Northumberland College plans multimillion-pound expansion

Northumberland College has unveiled plans to build several new facilities and refurbish a number of its existing buildings as part of a multimillion-pound investment programme.Improvements will be made across its campuses in Ashington, Kirkley Hall and Berwick over the next twelve months.The new facilities will include a digital academy and new health simulation ward at Ashington, a purpose-built equine centre, specialist animal management centre and veterinary nursing centre at Kirkley Hall and a new campus building at the existing Berwick site.This is in addition to refurbishment of existing buildings across the college, a range of new specialist resources for students with special educational needs and disabilities and the construction of modern residential accommodation at Kirkley Hall.Work will begin in July and some of the new facilities could be ready by September.