The RSN works to encourage a thriving rural economy in order to help support our rural communities.
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04.05.2021
Ahead of the local elections, the BBC interviews young people across the country who have struggled with dwindling bus services The article outlines how across England both local and central government support for buses has fallen by £800m a...
19.04.2021
Trade publication Autocar has reported on news that around 100 petrol stations were forced to pause sales last year due to the pandemic In 2019, 70 per cent of independent filling stations that were operating in 2000 shut their...
06.04.2021
Poor access to public transport and fewer numbers of car owners are isolating people living in ‘left behind’ neighbourhoods from urban centres and essential services That’s according to a new report by the Campaign for Better Transport and the...
08.03.2021
Great Armouth Mercury reports that people in rural Norfolk face longer journeys than almost anyone in the country to pick up prescriptions at a pharmacy, attend a GP appointment or use leisure facilities England’s first official national health index,...
08.03.2021
The digital divide is the gap between people who have full access to digital technologies and those who do not. COVID-19 has underlined the importance of access to and comfort with technology. Throughout the pandemic the internet and digital devices...
01.03.2021
ACS (Association of Convenience Stores) has urged the Government to recognise the importance of rural shops and ensure that they are not left playing catch up when it comes to being able to provide services to their customers ...
22.02.2021
The Leader Live has reported that a new £200 million rail upgrade ‘super-hub’ at Chester linking North Wales and the North West of England could power a pandemic bounce-back boom The investment would include £60 million to modernise and...
15.02.2021
With the Rural Services Network about to publish a new report on 1st March on how the countryside economies can be revitalised (Revitalising Rural: Realising the Vision) our Chief Executive featured on Farming Today to discuss how the countryside have...
08.02.2021
The Daily Mail has written this week that despite the fact that most people still rely on their high street bank, they are being driven away by branch closures and a push towards online banking Since 1988, more than...
01.02.2021
Publications including Mobile Europe and Computer Weekly report that three mobile network operators have unveiled plans to build more than 200 new mobile masts to improve 4G phone signal in rural areas As part of the Government’s Shared Rural...
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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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