At a packed out community meeting in Roadhead village hall this Sunday, Rory set out his model for how any rural community can now attain the broadband speeds they want. He encouraged communities to come forward with their own solutions to their own areas, and promised to work with them to get Cumbria ‘the best superfast […]

Rory is inviting residents in the North of his constituency to an open meeting in Roadhead village hall on Sunday 28th July from 16:30 – 17:30, to promote community broadband activism in the area, and to address local resident’s concerns about current broadband provision, and prospects for future improvement. Rory has championed a campaign to […]

On behalf of the local communities progressing their own community broadband projects in his constituency and across Cumbria, Rory has welcomed today’s news that the county has received Major Projects Approval from the European Commission. This represents another key milestone in the process of providing super-fast fibre broadband to Cumbrian homes and businesses, in conjunction […]

Broadband-activist Rory continues his long-standing campaign to bring the best broadband in Europe to his constituents and to Cumbria, recently holding meetings with the office of the Secretary of State at DCMS, Maria Miller, with a view to organising a parliamentary event for colleagues; with Health Minister Dr Dan Poulter, to discuss telehealth improvements for […]

Announcement of Cumbria County Council’s Connecting Cumbria Broadband Services Procurement, celebration filmed at The Rheged Visitors’ Centre

Following extensive consultation with local broadband Group Northern Fells Broadband (NFB) and local MP Rory Stewart, telecommunications provider Everything Everywhere (EE) have today announced the launch of a 4G fixed and mobile broadband service in Cumbria, bringing high-speed broadband to homes and businesses in one of the UK’s most rural and sparsely-populated areas for the […]

Rory continued his campaign supporting local constituents in their fight for better rural broadband when he joined broadband activists in Shap on Friday, assisting their campaign to drum up demand and get better broadband into the village and its surroundings. Shap is one of six communities identified by Cumbria County Council as likely to fall […]

Broadband campaigning Rory has this week welcomed a package of wayleave agreements which will help to make the roll-out of rural broadband infrastructure both easier and more cost effective. The deal, brokered by the National Farmers Union and the Country Land and Business Association, will reduce the cost and time taken in negotiating individual land […]

On Thursday 29th November Rory joined BT’s Managing Director of NGA (Next Generation Access) Bill Murphy and Cumbria County Councillor Elizabeth Mallinson at the historic signing of the £40 million pound rural broadband contract between BT and Cumbria County Council – just over two years since the local MP pledged to secure for Cumbrians the […]