STEVE Ledger has said 'saw long' to unemployment - thanks to a training programme!

Steve, 54, enrolled on the Target scheme in East Lancashire after a two year spell of unemployment.

He completed his training with Training 2000, which arranged a work placement at the Lancashire Saw Company in Blackburn, where he now works in the firm's CNC department.

"Steve has shown that a long stretch of unemployment does not have to stand in the way of enjoying a successful career," said Dave Williams, ELTEC's director of training operations.

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