Regional news releases


News releases for North East of England

May 14, 2013
BT Wi-FI HITS MORE THAN 138,000 NORTH EAST HOTSPOTS BT Wi-fi has announced that it has reached more than 138,000 hotspots in the North East, of which nearly 12,000 are in Newcastle.

Apr 26, 2013
Digital Durham and BT sign £24 million deal to bring faster broadband revolution A £24 million project to transform broadband speeds for businesses and residents across County Durham, Gateshead, Sunderland and Tees Valley was announced today.

Apr 22, 2013
Super-fast fibre broadband goes live in Killingworth High-speed fibre broadband is now available to the first homes and businesses in Killingworth, BT announced today.

Feb 12, 2013
BT unveils super-fast broadband plans for thousands more County Durham homes and businesses BT today announced a further expansion of high-speed fibre broadband in County Durham, which is expected to help create jobs and boost the local economy.

Feb 12, 2013
BT unveils super-fast broadband plans for thousands of Darlington homes and businesses BT today announced that Darlington is to be included in BT’s roll-out of high-speed fibre broadband, which is expected to help create jobs and give a big boost to the local economy.

Feb 12, 2013
BT unveils super-fast broadband plans for more Northumberland homes and businesses BT today announced a further expansion of high-speed fibre broadband in Northumberland, which is expected to help create jobs and boost the local economy.

Feb 12, 2013
BT unveils super-fast broadband plans for thousands more homes and businesses in Tyne and Wear BT today announced a further expansion of high-speed fibre broadband in Tyne and Wear, which is expected to help create jobs and boost the local economy.

Feb 12, 2013
BT unveils super-fast broadband plans for thousands more North East homes and businesses BT today announced a major expansion of high-speed fibre broadband in the North East, which is expected to help create jobs and give a big boost to the local economy.

Feb 12, 2013
BT unveils super-fast broadband plans for thousands more homes and businesses across Tees Valley BT today announced a major expansion of high-speed fibre broadband in the Tees Valley area, which is expected to help create jobs and give a big boost to the local economy.

Jan 8, 2013
Super-fast fibre broadband goes live in Prudhoe High-speed fibre broadband is now available to the first homes and businesses in Prudhoe, BT announced today.

Jan 8, 2013
Super-fast fibre broadband goes live in South Shields High-speed fibre broadband is now available to the first homes and businesses in South Shields, BT announced today.

Dec 19, 2012
Faster broadband available to six more North East communities Faster broadband is now available to more than 50,000 more homes and businesses in the North East, BT announced today.

Nov 23, 2012
BT Volunteers win support for community groups in the North East BT is again rewarding its employees for their dedication to volunteering. In recognition of the time and skills they share with groups and charities across the North East they are being awarded BT grants of up to £1,000.

Nov 21, 2012
Super-fast fibre broadband goes live in Sunderland district More than 59,000 local homes and businesses to benefit from BT’s £2.5 billion roll-out; local communities encouraged to get connected

Nov 17, 2012
Donation calls handled by BT’s newcastle call centre totalled £84,710 as children in need 2012 raises £26,757,446 so far... Children in Need donation calls handled by volunteers at BT’s Newcastle call centre totalled £84,710 on Friday night. 120 volunteers took thousands of donation calls during the seven hour telephone frenzy.

Oct 15, 2012
BT gets thirteen community groups online in the North East Thirteen community groups and charities across the North East have been given a boost by BT in helping to get more local people online.

Oct 10, 2012
Super-fast fibre broadband goes live in Wallsend The BT investment in Wallsend is expected to give a major boost to the local economy.

Oct 10, 2012
Super-fast fibre broadband goes live in Hexham High-speed fibre broadband is now available to the first homes and businesses in Hexham, BT announced today.

Oct 10, 2012
Super-fast fibre broadband goes live in Ashington High-speed fibre broadband is now available to the first homes and businesses in Ashington, BT announced today.

Sep 25, 2012
Thousands more Northumberland homes and businesses in line for a super-fast broadband boost BT today announced a further major investment in Northumberland, pledging to roll-out its £2.5 billion high-speed fibre broadband network to 6,800 more homes and businesses.

Sep 25, 2012
Thousands more County Durham homes and businesses in line for a super-fast broadband boost BT today announced further investment in County Durham, pledging to roll-out its £2.5 billion high-speed fibre broadband network to 4,650 more homes and businesses in Shildon during 2013

Sep 25, 2012
Thousands more North Tyneside homes and businesses in line for a super-fast broadband boost BT today announced further investment in North Tyneside, pledging to roll-out its £2.5 billion high-speed fibre broadband network to 23,000 more homes and businesses.

Sep 25, 2012
Thousands more North East homes and businesses in line for a super-fast broadband boost BT today announced further investment in the North East, pledging to roll-out its £2.5 billion high-speed fibre broadband network to more than 49,000 more homes and businesses.

Sep 10, 2012
Volunteers scoop BT grants for 13 North East community groups Community groups and charities across the North East – where BT employees volunteer their time and skills – are being awarded grants of up to £1,000.

Jul 30, 2012
Faster broadband boost for another 30,600 North East homes and businesses Faster broadband is now available to around 3,300 homes and businesses in Whitburn, BT announced today.

Jul 30, 2012
Faster broadband boost for another 30,600 North East homes and businesses Faster broadband is now available to a further 30,600 homes and businesses in the North East, BT announced today.

Jul 30, 2012
Faster broadband boost for another 4,300 Northumberland homes and businesses Faster broadband is now available to a further 4,300 homes and businesses in Northumberland, BT announced today.

Jul 30, 2012
Faster broadband boost for another 23,000 County Durham homes and businesses Faster broadband is now available to a further 23,000 homes and businesses in County Durham, BT announced today.

Jul 5, 2012
Super-fast fibre broadband goes live in Blyth High-speed fibre broadband is now available to the first homes and businesses in Blyth.

Jul 3, 2012
New BT regional director pledges “huge” boost for the North East The new regional director for BT in the North East today pledged the company would continue to make “a huge contribution” to the future success of the region.

Jun 29, 2012
999 celebrates its 75th birthday BT’s 999 emergency service – which handles more than a million calls a year across the North East – celebrates its 75th anniversary tomorrow (Sat).

Jun 26, 2012
Super-fast fibre broadband coming to thousands more homes and businesses in the Newcastle area BT today announced a major investment in the Denton Burn area, which could help create new businesses and local jobs both there and nearby Benwell, Scotswood, Fenham and Blakelaw.

Jun 26, 2012
Super-fast fibre broadband coming to thousands more homes and businesses in the Northumberland area BT today announced a major investment in the Berwick area, which could help create new businesses and local jobs.

Jun 12, 2012
Top sports coaches join BT in North East hunt for Coach of the Year 2012 BT has teamed up with the childhood coaches of Wayne Rooney, Mo Farah and ‘Bladerunner’ Oscar Pistorius, to launch the BT Coaching for Life ‘Coach of the Year 2012’ competition in the North East.

May 28, 2012
Knowledge and Information websites rule the internet in the North East North East households use the internet for knowledge and information more than anything else, a BT study reveals today.

May 22, 2012
Faster broadband for another 46,500 North East homes and businesses BT today announced plans to make faster broadband available to a further 46,500 homes and businesses in the North East.

May 22, 2012
Faster broadband for another 22,500 Northumberland homes and businesses BT today announced plans to make faster broadband available to a further 22,500 homes and businesses in Northumberland.

May 22, 2012
Faster broadband for another 13,600 County Durham homes and businesses BT today announced plans to make faster broadband available to a further 13,600 homes and businesses in County Durham.

May 10, 2012
BT’s free broadband can help fight unemployment in the North East More than 70 per cent of UK employers unlikely to offer an interview to candidates without basic computer and internet skills

Apr 30, 2012
BT Internet Rangers open for North East applications BT’s Internet Rangers Awards 2012 are now open for applications in the North East following a record number of entries last year.

Apr 24, 2012
BT’s roll-out of super-fast broadband could create thousands of new jobs and start-up businesses in Durham BT’s investment in super-fast broadband is expected to give Durham a massive boost, creating thousands of new jobs and start-up businesses in the next 15 years, a new report reveals today.

Apr 24, 2012
BT’s roll-out of super-fast broadband could create thousands of new jobs and start-up businesses in the North East BT’s investment in super-fast broadband in the North East is expected to give the region a massive boost, creating thousands of new jobs and start-up businesses in the next 15 years, a new report reveals today.

Apr 24, 2012
BT’s roll-out of super-fast broadband could create thousands of new jobs and start-up businesses in Northumberland BT’s investment in super-fast broadband is expected to give Northumberland a massive boost, creating thousands of new jobs and start-up businesses in the next 15 years, a new report reveals today.

Apr 24, 2012
BT’s roll-out of super-fast broadband could create thousands of new jobs and start-up businesses in Tyne and Wear BT’s investment in super-fast broadband is expected to give Tyne and Wear a massive boost, creating thousands of new jobs and start-up businesses in the next 15 years, a new report reveals today.

Apr 24, 2012
BT’s roll-out of super-fast broadband could create thousands of new jobs and start-up businesses in Tees Valley BT’s investment in super-fast broadband is expected to give Tees Valley a massive boost, creating thousands of new jobs and start-up businesses in the next 15 years, a new report reveals today.

Mar 29, 2012
Faster broadband goes live for another 16,200 County Durham homes and businesses A further 16,200 homes and businesses in County Durham now have access to faster broadband, BT announced today.

Mar 29, 2012
Faster broadband goes live for another 23,400 North East homes and businesses A further 23,400 homes and businesses in the North East now have access to faster broadband, BT announced today.

Mar 29, 2012
Faster broadband goes live for another 7,100 Northumberland homes and businesses A further 7,100 homes and businesses in Northumberland now have access to faster broadband, BT announced today.

Mar 29, 2012
Super-fast broadband goes live in County Durham communities Super-fast broadband is now available to the first homes and businesses in Ferryhill, Crook and Fencehouses, BT has announced.

Mar 26, 2012
North East’s chance to vote for local filmmakers Two films made by young people from North East schools and colleges are being showcased online as part of BT’s Big Voice competition.

Mar 20, 2012
BT pledges major super-fast broadband boost for Low Fell BT today announced a major expansion of super-fast broadband in Low Fell.

Mar 6, 2012
Super-fast broadband goes live in Gateshead Super-fast broadband is now available to the first homes and businesses in Gateshead, BT has announced.

Feb 6, 2012
HRH The Duke of Gloucester To Open New BT Building In South Shields His Royal Highness the Duke of Gloucester will officially open the new £10.5 million BT building in South Tyneside on Wednesday February 8.

Jan 25, 2012
Faster broadband for nearly 10,000 more Northumberland homes and businesses Nearly 10,000 more homes and businesses in Northumberland now have access to faster broadband, BT announced today.

Jan 25, 2012
Faster broadband for nearly 26,000 more North East homes and businesses Nearly 26,000 more homes and businesses in the North East now have access to faster broadband, BT announced today.

Jan 17, 2012
North East rockets close to 99,000 BT Wi-Fi hotspots Wi-Fi users across the North East can now take advantage of nearly 99,000 Wi-Fi hotspots – almost three times the number of less than two years ago, BT announced today.

Jan 10, 2012
North East should get ready for the London 2012 economic boost now, or risk missing out Despite the tough economic outlook, nearly two thirds (64 per cent) of North East businesses see an opportunity to prosper from the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games, according to new research published by BT.

Dec 22, 2011
Another 29,700 Northumberland homes and businesses to get faster broadband BT announced today that another 29,700 Northumberland homes and businesses will have access to faster broadband by the Summer of next year.

Dec 22, 2011
Another 67,500 North East homes and businesses to get faster broadband BT announced today that another 67,500 North East homes and businesses will have access to faster broadband by the Summer of next year.

Dec 22, 2011
Another 27,000 County Durham homes and businesses to get faster broadband BT announced today that another 27,000 County Durham homes and businesses will have access to faster broadband by the Summer of next year

Dec 12, 2011
17,600 homes and businesses in Wallsend targeted for super-fast broadband More than 17,600 homes and businesses in Wallsend are poised to benefit from super-fast broadband as part of a major expansion of BT’s roll-out plans.

Dec 12, 2011
119,000 more homes and businesses in the North East targeted for super-fast broadband More than 119,000 homes and businesses in the North East are poised to benefit from super-fast broadband as part of a major expansion of BT’s roll-out plans.

Dec 12, 2011
39,000 more homes and businesses in County Durham targeted for super-fast broadband More than 39,000 homes and businesses in County Durham are poised to benefit from super-fast broadband as part of a major expansion of BT’s roll-out plans.

Dec 12, 2011
31,400 homes and businesses in South Tyneside targeted for super-fast broadband More than 31,400 homes and businesses in South Tyneside are poised to benefit from super-fast broadband as part of a major expansion of BT’s roll-out plans.

Dec 2, 2011
Three out of five people in the North East avoid disabled people More than half (63 per cent) of people in the North East avoid disabled people because they don’t know how to act around them, according to new research sponsored by BT.

Nov 29, 2011
BT helps North East community groups to get digital Fourteen community groups and charities across the North East have been given the chance to help people in their community to get online and discover the incredible benefits of the internet.

Nov 22, 2011
‘Flexible’ new high-speed communications service helps Northumberland businesses ‘do more for less’ A new, high-speed communications network designed to save businesses, shops, schools and other organisations time and money is being expanded in Northumberland by BT.

Nov 10, 2011
Primary schools in the North East urged to join communication triathlon Primary schools throughout the North East are being invited to join others in the region already signed up for the UK’s first national Communication Triathlon for schools.

Oct 28, 2011
One in five in the north east have never sent an email More than one in five (26 per cent) adults in the North East has never sent an email, according to new research from BT’s Get IT Together campaign.

Oct 25, 2011
Faster broadband for 10,100 more County Durham homes and businesses Nearly 10,100 more homes and businesses in County Durham now have access to faster broadband, BT announced today.

Oct 25, 2011
Super-fast broadband boost at the double for thousands of Northumberland surfers Internet surfers in Northumberland are set to see a major increase in super-fast broadband speeds next year following further upgrades by BT.

Oct 25, 2011
Super-fast broadband boost at the double for thousands of County Durham surfers Internet surfers in County Durham are set to see a major increase in super-fast broadband speeds next year following further upgrades by BT.

Oct 25, 2011
Super-fast broadband boost at the double for thousands of North East surfers Internet surfers in the North East are set to see a major increase in super-fast broadband speeds next year following further upgrades by BT.

Oct 3, 2011
Smallest firms in the North East plan to beat economic blues by increasing turnover Most of the smallest firms in the North East are shrugging off the tough times with plans to grow their businesses over the next 12 months, according to a BT-sponsored survey published today.

Sep 27, 2011
Faster broadband coming to another 40,000 North East homes and businesses More than 40,000 more North East homes and businesses will have access to faster broadband by the Spring of next year, BT announced today.

Sep 27, 2011
Faster broadband coming to another 9,900 Durham homes and businesses More than 9,900 more Durham homes and businesses will have access to faster broadband by the Spring of next year, BT announced today.

Sep 21, 2011
BT offers small businesses in the North East a ‘kickstart’ BT has launched a finance scheme offering start-ups across the North East the chance to lease up to £15,000 worth of technology and telecommunications solutions.

Sep 13, 2011
50,900 more North East homes and businesses set for super-fast broadband Another 50,900 homes and businesses in the North East are set to benefit from super-fast broadband, BT announced today.

Sep 13, 2011
5,900 homes and businesses in Hexham set for super-fast broadband 5,900 homes and businesses in Hexham are set to benefit from super-fast broadband, BT announced today.

Sep 13, 2011
44,900 homes and businesses in Sunderland set for super-fast broadband 44,900 homes and businesses in Sunderland are set to benefit from super-fast broadband, BT announced today.

Sep 5, 2011
Middlesbrough to pit itself against fellow live site cities across the UK in Paralympic quiz The London 2012 Live Site screen in the Centre Square in Middlesbrough will become a quizmaster on Thursday (September 8th) when BT tests the city’s Paralympic knowledge.

Jul 27, 2011
BT offers further major investment in Northumberland BT today called on the Government and public sector organisations in Northumberland to grasp an “historic opportunity” for the future of the county.

Jul 20, 2011
Faster broadband coming to another 46,500 North East homes and businesses Around 46,500 more North East homes and businesses will have access to faster broadband by the Spring of next year, BT announced today.

Jul 15, 2011
BT jobs boost for South Tyneside BT today announced that it is to create up to 280 new jobs at its flagship £10.5 million BT Harton Staithes complex in South Shields, South Tyneside. The new roles will help BT handle its increasing sales activity.

Jun 23, 2011
BT award helps connect community groups across the North East to the internet BT today announced that nine community and voluntary groups in the North East have been awarded one year’s free broadband as part of its Get IT Together programme.

Jun 14, 2011
12,500 more North East homes and businesses set for super-fast broadband BT today announced that another 12,500 North East homes and businesses will have access to its super-fast broadband network.