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COVID-19 Rural News & Advice
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22.02.2021
Newspapers, including the Times, have reported on suggestions that the Government could help to revive high streets by providing funding that encourages landlords to convert empty shops into homes, offices or restaurants In a letter to Chancellor Rishi Sunak...
22.02.2021
PA Media has covered the results of a new report suggesting that extra pressure on broadband connections is forcing people to resort to using mobile phones to stay online during lockdown More than a third of people (36 per...
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
BBC Radio 4’s Today Programme has reported this week about the impact of COVID-19 on the countryside, where despite the fact that cases may be lower, ‘isolation and job insecurity can be even more challenging when you live in a...
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...
08.02.2021
The i paper has reported that a pilot vaccination scheme in rural parts of Scotland is hoped to be extended to other parts of the UK after encouraging feedback from those using the service The scheme involves the Scottish...
02.02.2021
A monthly bulletin facilitated by your membership of the Rural Services Network highlighting a selection of current funding opportunities → Download a printable version of the Funding Digest here Prince’s Countryside Fund The Prince’s Countryside...
01.02.2021
Property Reporter magazine covers news that those living in rural or semi-rural locations have suggested they are more likely to move than those living in urban and sub-urban areas, according to a new survey of 6,000 people More than...
25.01.2021
The Financial Times reports that ‘hundreds of thousands’ of people in England without access to a car are likely to struggle to reach their nearest COVID-19 vaccination centre, deepening ‘postcode lottery’ concerns over the vaccine delivery plan. The analysis...
25.01.2021
LocalGov.co.uk reports that the areas worst hit by the pandemic are likely to make the fastest economic recovery, according to new analysis ‘The Good Growth for Cities’ report shows that towns and cities such as Bradford, Liverpool and Southend...
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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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