16+ hour, 19+ min ago  (402+ words) Coleg Cambria's commitment to learner wellbeing, inclusion and student voice has been recognised with a major national award. The college's Students' Union was named Further Education College Union of the Year at the prestigious NUS Cymru Awards. It follows a…...

1+ mon, 14+ hour ago  (479+ words) Young musicians from Wrexham are being encouraged to bid for a "2, 000 prize at a top festival. The Pendine Young Musician of Wales competition gives talented under-21s to perform, gain expert feedback and be broadcast live on BBC Radio Cymru. The…...

1+ mon, 14+ hour ago  (584+ words) More than two-thirds of adults in Wales used harmful actions to cope with poor mental health in the past month, a new poll suggests. The figure of 69 per cent comes from a Wales-wide survey of 1, 015 adults carried out by Opinium…...

1+ mon, 6+ day ago  (570+ words) A 16-year-old" from Wrexham served up a standout performance to finish first runner-up in one of the country's most prestigious culinary competitions. Rya Smith, a Year 2 learner on Coleg Cambria's school links GCSE Hospitality and Catering course and a pupil…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (355+ words) Secondary school students in Wrexham have led a conversation on social media and the impact it can have on young people's wellbeing. Members of Bryn Alyn's School Council and Health and Wellbeing shared their views during a meeting with Wrexham…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (591+ words) A "green sweep" of achievements helped cultivate Coleg Cambria's reputation as one of the UK's most sustainable and forward-thinking educators. The college is set to unveil up to "1. 5m of improvements at its Yale campus in Wrexham, funded by grants from…...

3+ mon, 1+ hour ago  (355+ words) Age Alliance Wales has called on the next Welsh Government to take urgent action to tackle ageism and to ensure that older people are treated with dignity. The organisation said politicians must take coordinated steps to improve access to health…...

3+ mon, 3+ day ago  (631+ words) Wrexham Council is forecasting an overspend on out-of-county children's social care placements, as officers expand local residential capacity and councillors again acknowledged the financial and human cost of placing children far from the county. The forecast is contained in the…...

3+ mon, 1+ week ago  (371+ words) A well-established fostering agency in Wrexham has secured its future as a not-for-profit provider after joining a national children's charity. 1st Affinity Fostering Service, based in Gresford, has become part of Adoption Matters as the Welsh Government moves forward with plans…...

3+ mon, 2+ week ago  (470+ words) Foster Wales is calling for more people in Wales to come forward as parent and child foster carers, saying demand for the specialist type of placement is rising while the number of available carers is not. Between April 2024 and March…...