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Stalbridge Primary School is now connected to ultra fast full fibre broadband thanks to Dorset Council's GigaHub project. Picture are pupils with (from left to right): Headteacher Simon Elledge, Dorset Council portfolio holder for Corporate Development and Transformation, Cllr Jill Haynes and Wessex Internet CEO Hector Gibson Fleming.

Rural school transported from the country lane to the ultrafast highway

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A rural school has been transported onto the ultrafast broadband highway thanks to Dorset Council’s ‘Fibre Hub Connectivity in Rural Dorset’ project. Stalbridge Primary School, near Sturminster Newton, is one of dozens of rural schools and community buildings being connected to some of the fastest internet speeds in the country. The council was awarded funding… Read more Rural school transported from the country lane to the ultrafast highway

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Full fibre broadband is set to be rolled out to key public service sites in Dorset thanks to government funding. Pictured are representatives from Dorset Council who will manage the project, Wessex Internet who will deliver the project and officers from the government department BDUK (Building Digital UK).

Dorset centres among the first to benefit from £5 billion Project Gigabit

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Schools, libraries and a visitor attraction in Dorset are set to be among the first in the country to benefit from next generation full-fibre broadband using the government’s £5 billion Project Gigabit funding. Dorset Council has been awarded nearly £900,000 to oversee the project and Blandford-based Wessex Internet has secured the contract to deliver the… Read more Dorset centres among the first to benefit from £5 billion Project Gigabit

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Connecting the community. Community buildings across north Dorset are set to be connected to gigabit-capable broadband thanks to an investment from Dorset LEP and Dorset Council. Blandford-based Wessex Internet has been awarded the contract to connect 60 sites, including schools, from Blandford to Sherborne. The company has experience in connecting community buildings to the latest broadband technology, including recently Durweston First School. From left to right: Dorset Council’s deputy leader, Cllr Peter Wharf; Chair of Dorset LEP, Cecilia Bufton; Wessex Internet MD Hector Gibson Fleming; and Headteacher of Durweston School, Nicola Brooke.

Community buildings to receive gigabit broadband thanks to investment from Dorset LEP and Dorset Council

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Dozens of community buildings across rural north Dorset are to be connected to next generation, gigabit-capable broadband thanks to a Getting Building Fund allocation from Dorset Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP). Now 60 community sites from Blandford to Sherborne; including schools, community centres, a health centre, council depots, farms and adult social care residential homes; will… Read more Community buildings to receive gigabit broadband thanks to investment from Dorset LEP and Dorset Council

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