Coleg Cambria sports programme inspiring next generation of athletes
A POPULAR college sports initiative is inspiring the next generation of athletes in North Wales. The Junior Athletics Programme at Coleg Cambria Deeside has been supporting and coaching youngsters for more than 13 years. Donna Welsh, coordinator of Active Cambria, says the scheme has gone from strength to strength and 2025 could be their busiest…
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Vigo IT Solutions targets new connections following North Wales expansion
A LEADING IT company will serve more communities and meet industry demand by building on its connections in Wales. Vigo IT Solutions Ltd is a pioneering provider of IT and related services based in Birkenhead, Wirral. Employing 20 staff and with more than 250 customers, founder and Managing Director Kurt Beaumont-Jones has expanded operations and…
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National White Water Centre celebrates visitor boom and 40 years in business
AN ICONIC adventure attraction is celebrating a wet and wild 40 years in business. Launched in 1985, Canolfan Tryweryn, the National White Water Centre in Frongoch, Gwynedd, is one of the most popular activities in North Wales, welcoming up to 40,000 visitors annually. Employing a team of eight full time and 40+ freelance staff, the…
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FE/HE Minister launches new state-of-the-art ‘inclusive kitchen’ at Coleg Cambria
COLEG CAMBRIA launched a state-of-the-art new training kitchen in partnership with The Savoy Educational Trust. The cutting-edge facility was part-funded by the Trust and is located alongside Iâl Restaurant in the college’s £21m Hafod building in Wrexham. Officially unveiled by Vikki Howells MS, Minister for Further and Higher Education, the ‘inclusive kitchen’ reinforces Cambria’s commitment to…
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Coleg Cambria learners took on nation’s best at annual skills tournament
LEARNERS and apprentices representing Coleg Cambria and its industry partners shone at this year’s Skills Competition Wales. Students from across the country descended on University of South Wales’s (USW) Newport Campus for the event, a Welsh Government-funded initiative coordinated by Inspiring Skills Excellence in Wales. In total, up to 120 young people from Cambria took…
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Daniel Ap Geraint wins Welsh heats to reach final of BBC’s Great British Menu
DANIEL AP GERAINT will represent Wales in the final of Great British Menu. The head chef of The Gunroom Restaurant at Plas Dinas Country House emerged victorious in the Welsh heats of the popular BBC television show following a “demanding yet incredible” week in the kitchen. Daniel, from Prestatyn, has been with the five-star Bontnewydd country…
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Supertemps celebrating 45 years at heart of business and industry
A RECRUITMENT agency is celebrating 45 years at the heart of business and industry in North Wales. Supertemps plans to mark the incredible milestone with a series of events and activities supporting clients, candidates and companies across the region. The firm, which employs a team of 11 from its offices in Bangor and Colwyn Bay, will…
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Author of children’s book written in memory of her baby boy plans new stories and TV documentary appearance
THE author of a book written in memory of her baby boy is planning a series of new stories and will appear in a TV documentary on child loss. The positive response to Theo Bear – A Midnight Wish was of “great comfort” to Ellie Harley-Jones, whose son Theo sadly died at birth almost four years ago….
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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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Grafmarine launches AI weather system to cut emissions in global marine industry
Manchester-based technology firm Grafmarine has launched its latest AI-powered technology, NanoPredict, an advanced energy optimisation and weather management solution designed to revolutionise emissions control in the maritime industry. The maritime industry is responsible for an average of 3% of global emissions and, at its current growth rate, could represent 10% of global greenhouse gas emissions by 2050….
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