Pure Perfection celebrates third major award ahead of cancer fundraising ball
THREE is the magic number for one of the country’s most illustrious skin clinics. Pure Perfection, based in Rossett near Chester and Wrexham, has won its third major award of the year. Led by esteemed director Sara Cheeney, the business picked up the title for Provider of the Year – Wales at the Cutera Awards, hosted by…
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First students lay foundations on inaugural suite of construction programmes
STUDENTS are laying the foundations for a future in construction on a groundbreaking new suite of apprenticeship programmes. The first cohort of learners have taken their places on Wales’s first fully funded Construction Degree Apprenticeships. The students will spend two years at Coleg Cambria’s Bersham Road site in Wrexham before completing a final two years…
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Booming haulage business on the road to net zero following huge investment
A BOOMING haulage business is on the road to net zero. Farrall’s Group – which employs more than 110 workers at its sites in Deeside, Ashton Hayes, Sandycroft, Telford and Newport – successfully lowered its carbon footprint with support from the Carbon Reduction Feasibility Fund. The Fund is delivered by Antur Cymru Enterprise with the backing…
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Chef student ready to turn up the heat at international cooking competition
A COLEG CAMBRIA learner is ready to turn up the heat in one of the world’s most prestigious cooking contests. Sion Hughes will compete in the Senior Chef category at the Global Chefs Challenge in Singapore later this month. Sion, from Wrexham, is currently studying for a Work-based Level 3 Professional Cookery qualification with the…
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Coleg Cambria to open its doors for series of autumn open events
COLEG CAMBRIA will open its doors to prospective learners and their families at a series of open events in November. They will take place on the following dates: Deeside and Deeside Sixth – Wednesday November 6 from 5pm-8pm. Llysfasi – Saturday November 9 from 10am-1pm. Yale and Yale Sixth Wrexham – Wednesday November 13 from 5pm-8pm. Bersham Road…
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Antur Cymru support and £3m landmark boosting trade and economy in West Wales
A RAFT of innovative business support is boosting trade and the economy in West Wales. And nowhere more than Cardigan, where access to guidance and funding via Antur Cymru Enterprise has provided start-ups and entrepreneurs with a platform to grow in past months. The South Ceredigion Local Business Support project, delivered by Ceredigion County Council…
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Late inventor’s ground-breaking green technology a watershed in carbon capture
INNOVATIVE technology being developed in North Wales could be the ‘missing link’ that facilitates cost-effective carbon capture on a global scale. With the support of Bangor University, Robert Lim Inventions Ltd is preparing to unveil its patented enclosed engine system while raising necessary funding to take the concept to commercialisation. Led by director James Sheridan,…
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Skills and safety, renewable energy and women in construction top priorities for new FMB President
CAREER opportunities for young people, safety regulations and support for women in construction are top priorities for the new leader of a prominent trade association. Gareth Jones is already making strides as President for the Federation of Master Builders (FMB) in Wales. The Managing Director of award-winning Carbon Zero Renewables – part of the Carbon…
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Businesses break new ground and help boost economy with Antur Cymru
BUSINESSES are breaking new ground and blooming nicely with the support of Antur Cymru. Start-ups and entrepreneurs in Mid Wales have benefited from the organisation’s guidance and advice, with several accessing transformative funding via the Powys Growth Grant. Among them were Beyond Breakout escape rooms, Seren Handmade, and Keridwen Garden Design. All three companies are…
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Educating explorers to get their Jaws around epic expedition for Dementia UK
A BAND of educating explorers are preparing to get their Jaws around an epic charity expedition. The Bigger Boat Challenge – referencing the 1975 movie hit, Jaws – could be the toughest yet for Karl Jackson and his Coleg Cambria colleagues. Taking place over two days from Friday October 25, the 12-strong team from the college’s Bersham Road site…
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