The RSN works to encourage a thriving rural economy in order to help support our rural communities.
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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.
16.09.2021
Social care reforms will protect more individuals from large care costs but will not improve access to care and could make local care markets ‘unsustainable’, report warns Thursday, September 16, 2021 The government’s reforms will protect...
14.09.2021
The ISP Review reports that BT Openreach has today named a further 17 new rural towns and villages across Northern Ireland that, over the next 18 months, will benefit from a local investment of £130m to help expand the reach...
06.09.2021
The Gazette and Herald reports that Citizens Advice Mid North Yorkshire’s Rural Advice Van is now visiting venues across the district following the success of a pilot scheme in Hambleton and Richmondshire The charity has invited partner organisations such...
06.09.2021
The Daily Gazette reports that broadband provider, County Broadband, has announced its plan to provide 20,000 rural homes and businesses across 15 villages on the Essex/Suffolk border with super-fast internet to support the rise of home-workers East Bergholt, Brantham...
31.08.2021
The Government Debt Management Function has published a Vulnerability Toolkit which ensures ‘vulnerable’ citizens who are in debt to the public sector are handled with compassion and support by frontline staff The new guidance will be accessible to government...
23.08.2021
The BBC have reported that trials of shared banking hubs in two communities where all the branches have closed down are to be extended The premises, managed by the Post Office, include counter services, ATMs and, crucially, the opportunity...
23.08.2021
The Farmers Guardian reports that despite the announcement that from 2025 all households and businesses will need the internet to make calls, many countryside communities are still struggling for mobile phone reception or to reach internet speeds of one megabit...
23.08.2021
The BBC reports how Avon and Somerset Police have unveiled a special drone it says will be a "gamechanger" in efforts to tackle rural crime Avon and Somerset Police said the drone had already helped recover £100,000 worth of...
23.08.2021
By Martin Fagan, National Secretary, The Community Heartbeat Trust charity The key for saving lives, as amply demonstrated by the saving of Christian Eriksen at the Euro’s, was the application of the ‘Chain of Survival’. Very simply -...
16.08.2021
An article featured by the Guardian reports that how a Cumbrian town is fighting to keep its service as the residents fear plans to axe emergency medical technicians will endanger lives Alston Moor has just a couple of pubs, it...
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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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