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Lee trains at Quadrant for American bike trek with Welsh rugby greats

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A MAN who plans to ride over 300 miles through the USA alongside a pack of Welsh rugby legends to raise cash for cancer patients has made a flying start to the gruelling challenge at Swansea’s Quadrant Shopping Centre. Lee Venn, who runs a gym in Glynneath, spent a day on a spin bike at [..]

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North Wales construction firm Anwyl win new contracts worth £17m

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A top North Wales builder has announced over £17 million in new contracts across the region. Anwyl Construction will this summer start work on a range of major new works for a string of high profile clients. These include high end food company Anglesey Sea Salt and leading independent school King’s School, Chester, as well [..]

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Royal composer’s musical tribute to Nelson Mandela in Llangollen

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Royal composer Paul Mealor has teamed up with a top poet from North Wales for a special tribute to Nelson Mandela. The European premiere of the new work, Spirit of Hope, will be at the Llangollen International Music Festival at a concert on Friday, July 11. Professor Mealor, who was brought up in Connah’s Quay, collaborated [..]

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North Wales social care pioneer Mario Kreft wins Leading Wales Award

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A social care pioneer from Wales has won a prestigious award for his leadership skills. Mario Kreft MBE, the owner of the award-winning Wrexham-based care organisation, Pendine Park, was honoured at the Leading Wales Awards. The awards, organised in association with Cardiff Metropolitan University, seek to recognise and celebrate the contribution of leaders and leadership [..]

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