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By Luke Jarmyn Audience and Content Editor (Business) Educational provision will end at Newton Rigg College FORMER Workington MP and Shadow Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Baroness Sue Hayman is calling for a Parliamentary inquiry into the controversial closure of the county’s only agricultural college. The peer, a member of the Defra Select Committee, is lobbying for an inquiry in a bid to reverse the closure decision of Newton Rigg this summer. She is joined by former Workingto...

‘Plan B’ for bid to take on Newton Rigg College Newton Rigg A consortium which wants to take over Newton Rigg College said it will not be able to take its bid forward – but said the fight for agricultural education in Cumbria was not over. Newton Rigg Limited has been working around the clock to put together a bid that would satisfy the Government. This morning it said in a statement: “Despite enormous efforts from all involved, including the potential college partner who pursued every possible avenue to facilitate Newton Rigg’s future, we now know it will no...

NFU president joins campaign to save Newton Rigg The national president of the National Farmers’ Union is supporting the campaign to save Newton Rigg College. Minette Batters said institutions like Newton Rigg were essential to educate the farmers of tomorrow and has backed Penrith and the Border MP Dr Neil Hudson in his fight to save the college. Operators Askham Bryan revealed last year that it would no longer be offering courses at the college and two bids to take on the campus did not meet the requirements to take it over, according to a Government strategic review. Dr Hudson and MPs...

A letter has been written to Prime Minister Boris Johnson in a bid to save the future of Newton Rigg college. Dr Neil Hudson, MP for Penrith and The Border, rallied the support of MPs from across the Cumbria and the Borderlands and neighbouring region to write the letter. It...

Cumbrian Young Farmers call for public support to save Newton Rigg College from closure FARM leaders and young farmers have joined the fight to rescue Newton Rigg College from closure. Cumbrian young farmers posted a plea on their Facebook Page for all voices to be heard in the fight to save the Penrith college from closing next summer. "Cumbria YFC has a strong voice, let's make sure it's heard on this very important issue. Please share to your clubs, family and friends," said the Facebook post. The call came after bids to save the college were rejected by the Further Education Commi...