Innovators and entrepreneurs urged to support Denbighshire post-Covid recovery
INNOVATORS and entrepreneurs with sustainable project ideas are being urged to apply for grants that will drive post-Covid economic recovery in Denbighshire. Led by Cadwyn Clwyd and Denbighshire Voluntary Services Council (DVSC), the £600,000 Community Innovation Denbighshire project will focus on encouraging micro firms, community groups and social enterprises in rural and urban areas to…
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Fresh faces bring more than 30 years’ experience to Coleg Cambria salon
A REVAMPED hair and beauty salon is in full groom after taking on talented new recruits. Hairdressing Lecturer Casey Adlard and Stephanie Parry, an Assessor in Beauty Therapy, have joined the team at Salon Ial. Based at Coleg Cambria’s £21m Hafod site at Yale in Wrexham, they are looking forward to the future and bring more…
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New Year new developments at Wrexham Sounds music studio
A MUSIC studio for disadvantaged young people is making all the right sounds after beginning the year with a flourish. Since launching last summer, Wrexham Sounds has made huge progress behind the scenes, forging new partnerships, and securing the services of talented freelance musicians and tutors to deliver lessons and activities across the genres. Despite…
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‘Industrial Cadets’ sharpen skills with giants of manufacturing and engineering
INDUSTRIAL Cadets are sharpening their skills and career prospects in partnership with Coleg Cambria and leading North Wales companies. More than 60 ‘Cadets’ from the college’s Deeside site are combining their studies with placements at industry heavyweights including Ardagh, AMRC Cymru, ConvaTec, Magellan Aerospace, Atlas Copco, TATA, Electroimpact, ESD, DRB, Triumph Actuation Systems, UPM Shotton,…
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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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