Regional News
West Country bids for fibre broadband cash
Politicians and residents alike in the West Country have come together to ask for more money under the Broadband Delivery UK (BDUK) programme. Tiverton and Honiton MP Neil Marsh told the local Express and Echo he will be asking...
Read moreBarnard Castle's new broadband praised
Residents in Barnard Castle have welcomed the installation of a new high-speed broadband connection. Hundreds of homes and businesses will now be able to receive download rates of up to 80Mbps, which is more than enough for the...
Read moreNorth Lincs broadband rollout 'picks up pace'
It has been announced that a number of communities in the North Lincolnshire area will be included in BT's fibre optic network. Engineering work to lay cables to a number of villages is underway and the telecommunications...
Read moreCoventry area to benefit from fibre connection
BT has announced it will provide a number of rural communities near Coventry with fibre optic broadband. Residents in Alderminster, Fillongley, Henley-in-Arden, Kineton, Quinton, Long Marston, Snitterfield and Welford-on-Avon...
Read moreSuperfast Northants fibre broadband scheme sets first cabinets live
The Superfast Northamptonshire fibre optic broadband rollout is ahead of schedule, with the first set of 14 street cabinets set to go live today (February 3rd 2014). Parts of Towcester and Weedon are the first to benefit from the...
Read moreGarner 'key to rural fibre broadband', says BT boss
The Leader of BT has hailed the arrival of Joe Garner as the new Chief Executive Officer of Openreach, the telecommunications giant's fibre broadband service. Gavin Paterson explained that Mr Garner's experience of...
Read moreCheshire East Council to host fibre broadband event
Cheshire East Council has pledged to boost knowledge and awareness of fibre optic broadband in the area by hosting a free event. On Wednesday January 22nd, local people will be able to visit Alderley Edge Festival Hall anytime...
Read moreLancs fibre broadband scheme sponsors business awards
A public-private partnership designed to significantly boost fibre optic broadband coverage in Lancashire has agreed to become the headline sponsor of a local business award scheme. Superfast Lancashire is backing the Be Inspired...
Read moreScottish community take fibre broadband access into their own hands
Residents from a rural community in Scotland have taken matters into their own hands with an innovative fibre optic broadband rollout. The area of Loch Eil was not originally included in the upgrade plans of service provider BT,...
Read moreNoke residents pledge to raise fibre broadband funds
Residents of an Oxfordshire village have pledged to raise thousands of pounds to support the rollout of fibre optic broadband. Villagers in Noke, which is around five miles north-east of Oxford, are seeking to generate funds of...
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