LYNSEY Hodgson is getting all the right chemical reactions.

The one-time teenage youth trainee is celebrating after gaining a first-class degree in chemistry.

Not only that, Ms Hodgson, 24, picked up the Teesside Science Award following her graduation, a prize for outstanding academic achievement in chemistry, chemical engineering and metallurgy.

She works for Glaxo SmithKline, at Barnard Castle, and lives near Bishop Auckland.