PM praise for publisher exceeding apprenticeships target
A publisher is celebrating after its drive to boost apprenticeship numbers across its newspapers’ patches surpassed its 1,000 target, winning acclaim from Prime Minister David Cameron.
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Grammar school to add two more apprentices to its cohort
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