| KGV denied funding |
| Thursday, 02 July 2009 | |
 KGV College's re-building plans have suffered a major setback following the Learning and Skills Council's failure to deliver £40m of funds needed for the work. Southport's MP, John Pugh, said the college had "been led up the garden path by the Learning and Skills Council" and branded the failure to deliver promised funding "a disgrace".
Click on the following links for more on the story and comments from John Pugh. Southport Champion: (KGV hit by cash blow (01-07-09) Southport Visiter: Flagship Southport college won’t stand still after cruel £40m funding blow (01-07-09) Earlier in March, John led a debate in Westminster demanding that the Government come clean on the issue of college funding. More stories on the issue here. |