News
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North Wales
Welsh adventurer Ash Dykes reaches first major trek milestone
British adventurer and extreme athlete Ash Dykes, from North Wales, has just arrived at his first major milestone during Mission Yangtze, his third world-first record attempt to walk the entire 4,000 mile length of the Yangtze river in China – one the world’s genuine and last remaining world-firsts. After setting off in late August, Ash […]
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Appointments
Banking
Finance
News
Principality Commercial appoints Head of Operations
Michelle Wade has been appointed as the Head of Operations for commercial lending at Principality Building Society’s Commercial team. Michelle was the Head of Principality Building Society’s 71 retail and agencies across Wales and the borders for the past three years. This followed almost two decades of experience at RBS, where she was latterly a […]
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Deeside
Education
News
North Wales
Glowing report for Coleg Cambria on Education Secretary's North Wales visit
Cabinet Secretary for Education Kirsty Williams gave Coleg Cambria a glowing report on a tour of its £14.6m sixth form centre. The Minister was welcomed yesterday (Thursday) by Cambria’s Chief Executive David Jones and Alex Thomas, Head of the revolutionary Deeside complex. Ms Williams AM paid tribute to staff at the centre for achieving a […]
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Bangor
Construction
News
North Wales
Welsh teenager Sean named Regional Apprentice of the Year
17 year old Sean Williams is on the early track to success, having been named Redrow’s regional Apprentice of the Year 2018 for its North West and North Wales division. The youngster from Abergele has made a big impression working at Redrow’s Goetre Uchaf development in Bangor, as an apprentice bricklayer and, in particular, helping to create feature walls […]
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Banking
Cardiff
Finance
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South Wales
Tech
Welsh data science sector set to challenge London for top talent
As some of the UK’s biggest graduate employers reveal they’re now struggling to attract candidates to London, the launch of the Welsh Data Science Graduate Programme has given the country’s top talent added incentive to build their careers in the Welsh data science sector. Launched by the Welsh Contact Centre Forum, the programme has been […]
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Newport
News
Lifetime achievement award for Welsh business leader
Leading specialist recruiter Acorn is celebrating after managing director Matt Southall was honoured at the 2018 South Wales Argus Business Awards with the coveted Lifetime Achievement award for his contribution to business and the economy, during a career spanning more than twenty-five years. The inaugural awards ceremony, held in partnership with Newport Now Business Improvement […]
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Banking
Brexit
Finance
News
How will Brexit affect me?
Having a long-term financial plan is vital in order to “weather inevitable storms” like Brexit, according to a leading chartered financial planner. Alan Mellor, Managing Director of Cheshire-based Phillip Bates & Co Financial Services, says the question he gets asked more than any other at the moment is: How will Brexit affect me? Alan said: […]
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Environment News
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South Wales
Swansea
Demand for EV chargers boosts facilities management firm
DRS Facilities Management, a company that provides specialist engineering solutions to the facilities management sector, has seen a sharp increase in business due to a demand for electric vehicle (EV) chargers at a variety of premises across the UK. DRS has been enlisted by a large number of new and existing clients to install EV […]
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Events
News
Swansea singer Kirsten Orsborn hand-picked for Audrey Hepburn memorial
A singer from Swansea has been hand-picked to perform alongside industry legends at a charity dinner in London to commemorate the life of renowned actress and humanitarian Audrey Hepburn. The event, which will take place on Saturday October 6 at The Royal Lancaster Hotel, will feature a Q&A with Audrey Hepburn’s youngest son Luca Dotti, as well […]
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Leisure
News
North Wales
St. Asaph
Hot tub company set for international expansion after double awards success
UK Leisure Living are celebrating, having scooped two prizes at the prestigious Wales Start-Up Awards last week. The St Asaph and Mochdre based firm received accolades for Retailer Start-Up of the Year and North Wales Start-Up of the Year. Managing Director Gareth Jones was “thrilled” to emerge victorious in such competitive categories and said the […]
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