PRESTWICK homes and businesses will now benefit from the superfast fibre broadband rollout after it was officially opened by sprinter Fraser Angus.

Fraser, who will be competing for Scotland in the Youth Commonwealth Games in the Bahamas, helped Digital Scotland celebrate the availability of superfast broadband in his home town of Prestwick.

The towns premises are among around 780,000 across Scotland which are now able to access fibre broadband through the Digital Scotland rollout.

Other areas in South Ayrshire to benefit from the Digital Scotland rollout, led by the Scottish Government, include Minishant, Dailly, Doonfoot, Coylton, Dunure, Maidens, Symington and Tarbolton.

Fraser said: “It was fantastic to help unveil more fibre broadband in Prestwick and fascinating to see the great engineering work that is involved in connecting up communities to fibre.

Sara Budge, programme director for Digital Scotland superfast broadband, said: “It’s fantastic news that the programme has been able to launch more fibre broadband to benefit residents and businesses in and around Prestwick.

“I’d like to thank Fraser for joining us this week to unveil the latest coverage and we wish him all the very best of success during the Youth Commonwealth Games this summer.”

Robert Thorburn, Openreach client director for Scotland, added: “Thousands of people in South Ayrshire now have the opportunity to access their best ever broadband speeds when they sign up with a service provider.

"There’s lots of competition out there and people may find they could be surfing at much higher speeds at a similar cost to their current service.”