Author: Rhys Gregory

Swansea City find themselves in an interesting position as they look to fight their way back to the Premier League with a solid performance in the Championship division this season. The Welsh side isn’t expected to be a serious threat to get back to the top flight, but their strategy in attempting to get back this season could be a winning one. That strategy has been to rely on experience throughout the squad, as they hope that experience in big games will propel them back to the Premier League sooner than later. Banking On Experience Coming into the Championship campaign,…

Bridgend College opened its doors today (Thursday 15th of August) in a special results day celebration event. Students studying A levels or equivalent qualifications were invited into the College’s Cyfleoedd hub to collect their results with their peers.  [aoa id=”1″] There were plenty of smiles and cheers as students celebrated their success with family and friends. Amongst these students were some with incredible stories of success and determination.  Charlie Smith came to Bridgend College three years ago after being homeschooled for many years. After initially struggling to adapt to a structured learning environment, she successfully completed a Level 2 in…

COLEG CAMBRIA celebrates outstanding results, with overall A Level pass rate of 99%. [aoa id=”1″] Students at the Yale site in Wrexham and Deeside Sixth Form Centre contributed to another incredible year for the award-winning institution, with 26 subjects achieving 100% exam success. These included English, Chemistry, Psychology, Modern Foreign Languages, Economics and History. Cambria is also celebrating a 100% pass rate for grades A* to C in Art and Design, and the news that 58 learners secured an A* or A in Mathematics and Further Mathematics. [/aoa] Six students are off to study at Oxford or Cambridge universities, 11…

LEADING independent school Christ College Brecon is celebrating yet another successful year for its A-level students. Pupils have achieved excellent A Level results, with an outstanding pass rate of 99.4%. Overall 39% of all grades were A/A* and 69% A*/B. These results are significantly above national averages and the average points score per candidate was 137 which is broadly equivalent to AAB. Performance in English Literature was strong with 75% of grades achieved an A*/A with 50% at the same level in Geography, Spanish, French, Art, Photography and extended project. Based on these results, many pupils from Christ College will…

Welsh Education Minister, Kirsty Williams, has joined learners today at Coleg y Cymoedd to celebrate their A level results successes.  [aoa id=”1″] Today saw the college’s Nantgarw-based Sixth Form Centre roll out the red carpet for learners whose collective successes have resulted in an overall pass rate of 97% for A2 with 63% of learners achieving A*-C and many subjects securing a 100% pass rate including Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Further Maths, English and History. The festival atmosphere at Coleg y Cymoedd provided a backdrop for the Education Minister to congratulate learners personally as she discovered the secrets of its Sixth…

The Marine Conservation Society (MCS) is appealing for people across Wales to adopt a beach and lead a clean-up and survey during this year’s Great British Beach Clean (20th -23rd September, 2019). [aoa id=”1″] Last year’s Great British Beach Clean, which took place on the 14th to 17th September, saw volunteers remove close to 500kg of litter from Welsh beaches. In total, just short of 25,000 litter items were picked up along the 5,355 metres of coastline surveyed. MCS says it hopes the 26th Great British Beach Clean will continue to smash records when it comes to volunteer numbers –…

A new initiative has seen 58 dentists across Wales take on roles in education and training to enhance patient services in their practices, since launching six months ago. [aoa id=”1″] Dentists who attend Health Education and Improvement Wales’s (HEIW) Making Prevention Work in Practice (MPWiP) training course are equipped to teach dental nurses how to give preventive care advice to patients and the application of fluoride varnish. Kirstie Moons, Associate Director for Dental Team Workforce Planning and Development at HEIW, said: “MPWiP provides a unique opportunity for dental teams to deliver optimum patient care focusing on prevention as set out…

Gemma Price was in an abusive relationship and when she finally left, she struggled to control her emotions. “It [the relationship] finished quite abruptly and feelings that I’d kept inside for ages started to come to the surface,” she says. “I was massively controlled and I started to become controlling of everything around me. I couldn’t stand in a supermarket queue because if someone looked at me all the anger and emotion would come to the surface.” Gemma’s torment was obvious to Tony Richards, the caretaker at the primary school where she was working. He told her to take the…

Green Key programme goes from strength to strength in West Wales as more businesses embrace sustainable tourism. Four unique places to stay have been awarded the international Green Key award this summer. Guests can be reassured that these properties are helping protect the environment by operating in a sustainable way. The new additions are; Under Starr Skies in Llanwrda, Carmarthenshire The School House B&B in Pencader, Carmarthenshire The Old Rectory in Newport Pembrokeshire Twr y Felin Hotel in St Davids Pembrokeshire As well as the new additions Folly Farm Zoo and Top of the Woods Camping & Glamping have both…

Volunteers have helped make sure that a children’s centre playground in Swansea is at its sparkling best during the summer holiday. A team from the city’s Valuation Office spent a day at the playground, part of Hafan Y Mor at Singleton Hospital. The centre is for children with complex long-term needs, and the all-inclusive playground and sensory garden outside has been hugely popular with them and their families since it opened in 2014. Cerian Bidder, who has family links to the centre, works at the Valuation Office where staff have a day each to give time to charity. Hafan Y…