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BeFibre moves into Nantwich pledging 13x faster broadband speeds

Residents of Nantwich could soon be enjoying 13x faster broadband speeds as fibre-to-the-premises (FTTP) broadband has been earmarked for the town by BeFibre.

March 8, 2022 —

READER’S LETTER: Councillors should lobby for better broadband in Crewe

Dear Editor,
I am calling on the local Labour run Town and Borough Councils and the Tory MP to lobby the Government hard to improve broadband speeds in parts of Crewe.

Crewe is already the most economically and socially deprived town in the whole of Cheshire East.

December 3, 2021 —

LilaConnect roll out gigabit broadband to Nantwich residents and businesses

Broadband company LilaConnect has started construction of a new full fibre network throughout Crewe and Nantwich.

August 15, 2021 —

LilaConnect begins fibre broadband work in Nantwich

Broadband company LilaConnect has started work on updating fibre connectivity in Nantwich and Crewe.

Construction is now underway in Stapeley with the aim of providing all homes and businesses access to a gigabit full fibre open access network by the end of 2023.

July 16, 2021 —

FEATURE: What Nantwich’s upcoming fibre internet means for you

Following a plan from internet provider Openreach, work will soon be underway for the installation of a greater fibre network for homes and businesses in Nantwich.

Scheduled to begin in August of 2021, the fibre network is expected to see a gradual rollout until complete availability in late 2024.

May 3, 2021 —

CEC signs £4.5 million contract with Airband to roll out full-fibre broadband

Cheshire East is to receive a much-needed connectivity boost from broadband provider, Airband.

January 21, 2021 —

Nantwich to get “fastest broadband speeds in Europe” says Openreach

Openreach has outlined plans to make ultra-reliable and gigabit-capable full fibre broadband available to homes and businesses in Nantwich and other Cheshire towns.

August 5, 2020 —

Tarporley to receive UK’s fastest broadband as part of pilot scheme

Some of the fastest and most reliable broadband in the UK is heading to Tarporley after it was named as one of 13 rural communities to benefit from a new broadband trial.

Openreach engineers will be working in the Cheshire village to test new tools and techniques as they install the latest ‘full’ fibre-to-the-premises (FTTP) broadband.

October 14, 2019 —

Free digital seminars on offer for South Cheshire businesses

Businesses in South Cheshire connecting to Superfast broadband can tap in to free digital seminars.

Connecting Cheshire is launching its latest business support package – Digital+ – available to businesses across Cheshire and Warrington.

January 23, 2018 —

Nantwich villagers step up campaign for broadband service

Villagers in Burland and Swanley near Nantwich are stepping up their fight to improve rural broadband services.

Resident Wayne Zakers was so frustrated at the lack of service, he leafleted neighbours and discovered scores of others shared his feelings.

August 5, 2016 —

Superfast broadband launched in Faddiley and Brindley

More than 85 properties in Faddiley and Brindley near Nantwich can now connect up to Superfast broadband.

It comes after Connecting Cheshire funded a new fibre broadband cabinet in the local telephone exchange area.

August 12, 2015 —

Wrenbury hosts broadband drop-in event for Nantwich villages

Residents and businesses in Nantwich can find out more this week about the roll out of high-speed fibre broadband in Cheshire. Connecting Cheshire will enable 80,000 premises to tap into high-speed fibre broadband over the next 18 months.

February 17, 2014 —

More high-speed broadband rolled out across South Cheshire

High-speed fibre broadband will be rolled out to more homes across rural South Cheshire. Around 96 per cent of Cheshire homes and businesses will be connected in the next three years under a £28.5m project between four Cheshire councils and BT.

May 6, 2013 —