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Government to spend 拢34.5m on HGV driver training

Contracts worth 拢34.5 million have been offered by the UK Government to companies to train up to 11,000 heavy goods vehicle (HGV) drivers, in a move welcomed by farm chiefs.

Hannah Binns
News Reporter
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Government to spend 拢34.5m on HGV driver training

Contracts worth 34.5 million have been offered by the UK Government to companies to train up to 11,000 heavy goods vehicle (HGV) drivers, in a move welcomed by farm chiefs. The Skills Bootcamp came...

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