Author: Rhys Gregory

COLEG CAMBRIA is to host a series of WorldSkills finals in the coming weeks. The college will welcome participants from across the UK to its sites in Wrexham and Deeside from Monday November 15 to Friday November 19. Cambria is to hold nine finals in all. They will take place at the following venues: Yale, Wrexham: Nail Technician, Commercial Make-Up, Creative Media Make-Up, Beauty Therapy Practitioner, Beauty Therapist. Bersham Road, Wrexham: Manufacturing Team Challenge, Construction Metalwork. Deeside: Sheet Metalwork, Welding. Coleg Cambria has one of the largest WorldSkills UK cohorts in Wales, with 25 representatives selected for the prestigious event.…

Further details of a proposal for flood defence work in Rhyl have been announced. Denbighshire County Council is informing residents of the latest plans for the defences at Central Rhyl, between Splash Point and Drift Park. The proposed scheme aims to improve coastal flood defences to protect almost 600 homes and businesses and protect the tourist economy from flooding events and coastal erosion well into the future. If no work is carried out, the current defences could fail within the next 10-15 years. The Council is working with Balfour Beatty and Mott MacDonald on progression of the scheme which is…

Pets and their owners in Rhyl will soon benefit from good and affordable veterinary care when Community Interest Company (CIC) Animal Trust open their second veterinary hospital in North Wales. A loan of £700,000 from the Development Bank of Wales has enabled Animal Trust to purchase the former Aldi site on Wellington Road in Rhyl, with the fit-out of their latest 6,000 square foot veterinary hospital now underway. Expected to open in early 2022, it will be Animal Trust’s 10th veterinary hospital – with existing locations in Wrexham and throughout Yorkshire and North England. Established by veterinary surgeon and Chief…

Josh Williams has been appointed as an assistant site manager at Bellway after successfully completing the company’s graduate scheme. Josh took up his full-time post at the housebuilder’s Wales division in September and is now working on site at Bellway’s Heron’s Mead development in Llanwern, near Newport before going to their new site in Penllergaer, Parc Mawr. “This appointment is the culmination of nearly two years of hard work and learning on the job,” said Josh, who gained a degree in construction management and quantity surveying at Swansea University in 2019. “The housebuilding industry is my chosen career and I…

Four women from Cardiff are speaking up to raise awareness of the challenges facing our planet at a virtual community festival run by the Eden Project next weekend, which explores how we can build a better future together. Sharing a virtual stage at the Festival of Discovery with household names such as Sir David Attenborough, John Bishop and Ben Miller, Cardiff locals Becca Clark, Hannah Garcia, Becca Falvey and Kerrie Aldridge will be joining other community-minded people taking part in inspiring sessions about initiatives taking place across the country. Becca Clark and Hannah Garcia, are founders of Green Squirrel, a…

The RNLI has announced today (8 November) that the 2021 review of the Cardigan Bay coastline concluded that an all-weather lifeboat will be stationed between Fishguard and Barmouth, with the most suitable location identified as New Quay. A 25 knot Shannon class lifeboat will replace the ageing 17 knot Mersey class lifeboat. In 2016, a review of Cardigan Bay recommended an inshore Atlantic 85 lifeboat would replace New Quay’s current Mersey class all-weather lifeboat (ALB). However, after a lengthy consultation process and a fresh review of requirements in Cardigan Bay, it was determined that an ALB was required to deliver the…

A training programme designed to develop the food and drink processing and manufacturing industry has hit a major milestone, having supported over 5,500 training days since April 2019. The Food Skills Cymru programme is delivered by Lantra and supports businesses of all sizes within the Welsh food and drink sector, ensuring employees have the right skills and training for their business and the wider industry as a whole. Working across all sectors within the industry, it helps employees adapt to future economic and environmental challenges and capitalise on opportunities for business development and growth. Commenting on this major milestone, Sarah…

The search is on for a new Head Gardener to lead Wales’ famous Bodnant Garden, near Conwy, in the next chapter of its horticultural story. National Trust Cymru is looking for an ‘inspirational and exceptional’ horticulturalist to take the helm at the Grade I listed garden, celebrated for its spectacular mountain setting, historic garden design and global plant collections. John Walker, General Manager at Bodnant Garden, says: “This is a once in a lifetime opportunity for someone with flair, energy and vision. “Bodnant welcomes around a quarter of a million visitors a year from far and wide – from serious…

Music fans in Wales and beyond will celebrate the annual Welsh Language Music Day – Dydd Miwsig Cymru on Friday 4thFebruary 2022, a day which honours all types of music being made in the Welsh language. With the live industry feeling the long-term impact of coronavirus closures, 2022’s Dydd Miwsig Cymru will pay tribute to the independent music venues – often found at the heart of Welsh communities – that have been home to decades of Welsh language gigs and ‘miwsig memories’. Dydd Miwsig Cymru has partnered with Independent Venues Week (31st January – 6th February 2022) to celebrate the…

Land for the development of new industrial business units at Ty Du near Nelson, Caerphilly is now available to the market. A major scheme to undertake enabling highways infrastructure works, including installation of services and estate roads was successfully completed in 2019. This has prepared the whole estate for residential and commercial development, which will include circa 200 homes (including provision for affordable homes) with the remaining useable area allocated for employment use. Welsh Government is offering the 4.8 acres (1.94 hectares) of land for sale in three plots between 0.6 acre (0.24 hectare), and 3.25 acres (1.32 hectares), with…