Former college principal Trevor Jones, who suffered horrific sky-diving injuries, has reached an out-of-court settlement with his ex-employers.

Mr Jones, 51, who was head of West Oxfordshire College at Witney, is said to be happy with the outcome agreed during a hearing at a Reading industrial tribunal.

He was bringing a case for breach of contract and disability discrimination against the Witney college, which fired him in March this year.

Mr Jones said yesterday: "The settlement obviously involves money, but I can't say what the terms are.

"I am happy with the outcome and glad that it's over. I now need to reassess my life and find out where I go from here.

"I have a passion for further education because I have benefited from it, but we will have to wait and see."

Mr Jones, of Union Way, Witney, became principal of the college in 1997. He was a self-confessed action man and took up sky-diving as a hobby.

The college was preparing to refute Mr Jones's case at the industrial tribunal but reached a "compromise" agreement. It was not prepared to comment but, in a joint statement, praised Mr Jones for his work.

Story date: Wednesday 27 October

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