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The Latest Breaking News from Openreach

Openreach appoints its first female service delivery director

The company’s previous service delivery director now becomes chief engineer for Scotland

Insider UK

Work begins on bringing 'future-proofed broadband' to Scottish islands

WORK has begun on connecting thousands of homes and businesses on Scotland’s islands to faster, more reliable broadband.

The National (Scotland)

Work begins on improving broadband connections on Scottish islands

Work in the current stage is expected to be completed by September.

The Independent UK

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Openreach is failing to connect me

The first engineer said he had to wait until the weekend to get access to a box in the road. Then he forgot to come back

The Guardian - UK

Openreach latest to join Ladder for Greater Birmingham campaign

Initiative which is helping to create apprenticeships across Birmingham and Solihull is now working with broadband giant

Birmingham Post

Ayrshire dyslexic dad-to-be crowned engineer of the year for keeping people connected during Storm Arwen

Luke Picken picked up his prize of a brand new van after being recognised by Openreach, who employ 37,000 workers across the UK.

Daily Record

“Build like fury” - BT boss pledge on faster internet speeds

BT boss Philip Jansen today hailed the telecom giant’s roll out of top speed internet, saying the Openreach arm “continues to build like fury”, now reaching 7.2 million premises.

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TalkTalk user's fury at 'finding workmen digging up driveway without permission'

A TalkTalk customer claims that they found Openreach workmen digging up their driveway and putting in cables despite not being given permission to be on the property

Daily Mirror

Road sign tells Welsh speakers something different from those who only speak English

The sign on Old Conway Road in Mochdre, Wales was placed there by Openreach contractors who are working in the area - and has left many locals scratching their heads

Daily Mirror

Cable cut at Highland Perthshire bridge roadworks leaves 1300 fibre customers without broadband

Over 1300 businesses and residents had a broadband outage on Tuesday and Wednesday and faced long delays for reconnection after the main cable serving Highland Perthshire was accidentally cut.

Daily Record

BT engineer sacked for calling female motorist 'silly cow' in road rage drama

The stunned woman made a complaint to Openreach about BT engineer Colin Aldred's behaviour and it turned out he had already been given a written warning over his 'road rage' previously.

Daily Mirror

East Kilbride MSP gets up to speed with broadband at Holyrood drop-in session

Collette Stevenson met ngineers and apprentices from Openreach to discuss the roll out of full-fibre broadband.

Daily Record

The isolated Welsh village with the 'slowest broadband in the UK'

It can take up to 70 minutes to download a film in standard definition or 17 hours to watch the same movie in high-definition

Wales Online

I was driven up the pole by a nine-month wait for BT broadband

A reader has a poor mobile signal in a rural area and had every excuse in the book for the delay

The Guardian - UK

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Wales Online

Openreach to create 250 new jobs in Wales

The new recruits will be based across all parts of Wales

Daily Record

Jobs boost for Ayrshire as communications giant announces recruitment drive for apprenticeships

The new jobs are part of a recruitment drive across Scotland.

Daily Record

Openreach announces 500 new jobs after record year for recruiting women including Scotland football player

Alana Marshal from Dunfemline currently plays for Spartans and has been capped for Scotland six times.

Birmingham Post

Openreach to create more than 400 South West jobs, including 300 apprenticeships

The provider said it had recruited a record number of women engineers last year

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Daily Record

Openreach jobs boost for Dundee with major recruitment drive

The company has created 500 positions across Scotland including dozens in Tayside.

Birmingham Post

Openreach creating 160 East Midlands jobs after 'record year' for hiring female engineers

More than 1,600 Openreach people already live and work across the East Midlands

Birmingham Post

Openreach says it will create around 250 additional jobs across Wales during 2022

The new recruits will be based across all parts of Wales, including Denbighshire, Flintshire, Gwynedd, Powys, Pembrokeshire, Swansea, Cardiff and Newport

Insider UK

Openreach set to create 500 new Scottish jobs

Changes to the recruitment process have also delivered a record year for hiring women engineers

Birmingham Post

Broadband giant Openreach to create 4,000 jobs this year

The company is aiming to reach 25 million homes and businesses by the end of 2026

The Independent UK

Meet the company behind UK’s Gigabit broadband rollout

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The Guardian - UK

‘I don’t get that Sunday evening syndrome’: how an apprenticeship can transform your career

From job security to gaining specialised skills, apprenticeships have many perks. And they’re not just for school leavers. Here, three adult apprentices explain how they switched careers later in life

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