Budget cuts are ripping the heart out of our college - principal
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BBC Simon Hewitt is the principal of Dundee and Angus College
The principal of Dundee and Angus College says annual budget cuts are ripping the heart out of the institution. The college faces £2.5m of cuts this financial year, including potentially closing its sporting campus in Arbroath. Staff and students marched from Arbroath to the college's Gardyne campus in Dundee at the weekend calling for greater funding from the Scottish government. The government said it was committed to the country's colleges and that talks would take place with principal Simon Hewitt about the specific issues at Dundee and Angus.
A recent Audit Scotland report said the college sector had experienced a 20% real terms cut in funding over the
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