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2021
09
February
2021
| 12:20 Europe/London
BT Group, its spend with contractors and suppliers, and the spending power of its own employees, are responsible for supporting nearly 74,000 jobs in London, according to an independent report published
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2019
26
September
2019
| 12:43 Europe/London
A group of young people in London have learned vital digital skills and coaching to land jobs, as part of a BT scheme that has already helped more than 3,000 unemployed young adults. A celebration event was held yesterday (25 September) at BT
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05
February
2019
| 06:22 Europe/London
BT Group is responsible for generating £1 in every £65 produced in the London economy, according to an independent report published today.
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2018
29
August
2018
| 14:08 Europe/London
Kensington and Chelsea has become the latest London Borough to benefit from the free InLinkUK from BT service, which already has more than 148,000 subscribers across the UK. It offers the UK’s fastest free public wi-fi plus a range of digital
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2017
30
November
2017
| 10:15 Europe/London
“I’ll be back” – Arnold Schwarznegger’s famous words from the movie Terminator – is the most popular film quote used by people in London, a new survey by BT TV reveals today. More than half of people in London (52 per cent) admit to using the line
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23
November
2017
| 10:33 Europe/London
BT is offering free work placements to help young people in Edmonton, in the London Borough of Enfield, to get ‘work ready’ and prepared for their future careers.
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17
October
2017
| 10:21 Europe/London
BT is offering free work placements to help young people at BT’s headquarters in London, to get ‘work ready’ and prepared for their future careers.
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09
October
2017
| 09:09 Europe/London
BT is offering free work placements to help young people in Edmonton, in the London Borough of Enfield, to get ‘work ready’ and prepared for their future careers.
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25
September
2017
| 09:00 Europe/London
Those living, working and travelling through Southwark can now benefit from ultrafast Wi-Fi speeds of up to one gigabit per second (1Gbps) - the fastest free public Wi-Fi service available in the UK. Southwark has gone live with new InLinkUK from BT
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21
September
2017
| 11:12 Europe/London
First London winner from Holloway gets visit from Arsenal legend Martin Keown BT Sport is celebrating pub landlords across the UK who go the extra mile to create an amazing sporting experience for their customers and are rewarding them with their
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30
August
2017
| 13:23 Europe/London
BT gave government representatives an insight into its programme, which helps young people who are disadvantaged get ready for the workplace.
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17
August
2017
| 12:55 Europe/London
Thousands of people living in parts of Wandsworth will be among the first in the country to benefit from a new ultrafast broadband network being built by Openreach.
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17
August
2017
| 12:51 Europe/London
Thousands of people living in parts of Hammersmith and Parsons Green will be among the first in the country to benefit from a new ultrafast broadband network being built by Openreach.
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17
August
2017
| 12:39 Europe/London
Thousands of people living in parts of Eltham and Kidbrooke will be among the first in the country to benefit from a new ultrafast broadband network being built by Openreach.
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26
June
2017
| 09:57 Europe/London
BT pensioners Mick and Teresa Dunckley returned on their 44th wedding anniversary to the place where they first met – Ealing telephone exchange.
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23
June
2017
| 09:08 Europe/London
Thousands of people in London can now get some of the fastest broadband speeds in the country as Openreach has begun switching on the pilot areas for its new ultrafast broadband network.
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18
May
2017
| 13:37 Europe/London
Pensioner gets 95 special presents in a mock-up red phone box to mark her landmark birthday. Eileen Haynes trained at Clerkenwell, and worked around West London, including Hatch End, Harrow, St Paul’s Cathedral and at Uxbridge telephone exchange.
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02
May
2017
| 15:40 Europe/London
BT is offering free work placements to help young people get ‘work ready’, at the BT Tower in London, and prepare for their future careers.
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03
April
2017
| 12:47 Europe/London
More than 10,500 new properties on the 443-acre Barking Riverside brownfield site on the northern banks of the River Thames will be able to get ultrafast fibre broadband as a result of a deal between the developer and Openreach.
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20
March
2017
| 10:15 Europe/London
Openreach today announced a major expansion of its engineering workforce with plans to recruit more than 130 trainees in London in its drive to improve customer service and invest in the operation of its network.
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03
March
2017
| 10:30 Europe/London
BT today announced it is creating about 250 new apprenticeship and graduate jobs in London in its drive to equip young people with the skills and training needed to meet the challenges of a changing jobs market.
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16
February
2017
| 09:46 Europe/London
BT is on the lookout for 15 people in London wanting to kick start their careers with a two week work placement at its state-of-the-art BT Sport Production Hub at the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, London.
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09
January
2017
| 10:04 Europe/London
People living in Upton Park will be amongst the first in the UK to benefit from the new ultrafast broadband technology being developed by Openreach, BT’s local network business. The company has announced Upton Park as a pilot location for its new
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2016
22
November
2016
| 10:55 Europe/London
More than 650 homes in Coulsdon set to benefit from ultrafast broadband Housing and Planning Minister, Gavin Barwell, was given a unique insight into the latest ultrafast broadband technology by one of the UK’s leading telecoms industry executives
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08
November
2016
| 11:06 Europe/London
A BT time capsule buried 58 years ago has been unearthed during redevelopment at the site of a former BT building. The contents offer a fascinating insight into the telecoms technology of the era, and how far it has evolved.
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07
November
2016
| 09:08 Europe/London
Takeover of EE reinforces BT’s position as a leading local employer responsible for around 60,400 jobs across London; BT spends £3.27 billion a year with local suppliers; CBI hails BT’s major contribution to economy
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22
September
2016
| 10:30 Europe/London
Central, North, East, West and South London among areas included in recruitment drive Openreach, BT’s local network business, today announced it had completed another major recruitment drive in London in order to improve customer service across the
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15
August
2016
| 11:29 Europe/London
Around 3,000 Mayfair homes and businesses are set to have access to Fibre to the Premises technology A leading London councillor was given an insight into new technology which will make ultrafast broadband available to around 3,000 Mayfair homes
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18
July
2016
| 11:32 Europe/London
190 businesses are set to get access to high-speed internet technology A partnership between the Beddington Business Improvement District (BID) team and Openreach, BT’s local network division, is planning to make superfast fibre broadband available
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