"In the past we would have had typically 8, 000 enrolments, a significant number would be part-time, now that's fallen to nearer 6, 000, " Mr Sherrington added.

BBC: Part-time Scottish college places cut, say principals

In Wiltshire, the route includes the Donheads, Sedgehill and Semley, East and West Knoyle, Upper Deverill, Codford, Sherrington, Stockton, Wylye, the Langfords, Great Wishford and South Newton.

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Paul Sherrington, principal of Banff and Buchan College, said the number of full-time equivalent (FTE) staff at the institution had dropped from 237 to 220 over the past two years.

BBC: Part-time Scottish college places cut, say principals