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Educational provision will end at Newton Rigg College CAMPAIGNERS have vowed to fight to save doomed Newton Rigg College despite two bids to save it were rejected. A strategic review co-ordinated by the government s further education commissioner, which began back in June, turned down the two bids to save the Penrith college from closure. Owner Askham Bryan College had received two bids to take over the site, including a multi-million pound bid from a cross-industry group, known as Newton Rigg Ltd. But the commissioner concluded that neither of the bidding parties met the criteria to secure the long-term success of a potential new college. And it has recommended that the site should close in July 2021, as planned. ....
Newton Rigg bidder vows to continue its fight to save college 21/12/2020 One of the bidders which had its proposals for the future of Newton Rigg says it will not give up its fight. Newton Rigg Ltd said it was seeking legal and professional advice about its next steps. It was revealed on Friday that the strategic review of the college, near Penrith, was not able to approve any of the bids which were put forward. Penrith and the Border MP Neil Hudson said he would meet with the Government and âwork tirelessly with Government and stakeholders to try to secure a viable future for the delivery of land-based education from the Newton Rigg campus.â ....