Engineering apprentices from Witney and Banbury have won national awards at an event in Manchester.

Bus-operator Stagecoach's apprentices from Oxfordshire were recognised at the company's National Apprentice Awards.

Helen Plumb, from the company's Witney depot, won the GTG College Apprentice Recognition Award, while Oliwier Kieltyka, from the Banbury depot, took home the Stagecoach UK Supporting Community Award.

Also earning recognition was Amber King, from the Stroud depot, who won the Stagecoach UK Future Leader award.

The Stagecoach West Apprentice of the Year Award went to Leszek Moszkowicz from the Cheltenham depot.

Stagecoach West engineering director, Tom Large, said: "It was great to travel with a big group of our apprentices and managers to the Stagecoach UK Apprentice Award event.

"Well done to Helen, Amber, Oliwier, and Leszek for picking up well-deserved awards."

The Stagecoach apprenticeship scheme has been in place for more than 20 years. It is a four-year programme which includes three years of practical learning at a bus depot.

Apprentices work towards achieving the Bus and Coach Engineering Technician Standard qualification.

Each apprentice is paired with an experienced mentor who provides guidance and support throughout the programme.

Mr Large added: "The Stagecoach apprentice scheme continues to produce a wealth of talent and is a great option for people of all ages wanting to move into the bus industry, or engineering in general.”