Sion Pritchard celebrates 20 years with award-winning PetPlace retailer
THE visionary behind the rebrand and redevelopment of a leading pet retailer is celebrating 20 years with the company. PetPlace Managing Director Sion Pritchard joined the business to assist with security in 2000. He progressed through the ranks to become boss six years ago and has never looked back. As the original Farm and Pet…
Read MoreRead my new column in the latest edition of Life in North Wales magazine
THE school run. What a way to start the day. For me, this routine journey is evocative of the 1980s video game, Paperboy. Just replace the weaving bicycles and stray cats with drivers who can’t indicate and parents in pyjamas, shuffling their offspring to the bus stop before running to the nearest convenience store. I…
Read MoreThis is the team to lead the exciting North Wales Vision for economic growth
THIS is the team driving the North Wales Vision to boost the economy and create thousands of jobs that will transform the region for generations to come. Led by director Alwen Williams, the North Wales Economic Ambition Board Programme Office will spearhead development of the seven programmes forming the £1bn North Wales Growth Deal. Based…
Read MoreGwydyr Hotel acquired and undergoing makeover thanks to FFP Solutions
A PROMINENT Conwy Valley hotel will reopen next week after “substantial investment” and a winter revamp. The Gwydyr Hotel in Betws-y-Coed has undergone major redevelopment over the Christmas period, including a new bar and cellar, modern kitchen appliances and equipment and an overhaul of the menu. Owner James Budgen – Director of Woodpecker Films and…
Read MoreColeg Cambria launches new dog grooming academy and salon in Llysfasi
COLEG CAMBRIA has launched a new a dog grooming salon and training academy. The Collar and Comb Dog Grooming Academy at the college’s Llysfasi site will be formally unveiled with a seminar hosted by Julie Harris, co-founder of The Groomer’s Spotlight website. With more than 35 years’ experiences in the sector, Julie is one of…
Read MoreNorth Wales Police and Coleg Cambria join forces to train future PCSOs
COLEG CAMBRIA and North Wales Police have joined forces to launch a new traineeship scheme. The programme is aimed at prospective PCSOs (Police Community Support Officer) aged 18 above and will blend education at the college’s Deeside site with on-the-job training. The pilot scheme will be class-based for the first month, then the learners will…
Read MoreYana Williams returns to take the helm at Coleg Cambria and make the institution ‘even more innovative’
COLEG CAMBRIA begins the decade with a new chief executive who plans to take the award-winning institution “to the next level”. Yana Williams has a long-term vision for the north east Wales college and will build on the foundations laid by predecessor David Jones OBE. The former CEO/Principal of Hugh Baird College in Liverpool vowed…
Read MoreColeg Cambria students aim to reverse huge decline in red squirrel population
STUDENTS have joined forces with a wildlife project help save the red squirrel population from extinction. Level 3 NVQ Animal Management learners at Coleg Cambria Llysfasi built feeders and nest boxes for the animals and monitored their progress at enclosures in Clocaenog forest, near Ruthin, during a reinforcement project. They have been supporting the work…
Read MoreColeg Cambria and Kubota blaze a trail for future agricultural engineers
COLEG CAMBRIA LLYSFASI has joined forces with a top international agricultural machinery company to train future workers in land-based engineering. The college has signed-up to a new partnership with Kubota, the Japanese tractor and heavy equipment manufacturer. Together they have launched the Kubota Apprenticeship Scheme, a three-year block release programme which will blend education at…
Read MoreColeg Cambria leads the way for Wales at UK skills tournament
COLEG CAMBRIA enhanced its reputation as a leader in skills and training at a national competition. More than 500 participants from across the country took part in the annual WorldSkills UK LIVE event at NEC Birmingham over the weekend. Learners and apprentices from Cambria – which has sites in Wrexham, Deeside, Northop and Llysfasi –…
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