Regional News
Craven firms to learn about fibre broadband benefits
Businesses based in Craven are being given the opportunity to learn about how a superfast fibre optic broadband connection can enhance their performance. The Superfast North Yorkshire rollout programme is hosting a series of free...
Read moreOxfordshire LEP 'needs to focus on better broadband for SMEs'
More attention needs to be given to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Oxford to enable them to grow, with transport and broadband issues among the most important that need ironing out, according to the President of the...
Read moreUttoxeter to gain superfast fibre broadband connection
Residents and businesses based in the Staffordshire town of Uttoxeter are set to gain access to superfast fibre optic broadband, it has been announced. This is after Staffordshire County Council pledged to invest £8 million...
Read moreSuperfast Leicestershire to bring fibre broadband to first communities
The first communities set to benefit from a high-speed fibre broadband connection under the Superfast Leicestershire rollout programme have been announced. Villages in Charnwood, Hinckley, Bosworth, Melton, Harborough and parts...
Read moreMalvern 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...
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