More than half of students on debut college Business cohort achieve first class degrees
MORE than half of the students on a top business degree gained a first-class qualification. A staggering 56% of learners on the BSc Applied Business Management at Coleg Cambria’s Northop Business School – accredited by Swansea University – achieved the best marks possible. They are the first cohort to complete the full three-year degree, which…
Read MoreThe Apprentice winner Alana Spencer among stars of award-winning virtual event
A SERIES of virtual education workshops held in lockdown won a top learning award. Led by Coleg Cambria and further and higher education institutions across Wales, the Summer Start Up Week received the Entrepreneurship Catalyst prize at the National Enterprise Educator Awards. Young entrepreneurs were treated to five days of inspirational online presentations on how…
Read MoreLoyalty of long-standing customers a big boost to Flintshire attraction and restaurant
THE loyalty of long-standing customers has helped many local businesses through the Coronavirus pandemic. Among them is Afonwen Craft Centre and its popular Edenshine Restaurant, based near Caerwys, Flintshire. Owners Janet Monshin Dallolio and Adrian Dallolio were forced to shut down the attraction in March for the first time in more than 28 years of…
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Surge in demand for outdoor activities and hospitality during first Covid lockdown
THE Coronavirus lockdown and a Spring heatwave led to many people taking up new sports and adrenaline-fuelled activities. And that in turn sparked support of local venues and destinations combining food and drink with the delights of the great outdoors. Taste North East Wales is being held virtually this year because of the COVID-19 pandemic…
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Angel Feathers takes flight with new flavours after home delivery success in lockdown
POURING her efforts into home deliveries was just the tonic for the owner of an independent real fruit spirits company during the Coronavirus lockdown. Katharine Wilding, founder and director of Angel Feathers on Moel Famau, Denbighshire, was forced to rethink her business strategy when COVID-19 took hold of the country in March. To that point…
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Holm Care aims to raise standard in the sector after successful lockdown launch
A CARE business launched in lockdown is aiming drive up standards in the sector. Holm Care is just five months old and already employs more than 25 staff in the Greater Manchester area. Founder Nik Seth, from Sheffield, set up the company after seeing how difficult it was to find high-quality care for his own…
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Adult Learners Week – Pensioner helps granddaughter with home schooling after IT course
DAVE JOHNSON was able to help his teenage granddaughter with home schooling in lockdown thanks to a Coleg Cambria Skills for Adults course. The former heating engineer admits to not being the most tech-savvy learner, but quickly got to grips with the college’s Essential Skills classes in Using a Tablet, and Word Processing, held at…
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College students support campaign for more social distancing among teenagers
COLEG CAMBRIA is supporting a campaign urging students to socially distance and lower the risks of Coronavirus. Led by Denbighshire County Council and backed by local authorities, the emergency services and education providers in North Wales, learners have been encouraged to keep to the two-metre rule and help in the fight against COVID-19. The council…
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New Edward Hughes Solicitors manager Jane Watson on life in lockdown legal role
A LAW firm leader’s first job in her new role was to prepare staff and clients for the Coronavirus lockdown. Almost immediately after being unveiled as Practice Manager for Edward Hughes Solicitors, Jane Watson had to undertake the daunting task of ensuring their 30-strong workforce could work safely from home. Both the Colwyn Bay and…
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New album from pilot and musician Allan Dawson to land on September 21
AN AIRLINE pilot has reached new heights with an album two decades in the making. Reflections of Your Face is the fourth offering from North Wales singer-songwriter Allan Dawson. Completed during lockdown, the collection ranges from piano ballad Undeterred and joyful Snowclear, to the bittersweet first single, Bubble, and epic I Wish This Would Last…
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