A teenage inventor from Cowling has won a national award for his idea to help deaf people.

Casey Bond, 16, won the Arkwright Scholarship after designing a vibrating smoke alarm.

This spring he became only the second-ever South Craven School student to be shortlisted for the prestigious award.

He was judged the winner after travelling to Nottingham Trent University to make a presentation of his device.

Casey will share his £1,000 scholarship with the school to support A-level technology studies.

Casey beat 400 students from over 150 schools to win the scholarship. He will officially receive the award later this year in London.

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