A PROJECT to help areas in Barnsley get superfast broadband has been launched.

Superfast South Yorkshire helps areas which previously could not receive faster broadband speeds to access speeds of up to 80mbps.

The first fibre broadband cabinet, serving 84 premises, went live on Fall Bank Crescent, Dodworth - an area which has struggled to get faster speeds - on Friday.

The £22m project was announced last year and will ensure high speed broadband coverage for about 98 per cent of homes across the county.