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The apprentice who hopes to become mountain biking world champion
9+ hour, 34+ min ago (23+ words) Billy Pugh is training for the first race of the season, which takes place in Portugal. The apprentice with world champion racing ambition...
Lecturers help firefighter in 16 fitness challenges for charity
1+ day, 16+ hour ago (554+ words) Lecturers and students are helping a firefighter to prepare for a punishing 16-part fitness challenge dressed in a pink service's uniform to raise money for a charity close to his heart. Taz Maguire was inspired to fundraise for Breast Cancer…...
BBC goes inside the beach volleyball contest hours from the nearest coast
1+ day, 22+ hour ago (452+ words) Cootamundra, a rural town in Australia, "brings the beach to them" each summer for an annual volleyball competition. It started 25 years ago, and now boasts 10 courts and almost 200 teams. People travel from as far as Melbourne and Sydney for the…...
I was a young apprentice at one of UK's oldest docks in Banbury
5+ day, 5+ hour ago (125+ words) I was a young apprentice at one of UK's oldest docks in Banbury'BBC I was young apprentice at one of UK's oldest docks "I think there's a place for all paths of learning, and this was the one for me,…...
Apprentices 'love earning, learning and being part of a team"
6+ day, 11+ hour ago (658+ words) The number of young people across the South West choosing to follow the apprenticeship route is increasing, according to figures from the Department for Education (DfE). As National Apprenticeships Week nears its end, those learning on the job say it…...
Kent student starts apprenticeship in a new field after placement
1+ week, 20+ hour ago (397+ words) When Kelly Ochonogor became the first student to take a T-Level placement at Medway Maritime Hospital, she did not realise it would lead to a new career. Previously pursuing a clinical psychology career while studying at MidKent College, Ochonogor's plans…...
Devon and Cornwall apprentices support national week
1+ week, 2+ day ago (712+ words) This week is National Apprenticeship Week, a celebration designed to shine a light on the positive impact that apprenticeships make. The BBC has been talking to three young people in Devon and Cornwall who are loving life as an apprentice....
South London half marathon event planned by Merton Council
1+ week, 3+ day ago (423+ words) A south-west London council is set to launch its first-ever half marathon next spring as part of its bid to become the capital's most active and inclusive borough. Merton Council will spend "220,000 to launch the event, but estimates it will…...
Darlington apprentice says they are 'nothing to be ashamed of"
1+ week, 5+ day ago (474+ words) A woman who dropped out of university to pursue an apprenticeship has said more should be done to tackle the "stigma" they face. Faith Khan, 22, from Darlington, is now a lead analyst at training provider Baltic Apprenticeships, having being "almost…...
Southend car park runners take marathon skills to another level
1+ week, 5+ day ago (365+ words) Marathon runners get used to a few ups and downs on the road to success - but perhaps not quite so literally as competitors in a "quirky" race in Essex. A hundred runners paced 63 laps of a multi-storey car park - every…...