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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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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Fincate launches today – plugging widening UK ‘advice gap’
A NEW financial education website which aims to plug the widening “advice gap” in the UK will launch today (Tue). Fincate is the creation of Rob Lewis, managing director and founder of a multiple award-winning financial planning business based in Mold, St Asaph, and London. An amalgamation of the words ‘Financial’ and ‘Education’, the site…
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MS backs Greenfield Valley campaign to become top 10 North Wales destination
A MEMBER of the Senedd has backed a historic attraction’s bid to become one of the top 10 destinations in North Wales. Greenfield Valley is aiming to attract more than 100,000 people a year to its green spaces, buildings, activities and events. On a visit to the 70-acre site, near Holywell, Hannah Blythyn, Member of…
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Head chef at The Gunroom Restaurant to represent Wales on Great British Menu
THE head chef of an acclaimed five-star hotel and restaurant is to appear in one of TV’s most prestigious culinary competitions. Daniel Ap Geraint of The Gunroom Restaurant at Plas Dinas Country House will represent Wales on the 20th series of Great British Menu. This year’s theme is ‘Great Britons’ and the show itself is renowned for…
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SF Parks unveils plans for multi-million pound ‘treehouse’ accommodation at popular resort
SF PARKS plans to build luxurious multi-million pound ‘treehouse’ accommodation at one of its most popular holiday resorts. The proposals for WhiteHouse Leisure Park in Towyn would complement a recently constructed climbing wall, ‘The Jump’ and a high-ropes course at the award-winning site, in addition to a planned upgrade to the existing Jakes family restaurant…
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Sblash to return bigger and better after 6,000+ visitors in buoyant first year
A HUGELY popular tourist attraction will return bigger and better after a buoyant first year saw them welcome more than 6,000 visitors. Sblash Aqua Park in Penmaenmawr, Conwy, was launched last May and immediately captured the public’s imagination. Owners James and Debbie McAllister – who transformed the seven-acre Graiglwyd Springs Fishery into an inflatable assault course…
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Inaugural apprenticeship programme building skills and aspirations of construction workers
AN INNOVATIVE new apprenticeship programme is building the skills and aspirations of construction workers. Wales’s first fully funded Construction Degree Apprenticeship was launched in September and is already helping learners lay the foundations for their future careers. The students will spend two years at Coleg Cambria before completing a final two years at Wrexham University….
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Construction begins on new £150k North Wales school sports complex
WORK is underway on the construction of a new £150,000 sports facility at a top 10 independent school. St Gerard’s School is building a state-of-the-art multi-use games area (MUGA) at its seven-acre Ffriddoedd Road site in Bangor. Set for completion in March, the development will feature a ‘next generation’ artificial grass surface, toilet block and…
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College unveils £10m agriculture building and new staff following surge in students
RECRUITMENT of new lecturers and the opening of a £10m agriculture and education building will help meet demand following a surge in students at a land-based college. Coleg Cambria Llysfasi unveiled the state-of-the-art Hwb Arloesi (Innovation Hub) – backed with more than £5.9m from the Welsh Government’s Sustainable Communities for Learning Programme – over the…
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