Regional news releases


News releases for North West of England

May 21, 2013
Super-fast fibre broadband goes live in Ribbleton High-speed fibre broadband is now available to the first homes and businesses in another Lancashire community, BT announced today.

May 21, 2013
Super-fast fibre broadband goes live in Blackburn High-speed fibre broadband is now available to the first homes and businesses in another Lancashire community, BT announced today

May 21, 2013
Super-fast fibre broadband goes live in Blackpool and Lytham High-speed fibre broadband is now available to the first homes and businesses in two more Lancashire communities, BT announced today.

May 14, 2013
BT Wi-fi hits nearly 400,000 North West hotspots BT Wi-fi has announced that it has reached nearly 400,000 hotspots in the North West, of which more than 16,100 are in Liverpool and more than 16,600 are on the Wirral.

May 14, 2013
BT Wi-fi hits nearly 400,000 North West hotspots BT Wi-fi has announced that it has reached nearly 400,000 hotspots in the North West, of which more than 10,000 are in Wigan.

May 14, 2013
BT Wi-fi hits nearly 400,000 North West hotspots BT Wi-fi has announced that it has reached nearly 400,000 hotspots in the North West, of which more than 10,000 are in Oldham.

May 14, 2013
BT Wi-fi hits nearly 400,000 North West hotspots BT Wi-fi has announced that it has reached nearly 400,000 hotspots in the North West, of which more than 6,300 hotspots are in Preston, more than 5,800 in Blackpool, nearly 6,000 in Fylde, 7,700 in Chorley, 11,800 in Lancaster and more than 5,700 i

May 14, 2013
BT Wi-fi hits nearly 400,000 North West hotspots BT Wi-fi has announced that it has reached nearly 400,000 hotspots in the North West, of which more than 9,000 hotspots are in Carlisle, 5,300 in Barrow-in-Furness, 8,900 in Allerdale, 13,400 in South Lakeland and 6,500 in Copeland.

May 14, 2013
BT Wi-fi hits nearly 400,000 North West hotspots BT Wi-fi has announced that it has reached nearly 400,000 hotspots in the North West, of which more than 28,000 hotspots are in Cheshire West and Chester, 32,600 are in Cheshire East and 11,200 in Warrington.

May 14, 2013
BT Wi-fi hits nearly 400,000 North West hotspots BT Wi-fi has announced that it has reached nearly 400,000 hotspots in the North West, of which more than 10,000 are in Bolton.

May 14, 2013
BT Wi-fi hits nearly 400,000 North West hot-spots BT Wi-fi has announced that it has reached nearly 400,000 hotspots in the North West, of which more than 23,600 are in Manchester, nearly 10,000 are in Trafford and more than 13,200 are in Trafford.

Mar 19, 2013
Sporting giant kicks off celebations at new call centre in Lancashire England rugby union hero, Lawrence Dallaglio, opens BT’s new call centre which is creating around 325 jobs in the area as part of a major investment by the company.

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

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

Feb 12, 2013
BT unveils super-fast broadband plans for hundreds more Cumbria homes and businesses More than 110,000 Cumbria homes and businesses now enjoying or earmarked for new technology as part of commercial roll-out

Jan 16, 2013
Super-fast fibre broadband goes live in Ellesmere port High-speed fibre broadband is now available to the first homes and businesses in another Cheshire community, BT announced today.

Jan 15, 2013
Super-fast fibre broadband goes live in Hesketh Bank High-speed fibre broadband is now available to the first homes and businesses in another Lancashire community, BT announced today.

Jan 15, 2013
Super-fast fibre broadband goes live in two more Birkenhead communities High-speed fibre broadband is now available to the first homes and businesses in two more Birkenhead communities, BT announced today.

Jan 15, 2013
Super-fast fibre broadband goes live in Westhoughton High-speed fibre broadband is now available to the first homes and businesses in another Greater Manchester community, BT announced today.

Dec 19, 2012
Faster broadband available to 12 more North West communities Faster broadband is now available to more than 63,000 more homes and businesses across the North West, BT announced today.

Dec 19, 2012
Faster broadband available to three more Lancashire communities Faster broadband is now available to more than 5,840 more homes and businesses in Lancashire, BT announced today.

Dec 19, 2012
Faster broadband available to two more Cheshire communities Faster broadband is now available to more than 5,600 more homes and businesses in Cheshire, BT announced today.

Dec 19, 2012
Faster broadband available to seven more Cumbria communities Faster broadband is now available to more than 51,600 more homes and businesses in Cumbria, BT announced today.

Oct 23, 2012
More than ten thousand more Lancashire homes and businesses get faster broadband BT announced today that faster broadband is now available to a further 10,700 homes and businesses in Lancashire.

Oct 23, 2012
Ten thousand more Cumbria homes and businesses get faster broadband BT announced today that faster broadband is now available to more than 10,000 more homes and businesses in Cumbria.

Oct 23, 2012
More than six thousand Cheshire homes and businesses get faster broadband BT announced today that faster broadband is now available to a further 6,400 homes and businesses in Cheshire.

Oct 2, 2012
Super-fast fibre broadband goes live in Kendal High-speed fibre broadband is now available to the first homes and businesses in Kendal, BT announced today.

Sep 25, 2012
Thousands more Cheshire homes and businesses in line for a super-fast broadband boost BT today announced a further major investment in Cheshire pledging to roll-out its £2.5 billion high-speed fibre broadband network to more than 20,500 more homes and businesses across the county.

Sep 25, 2012
Thousands more Cheshire homes and businesses in line for a super-fast broadband boost BT today announced a further major investment in Cheshire pledging to roll-out its £2.5 billion high-speed fibre broadband network to more than 20,500 more homes and businesses across the county.

Sep 25, 2012
Thousands more Warrington homes and businesses in line for a super-fast broadband boost BT today announced a further major investment in Cheshire pledging to roll-out its £2.5 billion high-speed fibre broadband network to more than 20,500 more homes and businesses across the county.

Sep 25, 2012
Thousands more Cumbria homes and businesses in line for a super-fast broadband boost BT today announced a further major investment in Cumbria pledging to roll-out its £2.5 billion high-speed fibre broadband network to more than 5,800 more homes and businesses across the county.

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

Sep 25, 2012
Thousands more Lancashire homes and businesses in line for a super-fast broadband boost BT today announced a further major investment in Lancashire pledging to roll-out its £2.5 billion high-speed fibre broadband network to more than 101,000 more homes and businesses across the area.

Sep 25, 2012
Thousands more Merseyside homes and businesses in line for a super-fast broadband boost BT today announced a further major investment in Merseyside pledging to roll-out its £2.5 billion high-speed fibre broadband network to more than 37,000 more homes and businesses across the area.

Aug 24, 2012
Super-fast fibre broadband goes live in Carlisle High-speed fibre broadband is now available to the first homes and businesses in Carlisle, BT announced today.

Aug 24, 2012
Super-fast fibre broadband goes live in Sefton Park High-speed fibre broadband is now available to the first homes and businesses in Sefton Park, BT announced today.

Aug 3, 2012
Super-fast fibre broadband goes live in Ormskirk High-speed fibre broadband is now available to the first homes and businesses in Ormskirk, BT announced today.

Jul 30, 2012
Faster broadband boost for another 26,000 Cumbria homes and businesses Faster broadband is now available to a further 26,000 homes and businesses in Cumbria, BT announced today

Jul 30, 2012
Faster broadband boost for another 57,000 North West homes and businesses Faster broadband is now available to a further 57,000 homes and businesses across the North West, BT announced today.

Jul 30, 2012
Faster broadband boost for another 6,490 Merseyside homes and businesses Faster broadband is now available to nearly 6,500 more homes and businesses in the Wirral, BT announced today.

Jul 30, 2012
Faster broadband boost for another 18,700 Lancashire homes and businesses Faster broadband is now available to a further 18,700 homes and businesses in Lancashire, BT announced today.

Jul 30, 2012
Faster broadband boost for another 5,900 Greater Manchester homes and businesses Faster broadband is now available to more than 5,900 more homes and businesses in Greater Manchester, BT announced today.

Jul 23, 2012
Oldham and Rochdale-based handball coach Donna Hankinson announced as BT’s coach of the year Inspirational coach Donna Hankinson, who helped create the award-winning Manchester Hawks Handball Club, has been announced as the winner of BT’s Coaching for Life ‘Coach of the Year 2012’ competition.

Jul 13, 2012
Preston city council win BT get it together award Preston City Council’s Citizenzone project has been selected as the overall winner in the BT Get IT Together category of the 2012 Technology4Good awards, which are organised by AbiltyNet and sponsored by BT.

Jun 26, 2012
Super-fast fibre broadband coming to 13,000 more Wirral homes and businesses BT today announced a major investment in the Wirral which could help create new businesses and hundreds of local jobs.

Jun 26, 2012
Super-fast fibre broadband coming to nearly 35,500 more Merseyside homes and businesses BT today announced a major investment in Merseyside, which could help create new businesses and hundreds of local jobs.

Jun 26, 2012
Super-fast fibre broadband coming to more than 24,000 more Lancashire homes and businesses BT today announced a major investment in Lancashire, which could help create new businesses and hundreds of local jobs.

Jun 26, 2012
Super-fast fibre broadband coming to more than 132,000 more North West homes and businesses BT today announced a major investment in the North West which could help create new businesses and hundreds of local jobs.

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

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

Jun 26, 2012
Super-fast fibre broadband coming to nearly 39,000 more Greater Manchester homes and businesses BT today announced a major investment in Greater Manchester, which could help create new businesses and hundreds of local jobs.

Jun 13, 2012
Super-fast fibre broadband goes live in Waterloo High-speed fibre broadband is now available to the first homes and businesses in another Merseyside community, BT announced today.

May 22, 2012
Faster broadband for another 104,000 North West homes and businesses BT today announced plans to make faster broadband available to a further 104,000 homes and businesses across the North West.

May 22, 2012
Faster broadband for another 61,200 Cumbria homes and businesses BT today announced plans to make faster broadband available to a further 61,200 homes and businesses in Cumbria.

May 22, 2012
Faster broadband for another 22,300 Lancashire homes and businesses BT today announced plans to make faster broadband available to a further 22,300 homes and businesses in Lancashire.

May 22, 2012
Faster broadband for another 8,700 Merseyside homes and businesses BT today announced plans to make faster broadband available to a further 8,700 homes and businesses in Merseyside.

May 9, 2012
More than 8,200 more homes and businesses to benefit as super-fast broadband ‘goes live’ in Cheshire community Super-fast broadband is now available in another Cheshire community, BT announced today.

May 9, 2012
More than 27,700 more homes and businesses to benefit as super-fast broadband ‘goes live’ in Wirral community More than 27,700 more homes and businesses to benefit as super-fast broadband ‘goes live’ in Wirral community

May 9, 2012
Penrith becomes first community in Cumbria to get super-fast broadband The first people in Cumbria are enjoying the benefits of super-fast broadband, BT has confirmed.

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

Apr 3, 2012
North West’s chance to vote for local filmmakers Four films made by young people from North West schools and colleges are being showcased online as part of BT’s Big Voice competition.

Mar 29, 2012
Faster broadband goes live for another 27,300 Cheshire homes and businesses Five more county communities to benefit from roll-out programme; Council welcomes new development

Mar 29, 2012
Faster broadband goes live for another 43,600 North West homes and businesses A further 43,600 homes and businesses in the North West now have access to faster broadband, BT announced today.

Mar 29, 2012
Faster broadband goes live for another 4,000 Lancashire homes and businesses A further 4,000 homes and businesses in Lancashire now have access to faster broadband, BT announced today.

Mar 29, 2012
Faster broadband goes live for another 12,200 Greater Manchester homes and businesses A further 12,200 homes and businesses in Greater Manchester now have access to faster broadband, BT announced today.

Mar 20, 2012
BT pledges new super-fast boost for the North West BT today announced a major expansion of super-fast broadband in the North West.

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

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

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

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

Mar 20, 2012
BT pledges major super-fast broadband boost for Barrow and Workington BT today announced a major expansion of super-fast broadband in Cumbria.

Feb 28, 2012
Super-fast broadband goes live in Lancaster Super-fast broadband is now available to the first homes and businesses in Lancaster, BT announced today.

Feb 27, 2012
Super-fast broadband goes live in two more Merseyside communities Super-fast broadband is now available in two more Merseyside communities, BT announced today.

Dec 28, 2011
Swimming ahead of football as the most popular kids sport in the North West Swimming is the most popular sport for kids in the North West, according to new research sponsored by BT Coaching for Life.

Dec 22, 2011
Another 38,600 Cheshire homes and businesses to get faster broadband BT announced today that another 38,600 Cheshire homes and businesses will have access to faster broadband by the Summer of next year.

Dec 22, 2011
Another 42,000 Cumbria homes and businesses to get faster broadband BT announced today that another 42,000 Cumbria homes and businesses will have access to faster broadband by the Summer of next year.

Dec 22, 2011
Another 26,000 Lancashire homes and businesses to get faster broadband BT announced today that another 26,000 Lancashire homes and businesses will have access to faster broadband by the Summer of next year.

Dec 12, 2011
184,000 more homes and businesses in the North West targeted for super-fast broadband More than 184,000 more homes and businesses across the North West are poised to benefit from super-fast broadband as part of a major expansion of BT’s roll-out plans.

Dec 12, 2011
105,000 more homes and businesses in Greater Merseyside targeted for super-fast broadband More than 105,000 more homes and businesses across Greater Merseyside are poised to benefit from super-fast broadband as part of a major expansion of BT’s roll-out plans

Dec 12, 2011
19,000 more homes and businesses in Lancashire targeted for super-fast broadband More than 19,000 more homes and businesses in Lancashire are poised to benefit from super-fast broadband as part of a major expansion of BT’s roll-out plans.

Dec 12, 2011
16,000 more homes and businesses in Cumbria targeted for super-fast broadband More than 16,000 more homes and businesses in Cumbria are poised to benefit from super-fast broadband as part of a major expansion of BT’s roll-out plans.

Dec 12, 2011
3,800 more homes and businesses in Greater Manchester targeted for super-fast broadband More than 3,800 more homes and businesses in Greater Manchester are poised to benefit from super-fast broadband as part of a major expansion of BT’s roll-out plans.

Dec 12, 2011
41,000 homes and businesses in Wigan targeted for super-fast broadband Nearly 41,000 homes and businesses across Wigan are poised to benefit from super-fast broadband as part of a major expansion of BT’s roll-out plans.

Nov 22, 2011
‘Flexible’ new high-speed communications service helps Cheshire 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 Cheshire by BT.

Nov 22, 2011
‘Flexible’ new high-speed communications service helps Cheshire and Staffordshire 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 Cheshire by BT.

Nov 22, 2011
‘Flexible’ new high-speed communications service helps Lancashire 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 Lancashire by BT.

Nov 22, 2011
'Flexible’ new high-speed communications service helps Cumbrian 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 Cumbria by BT

Nov 11, 2011
Super-fast, fibre-based broadband goes live in Ashton-on-Ribble Super-fast, fibre-based broadband is now available to thousands more homes and businesses in Lancashire, BT announced today.

Nov 11, 2011
Super-fast, fibre-based broadband goes live in three more Greater Manchester communities Super-fast, fibre-based broadband is now available to thousands more homes and businesses in Greater Manchester, BT announced today.

Nov 11, 2011
Super-fast, fibre-based broadband goes live in Skelmersdale Super-fast, fibre-based broadband is now available to thousands more homes and businesses in the region, BT announced today.

Nov 11, 2011
Boost for thousands more homes and businesses as super-fast, fibre-based broadband goes live in the centre of Chester Super-fast, fibre-based broadband is now available to thousands more homes and businesses in Cheshire, BT announced today.

Nov 1, 2011
Super-fast broadband boost at the double for thousands of Lancashire surfers Internet surfers across Lancashire are set to see a major increase in super-fast broadband speeds next year following further upgrades by BT.

Nov 1, 2011
Super-fast broadband boost at the double for thousands of Greater Manchester surfers Internet surfers across Greater Manchester are set to see a major increase in super-fast broadband speeds next year following further upgrades by BT.

Oct 28, 2011
One in five in the North West have never sent an email More than one in five (23 per cent) adults in the North West has never sent an email, according to new research from BT’s Get IT Together campaign.

Oct 21, 2011
Faster broadband for 20,000 more Cheshire homes and businesses More than 20,000 more homes and businesses in Cheshire now have access to faster broadband, BT announced today.

Oct 21, 2011
Faster broadband for 42,500 more Lancashire homes and businesses More than 42,500 more homes and businesses in Lancashire now have access to faster broadband, BT announced today.

Oct 21, 2011
Faster broadband for 14,700 more Merseyside homes and businesses More than 14,700 more homes and businesses in Merseyside now have access to faster broadband, BT announced today.

Sep 27, 2011
Faster broadband coming to another 7,200 Wirral homes and businesses More than 7,200 more homes and businesses in the Wirral will have access to faster broadband by the Spring of next year, BT announced today.

Sep 27, 2011
Faster broadband coming to another 31,000 North West homes and businesses More than 31,000 more homes and businesses in the North West will have access to faster broadband by the Spring of next year, BT announced today.

Sep 27, 2011
Faster broadband coming to another 24,000 Greater Manchester homes and businesses More than 24,000 more homes and businesses in Greater Manchester will have access to faster broadband by the Spring of next year, BT announced today.

Sep 13, 2011
Faster broadband coming to another 11,500 Lancashire homes and businesses More than 11,500 more Lancashire homes and businesses will have access to faster broadband by the Spring of next year, BT announced today

Sep 13, 2011
13,000 more Merseyside homes and businesses set for super-fast broadband Another 13,000 homes and businesses in Greater Merseyside are set to benefit from super-fast broadband, BT announced today.

Sep 13, 2011
14,000 more Cumbria homes and businesses set for super-fast broadband Another 14,000 homes and businesses in Cumbria are set to benefit from super-fast broadband, BT announced today.

Sep 13, 2011
27,000 more North West homes and businesses set for super-fast broadband Another 27,000 homes and businesses in the North West are set to benefit from super-fast broadband, BT announced today.

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

Aug 4, 2011
Crewe youngsters become film makers to inspire community change Community minded young people in Crewe have won a major competition sponsored by BT to make films highlighting issues of concern where they live.

Aug 4, 2011
Super-fast, fibre-based broadband goes live in two more Greater Manchester communities Super-fast, fibre-based broadband is now available to more than 26,000 more homes and businesses in Greater Manchester, BT announced today.

Aug 3, 2011
Wanted: Internet Rangers, Reward: Ipads and Laptops There’s no excuse for kids being bored this summer, and no reason for mums and dads to complain about their child’s computer time, when it’s all in the name of a BT Internet Ranger award!

Aug 2, 2011
Manchester youngsters become film makers to inspire community change Community minded young people in Manchester have won a major competition sponsored by BT to make films highlighting issues of concern where they live.

Jul 21, 2011
Faster broadband coming to another 18,000 Merseyside homes and businesses Nearly 18,000 more Merseyside homes and businesses will have access to faster broadband by the Spring of next year, BT announced today.

Jul 21, 2011
Faster broadband coming to another 70,000 Lancashire homes and businesses Nearly 70,000 more Lancashire homes and businesses will have access to faster broadband by the Spring of next year, BT announced today.

Jul 21, 2011
Faster broadband coming to another 8,600 Greater Manchester homes and businesses More than 8,600 more Greater Manchester homes and businesses will have access to faster broadband by the Spring of next year, BT announced today.

Jul 21, 2011
Faster broadband coming to another 1,700 Cumbria homes and businesses More than 1,700 more Cumbria homes and businesses will have access to faster broadband by the Spring of next year, BT announced today.

Jul 21, 2011
Faster broadband coming to another 24,000 Cheshire homes and businesses Nearly 24,000 more Cheshire homes and businesses will have access to faster broadband by the Spring of next year, BT announced today.

Jul 20, 2011
Faster broadband coming to another 121,000 North West homes and businesses More than 121,000 more North West homes and businesses will have access to faster broadband by the Spring of next year, BT announced today.

Jun 14, 2011
16,000 Morecambe homes and businesses set for super-fast broadband BT today announced that another 145,000 North West homes and businesses – including more than 16,000 in Morecambe - will have access to its super-fast broadband network.

Jun 14, 2011
145,000 more North West homes and businesses set for super-fast broadband BT today announced that another 145,000 North West homes and businesses – including more than 77,000 in Merseyside - will have access to its super-fast broadband network.

Jun 14, 2011
145,000 more North West homes and businesses set for super-fast broadband BT today announced that another 145,000 North West homes and businesses – including more than 51,000 more in Greater Manchester - will have access to its super-fast broadband network.

Jun 14, 2011
145,000 more North West homes and businesses set for super-fast broadband BT today announced that another 145,000 North West homes and businesses will have access to its super-fast broadband network.