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A book exchange is one popular re-use for old phone boxes - Credit: BT BT has revealed that 90 of its iconic red phone boxes across Norfolk and Waveney are up for grabs – as it urges local communities to take advantage of a scheme to help transform them for the 21st century. Since 2008, a total of 907 phone boxes across the East of England have been taken on by communities for just £1 each through BT’s Adopt a Kiosk programme. Jo Billham, Keith Morris and Andrew Moore with the Swap Box in ...

The red phone box outside The Boot pub in St Albans. - Credit: Laura Bill Theyve been transformed into everything from defibrillator units and mini history museums to art galleries and book exchanges, and now residents across Herts are being urged to adopt more old red phone boxes and turn them into community assets. Since 2008, a total of 907 phone boxes across the region have been taken on by communities for just £1 each through BT’s Adopt a Kiosk programme. Now a further 300 boxes have be...

More than 500 iconic red phone boxes across London are up for grabs, as BT urges communities to give them a new lease of life.

From mini-libraries to defibrillator units, history museums to art galleries, local communities have come up with an array of ideas to re-use their…

More than 500 iconic red phone boxes across London are up for grabs, as BT urges communities to give them a new lease of life.

More than 500 iconic red phone boxes across London are up for grabs, as BT urges communities to give them a new lease of life.

The new EE masts will boost WiFi on Greater Anglias modern trains. - Credit: Paul Geater Greater Anglia has teamed up with mobile provider EE to boost the WiFi signal on its trains across the region. The train operator commissioned the installation of new mobile phone masts at points along the railway where the signal has previously been weak to improve the on train WiFi and on-board systems that require a 4G signal. In total, 35 masts will be put up with11 in Suffolk, nine in Essex, eight in N...

The new EE masts will boost WiFi on Greater Anglias modern trains. - Credit: Paul Geater Greater Anglia has teamed up with mobile provider EE to boost the WiFi signal on its trains across the region. The train operator commissioned the installation of new mobile phone masts at points along the railway where the signal has previously been weak to improve the on train WiFi and on-board systems that require a 4G signal. In total, 35 masts will be put up with11 in Suffolk, nine in Essex, eight in N...

Greater Anglia is working with mobile phone network provider EE to erect 35 new masts to improve phone signal on trains in Norfolk, Suffolk, Cambridgeshire, Essex and London.

Published: 6:00 AM February 3, 2021    Jon Pollock, BTs director of corporate sales, says the company wants to support small businesses at a difficult time for them - Credit: BT BT is offering free one-to-one mentoring sessions to at least 1,000 small businesses in the East of England following a successful pilot. The communications giant is working in partnership with free non-profit platform Digital Boost — which brings together digital experts with small business bosses — as part of it...