North Walians urged to stay healthy after a third gain weight and exercise less in lockdown
A THIRD of people in North Wales have gained weight and exercised less since the onset of COVID-19. A report by YouGov in support of the Welsh Government’s Help Us, Help You campaign revealed more than 50% of responders in the Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board (BCUHB) region are eating less healthily than they were…
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Welsh college to hold series of pop-up vaccination clinics for students
COLEG Cambria will hold a series of pop-up vaccination clinics this week. The north east Wales college has sessions on the following dates for students aged 16 and over who have not yet had their Covid-19 jab. Deeside/Deeside Sixth Form: Monday September 13 from 10am-4pm at the Indoor Athletics Track and Sports Hall. Wrexham Yale…
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Preparations underway for £15m net zero farm centre at Coleg Cambria
THE development of a £15m ‘net zero farming centre’ in North Wales will play a key role in helping the UK meet its carbon neutral targets. As preparations continue for the revolutionary centre of excellence at Coleg Cambria Llysfasi, near Ruthin in Denbighshire, project manager George Fisher has been busy garnering the support, opinions and…
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Ben hits all the right notes by overcoming Asperger’s to achieve music first
A SKILLED student overcame the challenges of Asperger’s Syndrome to achieve a first-class degree at one of the UK’s leading music institutions. Ben Beattie, from Rhosllanerchrugog, Wrexham, will graduate from BIMM (British and Irish Modern Music) Institute in Manchester with a 1:1 in Professional Musicianship. The 26 year-old has come a long way in the…
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Friends head to Cardiff with Welsh language vision after top A Level results
FRIENDS passionate about keeping the Welsh language alive are off to the nation’s capital to begin the next chapter in their lives. Frances Bather and Ellie Worsnip will study Welsh at Cardiff University after succeeding in their A Levels at Coleg Cambria’s Yale campus in Wrexham. Frances, from Llangollen, and Mold-based Ellie both received As…
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Coleg Cambria to host GB celebration event in aid of war veterans charity
A CELEBRATION of Great Britain in aid of a national charity for war veterans will be hosted by Coleg Cambria in the coming weeks. The inaugural British International Tattoo and trade exhibition for businesses is to be held at the college’s Yale site in Wrexham over two days from Saturday October 2. Producer Gareth Butler…
Read MoreWrexham Sounds music studios close to completion after relocation
SWIFT progress on development of revamped studios is music to the ears of a social enterprise team. Wrexham Sounds will open the doors to its new building in the coming weeks, with a focus on transforming the lives of disadvantaged young people in the region. Formerly Vic Studios, the not-for-profit organisation has moved from the…
Read MoreBusiness course to meet growing demand for admin workers in Wales
COLEG CAMBRIA is attracting more students to business administration as demand in the sector continues to rise. In the last 12 months, the college’s Deeside Job Shop has posted more than 50 administrative roles and apprenticeships with companies and public sector organisations across North Wales. And with a new study by analysis site Adzuna and…
Read MoreFour North Wales high streets to benefit from £10,000 grants to fill empty shops
EMPTY premises in hard-hit North Wales high streets could soon be filled thanks to an innovative grant scheme. Up to £10,000 funding packages are available through the Welsh Government Town Centre Entrepreneurship Fund for entrepreneurs who are keen to open a business in Wrexham, Bangor, Rhyl, or Colwyn Bay. The Town Centre Miwtini start-up programme…
Read MoreNEW BOOK: It’s Almost Always Never Sunny This Side of Wrexham
WREXHAM AFC supporters have been living in a dreamworld since the non-league club was taken over by two Hollywood superstars. For lifelong fan Andrew Foley Jones, the reality is still hard to believe and inspired him to write a novel encapsulating the implausible and astonishing acquisition of the beleaguered fifth-tier outfit by actors Ryan Reynolds…
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