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As National Apprenticeship Week approaches on 9-15 February, much of the conversation will rightly focus on skills, opportunity and access to the right courses. But…
A talented footballer who raised thousands of pounds for charity while studying his master’s degree at the University of Sunderland is kicking off his career…
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Middlesbrough College is celebrating a major national success after its Esports team, MC Hammers, claimed victory in the British Esports Winter Cup – taking the…
Dame Chi Onwurah, MP for Newcastle Central and West, received her Damehood at Windsor Castle last week, proudly donning a bespoke investiture outfit designed and…
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