Coleg Cambria to unveil £200k+ gaming arena following national Esports victory
GAME ON! Skilled students displayed control and strategy to win the final of an epic Esports tournament. The triumphant Cambria Chimeras, all Level 2 and Level 3 learners in Esports at Coleg Cambria Deeside, were victorious in the Apex Legends Spring Cup. The three-strong squad – Oliver Pearce, Kyle Tarran and Owen Maynard – beat…
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New head chef is hungry for success at 12,500-acre Rhug Estate
A TALENTED chef is hungry for success at one of the country’s most popular landmarks. Matt Wallis is the new head chef at the 12,500-acre Rhug Estate, based near Corwen, Denbighshire. Born in South Africa and raised in Liverpool, Matt has worked all over the UK and gained a strong reputation for continental and Middle Eastern…
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Starring role nets Academy Award for college footballer with Hollywood dreams
HARRY ASHFIELD netted an Academy Award following a starring role at Wrexham AFC this season. The Coleg Cambria student and Under 18s midfielder – who made his full team debut in the autumn – picked up the 2023/24 Bob Clark Academy Player of the Season trophy following a number of impressive displays and having captained the side…
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Boom in clients and candidates as Supertemps approaches 45 years in business
MORE than four decades at the forefront of recruitment in North Wales have armed the talented team at Supertemps with the skills and experience to manage any jobs situation. Having seen a rise in candidates and clients post pandemic, those attributes have never been more vital, according to the company’s Bangor-based Business Manager, Vicki Armstrong-Smith….
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Apprentice turned trainer takes to the skies for world’s number one skills event
AN apprentice turned educator will take to the skies and represent Team UK at the world’s most prestigious skills event. Former Airbus Aeronautical Apprentice Rosie Boddy – now a Technical Training Officer at Coleg Cambria Deeside – will compete in the Aircraft Maintenance category at WorldSkills 2024, to be held in Lyon, France, this September….
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PetPlace installs life-saving heart equipment across network of Welsh stores
PetPlace installs seven new defibrillators across North Wales Save a Life Cymru (SaLC) is delighted to announce that Public Access Defibrillators (PADs) have been fitted to the outside of all seven PetPlace and LVL5 Gyms sites in North Wales, and these potentially life-saving devices have been made available 24/7 to the public in the event…
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Medru unveils new Industry 4.0 tech to train future generations of manufacturing workers
A SKILLS factory unveiled groundbreaking new technology that will deliver cutting-edge Industry 4.0 training to students and manufacturing workers in North Wales. Coleg Cambria has introduced a state-of-the-art industrial sorting plant and autonomous Universal Robot platform with ER Flex interface to its Deeside site. The equipment was funded by Medru, a collaborative project between Cambria,…
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Rhug Estate one of only seven brands in Wales to receive King’s Royal Warrant
RHUG ESTATE has received one of the first Royal Warrants of Appointment from His Majesty The King and Her Majesty The Queen. The organic farm estate, based near Corwen in Denbighshire, is one of just seven businesses in Wales to have been selected for the accolade. The 12,500-acre site had previously been honoured with a…
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Pan-Wales project showcasing high street regeneration technology takes to the road
A PIONEERING project which uses cutting-edge technology to help shape town centre regeneration will hit the road this summer. Smart Towns Cymru will host a series of events across Wales beginning in Newport on Thursday (May 16). Having welcomed up to 120 people to its inaugural conference, held at Ty Pawb in Wrexham earlier this year, the…
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College to host open events for adult learning in North Wales this summer
A NEW series of open events for adults will take place at Coleg Cambria this summer. Sessions will be held at the following sites next month: Deeside: Wednesday June 5 – 5pm-7pm Yale, Wrexham: Thursday June 6 – 5pm-7pm Bersham Road: Wrexham – Thursday June 6 – 5pm-7pm They follow a raft of activities held…
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