Two students from the North-East have been selected from 70 applicants nationwide to take part in Deloitte's gap year scheme.
Michael Healer and Alex Linsley will join the firm's Newcastle office for a paid seven-month work placement, and will also be given £1,500 to fund gap year travel before starting university.
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