Rural community shaken as popular agricultural college is earmarked for closure

A North West agricultural college is set to close after an independent review found the campus financially unviable, sparking an outcry among its 888 students and many rural communities across the region. 

Hannah Binns
News Reporter
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Rural community shaken as popular agricultural college is earmarked for closure

A North West agricultural college is set to close after an independent review found the campus financially unviable, sparking an outcry among its 888 students and many rural communities across the region...

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