvent. Only one in five of England's county councils and...
16.11.2020
WalesOnline has reported that the UK’s first autonomous delivery vehicle has been trialled this week, giving a glimpse into how technology could transform the parcel delivery industry ‘Kar-go’ uses artificial intelligence and a specially developed package management system to...
09.11.2020
Local news outlet In Your Area writes about a new service which will allow residents to call a bus to stop at their house The ‘dial-a-bus’ service will mean passengers can request to be picked up by a bus...
09.11.2020
Cllr Don Mackenzie writes in the Yorkshire Post this week about the need for improved connectivity for rural constituents He explains the urgent need for high quality broadband as part of the Superfast North Yorkshire scheme. He also...
02.11.2020
The Plunkett Foundation has recently released its flagship reports into community pubs and community shops – showing both sectors to be in robust health as the country was plunged into the uncertainty of Covid-19 Plunkett’s “A Better Form of...
26.10.2020
The Post Office have launched a new report, The Economic and Social Impact of the Post Office , which has been compiled by Public First. The report finds that Post Office creates over £9 billion in consumer surplus per...
26.10.2020
The Guardian and Daily Mail have reported on research showing that a record number of shops disappeared from high streets across the country in the first half of 2020 A total of 11,120 chain store outlets closed between January...
26.10.2020
The Financial Times and the Independent have reported that Royal Mail postal workers are now collecting parcels from customers’ doorsteps for the first time through a new service called Parcel Collect The service will cost 72p on top of...
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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
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.
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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