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2024
14
March
2024
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08:00
Europe/Amsterdam
Fast and reliable ultrafast full fibre broadband has arrived at a day care centre for adults near Malvern.Jacks Place, in the village of Birtsmorton, provides a caring and supportive environment for adults with a range of needs, including people …
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13
March
2024
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16:16
Europe/Amsterdam
Around a dozen Openreach volunteers gave up their time to litter pick and help tidy up the grounds of Moseley Hall Hospital in Birmingham recently.More than 20 bags of rubbish were collected by the volunteers – who were from Openreach’s commercial …
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15
February
2024
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12:15
Europe/Amsterdam
Around 235 homes and businesses in the village of Charlton, near Evesham, can now access full fibre broadband. The new fibre network was possible thanks to the hard work of Openreach engineers, in partnership with Worcestershire County …
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2023
05
October
2023
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13:30
Europe/Amsterdam
A team of dedicated volunteers from Openreach swapped their hard hats and ladders for walking boots to raise more than £4,000 for Cancer Research UK.More than 130 Openreach people recently embarked on a challenging 11-mile hike from Castleton in the …
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04
October
2023
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10:43
Europe/Amsterdam
MP Jeremy Wright has visited Openreach engineers to see the work they’re doing to build a new Ultrafast Full Fibre broadband network in parts of his Warwickshire constituency of Kenilworth and Southam.He visited the small rural community of Honiley …
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12
September
2023
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15:15
Europe/Amsterdam
Leamington Spa, a town steeped in history, is ready to embrace the future as it joins more than 2,800 UK communities in having access to Openreach’s Full Fibre broadband network.The once-in-a-generation, Full Fibre broadband upgrade will let …
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08
June
2023
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12:09
Europe/Amsterdam
Day-to-day business for a home-based Staffordshire business is being transformed due to faster and more reliable full fibre broadband.With instant upload and downloads and immediate connection to clients, Chris and Louise Saunders’ leaflet …
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01
June
2023
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11:04
Europe/Amsterdam
A South Birmingham football club with teams across all age groups is joining forces with Openreach.The 12-month partnership will see the digital network company supporting Crusaders FC (Facebook) by funding new training kit and equipment, including …
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17
May
2023
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11:53
Europe/Amsterdam
Openreach is urging residents in Alderminster and Ilmington, Warwickshire, to get behind a bid to bring ultrafast, ultra-reliable full fibre broadband to local homes and businesses.The company is warning that the community risks missing out on a …
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17
May
2023
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11:34
Europe/Amsterdam
Openreach is urging residents in Bobbington, Staffordshire, to get behind a bid to bring ultrafast, ultra-reliable full fibre broadband to local homes and businesses.The company is warning that the community risks missing out on a once-in-a-lifetime …
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2022
07
December
2022
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12:02
Europe/Amsterdam
More than 85,000 homes and businesses across Staffordshire can already order some of the fastest, most reliable broadband in Europe thanks to a £26 million investment by Openreach. And more areas are set to benefit, as engineers are now …
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01
December
2022
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09:00
Europe/Amsterdam
Openreach, the UK’s largest phone and broadband network, is busy preparing for extreme winter weather and has some useful advice for homes and businesses across the West Midlands.The company, which builds and maintains the UK’s largest phone and …
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25
May
2022
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11:15
Europe/Amsterdam
Stoke-on-Trent South MP Jack Brereton has visited Openreach engineers to witness first-hand the innovative engineering techniques being used to deliver Ultrafast Full Fibre broadband across his constituency.He was given a tour of the work, which is …
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18
May
2022
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13:32
Europe/Amsterdam
Openreach, the UK’s largest broadband infrastructure provider, is joining forces with Ladder for Greater Birmingham with the aim of supporting and promoting apprenticeships across the region.The local campaign, launched in 2018, aims to create …
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11
May
2022
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14:41
Europe/Amsterdam
More than 70,000 more homes and businesses in the West Midlands – mostly in the borough of Dudley - are set to benefit from a major broadband boost thanks to a £21m[1] investment by Openreach – the UK’s largest digital network provider, used by the …
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10
February
2022
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01:01
Europe/Amsterdam
Openreach today announced it will create and fill more than 300 more jobs across the West Midlands during 2022 – including around 230 apprenticeships – as it continues to invest billions of pounds …
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09
February
2022
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15:29
Europe/Amsterdam
More than 159,000 more homes and businesses across the West Midlands are set to benefit from a major broadband boost thanks to a £47m[1] investment by Openreach – the UK’s largest digital network provider, used by the likes of BT, Sky, TalkTalk and …
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2021
07
December
2021
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12:58
Europe/Amsterdam
Openreach is seeing a positive change in the number of female recruits joining the company across the West Midlands.It’s after the UK’s largest broadband network - used by customers of hundreds of companies including BT, Sky, Plusnet, TalkTalk and …
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17
November
2021
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12:49
Europe/Amsterdam
95,000 more homes and businesses across the West Midlands are a step closer to a major broadband boost thanks to a £33m[1] investment by Openreach – the UK’s largest digital network provider, used by more than 660 service providers including the …
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30
September
2021
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16:43
Europe/Amsterdam
More than 30 homes in Outhill, near Studley, have seen a huge improvement to their broadband connection in recent months, due to a determined campaign led by local resident and NHS Doctor, Asad Rahim.Frustrated with slow speeds during the pandemic …
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24
June
2021
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08:00
Europe/Amsterdam
Around 334,000 more West Midlands homes and businesses are set to benefit from a broadband boost in the region of £134m[1] thanks to Openreach – the UK’s largest broadband network provider. People living and working in a number of …
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28
May
2021
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01:15
Europe/Amsterdam
Openreach today outlined plans to build ultrafast, ultra-reliable Full Fibre broadband to at least three million more homes and businesses – including around 185,000 in the West Midlands - in some of the UK’s hardest to serve …
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11
May
2021
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16:41
Europe/Amsterdam
Damage to broadband cabinets, telephone poles and overhead wires across the West Midlands can now be reported to Openreach using precise locations from what3words.What3words grids the whole Earth into three metre squares, with each square given …
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28
April
2021
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08:02
Europe/Amsterdam
Openreach’s Regional Partnership Director for the West Midlands, Kasam Hussain, today welcomed the findings of a report conducted by the Centre for Economics and Business Research (Cebr) which shows that a comprehensive Full Fibre network in …
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06
April
2021
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15:21
Europe/Amsterdam
More than 35 new online training courses are being delivered as part of a multi-million pound investment at Openreach’s training schools – including Yarnfield in Staffordshire – as engineers continue to learn the skills required to …
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03
March
2021
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12:03
Europe/Amsterdam
A Dudley cafe owner is being presented with a Community Connectors Award by digital network provider Openreach in recognition for her efforts during lockdown.Paula Goodyear, who runs Fountain Arcade Cafe (Market Place) organised meals and the …
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25
February
2021
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15:06
Europe/Amsterdam
A Warwickshire community group is being presented with a Community Connectors Award by digital network provider Openreach in recognition for their support of the NHS during lockdown.Keeping in contact by phone and email, Wellesbourne Scrubbers - set …
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11
January
2021
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12:38
Europe/Amsterdam
Openreach is urging people in the small Staffordshire community of Swindon to get behind a bid to make ultrafast, ultra-reliable full fibre broadband available. The company – supported by the county council - is asking local residents and …
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2020
18
December
2020
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09:00
Europe/Amsterdam
Openreach today bucked the prevailing economic trend by creating at least 160 new West Midlands engineering jobs, to be filled during 2021.The new roles, across Staffordshire, Warwickshire, the West Midlands, Herefordshire and Worcestershire, will …
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30
September
2020
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13:26
Europe/Amsterdam
Openreach, the UK’s digital network provider, has launched a nationwide ‘Community Connectors’ award programme to recognise people who’ve supported their neighbours during lockdown. The company is asking every MP in the UK to nominate an individual …
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