2021
31
March
2021
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11:31
Europe/London
BT today released new images of its Gosforth Contact Centre currently undergoing a multi-million-pound refurbishment - as it announced the project has already completed its first phase and will open later this year.The centre has undergone a major …
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09
February
2021
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11:50
Europe/London
BT Group employs 1 in every 4 employees in IT and communications sector in the North East Around 13,700 total jobs supported through direct and indirect effects £41 million annual supply chain spend in the North …
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2020
29
June
2020
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15:39
Europe/London
Sarah Walker, who has held several senior sales related roles at BT, has been appointed as the new director of its Enterprise business in the Midlands and North of England.
The Coventry-born executive started her career at BT selling analogue …
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17
June
2020
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10:30
Europe/London
To mark Loneliness Awareness Week, BT is announcing a pilot project to help tackle loneliness in care homes using volunteers from UK based contact centres to make regular calls to isolated residents.
To help lighten the loneliness epidemic in …
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2019
05
February
2019
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06:38
Europe/London
BT Group is responsible for generating £1 in every £50 produced in the North East’s economy, according to an independent report published today.
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2018
23
August
2018
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10:47
Europe/London
InLinkUK from BT: Innovative digital street units go live in Newcastle
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01
August
2018
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09:45
Europe/London
Gateshead has become the first city in the North East to benefit from the free InLinkUK from BT service, offering the UK’s fastest free public wi-fi, plus a range of digital services, including local council and community information.
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16
May
2018
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08:27
Europe/London
BT is on the lookout for 15 young people in Newcastle who are ready to kick-start their working life with a free work placement.
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16
May
2018
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08:10
Europe/London
BT is on the lookout for 15 young people in Middlesbrough who are ready to kick-start their working life with a free work placement.
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2017
30
November
2017
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10:51
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 the North East, a new survey by BT TV reveals today. More than half of people in the region (52 per cent) admit to …
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03
November
2017
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12:30
Europe/London
A rapidly growing BT contact centre in Newcastle, which employs more than 900 local people, is celebrating its 20th anniversary.
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19
October
2017
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08:00
Europe/London
Maximising the benefits of digital technologies is key to driving the future economic growth and success of the North East, BT’s new regional chair said today.
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27
September
2017
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08:39
Europe/London
BT is offering free work placements to help young people in the Tees Valley get ‘work ready’ and prepared for their future careers.
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30
August
2017
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10:32
Europe/London
Up to 2,000 homes and businesses could benefit from funding to provide superfast broadband to more Northumberland communities.
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25
July
2017
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08:02
Europe/London
People in the North East commit an average of 33 crimes a year, according to research by BT TV.
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17
July
2017
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13:34
Europe/London
Staff at a major Northumberland visitor attraction are flying high and whizzing through their workloads thanks to a huge boost in broadband speeds
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05
July
2017
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08:00
Europe/London
BT is offering free work placements to help young people in the North East get ‘work ready’ and prepared for their future careers.
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21
June
2017
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08:00
Europe/London
A Northumberland village is the first community in the North East to benefit from a major initiative to bring superfast fibre broadband to some of the UK’s most challenging areas.
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07
June
2017
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08:00
Europe/London
A team of Northumberland engineers are traversing rivers, burrowing under ancient monuments and bypassing rare, protected wildlife to build a high-speed fibre broadband network across the county. They’ve even used fishing rods to land a faster …
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31
May
2017
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13:42
Europe/London
Thousands of people in Newcastle 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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22
May
2017
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15:20
Europe/London
The multi million pound iNorthumberland project will be taking its ‘superfast broadband’ message to fairs, events and shows the length and breadth of the county this summer.
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18
May
2017
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09:53
Europe/London
A sixteen-strong team of Openreach engineers is taking on the challenge of one of the North East’s most iconic landmarks – Hadrian’s Wall – to raise money for worthy causes.
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12
May
2017
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11:00
Europe/London
Openreach apprentice engineer, Rob Briggs, is temporarily hanging up his hi-viz and heading to Wembley to play in the final of the FA Vase.
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29
March
2017
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16:28
Europe/London
BT today announced plans to recruit a further 90 staff in Newcastle as part of a UK-wide recruitment drive which will transform customer service.
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29
March
2017
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16:10
Europe/London
A partnership between local residents and BT is to make high-speed broadband available to more than 130 households in a Tees Valley community.
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20
March
2017
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15:55
Europe/London
iNorthumberland today announced that 3,200 more homes and businesses will get access to superfast broadband thanks to a further multi million pound investment in the programme.
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20
March
2017
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12:22
Europe/London
Openreach today announced a major expansion of its engineering workforce with plans to recruit around 80 trainees in the North East in its drive to improve customer service and invest in the operation of its network.
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20
March
2017
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12:10
Europe/London
Openreach today announced a major expansion of its engineering workforce with plans to recruit around 80 trainees in the North East in its drive to improve customer service and invest in the operation of its network.
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15
March
2017
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11:00
Europe/London
A partnership between local residents and Openreach, BT’s local network business, is to make high-speed broadband available to more than 500 households on a new housing development in Blyth.
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