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Hinterland
11.05.2020
The return of the rural touring phenomenon, earlier lifting of lockdown on the cards for rural areas? The broadband deficits affecting the capability of rural folks to operate from home, tourism bosses shadow boxing with the lockdown and fears over...
04.05.2020
In Hinterland this week - rural vigilantes, travellers, rural economies, care homes, lifting lockdown and giant rabbits. Read on… * * * Police in England warn rural vigilantes not to take law into own hands during lockdown...
27.04.2020
In Hinterland this week - strong views that rural places are more fragile when it comes to the virus and have very vulnerable economies. A parallel theme looks at people on the move, unwelcome tourists and mobile testing facilities. And...
20.04.2020
In Hinterland this week - pressure on council spending, care homes and the virus, the way we’re living now, two rural tourism angles at different ends of the spectrum and some sheep applauding the NHS. Read on… * ...
14.04.2020
In Hinterland this week - rural crime, virtual livestock sales, two examples of quick thinking and less good implementation in terms of the virus response, the regional impact of the virus and the threat to the hackney horse. Read on…...
06.04.2020
In Hinterland this week - There really are few alternative stories to the one big headline. I’ve weakened and gone with the flow. This week: countryside hubs, 5G, crime, free electricity, supply chain problems and the Archers all feature in...
30.03.2020
In Hinterland this week - a series of rural flavoured covid 19 stories. Seems like we’ve been living with this for ever, although in reality its only a very short time!!! Read on… * * * With...
23.03.2020
Only one story line in Hinterland this week – well almost, I did find a couple of other things worthy of mention but I can’t help seeing them through a “corona-lens”. Roll on the late summer when (I hope my...
16.03.2020
Hinterland this week - a sideways acknowledgement of coronavirus but life goes on, with: rural residents paying more for simple living costs, housing, privatisation, buses and inspirational farming women. Read on… * * * Rural Residents Pay £3,300...
09.03.2020
Hinterland this week - unexpected negative consequences of one size fits all national policies, a vision of life without farming, the challenges of de-crabonisation through a rural lens and finally – “Were you born in a grain store?!!” ...
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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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