{"id":1226,"date":"2013-08-30T08:35:21","date_gmt":"2013-08-30T07:35:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/abbeylandsresidents.org.uk\/?p=1226"},"modified":"2013-09-03T09:56:01","modified_gmt":"2013-09-03T08:56:01","slug":"high-speeds-on-dunbar-high-street","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ourlocality.org\/abbeylands\/high-speeds-on-dunbar-high-street\/","title":{"rendered":"High Speeds on Dunbar High Street!"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Edinburgh is Scotland’s Startup Capital<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Just over a year ago BT announced a major investment for Dunbar in high speed Broadband. This is the sort of speed that local residents are unlikely to complain about, though we might want to spare a thought for the digital have-nots in the “remote rural” countryside nearby.<\/p>\n

Broadband speeds in town are not that bad really, but the boost is going to be pretty welcome all the same, though wait for it – \u00a0you will have to make the switch to fibre and I expect this won’t be cost or disturbance free. At least this won’t be devastating our urban trees, because we have none, but I couldn’t extract from the surveyor looking at locating the new exchange box at Abbeylands whether the road or pavements were going to be ripped up.<\/p>\n

So what’s the big deal about superfast broadband? The big promise\u00a0is that this could help create new businesses and enhance local jobs. A\u00a0typical town should receive a \u00a3143 million boost, with the creation of 225 new jobs and 140 new start-up businesses – or says the press release from last year.<\/p>\n

Even if this is closer to 20 or even 40 new jobs and a dozen new startups – this would do very nicely for Dunbar’s flagging fortunes.\u00a0Question is where would these businesses actually go? Seems to me there’s plenty of options for retrofitting a number of premises, which are lying currently vacant and in need of much needed TLC, though not all the premises have potential. I’d like to see a list of the available premises suitable for startups, with or without refurbishment, and associated costs and what the perceived potential for locating new businesses in Dunbar actually is.<\/p>\n

Could the revival of Dunbar be stimulated by a select number of tech<\/a> \/ internet based small startups, who don’t require a large box or an ugly shed? Or is the appetite to invest in tech muted, as VCs look elsewhere<\/a>?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Just over a year ago BT announced a major investment for Dunbar in high speed Broadband. This is the sort of speed that local residents are unlikely to complain about, though we might want to spare a thought for the digital have-nots in the “remote rural” countryside nearby.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":155,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1,8],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1226","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","category-opinion"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":1188,"url":"https:\/\/ourlocality.org\/abbeylands\/enhance-safety-for-pedestrians-and-cyclists\/","url_meta":{"origin":1226,"position":0},"title":"Enhance safety for pedestrians and cyclists","author":"templar","date":"August 31, 2013","format":false,"excerpt":"There is evidence that cyclists do not feel safe on our High Street and will cycle on the pavement. 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