Border Broadband

The small village near Dumfries had previously been an internet black-spot with residents enduring years of patchy and slow connections.

A not-for-profit broadband group has been fined £1,400 after motorists and pedestrians were put at risk when road works were not set up safely.

The project is part of the Government’s £5 billion Project Gigabit which aims to connect rural towns and villages with faster broadband.