New £1.2m Coleg Cambria rural education centre to open in north east Wales
COLEG CAMBRIA is to build a £1.2million community learning hub at its land-based Denbighshire campus. Llysfasi college has been earmarked for a project supporting the Welsh Government’s Prosperity for All vision to provide more education links in towns and villages across the country. Work is expected to begin next [...]
Colwyn Bay Revs Up For World Championship Extravaganza
• Wales Rally GB to headline on town’s popular seaside promenade • Spectacular Saturday evening of premier league motorsport action • Full supporting programme with air displays, supercars and family fun • Adult tickets from just £15 in advance, kids aged 15 and under go free Colwyn Bay [...]
Wrexham Glyndwr Open Day – September 7
Wrexham Glyndwr University’s next Open Day takes place on Saturday, September 7. The newly refurbished B Corridor is among the latest upgrades students at Glyndwr can expect to see, with a series of recently-opened social learning spaces and upgraded teaching rooms on show, which have been completed under the [...]
Wrexham architect lays foundation for further growth with North West expansion plans
A LEADING architectural practice has laid the foundation for further growth after taking on new staff and unveiling plans for expansion into the north west. Lawray Architects, which has studios in Wrexham, Cardiff and London, has been at the forefront of advances in the design and construction sector for [...]
Coleg Cambria and Childline unite for One Unforgettable Day
COLEG CAMBRIA and Childline are united for One Unforgettable Day. The north east Wales college paid for the cost of running all the charity’s UK call centres for 24 hours on GCSE results day (today). Chief Executive David Jones was joined at Deeside Sixth Form Centre by staff from [...]
Sir Chris Hoy Pays Tribute To His Boyhood Hero Colin McRae
• Cycling legend to drive McRae’s title winning Subaru Impreza • Olympic champion to star at Thursday evening’s Wales Rally GB curtain-raiser • “It’s a childhood dream come true,” admits the Scottish petrolhead • All tickets for the Dayinsure Oulton Park Stage must be purchased in advance Olympic [...]
North Wales scaffolding firm plans to double in size and expand into Europe following windfarm success
A SCAFFOLDING company plans to double in size and continue making its name in the European offshore windfarm industry. That’s the vision of Ben Badham, Managing Director of record-breaking North Wales firm, BGB Scaffolding. Previously a roofer and tower crane operator, Ben later became a trainee scaffolder and was [...]
Tanning boss among business leaders to join booming business programme
BUSINESS leaders headlined an event showcasing the best of a popular management course. Bangor University hosted a discussion and Q&A at the National Eisteddfod in Llanrwst, presented by ION Leadership senior programme manager Gwenllian Owen. Gwenllian was joined by Manon Cadwaladr from Cymen translation services, Cadnant Planning’s Sioned Edwards [...]
Coleg Cambria to fund Childline services across the UK on GCSE results day
COLEG CAMBRIA will sponsor every Childline base in the UK for 24 hours this Thursday. The north east Wales college will pay for the cost of running the free and confidential NSPCC-supported counselling service as part of its One Unforgettable Day scheme. Cambria raised an incredible £115,000 for NSPCC Cymru/Wales last year with a series [...]
News from Wrexham Glyndwr University: Postgraduate degree show opens its doors to the public
WREXHAM GLYNDWR UNIVERSITY’S POSTGRADUATE DEGREE SHOW OPENS ITS DOORS TO THE PUBLIC A Degree Show which gives the public the opportunity to see the diverse skills of students on this year’s arts and design Masters programmes at Wrexham Glyndwr University opens its doors tomorrow. Denouement, the MA exhibition at the [...]
A LEVELS: £14m Deeside 6th Form Centre celebrates another A* year of results
STAR students at Deeside Sixth Form Centre will move on to university or industry apprenticeships after receiving sensational A Level results. The ground-breaking £14million complex may only be three years old but is already recognised as one of the country’s leading FE facilities. Learners in Deeside achieved an overall [...]
News from Wrexham Glyndwr University – Actor applies his theatre skills – to help others develop their own
ACTOR APPLIES HIS THEATRE SKILLS - TO HELP OTHERS DEVELOP THEIR OWN An actor who rekindled his love for the performing arts after visiting an Open Day at Wrexham Glyndwr University has discovered a love of applied theatre. Kenneth John Griffiths, 31, from Plas Madoc, has played everything from [...]
