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Updated: March 17, 2021, 7:38 pm © PA Thank you for signing up to The Press and Journal newsletter. Something went wrong - please try again later. Sign Up The delay in the roll-out of superfast broadband has been greeted with anger in the north. The northern part of the Scottish Government’s superfast broadband rollout will not be finished until 2026, four years later than originally planned. Paul Wheelhouse, the minister for connectivity, said the R100 scheme will take longer than the Government had initially hoped but will ultimately deliver faster speeds for customers. R100 was m...

RESIDENTS complaining about poor internet speed in their rural community have set up an office in a field.

Pery Zakeri Business leaders in a Highland community have established an office in a cow field and invited a Scottish Government minister to work in it for a day. Members of the Finderne Development Trust in Moray have issued the invitation to Scottish Government Minister for Energy, Connectivity and the Islands to “highlight broadband roll-out problems”. Pery Zakeri, development manager of the Finderne Development Trust, said: “Working from a desk in a field in the heart of our rural community will soon let Mr Wheelhouse get a taste of the everyday reality for those trying to run...

The Finderne Development Trust is calling on ministers to step in.

© Jason Hedges / DCT Media Sign up for our daily newsletter featuring the top stories from The Press and Journal. Thank you for signing up to The Press and Journal newsletter. Something went wrong - please try again later. Sign Up A rural Moray community intends to use an annual cash windfall to improve the energy efficiency of older homes in the area. Every year the Finderne Development Trust receives £138,000 from the nearby Logie Wind Farm. Now the group, which covers the rural area south of Forres including the villages of Rafford and Dunphail, has begun the search for an energy ...