AUGUST 2017 EDITION Message from Cllr Jane Storey Suffolk Better Broadband August 2017 Update As I reported in the last newsletter, we are delighted to have recently moved above 90% coverage of superfast broadband across the county. Around 315,000 properties now have the option of using fibre broadband, an increase of more than 127,000 from when the Better Broadband for Suffolk programme started deployment in 2013. While this is a major milestone, I would like to reiterate Suffolk County Council’s commitment to provide high-speed internet access for all properties in the county – no-one will be left behind. To get closer to this aspiration, I am pleased to report that the County Council and Openreach have signed an agreement to extend the coverage to 98% of all properties during 2020, reaching around 50,000 more properties than previously planned. This new agreement to reach 98% is a big leap forward, and adds to the significant increase in broadband coverage since we started this work in 2010. We are now facing the toughest challenge – how to connect the remaining 2% of properties, in the most remote locations in Suffolk, to ensure every Suffolk property, regardless of its location, can access high- speed broadband services. This includes lobbying Government to support full rollout to the most rural areas. We are working with local communities in some of the more remote rural areas on innovative solutions to extending broadband coverage, including ‘self-dig’ schemes. One example is Baylham Stone in Mid Suffolk. The village of Baylham is due to get fibre broadband in the next few months, but the small hamlet of Baylham Stone, just over 1km away, was beyond the economic reach of the deployment plan. Residents got together and raised money to pay for a ‘self-dig’ scheme to route a fibre optic cable along a footpath joining the communities. Working with the local landowner, the self-dig was recently completed, and the residents of Baylham Stone will soon be joining those in Baylham in benefiting from high-speed broadband. For those who would like an interim solution whilst the fibre rollout progresses, application forms for vouchers for satellite / Wi-Fi connections continue to be available on our website. Whilst this has limitations, it is a stopgap solution which we felt it was important to offer. Increasing numbers of superfast broadband delivered to the county Each three months, we are committed to providing an update on the areas which have been upgraded to superfast fibre optic broadband since our last bulletin, and those which are planned over the next three months. See the tables overleaf which summarise these. Our website map at www.betterbroadbandsuffolk.com will be updated by early September to reflect these areas. Find out more about the Better Broadband for Suffolk programme by visiting our website. For any enquiries contact the Better Broadband for Suffolk team, at [email protected]. Unsubscribe from Better Broadband email updates. Copyright (C) 2015 Suffolk County Council. All rights reserved. Endeavour House, 8 Russell Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP1 2BX LIST OF AREAS UPGRADED SINCE LAST NEWSLETTER, ACCURATE AS OF 17th July 2017 Total Postcode District / Exchange Area Locality Served Premises SCC Councillor Constituency Area Borough Served Mellis Old Ipswich Road, Yaxley IP23 8 62 Jessica Fleming Central Suffolk & North Ipswich Mid Suffolk Ipswich Tower Ramparts, Ipswich IP1 3 27 Jack Abbott Ipswich Ipswich Bacton Church Road, Bacton IP14 4 68 Andrew Stringer Bury St. Edmunds Mid Suffolk Bacton The Street, Wyverstone IP14 4 44 Jane Storey Bury St. Edmunds Mid Suffolk Aldeburgh Leiston Road, Aldringham IP16 4 38 Russ Rainger Suffolk Coastal Suffolk Coastal Bacton Station Road, Cotton IP14 4 63 Andrew Stringer Central Suffolk & North Ipswich Mid Suffolk Waldringfield Jackson Road, Newbourne IP12 4 24 Patricia O’Brien Suffolk Coastal Suffolk Coastal Sicklesmere Bradfield St. Clare, Bury St. Edmunds IP30 0 21 Karen Soons Bury St. Edmunds St. Edmundsbury Bacton Mill Road, Wyverstone IP14 4 76 Jane Storey Bury St. Edmunds Mid Suffolk Rendham Bruisyard Road, Cransford IP13 9 54 Stephen Burroughes Central Suffolk & North Ipswich Suffolk Coastal Copdock Around Junction B1070 To Junction A14/A1214 IP9 2 30 Christopher Hudson South Suffolk Babergh Foxhall Bluestem Road, Ipswich IP3 9 34 Bill Quinton Ipswich Ipswich Botesdale The Street, Rickinghall IP22 1 235 Jessica Fleming Bury St. Edmunds Mid Suffolk Foxhall Bluestem Road, Ransomes Industrial Estate IP3 9 36 Bill Quinton Ipswich Ipswich Ilketshall Rumburgh, Halesworth IP19 0 29 David Ritchie Waveney Waveney Hoxne Church Hill, Hoxne IP21 5 88 Guy McGregor Central Suffolk & North Ipswich Mid Suffolk Occold The Street, Thorndon, Eye IP23 7 158 Andrew Stringer Central Suffolk & North Ipswich Mid Suffolk Mildenhall Hampstead Ave Junction with Chiswick Avenue IP28 7 18 Louis Busuttil West Suffolk Forest Heath Brandon Mark Lane IP27 0 89 Victor Lukaniuk West Suffolk Forest Heath Westleton Leiston Road, Middleton IP17 3 189 Richard Smith Suffolk Coastal Suffolk Coastal Sudbury, Boundary Cottages area, Little Cornard CO10 0 39 James Finch South Suffolk Babergh Suffolk Bungay Mettingham, Bungay NR35 1 20 David Ritchie Waveney Waveney Stowmarket Little London Area, Combs IP14 2 41 Anne Whybrow Bury St. Edmunds Mid Suffolk Stowmarket Gipping Road Area, Stowupland IP14 4 13 Gary Green Bury St. Edmunds Mid Suffolk Stowmarket Old Newton IP14 4 86 Andrew Stringer Bury St. Edmunds Mid Suffolk LIST OF AREAS TO BE UPGRADED BETWEEN JULY & SEPTEMBER 17, ACCURATE AS OF 17th July 2017 Total Postcode District / Exchange Area Locality Served Premises SCC Councillor Constituency Area Borough Served Thetford Rushford IP24 2 17 Joanna Spicer West Suffolk St. Edmundsbury Boxford Groton, Sudbury CO10 5 188 James Finch South Suffolk Babergh Sudbury, Acton, Sudbury CO10 0 34 Colin Spence South Suffolk Babergh Suffolk Glemsford Standstead, Sudbury CO10 9 109 Richard Kemp South Suffolk Babergh Sudbury, Church Field Road area CO10 2 28 Colin Spence South Suffolk Babergh Suffolk Sudbury, Poplar Road/Shawlands Avenue area CO10 0 51 Peter Beer South Suffolk Babergh Suffolk Cockfield Lawshall, Bury St. Edmunds IP29 4 45 Richard Kemp South Suffolk Babergh Green Cockfield Cross Green, Cockfield IP30 0 63 Robert Lindsay South Suffolk Babergh Green Great Holton St. Mary CO7 6 54 Gordon Jones South Suffolk Babergh Wenham Holbrook Harkstead Road, Lower Holbrook IP9 2 54 David Wood South Suffolk Babergh Holbrook Ipswich Road, Holbrook IP9 1 69 David Wood South Suffolk Babergh Rattlesden Church Road, Brettenham IP7 7 91 Robert Lindsay South Suffolk Babergh Higham Hadleigh Road, Higham CO7 6 60 Gordon Jones South Suffolk Babergh Mildenhall Emmanuel Close, Mildenhall IP28 7 34 Louis Busuttil West Suffolk Forest Heath Mellis Chapel Farm Lane, Eye IP23 8 77 Jessica Fleming Bury St. Edmunds Mid Suffolk Mendlesham Gipping, Stowmarket IP14 4 23 Andrew Stringer Bury St. Edmunds Mid Suffolk Eye, Suffolk Occold, Eye IP23 8 27 Jessica Fleming Central Suffolk & North Ipswich Mid Suffolk Mendlesham Collingsford Bridge area IP23 7 56 Andrew Stringer Central Suffolk & North Ipswich Mid Suffolk Stowmarket Straight Road area, Stowmarket IP14 2 150 Anne Whybrow Bury St. Edmunds Mid Suffolk Botesdale Mill Road area, Botesdale IP22 1 3 Jessica Fleming Bury St. Edmunds Mid Suffolk Botesdale The Street, Redgrave IP22 1 69 Jessica Fleming Bury St. Edmunds Mid Suffolk Debenham Eye Road, Kenton IP14 6 78 Matthew Hicks Central Suffolk & North Ipswich Mid Suffolk Earl Soham Ashfield IP14 6 42 Matthew Hicks Central Suffolk & North Ipswich Mid Suffolk Fressingfield Weybread, Diss IP21 5 57 Guy McGregor Central Suffolk & North Ipswich Mid Suffolk Total Postcode District / Exchange Area Locality Served Premises SCC Councillor Constituency Area Borough Served Helmingham Pettaugh IP14 6 71 Matthew Hicks Central Suffolk & North Ipswich Mid Suffolk Helmingham The Street, Framsden IP14 6 43 Matthew Hicks Central Suffolk & North Ipswich Mid Suffolk Helmingham Helmingham Road area IP6 9R 20 Matthew Hicks Central Suffolk & North Ipswich Mid Suffolk Worlingworth The Street, Bedingfield, Eye IP23 7 57 Matthew Hicks Central Suffolk & North Ipswich Mid Suffolk Worlingworth Long Green, Bedfield, Woodbridge IP13 7 63 Matthew Hicks Central Suffolk & North Ipswich Mid Suffolk Earl Soham Bedfield Little Green area IP13 7 42 Matthew Hicks Central Suffolk & North Ipswich Mid Suffolk Hoxne Hoxne Road, Denham IP21 5 40 Guy McGregor Central Suffolk & North Ipswich Mid Suffolk Hoxne Hoxne Road, Syleham IP21 4 27 Guy McGregor Central Suffolk & North Ipswich Mid Suffolk Occold Wickham Road, Occold IP23 8 42 Jessica Fleming Bury St. Edmunds Mid Suffolk Occold Eye Road, Occold IP23 7 19 Matthew Hicks Central Suffolk & North Ipswich Mid Suffolk Bacton Fords Green area IP14 4 25 Andrew Stringer Bury St. Edmunds Mid Suffolk Bacton Earls Green area IP14 4 9 Andrew Stringer Bury St. Edmunds Mid Suffolk Dickleburgh Low Street area IP21 4 74 Jessica Fleming Central Suffolk & North Ipswich Mid Suffolk Dickleburgh Upper Street area IP21 4 25 Jessica Fleming Central Suffolk & North Ipswich Mid Suffolk Elmswell Eastern Way area IP30 9 76 Jane Storey Bury St. Edmunds Mid Suffolk Stonham Stonham Road, Mickfield IP14 5 46 Andrew Stringer Central Suffolk & North Ipswich Mid Suffolk Stonham Pettaugh Road area IP14 6 56 Matthew Hicks Central Suffolk & North Ipswich Mid Suffolk Needham Creeting St.Mary IP6 8 51 Matthew Hicks Central Suffolk & North Ipswich Mid Suffolk Market Offton Great Bricett IP7 7 87 Anne Whybrow Bury St. Edmunds Mid Suffolk Offton Bildeston Road, Offton IP8 4 45 Anne Whybrow Central Suffolk & North Ipswich Mid Suffolk Offton Barking Tye IP6 8 29 Anne Whybrow Central Suffolk & North Ipswich Mid Suffolk Claydon Baylham IP6 8 19 Anne Whybrow Central Suffolk & North Ipswich Mid Suffolk Robert Bury St. Whiting Street area IP33 1 151 Everitt/David Bury St. Edmunds St. Edmundsbury Edmunds Nettleton Bury St. Beccy Raynham Road Area, Bury St Edmunds IP31 1 96 Bury St.