A YOUNG apprentice from Darlington will be engineering a brighter career after winning a prestigious scholarship to support his professional studies.

Archie Dalton, who works as a civil engineer apprentice at the Leeds office of RWO Associates, has won an Institution of Civil Engineers Quest Technician Plus Scholarship, worth up to £1,000.

The talented 20-year-old who helps provide civil engineering services, tender support and planning design, will use the cash to fund his studies at building college.

He won the scholarship after impressing the engineering trade body with his personal qualities, initiative and determination.

Only a handful of technician students are awarded the scholarship each year before going onto to pursue engineering careers.

Mr Dalton said: “There are many more pathways into our profession, including an apprenticeship. You can earn while you learn, and I now very much look forward to starting my studies later this year - the extra cash will be a big help.”