Dash of funding and community spirit leads to hyperfast broadband for Heversham and Leasgill
HYPERFAST broadband has been installed in more than 70 properties in and around a South Lakeland village thanks to government funding and a dash of community spirit. And Heversham parish councillor Iain Richards said another 30 properties were set to be connected in the early part of this year. Volunteers were finally able to give residents in Heversham and neighbouring Leasgill access to higher speeds thanks to the Gigabit Broadband Voucher Scheme offered by the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport. The funding allowed a local committee to work with Broadband for the Rura...
Source: thewestmorlandgazette.co.uk