The move is the first of 83 Government-funded mast upgrades across England to improve 4G mobile coverage in hard-to-reach areas as part of the Shared Rural Network, a joint £1 billion programme with telecoms firms.

The project will enable people to access reliable 4G coverage from all four mobile network operators – EE, VMO2, Three and Vodafone – bringing reliable 4G signal to 95 per cent of the UK’s landmass by the end of 2025 and reducing what are commonly known as ‘mobile not-spots’.