Financial planning firm unveils ‘game-changing’ platform to slash adviser admin time
AN award-winning financial planner is preparing to launch a new digital platform designed to save IFAs and advice firms thousands of hours in administration every year. Rob Lewis, founder of North Wales-based Celtic Financial Planning, has spent more than 18 months developing Fincate Pro, which aims to transform the way businesses prepare suitability reports and…
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From Deeside Sixth to global law firm as Nathan makes his mark
A FORMER Coleg Cambria student has launched a promising legal career with one of the world’s leading international law firms after securing a prestigious solicitor degree apprenticeship. Nathan Hall, 23, from Holywell, studied Business, Law, French and the Welsh Baccalaureate at the college’s Deeside Sixth before joining global law firm Ashurst Perkins Coie, where he…
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Forestry partnership branches out to support future of UK’s sustainable timber industry
Tilhill Forestry, the UK’s leading integrated forestry business, and Foresight Group, a leading infrastructure and private capital investment manager, announce that the Foresight Sustainable Forestry Skills Training Programme successfully completed an intensive four-week programme for its fifth cohort at Coleg Cambria Llysfasi. Four participants undertook a packed timetable designed to give them practical, industry-relevant skills…
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Award-winning PR agency targets further growth from new HQ
AN AWARD-WINNING PR agency is building on continued growth and a high-profile client portfolio with a move to new offices in St Asaph. Radar PR is relocating to Bowen Court on St Asaph Business Park following another successful period which has seen founder and director Martin Williams work with up to 20 new clients and…
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“Welsh gave us both a focus”: TV talent show duo’s Cymraeg journey after losing mum
A WREXHAM music duo is striking a chord with their Welsh language journey after personal loss, TV success and a new creative project inspired them to embrace Cymraeg. Husband-and-wife folk-pop band Igloo Hearts – Katie and James MacGregor – are studying Welsh at Coleg Cambria’s Yale site, where the newly transformed Camu Welsh Centre of…
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Record-breaking summer school helps young people take their next steps
A record-breaking summer programme has given young people the confidence and skills to take their next steps at Coleg Cambria. The college’s seven-week Jobs Growth Wales+ (JGW+) summer school welcomed up to 100 school leavers across Deeside and Wrexham, building on the programme’s continued growth. At Deeside, 60 learners took part across five groups, combining…
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From dog grooming to Martyn’s Law: Cambria launches new adult courses
FROM aesthetics and dog grooming to conversational languages and printmaking, Coleg Cambria has unveiled a diverse new programme of part-time courses for adults this autumn. The September intake brings together professional qualifications, creative subjects and career-focused training designed to fit around work, family and other commitments. Courses include Aesthetics, Dog Grooming, Printmaking, CAM/CNC Manufacturing, Conversational…
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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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Advertising giant lights up Cardiff as South Wales expansion continues
CARDIFF’S digital skyline has become even brighter after Route Media unveiled four premium roadside screens at two of the capital’s busiest gateways. The investment marks another milestone for one of Wales’ fastest-growing out-of-home media companies, which is helping reshape how brands, public bodies and organisations connect with audiences through smart, real-time technology. Two large-format screens…
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Restaurant relaunch and new leadership marks fresh chapter for iconic seafront hotel
ONE of Wales’ best-known hotels is blending more than 150 years of heritage with a fresh culinary direction as it invites locals and visitors alike to rediscover one of Llandudno’s most iconic destinations. The Imperial Hotel – which has welcomed generations of families, holidaymakers and returning guests to the promenade in the ‘Queen of the…
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