A report examined the state of rural public services, and the damaging effects of budget cuts. It highlighted the need for action to address the problem of fuel poverty in rural communities.
Source: Brian Wilson (with Richard Inman, Jane Hart, and Neil Benn), The State of Rural Public Services 2012, Rural Services Network
Links: Report | RSN press release
Date: 2012-Nov
A report (by an official advisory body) said that services for older people in rural areas needed to be 'rural proofed' to help prevent more older people becoming isolated.
Source: Social Isolation Experienced by Older People in Rural Communities, Commission for Rural Communities
Links: Report | Summary | Newcastle University press release
Date: 2012-Sep