FOUR music students from Warrington have taken part in a major national competition at the International Convention Centre in Birmingham.

The quartet - David Higgins, Catherine Estall, Kathryn Hunter and Laura Estall - are students at the Warrington Technics Music Academy, based at Dawsons Music.

They were one of only five groups chosen to play from academies throughout the country.

Their teacher, Dave Jones, said: "They played brilliantly in front of 1,500 people. I'm very proud of them."

The students' ambition now is to go one better and win next year's competition.

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