ONE of North Yorkshire's colleges has appointed a new director of human resources.

Julie Maughan is moving to York St John College from Northumbria University, in Newcastle, where she has played a similar role for the past three years.

Oiginally from South Shields, South Tyneside, she fell in love with York as a tourist. The college has more than 500 permanent members of staff.

She said: "I will be exploring ways of measuring the effectiveness of the current human resources strategy and further develop what is already operating by continuing to implement contemporary practices in the workplace."

She will replace Julie McClelland, who has joined the University of Huddersfield as director of human resources.