Durham has been awarded £7,790,000 funding from the coalition government towards improving broadband. This is clearly a huge vote of confidence in our County by the Coalition Government along with the £2m the County Council is investing we should be able to make a huge stride forward. I trust the council will be looking at getting additional funding from the private sector and that Durham can start to see the digital transformation we have been waiting so long for.

This is one area where the last Labour government failed to get a grip. This will really help to boost the County’s economy and help rural areas in particular.