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  • Regeneris Broadband Study launched

    Regeneris Consulting will be presenting the findings from their study of the value and impact of superfast broadband in Cheshire, Warrington and Halton at an event being held at Jodrell Bank. Close to 100 attendees will be attending the event, which has been arranged to showcase the work of the Connecting Cheshire partnership and demonstrate the need for public investment in broadband in rural...

  • Tees Valley Superfast Broadband

    Regeneris has been appointed by Tees Valley Unlimited to assess the existing and future potential for rolling out superfast broadband across the Tees Valley sub-region. Tees Valley Unlimited (TVU) is the sub-regional Local Enterprise Partnership which brings together partners from Darlington, Hartlepool, Middlesbrough, Redcar and Cleveland and Stockton-on-Tees. Regeneris is supporting TVU in p...

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  • Super Fast Trains & Super Fast Broadband

    I’ve been struck in the last 24 hours by the comparisons being made between HS2 and the government’s other flagship infrastructure investment in superfast broadband. £530m has been allocated through BDUK to local partnerships across the country while HS2 is going to cost £33bn for its first phase alone connecting Birmingham and London, with the first trains not running until 2026. Whilst there h...

  • The Perfect Match? SME Contributions and ERDF

    In the current economic climate, stakeholders across England’s regions are keen to bring forward projects that can provide a much-needed boost to local enterprise.  They know that ERDF funding is available for this, but in many cases lack the match funding needed to draw it down. One answer is to increase the use of match funding contributions from SMEs (small and medium-sized enterprises). Us...