Founding Wrexham university chief brings acclaimed Shakespeare trilogy to its final act
A LEADING Shakespeare scholar and former university vice chancellor has completed the final instalment of an acclaimed literary trilogy that reimagines the life, loves and final days of William Shakespeare through the eyes of a time-travelling psychotherapist. Professor Michael Kerr Scott has released Shakespeare, Sex and the Psychotherapist through Edward Everett Root Publishers. The novel completes…
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Healthy workforce, stronger business: Cambria expands wellbeing training for employers
BESPOKE training is helping employers across the region put staff health and wellbeing first. Cambria for Business at Coleg Cambria is working with organisations to deliver flexible programmes across a wide range of areas, including mental health, stress management, menopause awareness, suicide awareness and prevention, and workplace wellbeing. Among those to have accessed training are…
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Grandmother’s return to education at 56 opens door to lifelong career dream
AN AWARD-WINNING learner who returned to education in her 50s says the experience transformed her life and opened the door to a career she had dreamed of since childhood. Christina Giannini Spencer was 56 when becoming a grandmother and starting work at Kids Planet Day Nursery in Llandudno inspired her to pursue a lifelong ambition…
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Welsh outdoor media specialist lands exclusive airport deal as passenger numbers soar
Leading outdoor advertising specialist Route Media has landed a major new deal to become Cardiff Airport’s exclusive advertising partner. The agreement sees Route Media take on management of advertising across the Airport’s entire estate, creating new opportunities for brands to reach the growing numbers of leisure and business passengers travelling to and from Wales. The…
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From North Wales to Vietnam and the NHS – former student sets sights on oncology
A FORMER Coleg Cambria student whose medical training took her from North Wales to hospitals in Vietnam is now working as a resident doctor in the NHS, with her sights firmly set on a career in oncology. Louise Barnard, 25, from Gwaenysgor, near Prestatyn, studied A Level Mathematics, Chemistry, Physics and the Welsh Baccalaureate at…
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Alumna Alice inspiring next generation as college prepares for landmark anniversary
A FORMER Coleg Cambria student who was among the first through the doors of Deeside Sixth is now helping inspire the next generation to engage with politics, history and democracy through her work at Gladstone’s Library. Alice Cleave, from Broughton, studied A Levels in Politics, History and Geography at the college after leaving St David’s…
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Put CYMRU on the shirt: £10,000 World Cup appeal launche
A campaign has been launched to raise £10,000 to support Cymru’s wheelchair rugby league team as they prepare to represent Wales at the Wheelchair Rugby League World Cup in Australia later this year. The ‘10,000 for CYMRU’ campaign is calling on people across Wales, as well as supporters around the world, to give just £1…
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Students raise the bar again with exceptional A Level and BTEC results at Coleg Cambria
STUDENTS are toasting an “exceptional” set of A Level and BTEC results, capping off a year that’s seen Coleg Cambria go from strength to strength.Chief Executive Yana Williams and Principal Sue Price today (Thursday) congratulated learners at the college’s sites in Deeside, Wrexham, Northop and Llysfasi, as they collected grades that will carry them into…
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Table tennis boom as FE partnership inspires more than 1,500 across North Wales
LEGIONS of young people have discovered the benefits of table tennis thanks to a thriving partnership between Coleg Cambria, Table Tennis Wales, Active Wrexham and schools across North Wales. Building on a collaboration that has engaged more than 1,500 people through coaching, competitions and community events since 2023, the latest programme of activities at the…
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Wrexham unites to showcase region’s future at National Eisteddfod
A MAJOR partnership is showcasing the best of Wrexham and north east Wales at this year’s National Eisteddfod, inviting visitors across the nation to discover the region’s education, skills, culture and future ambitions. Coleg Cambria, Wrexham University, Wrexham County Borough Council and the Wrexham 2029 City of Culture team have come together on a shared…
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