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Malvern businesses praise fibre broadband's arrival
Companies based on Malvern's Enigma Business Park have welcomed the arrival of fibre broadband to the site, which has come about thanks to the Superfast Worcestershire rollout programme. Managing Director of LGG Charlesworth...
Read moreFibre broadband hopes for Stanbury
Many residents in the West Yorkshire district of Stanbury are currently faced with inadequate or non-existent internet connections, but this could be set to change thanks to the work of a local broadband campaign group. Fibre...
Read moreLeeds and Chapeltown gain superfast broadband access
A significant number of homes and businesses based in parts of Leeds city centre and Chapeltown can now access superfast broadband, network provider BT has announced. Openreach engineers have been working to connect residential...
Read moreBedfordshire fibre broadband rollout could be extended
An additional 6,000 residential and commercial properties in Bedfordshire could be set to gain access to fibre broadband as part of the Superfast Extension Programme. This project is being run by the government's Broadband...
Read moreEd Vaizey hails new northern fibre broadband rollout
Communications Minister Ed Vaizey has hailed the introduction of a new fibre broadband rollout in the north of England, which will see parts of Manchester, Leeds and Liverpool connected to some of the UK's fastest internet...
Read moreJelly entrepreneur boosted by fibre broadband
The Superfast North Yorkshire fibre broadband rollout programme has helped a local entrepreneur successfully launch his own business, Just Jelly. Ryan Tindall is the owner of the jelly firm, which distributes its goods to...
Read moreHaverhill hotel enjoying benefits of fibre broadband
Days Inn Haverhill is enjoying the benefits of superfast fibre optic broadband after BT Openreach installed a dedicated line to its premises. This means no other internet users can access the service other than those in the...
Read moreBT to extend fibre broadband rollout with north-west recruits
Network provider BT has announced it will be creating up to 130 jobs for engineers in the north-west of England, in order to extend its nationwide fibre broadband rollout even further. Currently, BT has brought the high-speed...
Read moreSuperfast Dorset brings fibre broadband to first villages
The Superfast Dorset rollout programme has connected its first villages in the area to fibre optic broadband. Wootton Fitzpaine and Charmouth have become the first Dorset communities to benefit from a better broadband connection...
Read moreViscount Ridley calls for fibre broadband for rural Northumberland
There have been concerns that homes and businesses in the more rural parts of Northumberland are to be missed out of fibre broadband rollout programmes. However, the House of Lords has reassured Viscount Ridley - a Conservative...
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