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From entry-level to degree apprentice: Olivia builds engineering career in Wrexham
A DETERMINED learner from Wrexham is proving that dedication, perseverance and the right support can turn ambition into a thriving career. Olivia Kassab, a former pupil of Rhosnesni High School, has spent the last seven years progressing through multiple levels of study at Coleg Cambria and is now completing a Civil Engineering Degree Apprenticeship – a journey that began on an entry-level programme.
From entry-level to degree apprentice: Olivia builds engineering career in Wrexham
A DETERMINED learner from Wrexham is proving that dedication, perseverance and the right support can turn ambition into a thriving career. Olivia Kassab, a former pupil of Rhosnesni High School, has spent the last seven years progressing through multiple levels of study at Coleg Cambria and is now completing a Civil Engineering Degree Apprenticeship – a journey that began on an entry-level programme.
Gold Standard: 12,500 acre organic farm estate gives iconic bison dazzling new look
ONE of North Wales’s most recognisable roadside landmarks has been given a dazzling new look. The famous metal bison statue outside Rhug Estate has been transformed into a striking gold feature. And for a sustainable business on a remarkable run of form, it couldn’t be more fitting. Standing proudly outside the award-winning Farm Shop on the A5, near Corwen, for more than 15 years, the much-loved bison statue has become a familiar sight for travellers, visitors and locals alike.
John Carroll High School Beta Club shines at state competition
FORT PIERCE - John Carroll High School's National Beta Club earned multiple top placements at the Florida Senior Beta State Convention, held Jan. 9-10, competing against schools from across Florida in academic, artistic and leadership events. The convention brought together top-performing Beta Club students to showcase excellence in scholarship, creativity and service.
New AI Search Toolkit Set to Transform Digital Visibility for Rural Welsh Businesses
A pioneering digital toolkit is set to become a major boost for small businesses across rural Wales as AI-powered search tools redefine how customers find local services online. Created in Ceredigion by Antur Cymru Enterprise, the SMART Busnes programme is helping Welsh SMEs get ahead of the curve in Answer Engine Optimisation (AEO) — the fast-emerging approach that determines which businesses appear directly within AI-generated search responses.
Junior chef contest a Springboard to national finals for Welsh student
COLEG CAMBRIA welcomed some of North Wales’ most promising young culinary talent to the first-ever Wrexham heat of the Springboard FutureChef competition. Seven budding chefs from Years 9 and 10 took part in the contest – held at the college’s Iâl Restaurant – including two learners from Cambria’s GCSE Hospitality and Catering school links programme. The represented schools were Ysgol Clywedog, Denbigh High School, Ysgol Bryn Alyn, Rhosnesni High School and The Maelor School in Penley.
Jewellery Firm Supporting Community Remembrance Through Charity
CLOGAU has unveiled a special Aberfan pin badge — available exclusively at its Merthyr store for a full year — created to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the Aberfan disaster. The initiative marks the tragedy of 21 October 1966 and aims to raise funds for a local community cause in the lead-up to the anniversary. Priced at £10, all proceeds from sales of the Aberfan pin badge will be donated to the village’s Ynysowen Community Primary School.
Festive Fun, Food and Family Adventures This Season
Visitors from Shropshire, Wales, the North West and beyond are set for a season of festive delights and frightful family fun as one of North Wales’s most popular rural destinations prepares for a busy run-up to Christmas. As the nights draw in and the air turns crisp, this award-winning organic farm near Corwen is ready to welcome guests for a packed programme of events filled with atmosphere, creativity, and delicious seasonal food.
Eight rising stars to represent Coleg Cambria at first WorldSkills finals to be held in Wales
EIGHT rising stars from Coleg Cambria and its industry partners are gearing up to compete in one of the UK’s most prestigious skills competitions – and they’re ready to shine on home turf. This year’s WorldSkills UK National Finals – dubbed the ‘Skills Olympics’ – will take place in Wales for the first time from November 26–28, with contests held across five venues.
Fundraiser Takes on Gruelling Ironman Challenge in Estonia to Support Vital Charities
A Chester man with unstoppable determination and a generous spirit is preparing to take on one of the world’s most demanding endurance events in a bid to raise funds for two life-changing charities. Jack Unwin, a 30-year-old environmental consultant originally from Suffolk, will compete in the Ironman Tallinn in Estonia this August.
Innovative Biochar Project Turns Tree Waste into Soil-Boosting Carbon Solution
A pioneering partnership between Coleg Cambria Llysfasi and carbon removals company BionerG is helping turn forestry waste into a powerful tool for sustainability, soil enrichment, and carbon sequestration in Wales. The college has teamed up with Llangollen-based BionerG in what’s being hailed as a “groundbreaking collaboration” to assess whether tree brash – typically discarded branches and foliage from forestry work or storm damage – can become a key resource in carbon removal efforts.
Geo-logging company uses new technologies to capture vital data for £1.5bn UK hydroelectric scheme
ROBERTSON GEO dug deep to capture vital geotechnical data for a £1.5bn hydroelectric scheme. Located on the banks of Loch Lochy, near Inverness in Scotland, Coire Glas will be the first hydro storage project of its size to be constructed in the UK since Dinorwig Power Station in the 1980s.
Pet retailer approaches £100k fundraising target for children's hospices -
PetPlace – which has stores in Llangefni, Ruthin, Mold, Abergele and Gledrid, Oswestry, and a HQ in Kinmel Bay – has collected a staggering £94,789 for Hope House and Ty Gobaith children’s hospices. Led by Managing Director Sion Pritchard, the independent retailer organised a series of events and activities while sponsoring and supporting innumerable campaigns over the years.
Hundreds attend college events to promote LGBTQ+ awareness in North Wales
HUNDREDS of students joined events to celebrate and promote LGBTQ+ awareness. As part of Coleg Cambria’s successful Culture Collective series, more than 230 learners attended workshops and guest presentations at the college’s sites in Deeside and Wrexham. Enterprise and Entrepreneurship Coordinator Judith Alexander said: “We had a very inspiring two days, filled with incredible guest speakers, an exhibition and thought-provoking conversations with learners.
New Year will bring new part-time programmes at North Wales college
THE new year will bring new opportunities to study at Coleg Cambria. The college – based in Wrexham, Northop, Deeside and Llysfasi – has unveiled a series of flexible and accessible part-time courses to begin in January. Among the subjects are Flower Arranging – Into the Spring; Conversational Spanish for Beginners; Introduction to British Sign Language (BSL); Cisco Cyber Security Introduction and Cyber Security Essentials, and Introduction to Alternative Photography Processes.
Welsh college to open its doors for series of autumn open events
COLEG CAMBRIA will open its doors to prospective learners and their families at a series of open events in November. They will take place on the following dates: Deeside and Deeside Sixth – Wednesday November 6 from 5pm-8pm. Llysfasi – Saturday November 9 from 10am-1pm. Yale and Yale Sixth Wrexham – Wednesday November 13 from 5pm-8pm. Bersham Road Wrexham – Wednesday November 13 from 5pm-8pm. Northop – Saturday November 16 from 10am-1pm.
Organic farm estate to hold six-day Halloween celebration with 3,000 pumpkins ready for picking
RHUG ESTATE has a frightening feast of activities and attractions in store this Halloween. The sprawling12,500-acre organic farm estate, near Corwen in North Wales, has up to 3,000 pumpkins ready for picking. And following the success of last year’s spooky celebrations, the Estate will hold a six-day programme of events, beginning on Saturday October 26.
How I Became a Homeowner at 17 by Opening the Sims 2 Cheat Menu and Typing “Motherlode”
Listen, I know we’re all tired of these types of stories. White teenagers get on TikTok and they detail all the financial decisions they made to buy a house—conveniently leaving out that they started with a tremendous amount of capital from their parents. But I’m here to tell you that while the American dream may be dead, the SimNation dream is alive and well. Or, well, it was when I was in high school.
Unprepared Eulogist Opens with Webster’s Dictionary Definition of Death
RICHMOND, Va.— Local man Brent Gould shocked and confused all those in attendance at the funeral of his recently deceased friend when he opened his eulogy by reading the dictionary definition of death, multiple sobbing sources confirmed. “That was a disaster. When I finished nobody clapped or anything, and everyone has been trying to avoid being seen with me. Even my wife and parents,” said the offending speaker, 28-year-old Brent Gould.
Welsh food producers on mission to make school menus more sustainable at national expo
CELEBRATING Welsh produce is food and drink to Larder Cymru. The team behind the pioneering initiative will be attending the LACA School Food Show in Birmingham over two days from Wednesday July 3. Delivered by Menter Môn, Larder Cymru – which is working with Wrexham, Flintshire, Anglesey, Gwynedd, Cardiff, and Caerphilly councils as part of the Welsh Food for Schools pilot scheme – is to be joined by two heavyweights of the industry, Harlech Foodservice and Llanelli’s Castell Howell.
Celebrating 20 Years of Sowing the Organic Seed Alliance Community
You say it’s your birthday???? It’s our birthday too! We have been blessed to celebrate 20 years of supporting organic seed growers and the organic industry through our research, education, and advocacy programs. And we are so excited about the next 20 years ahead. Throughout our 20th anniversary year we are fundraising to support and build our OSA programming and community.
£8m holiday resort celebrates 10 years, new attractions and significant investment
A LUXURY lodge park celebrating 10 years on the north coast of Cornwall will make a huge splash this summer. Darwin Escapes’ Piran Meadows retreat in Newquay has been attracting visitors to the idyllic town for more than a decade. Following an initial £8m acquisition and period of significant investment – which included a complete overhaul and extension of the 33-acre site – the 181-space resort has pumped hundreds of thousands of pounds into the local economy.
Boom in clients and candidates as recruiter approaches 45 years in business
MORE than four decades at the forefront of recruitment in North Wales have armed the talented team at Supertemps with the skills and experience to manage any jobs situation. Having seen a rise in candidates and clients post pandemic, those attributes have never been more vital, according to the company’s Bangor-based Business Manager, Vicki Armstrong-Smith.
Holiday park scales new heights following investment and creation of caravan 'community'
A SEASIDE holiday retreat is going from strength to strength thanks to a unique ‘family feel’ which led to a wave of new customers post-Covid. Darwin Escapes’ New Pines Holiday Home Park, on the outskirts of Dyserth and Rhyl, is unlike any other in the region. Employing 40 staff and with more than 300 caravans and lodges on site – all of them owned, rather than rented – there is a sense of community which has led to the creation of sports clubs, a dining society, social organisations and more.
Multi-million pound lodge park to host unique expo for holiday homeowners
AN EXCLUSIVE ‘meet the manufacturer’ expo for prospective holiday homeowners will take place at one of the UK’s most picturesque luxury lodge parks. Maes Mynan Park in Afonwen, near Caerwys, Flintshire, is to host the unique caravan and lodge open event over two days from Saturday May 11.
£5k funding boost for Welsh firms on journey to net zero
AN INNOVATIVE grant scheme is supporting Flintshire businesses on their journey to net zero. The Carbon Reduction Feasibility Fund is delivered by Antur Cymru Enterprise with the backing of Pathway to Carbon Zero Ltd and Litegreen Ltd in collaboration with Flintshire County Council. The Flintshire Fund has received £297,294 from the UK Government through the UK Shared Prosperity Fund. Companies in the region can apply for up to £5,000 to support the creation of carbon reduction plans.
Is There a Role for the Private Sector in Education?
Parents in Ghana, as in any other country around the world, want the best for their children. Most parents believe education is the answer to their children leading a more prosperous life. But does it matter if education is provided by the government or the private sector? What is the role of the government in ensuring access to quality education?
IT business doubled in size after helping people transition to hybrid working
A PROMINENT IT business which doubled in size during the pandemic helped thousands of people transition to remote working via a series of online webinars. Award-winning RISC IT Solutions – the largest Microsoft Gold partner in North Wales – held more than 70 virtual advice and guidance sessions over two years for more than 2,600 users representing 1300 companies UK-wide.
Welsh sports stars, charity and fitness app unite for World Mental Health Day -
Fitap provides a platform for communities in Wales to get moving; supporting people in their health and wellbeing journey involves their mental health, and signposting services in their geographical area, as well as encouraging people to exercise, eat healthily and keep active will aid their mental and physical welfare.
Performing arts group stages pandemic comeback with music grant support
A PERFORMING arts group staged a remarkable comeback with the support of a community funding organisation. Conwy Valley and North West Wales Coast Community Rail Partnership and Transport for Wales (TfW) stepped in to help Maes-G ShowZone in Maesgeirchen, Bangor, when they needed a grant to help pay for new equipment during the pandemic.
Established accountancy firm grows by a third in two months due to customer demand
A BOOMING accountancy practice has taken on 10 new staff in less than two months to meet a surge in demand for its award-winning services. Salisbury’s Chartered Accountants is experiencing its busiest ever summer, with more and more clients joining the North Wales firm. Based in St Asaph, Menai Bridge, Ruthin and Penmaenmawr, the business has gone from strength to strength in 2022 and expansion looks set to continue throughout the year.
Recruiters step up job events to try and meet growing demand for candidates
RECRUITERS have ramped up the number of job events to plug gaps in demand for workers in hard-hit industries. Bangor and Colwyn Bay-based Supertemps has organised and attended more employment exhibitions and workshops than ever before in a bid to help clients fill key roles in sectors including hospitality, IT, manufacturing, construction, social care, and landscaping and gardening.
International visit for £20m sustainable cheese site ahead of Spring opening and jobs boom
A £20MILLION cheese factory development received international recognition ahead of its opening this Spring. Lauded as the cream of sustainability and innovation in the sector, Mona Dairy was visited by Australia’s High Commissioner George Brandis QC and Virginia Crosbie, MP for Ynys Mon. The 25,000 sq ft Anglesey facility will be the most modern anywhere in Europe, capable of producing 7,000 tons of Welsh and continental cheeses every year.
Jobs growth, expansion and TV appearance for Welsh recruiter on new year high
North Wales recruiters started the year on a high with new partnerships and expansion plans. The team at Colwyn Bay and Bangor-based Supertemps have been inundated with clients seeking employees in multiple industries over the winter months. Managing Director Sarah Ellwood says demand is increasing for staff in sectors including IT, hospitality, retail, and manufacturing, but warned bosses to move fast for fear of losing out on their ideal applicant.
Vulnerable teens learn value of personal skills and communication at new music studio
YOUNG people learnt the value of communication and personal skills on a social enterprise pilot programme. Newly launched Wrexham Sounds hosted a group of learners from Bryn Tirion Hall School, which supports vulnerable teenagers with special needs at its site in Bersham. Led by Dave Roberts, the group focused on empathetic listening and understanding strengths and traits they would like to improve, and how key decisions can shape our lives and actions.
Seriously, Lelo's Soraya Rabbit Vibrator Is Better Than Actual Sex Original
It has 10 different settings and 10 different levels of intensity—meaning you can take it slow, or get the job done quickly when you’re in a hurry. Photo: Scouted/The Daily Beast/LELO. The world of vibrators can certainly feel vast and overwhelming, especially if you’re new to the self-pleasure world. But it doesn’t have to be intimidating.
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It has 10 different settings and 10 different levels of intensity—meaning you can take it slow, or get the job done quickly when you’re in a hurry.
Welsh language society celebrates first anniversary with growing numbers and live events
A WELSH language partnership celebrating its first anniversary has gone from strength to strength. Coleg Cambria’s branch of Coleg Cymraeg Cenedlaethol – Cangen Cymraeg Cambria – has been a huge success in the last 12 months. Welsh medium students have enjoyed access to training, events, and education online during the Coronavirus pandemic.
Super-fit headteacher joins cardiac vehicle campaign after surviving horror heart attack
ONE day Llyr Rees was running 10 miles and preparing to enter triathlon competitions. The next he was fighting for his life. Headteacher at Ysgol Gynradd Bontnewydd, near Caernarfon, Llyr was a fit and healthy 50 year-old when struck down by a ruptured aorta just nine months ago.
The Rabbit Vibrator That Lelo Made to Get You Through The Pandemic
The world of vibrators is vast and overwhelming, especially if you’re new to the self pleasure world. But it doesn’t have to be intimidating. Sex toys have come a long way in recent years, with companies like LELO specifically looking to offer an alternative to the cheap, novelty toys that break after just a few uses. While their price point speaks to that fact, the reality is, when it comes to self pleasure, you’re worth the investment. The Soraya 2 is a particularly worthy one.
Gold Panda returns with hazy new single 'Transactional Relationship'
In the last couple of years Derwin Dicker has, as ever, been putting out plenty of music, but his most recently released studio efforts have been under different monikers from Selling to DJ Jenifa, but today he returns under his beloved Gold Panda nom de plume. He has shared a new standalone single called 'Transactional Relationship', which makes use of a sample of Hilary Woods' track 'Sever'. He explains the process: “I made the track at home.
Gold Panda releases surprise new album as DJ Jenifa - listen and download now
Derwin Dicker, best known as Gold Panda, has released another surprise album under a new monike; it seems to be his new MO given his recent surprise collaborative effort as Selling with Simian Mobile Disco's Jas Shaw. This time he has surfaced as DJ Jenifa and has shared an album called Jag Trax. It's available to stream and download from his Bandcamp. Speaking on the impetus for the record he says: “When I did the last record in 2015, I made a track for a laugh...
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GCHQ? That sounds cool
My dad was an engineer and brought home a VIC-20 (early computer) for my sister and I to play games on when we were young. I wasn’t intimidated by computers, but I wasn’t that interested in them either. It was just another toy. Working in IT wasn’t really considered a professional career back then – it was all about being a teacher, a doctor or a lawyer. I never wanted to be in IT really.
Gold Panda and Simian Mobile Disco's Jas Shaw team up as Selling, listen to their album On Reflection now
Gold Panda and Simian Mobile Disco's Jas Shaw have combined as a new electronic duo called Selling - and their full album On Reflection is available to listen to on your preferred digital platform right now. It will see physical release on City Slang on December 14th. Earlier this year Shaw was diagnosed with AL amyloidosis, which forced Simian Mobile Disco to cancel their touring plans. Nevertheless, Shaw has remained creative and his work with Gold Panda as Selling is testament to that fact.
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