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Uncertain future for Newton Rigg as ownership bids rejected

The Cumbrian farming community has vowed to continue the fight to secure land-based education at Newton Rigg College, despite a review concluding the site will shut as ‘no new suitable owner’ can be found.Ìý

Hannah Binns
News Reporter
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Uncertain future for Newton Rigg as ownership bids rejected

The Cumbrian farming community has vowed to continue the fight to secure land-based education at Newton Rigg College, despite a review concluding the site will shut as ‘no new suitable owner' can be found...

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