Homes and businesses in Kirkton of Skene are the first to benefit from a scheme to deliver superfast internet speeds.

A new cabinet was unveiled in the village yesterday by Deputy Provost of Aberdeenshire, Norman Smith.

The new infrastructure will mean that some residents will be able to access download speeds of up to 80mbps, allowing multiple users in a home or business to access the internet and download and share large files at the same time and more quickly than ever before.

In February, the first superfast broadband connections, delivered through the Highland and Islands project went live in Buckie, with the Kirkton of Skene launch the first for the “rest of Scotland” project.

Improving digital connectivity for homes and businesses in Aberdeenshire is a key priority for the council and we have invested more than any other local authority in the UK to make this happen. The UK Government is investing over £120m in broadband for Scotland.