Author: Rhys Gregory

The first cohort to ever complete exams at the £14m facility achieved an overall pass rate (A*-E) of 98%. Part of Coleg Cambria, the post-16 education hub opened in 2016 and is one of the most innovative further education centres in the UK. These inaugural results – including an overall pass rate of 97% at AS Level – lay down the marker for future generations, according to Chief Executive David Jones. “It’s heartening to see such positive results after such a short space of time, it’s really quite a special achievement,” said Mr Jones. “We knew when we opened this…

Cardiff and Vale College is celebrating another record year of success with more students than ever before achieving their AS and A Level qualification. In the first year of the new, reformed A Levels nearly two thirds of CAVC students achieved A-C grades. In a year of increases across the board, the number of students gaining their A2 qualification was up 5% on last year and at AS Level the figure increased by 9%. [aoa id=”1″] [/aoa] The College saw more students sit A and AS Level exams than ever before and the results maintain its commitment to providing a…

Cardiff City FC fans are being encouraged to pick up a nextbike and beat the traffic for the Club’s first home game of the Premier League season this Saturday. [aoa id=”1″] The world’s most extensive bike share provider, nextbike, has partnered with the Bluebirds to offer loyal Season Ticket Holders the chance to ride to home matches for free until the end of October. Scores of Bluebirds are expected to use two wheels to get to the match on Saturday 18th August, which will see Cardiff City take on Newcastle United in their first home Premier League match of the…

COLEG CAMBRIA further strengthened its place among the top colleges in the UK with a staggering 99% overall A Level pass rate. [aoa id=”1″] The institution is celebrating its best-ever results having today (Thursday) achieved an 82% pass rate for grades A* to C across its sites in Deeside and Wrexham. The top performing courses included Biology, English Literature and Welsh, and 29 subjects secured a perfect pass rate of 100%. AS Level students also raised the bar, with an overall 95% of students passing courses such as Further Maths, which was the stand out programme. [/aoa] Chief Executive David…

Newport based entrepreneur Sarah Stone celebrated her 39th birthday by launching a book (last week) – and within 2 hours she had become a best selling author, with a book that she’s co-authored flying straight into No.1 on the Amazon best seller charts in 5 separate book categories.  [aoa id=”1″] Sarah shares her story of how she became Co-Founder of Female Success Network, a supportive community training and mentoring women in business, having left school at just 15 in order to enter the working world, with no qualifications or desire to run her own business. ‘She Who Dares’, already reviewed as ‘A must…

Hot on the heels of the hugely successful Volvo Ocean Race, spectators can once again experience adrenaline-fuelled on-the-water action as the Extreme Sailing Series™ breezes in over the Bank Holiday weekend, 24th – 27th August. [aoa id=”1″] Crowds of visitors lined the waterfront of Cardiff Bay for the event last year, basking in the sunshine as some of the world’s finest sailors competed in the only UK Act of the global and annual professional Series, enjoying a family friendly weekend wrapped around the intense competition.  In addition to the epic action involving Olympic gold medallists and round-the-world sailing legends just…

This year’s Dayinsure Wales Rally GB form October 4-7 will again support charities and good causes across Wales and the Marches, taking the total raised in the six years since the World Championship event moved to its current home in Deeside, to more than £200,000. [aoa id=”1″] For the third year in succession, Hope House Children’s Hospices – consisting of Ty Gobaith in Conwy and its Morda sister hospice – have been confirmed as the rally’s official charity partner. In addition, the event works with local schools, clubs and other volunteer groups to staff the event’s temporary car parks, generating…

Cardiff and Vale College is proud to partner with the Construction Youth Trust, BAM Nuttall, The Wallich BOSS project, Cardiff Prison, Acorn Recruitment and Careers Wales in the delivery of the Clean Slate Cymru pilot project. [aoa id=”1″] The project aims to support ex-offenders scheduled for release, preparing them to enter employment in the construction industry, whilst also challenging the perception of hiring ex-offenders as part of the workforce. Regeneration and infrastructure is a key strategic theme of the Cardiff Capital Region City Deal, and other large capital expenditure projects are also underway and in planning.  CITB report expected employment…

Cycling hero Geraint Thomas and a host of Cardiff’s sporting talents are set to appear on a specially designed bus celebrating the city’s “outstanding” sports success. [aoa id=”1″][/aoa] The Tour De France winning cyclist’s image has been used alongside the Cardiff Blues, Cardiff City, and Cardiff Devils to decorate a double decker Cardiff Bus, which is set to take to the capital’s streets. The design will celebrate Thomas’ Tour De France win, along with Cardiff City’s promotion to the Premier League, the Blues’ European Rugby Challenge Cup success, and the Devils’ being crowned Elite League Regular Season champions for the…

More than £1.5m of Welsh Government and EU funding will be used to transform the former Magistrates Court in Port Talbot to support new businesses, create jobs and attract investment to the area. Rebecca Evans, Minister for Housing and Regeneration, announced the funding to create high-spec office space in the listed building, through the Welsh Government’s £110m Building for the Future Fund. Rebecca Evans said: “Our investment, together with the support from Neath Port Talbot local authority will transform the former Magistrate’s Court to create the Terminus. The building will provide modern, flexible office accommodation to attract further economic investment.…