Spalding-based LightSpeed Broadband with centre in Essendine, in Rutland, to make job cuts

An internet provider will be making job cuts as part of a ‘reorganisation’.

LightSpeed Broadband, which has its HQ at Fulney Hall near Springfields, in Spalding, and a logistics centre in Essendine, says its will be going through a consultation period in which the number of redundancies will be ‘more than 19’ members of staff.

A whistleblower said they fear the result of this consultation means a ‘significant’ number of local people lose their jobs.

LightSpeed is three years old and says it has connected almost 320,000 homes across the region.

A spokesman hailed the work of the team to build the business to where it is and added: “This is all thanks to the talent, hard work, dedication, and commitment of the LightSpeed team.

“We started with nothing and now have 125 employees. But it's time for a re-organisation to reflect the fact that we are slowing the network build rate and focussing our resources on supporting our customers and launching new services.

“We recognise that reorganisations are always difficult. The detailed plan is not yet complete, but it is likely that the headcount reduction will be greater than 19 staff.

“That requires us to go through a formal consultancy process, so that's what we are doing. And, of course, we will support all staff as best we can.

“We are undertaking these modifications because we know we can be better, stronger, and even more fit for purpose. And that will result in our customers, staff and shareholders all being better served.”