HUNDREDS of homes and businesses in the Borders can now connect to high-speed fibre broadband thanks to a new project.

Residents in West Linton, St Boswells and Kelso are the latest to get connected as part of the £428m Digital Scotland Superfast Broadband roll-out.

And Borderers can now sign up to the new faster services through their internet provider.

Fergus Ewing, cabinet secretary for the rural economy and connectivity, told us: “The Digital Scotland Superfast Broadband programme is progressing further and we are extending coverage in places like St Boswells.

"The Scottish Government is committed to delivering 100 per cent superfast broadband access across Scotland by 2021 and plans are currently being developed to ensure that this is the case.

"During the summer months our existing programme will continue to advance across the country, bringing high speed broadband to new rural communities.”

BT is also investing £126m in the the project with is being led by the Highlands and Islands Enterprise in its area and the Scottish Government in the rest of Scotland.

Figures show that 77,000 premises were reached in the last six month period.

Robert Thorburn, BT Scotland’s Fibre Broadband Director, added: “We look forward to continuing work on this huge and challenging infrastructure project to benefit the people of Scotland.”

To see if you are eligible for the upgrade, visit: http://www.scotlandsuperfast.com/where-when/