RYDAL PENRHOS PR: 2019 Mock Election results announced
Budding politicians at Rydal Penrhos found out their fate as results of the school’s Mock General Election were announced. After weeks of campaigning, Head of Sixth Form Leah Crimes revealed that the Conservative Party led by Edward Patrick had emerged victorious with 25 per cent of the vote, narrowly [...]
Rydal Penrhos: Chloe wins national Sea Cadet award
A selfless pupil at Rydal Penrhos was rewarded for her exceptional work with a leading youth charity by scooping a prestigious national award. Chloë Tillman-Lennon, a Year 7 pupil at the school, made history by becoming the first ever person to be awarded the Best Overall Junior Sea Cadet [...]
RYDAL PENRHOS PR: CCF group become first in UK to wear QDG badge
Rydal Penrhos’ Combined Cadet Force has received a prestigious honour from the senior regiment of the line of the British Army. The school has become the first CCF in the United Kingdom to proudly wear the 1st Queen’s Dragoon Guards badge on their uniforms after the “Welsh Cavalry” agreed [...]
News from Wrexham Glyndwr University: Prospective physiotherapists offered taster course
PROSPECTIVE PHYSIOTHERAPISTS OFFERED TASTER COURSE AT WREXHAM GLYNDWR UNIVERSITY A physiotherapy professional with more than three decades’ experience is set to deliver a free short course at Wrexham Glyndwr University for people considering a career in the profession. Julie Wilkins, who is the professional lead for Wrexham Glyndwr University’s [...]
Award victory, 50% turnover rise and Euro expansion for North Wales scaffolder
A SCAFFOLDING company is reaping the awards after winning new contracts and achieving a 50% increase in turnover. BGB Scaffolding has enjoyed its “best-ever year” by growing its workforce to 26 people and receiving top industry prizes. Led by Managing Director Ben Badham, the Kinmel Bay-based firm was named [...]
Four leading North Wales firms unite to launch free business and networking events
LEADING finance, accountancy and law firms have joined forces to give talks and advice at a series of free business events. Edward Hughes Solicitors, Bowden Financial Planning, Knox Commercial & Insolvency Solicitors and Williams Denton Accountants are among the most recognised and respected companies in North Wales. They have [...]
News from Wrexham Glyndwr University: Wrexham Wire competition winner to fuse art and physics at Wire 202 trade fair
WREXHAM WIRE COMPETITION WINNER FROM GLYNDWR UNIVERSITY TO FUSE ART AND PHYSICS AT WIRE 2020 TRADE FAIR A wire model of Wales featuring the country’s geographical, industrial and architectural highlights is to be a centrepiece on a leading wire company’s stand at a global trade fair. The sculpture commission [...]
Tiny Houses with a Huge Impact
Driftwood artist ShoreLark (Sarah Lewis) makes whales, birds, boats and houses from driftwood and found objects in her Flintshire garden workshop. Recently she visited SHARE’s headquarters near Shire Hall in Mold on one their charity sale days and was very inspired by the work they do for homeless people. ‘Homelessness is [...]
Former nurse and soldier transforms run-down Welsh country house with £250,000 investment and new restaurant
JANE HARRIS plans to make it third time lucky for a beloved North Wales landmark. Less than 12 months after buying Plas Maenan Country House in the Conwy Valley, the former nurse and soldier has transformed the five-star venue. Jane is the hotel’s third owner in less than three [...]
Learn How To Become Your Best Self
Take time out to ‘rest, relax and renew’ is the mantra of Dr Dee Gray and her host of wellbeing professionals at Grays Wellbeing Renowned as an international expert in stress management and resilience, Dee leads the research and design in wellbeing programmes that quite literally focus on you [...]
News from Wrexham Glyndwr University – Serious games developed to help police fight cybercrime
SERIOUS GAMES DEVELOPED AT WREXHAM GLYNDWR UNIVERSITY HELP POLICE FIGHT CYBERCRIME Games developed by Wrexham Glyndwr University students - alongside officers from a specialist task force - have been used to educate young people about cybercrime. The students were put in touch with Detective Constable William Farrell from the [...]
New North Wales skills plan aims to break down silos and meet industry training demands
BREAKING down silos and improving the connection between supply and demand in key sectors are among the aims of the new North Wales Skills and Employment Plan. Those are the words of David Roberts, chair of the North Wales Regional Skills Partnership, who was joined by guest speakers, educators, [...]
