superfast broadband

£45m funding unlocked for superfast broadband

Connecting Devon and Somerset has confirmed extra funding has been raised for its superfast broadband programme, bringing the total to around £45 million.

Previously the programme had secured £38 million after local contributions were matched with Government funding.

The final contribution came from the Heart of the South West Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP), which has been...

Plans underway for second stage of superfast broadband roll out

Connecting Devon & Somerset (CDS) has announced that it will be publishing the tender for the second stage of the superfast broadband programme across the region by early February.

The announcement comes as the current programme gathers significant momentum with over 400 cabinets and nearly 100,000 homes and businesses connected to fibre. In addition, some 2,500 individuals and...

Thieves steal safe from top chef's restaurant

A safe has been stolen during a burglary at celebrity chef Gary Rhodes' Plymouth restaurant, Rhodes @the Dome on The Hoe.

Police report that thieves got into the building between midnight and 7a.m. on Monday 18 March 2013 and forcibly removed the digital safe which contained an undisclosed sum of money.

Detectives are appealing for anyone who may have seen anything...