Ofcom has proposed more flexible regulation to allow the UK’s broadband infrastructure to be upgraded. This would mean homes and businesses across the UK would benefit from much faster and more reliable fibre broadband.
The Chancellor of the Exchequer has announced that farmers in Scotland will be able to sow their crops and care for their livestock in confidence this year as he announces a £473m cash injection. This will replace funding under the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) as Britain leaves the EU.
The Connected Nations Report 2019 published by Ofcom has shown that 9% of Borders’ premises get less than 10mb/s download speeds from their broadband connection.
This is significantly worse than Scotland as a whole where only 4% of premises are receiving the slowest speeds.
As Westminster gears up for a potential General Election, local MP John Lamont is inviting everyone in the Scottish Borders to get involved in ‘Parliament Week’ to learn more about how Scotland’s other Parliament affects people’s lives.
The UK Government has this week announced the creation of a new Office for Veterans’ Affairs, backed up by £5 million of Government funding and lead by Colonel David Richmond CBE.
Despite repeated claims from EU negotiators and opposition MPs that the previous Brexit deal would not be reopened, the Prime Minister has renegotiated a new deal and scrapped the controversial Northern Irish backstop.
