A EUROPEAN student set to carry out a work placement in Darwen has found accommodation in the town following a successful appeal.

Swiss/Italian student Tiziana Ngo, 22, travelled all the way from Switzerland to Totnes European School in Devon on Saturday.

She is now set for a five-week placement at the Anchor Mill home of fabric firm DHJ Weisters, in Moss Fold Road, between July 2 and August 5.

Due to the 290 mile distance between the two towns, her school had asked people in Darwen for helping in housing the student, which has been successful and will see the student live just 10 minutes away from her placement.