News / 18th May 2023
Full fibre future secured for Elvington Scout Group
FACTCO has kindly provided Elvington Scouts Group two years' of full fibre broadband to the Scout Hut free of charge, granting them speeds up to 30 times faster than before.
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If you are on Cabinet 3 (Elvington North) you may well suffer from permanently slow internet. Sadly, the earliest that the cabinet will be upgraded is March 2018.
However, from the start of this year, a government initiative offers grants for all those whose internet connections do not qualify as âBasic Broadbandâ.
So:
then you may be eligible for a grant.
The grant is calculated such that the cost of every household for âBasic Broadbandâ should not exceed £400 in the first year. Thus the grant (worth around £350) will cover the set-up costs for satellite or microwave/wireless based internet.
Satellite coverage is pretty much universal while the alternatives (e.g. quickline.co.uk) are faster and cheaper but may reach some houses but not others.
If you think you might qualify then try:
http://www.superfastwestyorkshire.co.uk/public/satellite
or
http://gosuperfastchecker.culture.gov.uk/basicbroadbandchecker/index.php
A resident in the area applied for and received a grant within 4 days and now has a satellite connection that runs between 5-15mbps/s rather than the previous BT connection of between 0.5-1.5mbps/s.
News / 18th May 2023
Full fibre future secured for Elvington Scout Group
FACTCO has kindly provided Elvington Scouts Group two years' of full fibre broadband to the Scout Hut free of charge, granting them speeds up to 30 times faster than before.
News / 13th March 2023
Staff from the Environment Agency were in the village today (Friday 10th March) and they are still trying to locate the source of the odour and slick in the beck. They are investigating the industrial estate but asked if villagers could check for any oil leaks from domestic tanks.