Cash for college.

Bosses at a Tyneside college are celebrating after a cash boost.

The School of Maritime Studies at South Tyneside College is already a world leader in marine education, offering expertise for trainees and cadets through to senior officers.

Now it is set to strengthen its position with a pounds 360,000 injection from the Royal Bank of Scotland and Lombard Asset Finance. It will be used to update its Marine Simulation Centre which generates pounds 1m every year.

The school director, Ian Gardner, said: "This investment represents a strong commitment to maintaining South Tyneside College's status as a worldwide centre for maritime training excellence."