Coleg Cambria Llysfasi gets a taste of Welsh beef industry at consumer trial
COLEG CAMBRIA LLYSFASI hosted a tasting event to help boost the Welsh beef sector. The BeefQ project, led by Aberystwyth University’s Institute of Biological, Environmental and Rural Sciences (IBERS), will see more than 1,200 consumers take part in a trial designed to improve the eating quality and production of the meat in Wales. This will…
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ClwydAlyn and Care Forum Wales join North Wales Mersey Dee Business Council
GIANTS of the housing and care sectors have joined a regional Business Council. Care Forum Wales and social landlord ClwydAlyn are new members of North Wales Mersey Dee Business Council. The cross-border organisation, whose members include the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB), North Wales Tourism, West Cheshire and North Wales Chamber of Commerce and Wrexham…
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Supertemps goes from strength to strength with new starters in Bangor and the Bay
SUPERTEMPS continues to go from strength to strength. The North Wales recruitment agency has welcomed new starters at its offices in Bangor and Colwyn Bay. Candice Chartrand joins the team as a resourcer, while Ami Jones – who previously worked for the company’s IT, executive and engineering arm, S2 Recruitment – returns as a senior…
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Ben Jones qualifies as solicitor at top North Wales firm Edward Hughes
A SOLICITOR who was living Down Under is on top after qualifying as a solicitor. After successfully achieving a Law degree at Cardiff University, Ben Jones decided to reflect on his future and experience more of the world. What followed was a year in Australia, a spell as a tour guide in Bali and time…
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Coleg Cambria and Bryn Williams Academy unveil their first student
AN academy created by esteemed chef Bryn Williams and Coleg Cambria has unveiled its first student. Callum Jones, from Hawarden, has joined the prestigious Bryn Williams Academy. The 17-year-old, formerly a pupil at Connah’s Quay High School, is passionate about following in his Dad’s footsteps and becoming a trained chef. He will now study a…
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Green groups and business urged to take part in North Wales energy survey
BUSINESS owners and environmental groups are being invited to help shape the future of green energy in North Wales. Led by the Welsh Government Energy Service, stakeholders including North Wales Economic Ambition Board, North Wales Mersey Dee Business Council and other pan-Welsh organisations have collaborated to produce a draft energy vision. The partners are calling…
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Llandudno author winning new fans in America with latest thriller
A NOVELIST who lost his wife and only daughter to cancer is gaining new fans in America with the release of his latest book. Originally from Wrexham, where he had an accountancy practice, Richard Rees is attracting a new following in the USA, with sales rapidly increasing on Amazon. His first novel – The Illuminati…
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Deputy Tourism Minister unveils first phase of Maes Mynan holiday park
THE first phase of a new luxury North Wales holiday park has been launched. Lord Dafydd Elis-Thomas AM, Deputy Minister for Culture, Sport and Tourism, joined Acorn Leisure owners Peter and Louise Barlow to unveil the Maes Mynan Park development in Afonwen, near Caerwys. The site will feature 47 lodges around two lakes as part…
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Coleg Cambria helping to preserve UK’s oldest and rarest species of goat
COLEG CAMBRIA is helping to preserve the oldest and rarest species of goat in the UK. As recently as 2010 the Rare Breeds Survival Trust listed the Bagot goat at ‘critically endangered’ because there were fewer than a hundred breeding nannies in the country. That classification was changed to ‘vulnerable’ in the following years, which…
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Coleg Cambria unveils first images of new £1.2m Llysfasi rural education hub
THESE are the first images of the new £1.2million community learning complex to be built at Coleg Cambria Llysfasi. The facility will serve people in rural areas of north east Wales as part of the Welsh Government’s Prosperity for All vision to provide more education links in towns and villages across the country. The two-storey…
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