Regional News
Superfast rollout for remotest village in Wales
The Superfast Cymru programme has continued apace over recent months and achieved the key milestone of reaching the remotest village in Wales - Dinas Mawddwy in Gwynedd - last week (28 November 2014). Announced by Deputy...
Read moreSuperfast broadband boost for St Andrews
Businesses in St Andrews, Scotland are benefiting from improved access to superfast broadband in their area following a £410 million investment in improved connectivity for the town. BT's Openreach division has now completed...
Read moreColnbrook receives superfast fibre broadband connection
Fibre optic broadband has made its way to Colnbrook, as part of the Superfast Berkshire rollout programme. More than 260 homes and businesses in Colnbrook can now connect to the technology, with loading speeds of up to 80Mbps...
Read moreFibre broadband on its way to Biggleswade
Superfast fibre optic broadband is on its way to Biggleswade, following campaigning from local residents wanting to gain access to the high-speed technology. Biggleswade Today reports that BT has told people living and working...
Read moreStonehouse residents to learn about fibre broadband benefits
People living and working in Stonehouse are being given the opportunity to learn about the benefits of fibre broadband at a local event tomorrow (26 November 2014). An information session will take place at the Stonehouse...
Read moreTrimdon schoolchildren get an education in fibre broadband
Schoolchildren living in Trimdon, County Durham have been learning all about fibre broadband, following the arrival of the high-speed technology in their village. The Northern Echo reports that over 2,500 premises in the...
Read moreFibre broadband for Countesthorpe, Whetstone and Huncote
Superfast Leicestershire has delivered fibre optic broadband to three more villages in the county, with homes and businesses in Countesthorpe, Whetstone and Huncote now able to connect to the network. The arrival of the...
Read moreCornwall MP calling for mobile and broadband 'notspot' eradication
Andrew George, MP for St Ives in Cornwall, is campaigning for better broadband and mobile signals to come to the county in a bid to eradicate so-called notspots. The MP is calling on Digital Economy Minister Ed Vaizey to address...
Read moreChancellor praises Connecting Cheshire fibre broadband rollout
Chancellor of the Exchequer and MP for Tatton George Osborne has returned to his Cheshire East constituency to praise the work of the Connecting Cheshire connectivity initiative in rolling out fibre optic broadband to local...
Read moreBetter Broadband for Oxfordshire reaches 20,000 premises
The £25 million Better Broadband for Oxfordshire rollout programme has reached a significant milestone, as it has now connected more than 20,000 residential and commercial properties in the county to the fibre optic...
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