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    Gigabit broadband coverage reaches 88 percent in Worcestershire

    GIGABIT broadband coverage has reached 88 percent across Worcestershire. Robert Stepniewski, Worcestershire County Council’s digital infrastructure and connectivity manager, said the government’s £41m Project Gigabit programme will boost that number. According to a council report the scheme has already reached homes in Lower Broadheath, Hallow, Powick and Callow End. Adam Kent, cabinet member for finance,… More

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    The eighth-generation miller shaping the future of British flour

    The first thing you notice about Bertie Matthews is that he speaks less like the managing director of one of Britain’s oldest flour mills and more like someone who genuinely cannot believe his luck. He talks enthusiastically about wheat varieties, soils, artisan bakers and family life with the same infectious energy, drifting effortlessly from the… More

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  • Gigabit broadband coverage reaches 88 percent in Worcestershire

    GIGABIT broadband coverage has reached 88 percent across Worcestershire. Robert Stepniewski, Worcestershire County Council’s digital infrastructure and connectivity manager, said the government’s £41m Project Gigabit programme will boost that number. According to a council report the scheme has already reached homes in Lower Broadheath, Hallow, Powick and Callow End. Adam Kent, cabinet member for finance,… More