Nearly 8,000 homes in the hardest-to-reach rural areas of the North East will have access to the fastest broadband speeds by the end of 2025 as part of a multi-million pound plan to tackle the region's digital divide.
Bosses say the rollout of gigabit-capable broadband - able to reach speeds up to 1,000 megabits a second - to 4,000 homes in Teesdale in County Durham and 3,750 in north Northumberland will make a "huge difference" to families and businesses.
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