Businesses and education unite for conservation and biodiversity conference
STUDENTS led a crucial conference focused on climate change, sustainability and how to Invest in our Planet for future generations. Organised by Coleg Cambria Animal Management learners Anna Grimaldi and Lucy Windsor-Jones, more than 30 businesses, conservation organisations and members of the public attended the event at Northop Business School. To celebrate Earth Week, a series of…
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Sara Cheeney supports ‘star box’ campaign to help people undergoing cancer treatment
AN INSPIRING skin clinician and cancer survivor is part of a campaign to support people undergoing treatment for the condition. Sara Cheeney, owner of the award-winning Pure Perfection Clinic in Rossett, is among a group of six volunteers working to develop a new ‘Star Box’. Backed by NHS charity Awyr Las, the care package is…
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Bolesworth aims for 250,000 visitors after unveiling star line-up for summer spectacular
BOLESWORTH Castle has lined up a series of major events to give the region a post-pandemic boost and achieve its target of 250,000 visitors ahead of a landmark anniversary. Taking place from June 14-18, the always popular Bolesworth International has a brand-new look for 2023. Following significant investment, organisers have packed the 400,000 square metre-site with everything…
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Therapist enjoys great start in business thanks to Latvian monk and life-changing U-turn
A HOLISTIC therapist and coach had a great start to life in business after rising from ‘rock bottom’ to launch her own wellness hub. Based on Wellington Road in Rhyl, Becoming the Great is working with organisations across the country to heal those in need of support, including veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder and people…
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Mackenzie Jones supports multi-million pound sale of popular holiday park
AN ACCLAIMED law practice supported the multi-million pound sale of a popular North Wales holiday park. Mackenzie Jones Solicitors – based in St Asaph, Chester, and Menai Bridge – legally represented the Livingston family in selling Morfa Lodge Holiday Park in Dinas Dinlle, near Caernarfon. The 27-acre site was purchased by Colwyn Bay’s Thornley Leisure…
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Coleg Cambria launches crime-fighting course for next generation of super sleuths
COLEG CAMBRIA has launched a new crime-fighting course for the next generation of super sleuths. The BTEC Level 3 Applied Diploma in Criminology is the equivalent to an A Level and will be taught at the college’s Deeside Sixth Form Centre. Beginning in September, the programme includes modules on the social construction of crime, policy development,…
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SF Parks given green light to invest at popular Towyn site ahead of further investment
A LEADING leisure company creating jobs and supporting the coastal economy is making a significant investment in two of its key holiday parks. SF Parks has received planning permission to build a new high ropes course, spa, sauna, and gym complex and wine bar at White House Leisure Park in Towyn. The development will also feature an upgrade to the popular…
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Flintshire actor leads cast of dementia-friendly audio series on 60s seaside town
A SOAP opera legend heads the cast of a new audio series about Rhyl in the 1960s. The three-part drama – specially commissioned by Denbighshire Voluntary Services Council’s Dementia Aware team – brings to life a chapter of The Reso, written by local author Ambrose Conway. Evoking Bank Holiday memories of the seaside resort in the sixties, as seen…
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Matt carves out career as mentor to next generation of meat industry workers
A RESPECTED name in the Welsh meat industry is carving a successful career as an assessor and mentor to the next generation of butchers. Matt Edwards, from Wrexham, is Coleg Cambria’s top Work-based Learning Practitioner for Butchery. A WorldSkills UK gold medallist, Matt began his career at 14 at a local butchers’ before moving on…
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Ysgol Eirias unveils new programmes to support health of pupils post-pandemic
ONE of the top 10 high-performing schools in Wales unveiled a series of programmes designed to support the physical and mental health of pupils following the unprecedented challenges of the Coronavirus pandemic. For the majority of children, 2022/23 is the first ‘normal’ academic year they have had since 2019. At Ysgol Eirias in Colwyn Bay,…
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