College students through to WorldSkills UK Final
students
Vueling celebrates 600,000 passengers milestone at Cardiff Airport
spectators, they will all be competing for the chance to be number one in their chosen trade and represent the UK at the WorldSkills Kazan event in 2019. The nine from Coleg Gwent will join 93 other
from
colleges across the country to represent Wales at The Skills Show. With the first round of
L-R - Luke Williams, Rachel and Rebecca Watson, Ricky Raybould and Megan Sampson. Students
from are one
of Wales’ biggest colleges
through
to the National Finals of the WorldSkills UK Competitions taking place at the Birmingham NEC in November. Coleg Gwent, which is currently first in Wales for Vocational Qualifications, has
nine students taking part in the prestigious competition this year. The students involved are; Megan Sampson (Cwmbran), Luke Williams Ethan
(Abercarn), Gilmore
(Cwmbran), Jessica Leonard (Pontypool), Ricky Raybould (Rhiwderin), Thomas Seward (Ebbw Vale),
Rachel Watson and
and Karen Rebecca
(Abercarn), Coates
(Bridgend). Each student came in the top few of their chosen Skills
trade at
from across the UK. With around 70,000
the Competition
Wales Finals and will be among 500 skilled
apprentices Competition
Fund, Skills Wales
Bridgend resident Sharon Mahoney.
Low-cost Spanish airline Vueling
competitions
backed by the Welsh Government through the European Social
was a series of events held in colleges across the country, designed to celebrate vocational skills and create highly skilled, award winning employees
for the
Welsh workforce. For more information about
studying at
Coleg Gwent, visit
www.coleggwent.
ac.uk.
600,000th
has surprised passenger
Sharon
Clain Mahoney from Bridgend, with a pair of free return tickets to either Malaga or Alicante, the gateway to the Costa del Sol and Costa Blanca regions. The prize was awarded during a celebration at the Gate before boarding a scheduled flight to Palma Mallorca last week. Since operating its first flight from Cardiff in spring 2012, Vueling has increased capacity at Wales’ national airport by 300% over a five-year period, providing more than 190,000 seats for Welsh passengers alone last summer. This winter season, Vueling will
its
be offering more than 30,000 seats with flights to popular Spanish destinations Malaga and Alicante. Spencer Birns, Commercial Director at Cardiff Airport, added: “Vueling has provided our customers with consistent and regular flights to four key Spanish destinations over five years, during which time the airline has responded to our customers by adding more choice. Alicante,
and Palma Mallorca are wonderful
Barcelona, Malaga destinations,
and 600,000 passengers is testament to just how popular these services are. We look forward to Vueling’s continued success at Cardiff Airport.”
• Award-Winning Team • Fully Managed Service
Care and Nursing at Home
• Family Owned and Run
• Dementia Specialists
• Over 40 Branches Nationwide
Providing Care in the Home for over 28 Years
With 28 years of experience in caring for people within their own home, and a commitment to using only directly employed carers, we have the expertise to provide the best care possible from 30 minutes to full-time Live-In care.
www.cardiffandsouthwalesadvertiser.com
Looking for care in Swansea? 01792 626 173
Looking for care in Cardiff?
02920 600 716 Cardiff & South Wales Advertiser – Friday 13th October 2017 - 9
Page 1 |
Page 2 |
Page 3 |
Page 4 |
Page 5 |
Page 6 |
Page 7 |
Page 8 |
Page 9 |
Page 10 |
Page 11 |
Page 12 |
Page 13 |
Page 14 |
Page 15 |
Page 16 |
Page 17 |
Page 18 |
Page 19 |
Page 20 |
Page 21 |
Page 22 |
Page 23 |
Page 24 |
Page 25 |
Page 26 |
Page 27 |
Page 28 |
Page 29 |
Page 30 |
Page 31 |
Page 32