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Yorkshire Regional Seminar - Change of date
Unfortunately due to the upcoming General Election we are postponing the 9th of December 2019 Yorkshire Regional Seminar to next year. We will be in touch with a new date and location in due course
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04.11.2019
04 November 2019 Below is an RSN review of last week's rural related politics as well as a look forward to the week ahead: Last week in politics (28 October - 3 November) On Saturday 26th,...
28.10.2019
Liberal Democrat transport spokesperson Baroness Randerson has written an opinion piece for the website PoliticsHome.com in which she argues that the bus network needs to be ‘urgently’ reinvigorated She calls on buses to be ‘modernised, to be environmentally friendly,...
28.10.2019
28 October 2019 Below is an RSN review of last week's rural related politics as well as a look forward to the week ahead: Last week in politics (21 October - 27 October) On Wednesday 23rd,...
17.10.2019
Against the trend of reducing rural bus services, a new seasonal bus tour service in the Hope Valley was launched by the Peak District National Park Authority in July 2019. The Hope Valley Explorer aims to...
07.10.2019
07 October 2019 Below is an RSN review of last week's rural related politics as well as a look forward to the week ahead: Last week in politics (30 September - 5 October) On Sunday 30th,...
07.10.2019
This analysis presents data from the Department for Transport about the estimates of the length of all roads maintained by the Local Highway Authority in the selected area and the condition of the roads. → Download the road network...
30.09.2019
The future of the bus report was produced by the Campaign for Better Transport a few weeks ago. They welcome the Government announcement today that it intends to deliver on their core recommendations to produce a National Bus Strategy. ...
16.09.2019
It has been widely reported, including by the i paper, that the number of bus journeys have fallen by 300 million in five years. Analysis of government figures by the Local Government Association (LGA) shows 4.3 billion journeys were made...
11.09.2019
This analysis presents data from the Department for Transport showing the frequency with which residents do any walking or cycling for a chosen local authority, and whether it is for leisure or travel. The local authority position is compared to...
09.09.2019
Following the announcement by the Chancellor in his Spending Round of £200 million to “put the wheels back on the Great British Bus”, Campaign for Better Transport sets out the policy interventions the Government should pursue to support this vital...
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Public Sector Funding
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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
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The RSN works to encourage a thriving rural economy in order to help support our rural communities.
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