Defra announces third round of rural broadband fund
The fund is part of the joint Defra/Broadband Delivery UK Fund and aims to help hard to reach rural communities with limited or no internet to access superfast broadband, giving rural businesses a greater opportunity to profit and grow. Environment Minister Richard Benyon said: “People living and working in remote areas face a range of […]
CLA and NFU agreement paves way for superfast rural broadband
The new package of advisory wayleave payment rates and terms will mean not-for-profit or private companies looking to install the infrastructure needed for a community rural broadband network can work with farmers and landowners. This will help government in its aim to roll out superfast broadband to rural and remote areas where the business case […]
Rothbury awarded £460,000 superfast broadband deal
More than 1,500 homes and businesses are to benefit from superfast broadband after Defra and the Department for Culture, Media and Sport approved £460,000 funding to help the uplands village of Rothbury grow its businesses and overcome social isolation. The introduction of superfast broadband, which will provide broadband download speeds of 30mbps and above, will […]
Is Government Strategy for Superfast Broadband Jeopardising Rural Businesses?
Once again the roll out of faster Broadband is stumbling along with the Government ‘s strategy remaining unclear and unfocused. For example, it considers that in certain areas of the UK—particularly rural areas—there is a limited commercial case for market-driven private investment to improve coverage and quality of service. But what about farmers who have […]
New drive for rural growth
Thousands of farms and rural businesses have a second chance to boost their business prospects with millions of pounds in grant support, Farming Minister Jim Paice announced today. Applications will be invited for grants of up to £25,000 to enable businesses to buy new machinery and develop green projects, while whole communities in the remotest […]
