Coleg Cambria Welsh centre laying the foundations for a bilingual North Wales
A PIONEERING Welsh language centre is laying the foundations for a bilingual North Wales. Coleg Cambria Camu has unveiled a series of new courses beginning on Monday (September 17) at a range of levels including foundation, intermediate, proficiency and advanced Based at the college’s Yale site in Wrexham, the facility is held up as a…
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Coleg Cambria among top 15 organisations in Wales for staff care and development
COLEG CAMBRIA is among the top organisations in the country for staff development and corporate care. The award-winning north east Wales college is one of just 15 institutions to receive a Platinum Award from Healthy Working Wales. Cambria will now be held up as a beacon of best practice for its continuing work in supporting…
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Glass recycling students launch new charity range after cleaning up with Cornwall business
SURFING students who built a successful jewellery company from recycled glass found on Cornwall’s beaches have launched a new charity collection. The girls at Zennor Glass have also given women in the region a platform to share their inspiring stories, encouraging them to become ‘Zennor Babes’ and spread the word about their unique, hand-crafted products….
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BBC business expert Dr Paul Thomas to headline North Wales leadership programme
ONE of the country’s brightest business minds is among the headline speakers on a popular leadership programme. Dr Paul Thomas will discuss themes including change management, employee engagement, innovation and sustainability with the next CMI Level 5-7 20Twenty Business Growth cohort in Wrexham. The former BBC Wales Business Doctor and chairman of Sport Wales is…
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Falmouth student jobs site rises to become one of top recruitment firms on the south coast
A JOBS site launched by teenagers to help fellow students find employment has grown into one of the south coast’s top recruitment firms. Jack Fannon (pictured) and Frazer Hawkey came up with the idea for Hannon Recruitment while in the first year of an Entrepreneurship degree at Falmouth University. They quickly gained a reputation for their…
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Ailing North Wales tourist attraction quadruples visitor numbers and invests £1.6m after turnaround
A TOP attraction has quadrupled visitor numbers and spent £1.6m revamping accommodation to support a rise in adventure and heritage tourism. The Slate Caverns in Blaenau Ffestiniog is also employing more staff than it has since the mid-1990s, following a 2011 restructure which changed the fortunes of the ailing company. JW Greaves has operated the…
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Coleg Cambria strengthens position among FE elite with staggering A Level results
COLEG CAMBRIA further strengthened its place among the top colleges in the UK with a staggering 99% overall A Level pass rate. The institution is celebrating its best-ever results having today (Thursday) achieved an 82% pass rate for grades A* to C across its sites in Deeside and Wrexham. The top performing courses included Biology,…
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Parties unite as momentum builds around North Wales Growth Bid
THE time is now to put aside political differences and drive a North Wales Growth Bid that will benefit future generations. A cross-party approach to economic development has been welcomed by MPs and Assembly members in the region, who are fully behind the Bid aiming to secure more than £1billion of investment for programmes that…
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Cornwall students make headway with new clothing business
PROUD students are making headway in business with their range of branded hoodies. Fal Uni Threads is a clothing line run by a group currently preparing for the third year of their Entrepreneurship degree at Falmouth Business School. They came together from as far away as Lithuania and Germany to enrol on the degree –…
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Coleg Cambria celebrates fifth anniversary since landmark North Wales merger
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, Coleg Cambria! The pioneering north east Wales college celebrates five years on Sunday (August 5). Born from the merger of Deeside College and Yale College in Wrexham, and building on Deeside’s previous mergers with the Welsh College of Horticulture and Coleg Llysfasi, Cambria has gone on to break records and set benchmarks for…
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