https://www.ispreview.co.uk/index.php/2019/09/government-name-100-england-towns-set-for-faster-broadband-boost.htmlAt the end of July the UK Government announced that part of their new £3.6bn Towns Fund would go toward supporting an initial 100 towns “so that they will get the improved transport and improved broadband connectivity that they need” (here). The names of those towns, which includes a few cities, have today been published.
The council area I'm under is on the list, Oldham, and also the town on the other side of me is also on the list, Rochdale.
Have a check on the link to see if any other your towns are on the list.