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  • Overcoming some difficult times.
    16 August 2008

    It's been a difficult few years for Rory Beard, but he's come through with flying colours. First his brother Michael had to have an operation to remove a brain...
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    Source: Portsmouth Today

  • Blackpool students' success against the odds
    16 August 2008

    STUDENTS from Blackpool and The Fylde College proved they could bag top grades even in the face of adversity. Kim Finn, from Layton, nearly gave up on her education last year after suffering with depression and nervous anxiety, but now the 19-year-old is all smiles after scooping three As in English...
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    Source: Burnley Express

  • Teenagers bag top class A Level grades
    15 August 2008

    A group of six teenagers head the list of Lancashire's top class youngsters by bagging six grade A A-levels each. Students at the area's colleges have scored record marks with one aiming for national...
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    Source: Lancashire Evening Post

  • Ann scores high mark at the age of 61
    15 August 2008

    EXPERIENCE won one battle over youth on results day at Hull College, where a 61-year-old got one of the top marks in the country for her A-Level.Ann Griffith is a supply teacher but decided to pursue her interest in pottery and ceramics last...
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    Source: Yorkshire Post

  • Gillian bound for Cambridge
    15 August 2008

    Cambridge beckons for a Winstanley College high-flyer - Gillian Blake, 18, earned herself a whopping 5 As and a B in her A-levels and she will be starting an English Literature degree at the University of Cambridge next...
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    Source: Blackpool Gazette

  • Youre hired! DDC finds its first apprentice
    15 August 2008

    Matthew Rhys Evans, from Carmarthen College has been crowned Dulux Decorator Centres Apprentice of the Year for 2008 at the national final which was held at Walsall College on 11th...
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    Source: Wnibi.com

  • Laura-Kate dances to graduation
    15 August 2008

    DANCE and drama student Laura-Kate Nice has graduated from a performing arts college and secured a place at The Courtyard,...
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    Source: Lynn News

  • Tutor praises student's 'inspirational story'
    15 August 2008

    A Northampton student who came to England from war-torn Liberia to start a new life is celebrating her A-level results. Lorpu Flomo, 21, fled to the UK in August...
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    Source: Derbyshire Times

  • Young mum defies the odds
    15 August 2008

    A YOUNG mum is celebrating the birth of her child as well as a clutch of good grades. Jennie Hudson's son Riley was born nine days ago. Despite being heavily pregnant during exams, the 18-year-old managed to gain good results in her four A...
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    Source: Manchester Evening News

  • A-level results soar for the 26th year running
    14 August 2008

    MERSEYSIDE A-level students were all smiles today after another set of outstanding results. National pass rates are expected to be up for the 26th year running and top 97%.
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    Source: Liverpool Echo