10,000 and counting…
The campaign to bring superfast broadband to every property in Northumberland by 2020 has just registered its 10,000th supporter. Since November last year, the Council-led iNorthumberland campaign has...
View ArticleUK to miss 2015 target for high-speed broadband
The UK’s Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) has conceded that it is likely to miss the government’s stated target of bringing superfast broadband services to 90 per cent of the country’s...
View ArticleGet behind broadband bid
Wrangles over state aid in the EU have held up the UK’s plans for superfast broadband, although Northumberland also has its own funding issues. Funding for broadband is being administered via the...
View ArticleMake sure the rural north gets superfast
Superfast broadband is crucial for the future of north Northumberland, and today we launch a push to make sure that we don’t miss out. The Government has provided funding, to be boosted by money from...
View ArticleNet gain for thousands more homes
MORE than 15,000 homes and businesses in Blyth have been provided with high-speed fibre-optic broadband as part of a £2.5bn investment by BT. That will take the number of properties in the town with...
View ArticleGet behind fast broadband bid
Poor quality broadband is stopping investment in the area, it has been claimed, as the fight to make the county superfast gathers pace. Last week, the Gazette launched a campaign to encourage as many...
View ArticleThousands more back drive to get county superfast
There has been a big surge in the number of people signing a petition to bring superfast broadband to our region – thanks in part to Gazette readers. Two weeks ago, we launched a campaign encouraging...
View ArticleLatest iNorthumberland newsletter now available
The Summer 2012 newsletter is available to download here. It attempts to keep everyone informed about the steps being taken to improve broadband services in Northumberland. For more information, or to...
View ArticleSuperfast broadband network expanding
A SCHEME to get all of Northumberland online is continuing to make net gains. As part of the iNorthumberland programme, parts of Ashington, Bedlington, Blyth, Cramlington, and Morpeth have had their...
View ArticleHelp your community in the superfast race
As part of the county’s push for superfast broadband, the council’s project team is working with a network of passionate local volunteers. These digital champions work within their communities to help...
View ArticleRural broadband gets green light from Europe
The UK’s rural rollout of fast broadband has been given a boost as the EU competition commissioner approved the state-funded scheme. There have been concerns that the effort could break EU competition...
View ArticleState Aid Consultation – iNorthumberland
Please find attached iNorthumberland public state aid consultation. This consultation paper details the outcome of an Open Market Review of broadband roll out in Northumberland and seeks clarification...
View ArticleMillions in UK ‘lack basic online skills’
Some 16 million people in the UK lack basic online skills, a survey suggests. The report, conducted by consultancy firm Booz & Company, defines basic skills as using a search engine, sending and...
View ArticleHelping Residents Get Online
Northumberland is thought to have one of the lowest rates of internet usage in the country. Owing to a combination of factors – from lack of confidence, affordability or education – it is estimated...
View ArticleFontburn Community Broadband Project
A couple of years ago, Louise Kirkwood was home alone near Fontburn, Northumberland. Her husband was away on business and Louise was struggling to contact him. Outside, it was blowing a gale –...
View ArticleRunning an Internet Business Without a Phoneline
Reuben Carrdus is an Internet entrepreneur, running two successful IT businesses from Wooler in north Northumberland. Wooler is a remote town with a population of less that 1,800, set in one of the...
View ArticleLearning from Northumberland
Moople.net is run from Northumberland by Reuben Carrdus – see case study 4. Moople is an education resource that aggregates cloud-based technology such as Google Apps for Education and Microsoft Office...
View ArticleConnecting Rural Healthcare
For a rural community spread across a larger geographic area, ensuring quick access to high quality medical care is a challenge. Winding rural roads and remote locations means than some patients can be...
View ArticleSunderland in the Cloud
If the first decade of the 21st century heralded the arrival of the social networks, the second decade will see the arrival of cloud-based computing. Essentially, businesses and individuals will store...
View ArticleGetting Northumberland’s Tourism Businesses Online
When Giles Ingram came to his role as chief executive of Northumberland’s tourist board, he found that the county’s tourism businesses were falling behind the rest of the country in terms of internet...
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