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Aidan, an Openreach trainee engineer, talks about why he thinks Pride is important.

Mairead Meyer, Diector of Openreach Northern Ireland, talks about Economist Richard Johnston's paper on the importance of Full Fibre to economic recovery and growth.

Salisbury became the first fully fibred, ultrafast city for Openreach in record-breaking time – read how innovation made it possible.

Meet a true pioneer. Suzanne tells us what it was really like for women in engineering #backintheday to celebrate International Women in Engineering day 2020 #INWED20

Does Scotland need to focus on the digital economy to stimulate recovery from Coronavirus? We’ve called on the Scottish Government to prioritise investment in the digital economy in our response to the Scottish Government’s Advisory Group on Economic Recovery.

During the early days of the lockdown there was concern from some as to why our engineers were still outside working, we needed to quickly and widely communicate how essential the work they are doing is.

Working full-time for Openreach and volunteering as a special constable, read how Ami fits it all in and the impact the coronavirus has had.

A lightning strike left a couple cut off on Coll, a remote Scottish Island. An engineer has been nicknamed Openreach’s Bear Grylls after camping out on a remote island to keep remote customers connected during lockdown.

Highest-risk premises, like care homes and hospitals, are being kept connected by engineers who volunteer to attend these appointments.

A Motherwell engineer is hanging up his helmet after nearly half a century. He tells us how much things have changed in that time.