Radar PR nominated for UK Digital PR Awards 2022
We are honoured to have been shortlisted in the ‘Digital PR Agency of the Year – Small’ category at this year’s UK Digital PR Awards 2022. There are some incredible companies involved so to have even made the shortlist is a fantastic achievement, one Director Martin Williams is incredibly proud of. “As we approach four…
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WeMindTheGap joins forces with Conwy Employment Hub to support young NEETs
YOUNG people will receive tailored skills and employability support on an exclusive virtual programme with a transformative North Wales charity. Sixteen to 25 year olds in Conwy county who are NEET (not in Education, Employment or Training) have the opportunity to join WeMindTheGap’s WeDiscover programme from February 14. The initiative gives participants a chance to gain new…
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Coleg Cambria one of seven new Regional Academies unveiled by Wales Netball
COLEG CAMBRIA is one of seven new Regional Academies unveiled by Wales Netball. The college will help young players in North Wales achieve their goals by playing host to weekly training and strength and conditioning sessions at its revamped £21m Yale site in Wrexham. Wales Netball has unveiled a new ‘Performance Pathway’ and the select…
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Village school pupil names new facilities at £1.2m Coleg Cambria education centre
THE stunning Vale of Clwyd landscape inspired a school pupil to victory in a college competition. Catrin Wynne was among local children to come up with names for rooms at the £1.2m Hwb Cymunedol (Community Hub) rural education centre at Coleg Cambria Llysfasi. Catrin, from Ysgol Pentrecelyn, looked to the fields and farms around Llysfasi…
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Coleg Cambria is top of the class for teacher training
COLEG CAMBRIA University Centre is top of the class for teacher training. Despite the Covid-19 pandemic, Cambria – which has sites in Northop, Deeside, Wrexham and Llysfasi – has a 98% succession rate for its suite of PCET (Post Compulsory Education and Training) programmes. And the north east Wales institution has a stellar record in…
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Students take on Winter challenges as Cambria DofE numbers continue to rise
UP to 100 students took on Winter challenges at one of North Wales’s most popular outdoor activity centres. Level 2 and 3 Uniformed Public Services (UPS) learners from Coleg Cambria sites in Wrexham and Deeside participated in two five-day residential visits to Gwersyll yr Urdd Glan-Llyn, Llanuwchllyn, Bala. Led by Sports and Public Services lecturer…
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Former students cook up a storm with new careers at Coleg Cambria restaurant
COLEG CAMBRIA served up career opportunities for two talented former students. Owain Jones and Bradley Wilford have joined the team at Cambria’s popular Ial Restaurant in Wrexham. Owain, 21, is now working as a sous chef having completed the Level 3 Hospitality and Catering course at Yale. Chef de Partie Bradley, 20, is a graduate of the…
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20Twenty prepares for new cohort as exclusive business club launched
HUNDREDS of graduates from an esteemed leadership programme are to form an exclusive networking club sharing advice and best practice in business. Plans for the group – made up of 20Twenty Business Growth Programme alumni – include access to free ‘Wisdom Labs’ and training focused on topics such as sustainability and employee wellbeing. The sessions…
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Coleg Cambria in pole position to support electric vehicle skills demand
COLEG CAMBRIA is in pole position to train the next generation of electric and hybrid vehicle mechanics. Learners at the college’s sites in Deeside and Bersham Road, Wrexham, have been undertaking Hybrid/Electric Vehicle Repair 2 and 3 qualifications to meet unprecedented demand for skilled technicians to work on zero-emission transport. And with new Knowledge and…
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Snip and tuck as Cambria students complete stunning centrepiece for Wrexham barber
IT was snip and tuck but talented students managed to complete a stunning countertop in time for the opening of a popular Wrexham barbershop. Learners from Coleg Cambria’s Bersham Road site constructed the wooden piece for Matt and Kat Whitfield, owners of Holdfast Barbers in Ty Pawb, Market Street. Owen Haycocks, Zoe Booth, Liam Jones,…
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