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James Shepherd

Schoolchildren embrace languages of the world at Glyndŵr University

ALMOST 400 young people from 10 local secondary schools gathered at Glyndwr University to learn about Wales’s European and global links.Read

Employers back West Cheshire College

MORE than 90% of employers working with West Cheshire College believe training has improved their business performance, according to a recent survey.Read

Black Eyed Peas artwork illustrator passes on design tips to Glyndwr University students

A WREXHAM illustrator who designed artwork for a single by the Black Eyed Peas has been passing on advice to students at Glyndwr University about developing a career in the creative industries.Read

Airbus UK Broughton defender's bizarre sending off - with video

WHILE there is still all to play for in the race for a place in the Welsh Premier League ‘Super 12’, the award for most bizarre refereeing decision of the season has been sewn up.Read

School children set sights on University

SOME 150 youngsters from schools across Halton Borough have had a taste of higher education thanks to a conference organised by the University of Chester in conjunction with Aimhigher Halton.Read

Tomorrow’s ‘wealth creators’ address today’s business at University of Chester

PERFORMANCE related pay and bonuses are hot topics in the current economic climate, so it was no surprise to the University of Chester’s Business School that its one day conference on performance management was fully subscribed.Read

Bring your Brain to Breakfast at Glyndwr University

THE future direction of leadership and management in Welsh industry was up for discussion over breakfast at a meeting of north Wales business leaders in Wrexham.Read

University of Chester nursing student dedicates life and learning to Punjab charity

HARMINDER Singh is a remarkable lady who has dedicated her life to charitable work in India’s Punjab. Since moving to Altrincham with her GP husband, Dr Inder Pal Singh, Harminder has developed parallel careers, one in England and one in Punjab.Read

Deeside College and Coleg Llysfasi Merger Public Consultation

COLEG Llysfasi and Deeside College have this week launched a public consultation into their proposed merger. Read

West Cheshire College plumbing students get painting

PLUMBING students from West Cheshire College demonstrated their commitment to Volunteer Week by cleaning and repainting seven benches at The Groves in Chester.Read

Apprenticeships at West Cheshire College

BLACK, minority and ethnic (BME) employers throughout the Ellesmere Port and Chester area are being invited to a special event to encourage them to consider taking on Apprentices.Read

Life-long learning for life-long success with West Cheshire College

STARTING a new business is always a nerve-wracking experience but for kitchen supplier Peter Brett, a lifelong commitment to gaining new skills will be key to his success.Read

University of Chester students volunteer for regional conservation plan

A group of six students from the University of Chester has participated in a large scale conservation activity day, organised as part of National Student Volunteers’ Week (February 22-28).Read

Glyndwr University and Yale College to explore partnership opportunities

As part of the Welsh Assembly Government’s Transformation agenda to enhance partnerships within education and training, Glyndwr University and Yale College have announced their intention to undertake an Options Appraisal to explore various partnership models.Read

University of Chester lecturer presents at first international conference on prescribing

The University of Chester’s strength in the study of non-medical prescribing was highlighted at the UK’s first international conference on prescribing.Read

Entrepreneurship conference at West Cheshire College

A FREE half-day conference designed to encourage the spirit of entrepreneurship in the Chester and Ellesmere Port area is taking place at Chester Racecourse on Tuesday, March 30.Read

West Cheshire College arts event at Destiny and Elite

ASPIRING models, make-up artists, singers, dancers and young people interested in all aspects of retail are invited to a special Carnevil night to see what’s happening in the world of creative arts.Read

West Cheshire College students pimp police panda for road safety campaign

A POLICE Panda van, ‘pimped’ by a winning team of West Cheshire College motor vehicle students is set to be launched at Cheshire Oaks.Read

Top entrepreneurs to help inspire Glyndwr University students to tap into business opportunities in Second Life

Second Life, Facebook, You Tube and Twitter provide vast and as yet untapped business opportunities, young entrepreneurs will be told in Wrexham this week at the first ever pan-Wales virtual business conference.Read

Gifted Glyndwr University sports stars given award boost

Nine rising sports stars have received awards from Glyndwr University in support of their attempts to compete at elite level competition.Read

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James Shepherd is the Executive Editor - Digital for Trinity Mirror Cheshire, responsible for eight newspaper companion websites including ChesterChronicle.co.uk, CreweChronicle.co.uk, RuncornAndWidnesWeeklyNews.co.uk and FlintshireChronicle.co.uk.

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