A NEW way for students to help financially support themselves through further education has been developed.

Comec Voice & Data Limited has developed "Student Fund". Put simply, students involved in the programme introduce businesses to the Comec Open-Link network.

This network delivers low-cost telephone calls to the business; the introducing student in turn receives a cash payment each month equivalent to 10pc of the business's monthly call spend.

Students who have finished their "A" levels and are waiting to start university or college will be eligible.

Comec has set up a dedicated web site www.thestudentfund.com and a registration hot line: 0118 971 0900.