Sponsored Kangaroo Jump for WWF Australian Bushfire appeal
Preparatory School pupils got active to raise money and awareness as record-breaking temperatures and months of severe drought have fuelled a series of massive bushfires across Australia. Rydal Penrhos Prep School held a sponsored Kangaroo Jump on Monday, January 28, which was held in aid of the World Wildlife [...]
EVANS STARS IN THRILLING MONTE CARLO SEASON OPENER
Welsh rally star seals podium finish on debut with new Toyota team • Thierry Neuville wins blue riband Alpine classic for Hyundai • World champion Ott Tänak opens title defence with spectacular crash • Wales Rally GB 2020 is now the penultimate round on WRC calendar • Tickets on [...]
Sixth Formers contribute to Holocaust Memorial Service
Staff and pupils at Rydal Penrhos lent their support to a prominent memorial event in the region. Twenty-one Sixth Form pupils once again attended the Holocaust Memorial Day service at the Emmanuel Christian Centre in Llandudno on Sunday, January 26, just one day prior to the 75th anniversary of [...]
Leading restaurant and Worldskills expert headlines Coleg Cambria hospitality and tourism conference
A LEADING light in the restaurant industry was among the headliners at a hospitality and tourism conference. Dr Shyam Patiar MBE, a WorldSkills UK training manager and international consultant, gave an inspiring presentation on the positive impact the ‘skills Olympics’ have had on catering and service. Held at Coleg [...]
Ed secured University of Oxford offer
A Sixth Form pupil has been rewarded for his exceptional academic development with a conditional offer to one of the country’s most prestigious further education establishments. Edward Patrick, a Year 13 pupil at Rydal Penrhos, received a conditional offer to study Politics, Philosophy and Economics at the University of [...]
Cassie receives Homerton College Cambridge offer
A Sixth Form pupil at Rydal Penrhos is celebrating after receiving a conditional offer to study at one of the finest further education establishments in the world. Cassie Parry, a Year 13 pupil at the school, has received a conditional place to read English at Homerton College Cambridge pending [...]
News from Wrexham Glyndwr University: Shropshire pupils given creative industries taster in campus visit
SHROPSHIRE PUPILS GIVEN CREATIVE INDUSTRIES TASTER IN WREXHAM GLYNDWR UNIVERSITY CAMPUS VISIT A group of Ellesmere College pupils have been welcomed to Wrexham Glyndŵr University for a creative media taster day. During the day, on Monday this week, the year 10 pupils from the Shropshire school were given the [...]
Popular North Wales hotel to reopen after winter revamp
A PROMINENT Conwy Valley hotel will reopen next week after “substantial investment” and a winter revamp. The Gwydyr Hotel in Betws-y-Coed has undergone major redevelopment over the Christmas period, including a new bar and cellar, modern kitchen appliances and equipment and an overhaul of the menu. Owner James Budgen [...]
EXCITING NEW CHAPTER FOR ELFYN EVANS AS MONTE CARLO DAWNS
• Welsh rally star joins title-winning Toyota for 2020 World Championship • Podiums and wins targeted as new season opens with Alpine classic • Free-to-air UK broadcaster ITV4 to screen highlights from all 13 rounds • Wales Rally GB 2020 is now the penultimate round on WRC calendar • Tickets [...]
Coleg Cambria and Aberystwyth University to host innovative farm tech event
COLEG CAMBRIA LLYSFASI and Aberystwyth University have united for an event to demonstrate progress on an innovative agriculture project. Researchers at Aberystwyth University’s Institute of Biological, Environmental and Rural Sciences (IBERS) and staff at Llysfasi launched the HEFCW-funded £370,000 PreciseAg partnership in 2018 in order to carry out innovative [...]
Leading business support organisation will have a ‘Mutiny’ on its hands in 2020
A LEADING business support organisation could have a mutiny on its hands in 2020. The Enterprise Hub - a collaboration between Menter Môn and M-SParc in Gaerwen - has launched Miwtini, a new business start-up programme for people in Conwy, Denbighshire, Anglesey and Gwynedd. The Miwtini programme will be [...]
Year of celebration for recruitment firm marking four decades in business
A RECRUITER celebrating four decades in business has big ideas for the year ahead. 2019 was a memorable one for the team at North Wales recruitment firm, Supertemps. The Colwyn Bay and Anglesey-based group, which unveiled a new Bangor office just weeks ago, has taken on new staff in [...]
