From spring 2012 internet users in the area will be able to access super-fast broadband speeds of up to 40Mb/s.

Last month BT decided it would include a number of market towns in the next phase of its £2.5 billion fibre broadband roll-out in response to customer demand for super-fast speeds.

BT is investing up to £2.5 billion to deliver fibre broadband to up to two thirds of UK homes and businesses, subject to an acceptable environment for investment. It’s the largest single commercial investment in fibre-based broadband ever undertaken in the UK, and is currently one of the biggest civil engineering projects running in Europe.