Rural Network Website revamp

17 May 2010

The Rural Network for Northern Ireland has revamped the homepage of www.ruralnetworkni.org.uk

Contents of the homepage have been rearranged for greater clarity and visitors can now post comments against news articles that have been uploaded.

We would encourage you to discuss, debate and share your views through our website.

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