Head chef at The Gunroom Restaurant to represent Wales on Great British Menu
THE head chef of an acclaimed five-star hotel and restaurant is to appear in one of TV’s most prestigious culinary competitions. Daniel Ap Geraint of The Gunroom Restaurant at Plas Dinas Country House will represent Wales on the 20th series of Great British Menu. This year’s theme is ‘Great Britons’ and the show itself is renowned for…
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Business is bubbling at £14m spa complex following healthy start to the year
BUSINESS is bubbling at a luxurious spa complex following a healthy start to the year. Iâl Spa was launched by Coleg Cambria in November, the focal point of its £14m Health and Wellbeing Centre at Yale in Wrexham. An “incredibly busy” Winter has seen the state-of-the-art facility – which features a sauna, steam room, jacuzzi…
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Coleg Cambria will Spring into March with series of open events
PROSPECTIVE students will have Spring in their step at a series of college open events. Coleg Cambria is to showcase its wide range of courses, qualifications and apprenticeships in the coming weeks. The sessions will take place on the following dates at these sites: Deeside and Deeside Sixth – Wednesday March 5 from 5.30pm to…
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Sblash to return bigger and better after 6,000+ visitors in buoyant first year
A HUGELY popular tourist attraction will return bigger and better after a buoyant first year saw them welcome more than 6,000 visitors. Sblash Aqua Park in Penmaenmawr, Conwy, was launched last May and immediately captured the public’s imagination. Owners James and Debbie McAllister – who transformed the seven-acre Graiglwyd Springs Fishery into an inflatable assault course…
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Coleg Cambria promoting the voices of staff and lecturers this Heart Unions Week
COLEG CAMBRIA is showcasing its work in promoting and supporting the voices and rights of its staff and lecturers this Heart Unions Week. Heart Unions Week began on Monday (Feb 10), a campaign celebrating the trade union movement and the five million+ people in the UK who are a member of one. The college – based…
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Inaugural apprenticeship programme building skills and aspirations of construction workers
AN INNOVATIVE new apprenticeship programme is building the skills and aspirations of construction workers. Wales’s first fully funded Construction Degree Apprenticeship was launched in September and is already helping learners lay the foundations for their future careers. The students will spend two years at Coleg Cambria before completing a final two years at Wrexham University….
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Construction begins on new £150k North Wales school sports complex
WORK is underway on the construction of a new £150,000 sports facility at a top 10 independent school. St Gerard’s School is building a state-of-the-art multi-use games area (MUGA) at its seven-acre Ffriddoedd Road site in Bangor. Set for completion in March, the development will feature a ‘next generation’ artificial grass surface, toilet block and…
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College unveils £10m agriculture building and new staff following surge in students
RECRUITMENT of new lecturers and the opening of a £10m agriculture and education building will help meet demand following a surge in students at a land-based college. Coleg Cambria Llysfasi unveiled the state-of-the-art Hwb Arloesi (Innovation Hub) – backed with more than £5.9m from the Welsh Government’s Sustainable Communities for Learning Programme – over the…
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Students descend on Cardiff to support move that will lower education costs for thousands
A CAMPAIGNING cohort from Coleg Cambria visited Welsh Government to show their support for a decision that will lower costs and widen access to education for thousands of young people. A group of student representatives from the college – based in Wrexham, Deeside, Northop and Llysfasi – were invited to the Senedd in Cardiff by…
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City’s 1,500th anniversary boosted by new stores and university regeneration partnership
AN INSPIRING businesswoman is helping transform town centres in Wales. And next up for Medi Parry Williams, Founder and Director of MPW Making Places Work, is Bangor, which this year celebrates its 1,500th anniversary. Medi was successfully awarded a Skills and Innovation Voucher (SIV) by Bangor University and is working in partnership with academics to create…
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