Coleg Cambria learners receive record number of offers to study Vet, Medicine and Dentistry degrees
COLEG CAMBRIA learners achieved a record number of offers to study medical science degrees. Fifteen students from Yale in Wrexham, Llysfasi and Deeside Sixth Form Centre will take Veterinary Medicine, Medicine, and Dentistry at top universities when the next academic year begins. The news comes after fellow learners secured [...]
Delsol wins top logistics industry award
A leading North Wales logistics company has won a prestigious industry award. Delivery Solutions (Delsol) has scooped The Pallet Network’s Regional Business Development Award for the West. Announcing the winners, TPN said: “These awards recognise those members who have continuously striven to develop their businesses across all areas including [...]
Coleg Cambria listed among best organisations to work for in the UK
COLEG CAMBRIA has been listed among the top companies to work for in the UK. The north east Wales institution was ranked 19th in the Super Large Organisation category of the 2020 UK Best Workplaces. Determined by the US-based Great Place to Work Institute, the college was recognised alongside [...]
Leading accountancy firm plans for expansion after hair and beauty focus leads to growth surge
A LEADING accountancy firm specialising in the hair and beauty sector has experienced significant growth. Award-winning CDC Accounting, based in Llangollen, now employs seven people and is one of the fastest-rising finance companies in the region. Led by managing director Chris Cheeney, the company has been praised by salon [...]
Wrexham college worker’s living room gig smashes fundraising target for hospital garden
A TALENTED musician who performed live from his living room has raised almost £1500 for a hospital garden appeal. John ‘Chippy’ Lloyd, a Technical Training Officer at Coleg Cambria, had given himself the target of £500 but passed that milestone during the two-hour concert. Playing his acoustic guitar [...]
Prep School holds virtual VE Day celebration
Preparatory School pupils at Rydal Penrhos held a special event to commemorate a major milestone marking the official surrender of Nazi Germany to end World War Two. Each year group came together to hold a Virtual VE Day street party on Friday, May 8, which was the They were [...]
Chay lends support to PPE project
Another Rydal Penrhos pupil is doing his bit for keyworker facilities across the region during the coronavirus pandemic. Chay Bonnington, a Year 10 pupil at Rydal Penrhos, is taking time during his online learning to produce protective masks to assist those fighting against Covid-19 within the community. The teenager [...]
News from Wrexham Glyndwr University – Lecturer starts up online video channel during lockdown to share his film-making tip
LECTURER STARTS UP ONLINE VIDEO CHANNEL DURING LOCKDOWN TO SHARE HIS FILM-MAKING TIPS A filmmaker and lecturer has started a YouTube channel as a response to the coronavirus lockdown – and will be sharing some of the tips he has drawn on throughout his career. Glenn Hanstock, the Liverpool [...]
North Wales finance firm unlocking funds for businesses struggling with Coronavirus impact and bank delays
A NORTH WALES finance firm is in place to speed-up access to vital loans and cash support for businesses in jeopardy because of the Covid-19 pandemic. St Asaph-based FFP Solutions is a Funding Circle Business Champion Broker and in a prime position to unlock funds for struggling firms after [...]
Beloved animals at leading Snowdonia charity cared for by Coleg Cambria students
BELOVED animals at a leading charity were cared for by Coleg Cambria students. A group from Llysfasi land-based college spent time with the Snowdonia Donkeys at Ffarm Moelyci in Tregarth, near Bangor, before the Coronavirus pandemic took hold. The learners helped to monitor the herd, cleaned stables and were [...]
500 eye masks donated to local care homes
SECOND HIGH-PROFILE CRIME SCENE DAY LEARNING SIMULATION HELD AT WREXHAM GLYNDWR UNIVERSITY A high-profile Crime Scene Day learning simulation has been held for the second time at Wrexham Glyndwr University – drawing together students and lecturers from across the institution. This year’s day followed a successful similar event in [...]
Eli’s amazing story to help NHS staff
A selfless former pupil has been living at a regional hospital to lend her support to the fight against coronavirus. Eli Wyatt, who left Rydal Penrhos in 2015, is currently a medical student at Cardiff University and moved miles away from her family in Monmouthshire to work and live [...]
