Author: Rhys Gregory

The pioneering north east Wales college celebrates five years on Sunday (August 5). Born from the merger of Deeside College and Yale College in Wrexham, and building on Deeside’s previous mergers with the Welsh College of Horticulture and Coleg Llysfasi, Cambria has gone on to break records and set benchmarks for the further education sector. Past weeks have seen them mark the occasion with events including a barbecue for more than 500 staff, a student awards ceremony and chief executive David Jones’ epic 48-mile walk across all five campuses in one day for the NSPCC. Mr Jones oversaw the “challenging”…

A fun day was transformed into a scene from the hit film franchise Jurassic Park when it was invaded by rampaging dinosaurs. Although they looked fearsome, there was nothing to worry about when the Tyrannosaurus Rex and the Velociraptor bared their teeth and roared at the Big Day Out organised by housing association Cartrefi Conwy. [aoa id=”1″]Hundreds of tenants came across the county to the popular annual event at a sun-baked Stadium Zip World at Eirias Park in Colwyn Bay to help celebrate the organisation’s 10th anniversary. The scary prehistoric visitors, both around 10ft tall and 15ft in length, were…

Jazz superstar Jacqui Dankworth and renowned classical guitarist Craig Ogden will be joining forces to wow the audience at a top musical festival. [aoa id=”1″] They will be performing together at the North Wales International Music Festival in St Asaph Cathedral on the evening of Thursday, September 27. Their repertoire will include songs by everyone from Paul Simon and James Taylor to Henry Mancini and Michel Legrand and the theme for the concert will be Reflections of Love. The festival, which runs from Saturday, September 15, to Sunday, September 30, is being supported by the Arts Council of Wales and…

Swansea Bay Business Club’s latest business barometer has shown that confidence across the Swansea Bay city region remains high in the face of the disappointing tidal lagoon decision in June. [aoa id=”1″] Club members from across 15 sectors including manufacturing, construction and retail responded to the latest survey, which is sent quarterly in an attempt to measure business confidence in the region and provide a platform for businesses to share their opinions. An impressive 87% of businesses surveyed said that they had performed the same or stronger over the last three months in comparison to the first quarter of the…

This is the first look around the £7m state-of-the-art NGS Macmillan palliative care unit being built at the Royal Glamorgan Hospital. [aoa id=”1″] The architects who designed the Y Bwthyn NGS Macmillan Unit have created a film giving people a first look at what the unit will look like. It gives viewers a look around the spacious environment and the comfortable bedrooms, which feature private screened terraces for patients who wish to go outside. The eight-bed unit is being built by Macmillan Cancer Support and the National Garden Scheme in partnership with Cwm Taf University Health Board to provide…

Visitors to this weekend’s Gower Show will mark the success of a body which has delivered more than 50 projects to help care for the peninsula. [aoa id=”1″] The show, at Penrice Castle Park from 11am-4pm on Sunday, will feature a marquee celebrating the work of the Gower Landscape Partnership. Throughout the day the partnership will host presentations, discussions and other activities highlighting the successes of the past four years, including the launch of the Gower Heritage Walking App. The partnership’s projects include work to preserve The Vile, an ancient field system at Rhossili, the conservation of features such as dry…

The return of Penarth’s Rock and Raise fundraiser has been announced following the success of last year’s event, with the night of entertainment to take place on Saturday 27th October. [aoa id=”1″] The event will be hosted at the town’s iconic Paget Rooms, with doors opening at 7pm and a combination of new and returning bands and performers set to rock the stage. Chris Kelly returns following last year’s electrifying performance, alongside local family band The Woods. Penarth legend and world-renowned rockabilly performer John Lewis will be appearing and the local six-piece swing band St Louis Express, will be playing…

The finalists for the sixth, annual Bridgend Business Forum Awards have been revealed. Following a rigorous judging process, the panel – consisting of the 2017 sponsors and Bridgend Business Forum representatives – selected finalists from across a range of sectors. The all-important shortlisted businesses and individuals include: Business Student of the Year, sponsored by Graham Paul Chartered Accountants:- Keiron Farr, Farrscend – nominated by Bridgend College Start-up Business of the Year, sponsored by ISA Training Apollo Business Village Assisted Mobility Services Ltd Team 8 Digital Service Business of the Year, sponsored by Harris Bassett Chartered Accountants A&R Contract Cleaning Specialist…

Today, Holyhead welcomed one of the largest cruise ships to visit the Port. The Royal Caribbean’s ‘Brilliance of the Seas’ is a 90,090-ton, 2,112 passenger capacity cruise ship with passengers mainly from the USA, and is the ship’s second call to Holyhead. Tourism Minister, Lord Elis-Thomas had the opportunity to step on board the ship during a visit in June to meet with Captain and crew and explore how Wales can further increase its share in the lucrative cruise sector. [aoa id=”1″]The cruise ship market has been identified as growth market for Wales. This year alone, Wales will have welcomed…

Tickets for the 2019 Adrian Flux British FIM Speedway Grand Prix in Cardiff are now on general sale, and fans who book before September 9, 2018 can save over 30 percent*. [aoa id=”1″] Don’t miss Britain’s biggest speedway event at the Principality Stadium on September 21, 2019, when current World Championship leader Tai Woffinden will hope to return as the nation’s first ever triple world champion. Woffy came close to his first Cardiff victory on July 21, with Poland’s Bartosz Zmarzlik pipping him to top spot. But he’ll be determined to go one better as Principality Stadium stages Speedway GP…