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Student numbers to double

Fiona Reid , Friday 13th September 2019

Section: | Tags: education, Environment and Farming

A MULTI-MILLION pound investment package looks set to help the Barony campus, near Parkgate, Dumfries expand further as a rural centre of educational excellence.

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