The new owner of the Newton Rigg College campus has been revealed.
Leo Group, which operates Omega Proteins in Penrith, has been confirmed this morning as being “involved in the process”.
It is not yet known if the Leo Group are the sole purchasers of the site.
A spokesman for the Leo Group said: “The Leo Group is involved in the process, and further news will follow in due course.”
The campus and Sewborwens Farm was put up for sale for Askham College.
A senior figure from Savills, which marketed the sites on behalf of Askham Bryan, confirmed earlier this week that they had been sold.
The sale comes after Askham Bryan took the controversial decision to cease operating the long-established Cumbrian college, having announced that it was no longer financially viable to operate.
The campus, near Penrith, was described by the estate agents as an excellent redevelopment opportunity, being more than 57 acres and including sports facilities, teaching spaces, car parks and offices.
The 529-acre Sewborwens Farm includes a traditional farmhouse with two bedrooms and an adjoining three-bedroom annex as well as a pair of two-bedroom cottages. It has a state-of-the-art dairy for 300 cows.
Sewborwens Farm was on the market with a guide price of £5.5 million, although the selling price has not been disclosed
Campaigners have worked for many months to secure the future of land-based education in Cumbria. They said they still had hopes that Newton Rigg can be part of education in the wider Cumbrian rural economy,
