SUPERFAST broadband coverage is on its way to more homes and businesses across East Renfrewshire.

Work is already under way and will be complete by December 2018, meaning that 97.2 per cent of East Renfrewshire will have access to fibre broadband by this time.

The expansion is thanks to the early success of the Digital Scotland Superfast Broadband (DSSB) project.

Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Constitution Derek Mackay has announced that strong take-up figures mean an additional £15.6 million is being invested.

Mr Mackay said: “Thanks to the success of the DSSB programme, I am delighted that more premises than originally planned in East Renfrewshire will now have the opportunity to benefit from reliable broadband.

“We’re already looking at how we reach further and ensure we can get superfast speeds to all. This will include areas not yet reached, as well as those who are part of the network but too far from the current cabinets to have achieved superfast speeds.”