High-speed fibre broadband available to 3,000 more Dorset homes and businesses
Three thousand more homes and businesses in Dorset will get access to high-speed fibre broadband as a result of a further £3 million investment. The announcement comes as Superfast Dorset passes a...
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Cheers! Dorset brewery goes superfast
A Dorset brewery has told how faster broadband has helped transform its business operations. Piddle Brewery makes beer, cider and lager at its base near Piddlehinton. It sells to pubs, hotels, shops...
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Superfast broadband attracts Sydney and Seattle tech company to Stur
The CrowdComms team A leading technology company has chosen the heart of rural Dorset for its UK base because of its superfast broadband. CrowdComms, a conference app developer with offices in...
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Dorset buses help drive home fibre broadband message
Buses are helping drive home the message that superfast broadband is available to most homes and businesses in Dorset. Dorset County Council’s own fleet of buses have been decked out with bright new...
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More than 180 business parks across Dorset benefit from superfast broadband
Businesses choose Dorset thanks to excellent broadband speeds Superfast Dorset and BT today announced that they had brought high-speed fibre broadband to more than 180 business parks across the county....
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Ultrafast broadband brings multi million pound boost for Dorset business
Thousands more homes and businesses will be able to benefit from the fastest broadband speeds under multi million pound plans unveiled today. Engineering work to be completed by summer 2019 is...
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New fund to help communities without superfast broadband
A new community fund will help Dorset neighbourhoods where there are currently no plans for high-speed internet access. The Superfast Dorset Community Broadband Fund has been set up to support the...
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Try something new during Get Online Week 2017
From researching family history to keeping in touch with friends and relations across the world, many Dorset residents are learning more about the power of the internet this week. Get Online Week 2017...
View ArticleConnecting People Weymouth – helping people get online
One hundred people in Weymouth and Portland can learn how to get online thanks to a new project run by Weymouth Area Development Trust and funded by Awards for All. Volunteer digital champions are...
View ArticleHelp for those with slowest broadband extended
News that a scheme designed to help those struggling with the slowest broadband speeds is being extended has been welcomed by residents, suppliers and councils in Dorset. The Government’s Better...
View ArticleFree computer help on offer
Help is at hand for anyone in Weymouth who wants to get to grips with computers, smartphones or tablets. A series of free and friendly ‘Getting started with computers’ sessions will be held at St...
View ArticleDigital high street comes to county town
Shoppers and visitors can now enjoy free, fast and reliable WiFi in Dorchester town centre. From meeting up with friends via social media, finding out about events, getting directions or paying for...
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Rural idyll enjoys future-proof broadband
One of the most rural parts of the UK now has the fastest broadband following a long-running community campaign. The Marshwood Vale lies in Dorset’s Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. The landscape is...
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Coast Road broadband to go from slow lane to ultrafast
A group of properties along Dorset’s Jurassic Coast are to get some of the fastest internet connections in the UK. With advice from the Superfast Dorset project, people living and working in Coast Road...
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Fibre broadband brings business to Dorset
A businesswoman says moving to Dorset and switching to full fibre broadband has “changed her life”. Sue Escott ran her business from an office in Cambridgeshire for 18 years, helping Governments and...
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Fibre broadband lights up young Dorset minds
Schools across Dorset are reaping the benefits of the faster, more reliable broadband speeds now available thanks to a council-run initiative. Superfast Dorset, working with its delivery partner...
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Superfast broadband . . . it’s the Norm in Dorset
A friendly new face is showing people in Dorset how easy it is to get better broadband. Digital Norm is a fun character developed by the Superfast Dorset programme. His family switches to superfast...
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Get faster WiFi and save money
Up to half of homes and businesses in Bridport and West Bay could get faster broadband and save hundreds of pounds a year at the same time. On Wednesday 10 July staff from Dorset Council will be in...
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Superfast broadband switch helps RNLI Swanage save lives at sea
Superfast Dorset is urging more businesses to check if they can get superfast or full fibre broadband to help them improve their overall performance and customer service. More than 97 per cent of homes...
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