Green shoots of success for Welsh producers in developing healthy school menus
FOOD producers and independent businesses could benefit from a partnership with Conwy schools. Conwy council’s Catering department has piloted a Welsh Government Foundational Economy and Business Wales initiative encouraging more local authorities to use Welsh suppliers when designing primary school menus. Following a pilot study which focused on green vegetables including broccoli, the organisations are calling for growers…
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Cadnant Planning celebrates anniversary with new MD and growth plans
AN ACCLAIMED planning consultancy is looking to the future with a new face at the helm following a period of growth. Cadnant Planning, based in Conwy and Pulford, near Wrexham and Chester, is one of the industry’s most respected firms. With Associate Planner Sioned Edwards stepping up to become Managing Director, the future looks bright…
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Free festival of music and motoring roars into North Wales this summer
THE fifth annual Bersham Wheels event roars into Wrexham this summer. A celebration of motoring and music, the free festival looks set to be bigger and better than ever. Taking place on Saturday June 21, there will be live bands, entertainment and games, trade stands, food and drink stalls and guided tours of the Bersham…
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Robertson GEO uses new tech to capture vital data for £1.5bn hydro scheme
ROBERTSON GEO dug deep to capture vital geotechnical data for a £1.5bn hydroelectric scheme. Located on the banks of Loch Lochy, near Inverness in Scotland, Coire Glas will be the first hydro storage project of its size to be constructed in the UK since Dinorwig Power Station in the 1980s. The Conwy-based provider of borehole geophysical and…
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St Gerard’s School £150k sports facility completed ahead of summer
A LEADING independent school completed work on a new £150,000 multi-use sports facility. Already generating interest among prospective learners and the local community, the state-of-the-art pitches at St Gerard’s School in Bangor have been completed ahead of the summer. The site includes a ‘next generation’ artificial grass surface which can be used for five-a-side football, netball,…
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Oscar winner Lol Crawley on his love for Wales and advice for next generation of college filmmakers
WALES played a major role in Lol Crawley’s journey to Oscars glory. Having been raised in Powys, the acclaimed cinematographer went on to study for a BTEC National Diploma in Audio Visual Studies at NEWI Cartrefle in Wrexham – now Coleg Cambria – and has thanked the lecturers and colleagues who played a part in…
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CCTV boss in cancer battle records landmark anniversary business growth
A CCTV company recorded a landmark anniversary with new clients, a surge in turnover and plans for further growth nationwide. Based in Mochdre, Active CCTV was founded in 2000 by Adrian Standerwick, who admits at the time he “couldn’t even wire a plug”. Quarter of a century later and the business is in better shape…
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‘Childcare Show’ to celebrate industry and meet surge in demand for workers
AN INAUGURAL childcare expo celebrating learner achievement and the “best of the industry” will be hosted by Coleg Cambria. The Childcare Show is to be held on Wednesday May 14 from 5.30pm-8.30pm in the new £14m Nant building at Yale in Wrexham, a health and wellbeing Centre featuring the popular Iâl Spa, simulated hospital wards…
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Cambria learner Harry Ashfield signs new deal with Wrexham AFC
HARRY Ashfield has signed a new contract with Wrexham AFC until the end of the 2026/27 season, with the option of an additional year. A Level 3 Sports learner at Coleg Cambria Yale and former Darland High School pupil, he won the Bob Clark Academy Player of the Year for the 2023/24 season after impressing for…
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St Gerard’s on the right frequency to launch new school radio station
PUPILS and staff at a top 10 school are on the right frequency to launch a new radio station. Members of the Business Club at St Gerard’s School in Bangor are putting together a strategy to set up a broadcasting platform that will stand as an “education resource” and deliver “interesting and informative” programmes for…
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