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North Wales Business School at Wrexham Glyndwr
The North Wales Business School at Wrexham Glyndwr University has received national recognition after being highly commended for its “innovation and radical thinking” in business education delivery. Staff from the North Wales Business School attended the AMBA & BGA Excellence Awards 2022/23 ceremony in London, where they came runners-up in the Best Innovation Strategy category. The team were recognised for creation of the North Wales Business School Simulation Suite, which gives students the opportunity to build and lead their own business, using a variety of simulation packages. For example, Edmundo Business Simulation Software enables students to lead a fictitious company as Chief Executive, Chief Operating Officer or Chief
Finance Officer. Dr Alexis Mason, Principle Lecturer in Business at Wrexham Glyndwr
University, said: “We were absolutely thrilled to have been highly commended in the Best Innovation Strategy category at the AMBA & BGA Excellence Awards. It is true testament to the quality of teaching and the fantastic resources available for our students.”
Rydal Penrhos hosts Girls North Wales Winter Cup
Girls’ rugby in Wales is currently enjoying a huge explosion of interest and participation. There are more opportunities than ever for girls to participate with 32 clusters around Wales and the age categories now go from under seven to under 18 to cater for the increased demand across almost every Welsh community. As a result Rydal Penrhos was thrilled to host the Welsh Rugby Union’s Girls North Wales Winter Cup, which saw teams from across the region compete against each other in pursuit of the overall prize. This was incredibly well supported with plenty of outstanding rugby on show. Jacob Cousins and Josh Stewart, Sixth
Form pupils at Rydal Penrhos, also played their part as referees after earning their qualification on a recent course. The school would like to congratulate Clwb Rygbi Nant
Conwy on their well-deserved tournament triumph and every team that contributed to such a successful event.
North Wales solicitor named as Clinical Negligence Lawyer of the Year
A solicitor from a North Wales law firm is officially the best in her field after winning a major national award. Beth Heath (pictured), of Lanyon Bowdler, has been named as the Clinical Negligence Lawyer of the Year at the Personal Injury Awards, which recognise the excellence of law firms and individuals in the personal injury and medical negligence sectors all over the UK. “Our congratulations go to Beth on a great win against some stiff competition, including the Chief Assessor of the Law Society’s Clinical Negligence Panel, and the head of medical negligence from Slater & Gordon’s London office,” said Brian Evans, managing partner at Lanyon Bowdler. “This is a brilliant achievement and is well deserved. I know Beth would say that she could not have won this award without the support of her team, so without wishing to detract from Beth’s stellar personal achievement, everyone in the team is a winner for the support they give which enables Beth and our other clinical negligence partners and senior lawyers to do what they do.”
Pitch perfect
Rydal Penrhos has a range of excellent sporting facilities, including rugby and cricket pitches, that are available to hire. Maria Mclean explains more…
Rydal Penrhos has a long-standing tradition of sporting success throughout its history. The school has produced a wealth of international-calibre athletes over the years, who all built their early foundations as pupils before going on to achieve great things.
All this comes from exceptional coaching delivered by the school’s staff team, who are constantly monitoring the progress of our aspiring athletes and developing programmes to enhance conditioning and overall performance in pursuit of reaching their respective goals. Not only this, but our pupils benefit from first-class facilities to give them another major
boost as they look to follow in the footsteps of those who’ve been so incredibly successful in years gone by.
These are not only used by pupils during school time, but Rydal Penrhos is delighted to host local clubs and teams who train with us on a weekly basis and something that is going to be prevalent across the summer holidays across the stunning campus.
We are enormously proud of our community involvement at Rydal Penrhos. The school has been at the heart of the Colwyn Bay area for more than a century and this has been further strengthened in recent years as part of our strategic development plan.
This also includes Welsh youth rugby, cricket, netball and hockey squads who hold residential training camps with us. The school’s incredible New Field sporting venue – which has its own pavilion – regularly hosts Cricket Wales youth matches and has seen iconic figures such as Andrew Flintoff
attend.
Rydal Penrhos has a vast array of facilities, including a Sports Hall and Fitness Suite that can be used for netball, basketball and indoor cricket nets, with the astroturf surface providing a floodlit training area for pupils and clubs across the region to
utilise. The school also has its own outdoor cricket nets area, no fewer than five immaculate rugby pitches, seven outdoor
tennis courts, two squash courts, four Eton Fives courts and a swimming pool that is also available for hire. If that wasn’t enough, Rydal Penrhos has an RYA-accredited Sailing and Water-Sports Centre as part of our campus and this is available to visiting groups.
Our instructors can put together taster sessions or a day on the water for our more qualified visitors, which has been part
of the school’s history for more than 60 years and something pupils absolutely love all through the academic year.
So whatever you are looking for during the summer, Rydal Penrhos has the facilities to enhance your overall experience. Our staff will also be on hand to provide expert support and guidance throughout the booking and planning process. n
The school’s sporting facilities are available for evening and weekend hire and during all school holidays. For more information email events@rydalpenrhos.com or call 01492 530155.
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COMMON QUESTIONS WHEN BUYING A PROPERTY
Buying a property, for most, will be the biggest and most important financial transaction made in their lifetime, and it’s understandable to have questions about how it all works.
It can be a daunting prospect, but Ruth Edwards, of Lanyon Bowdler’s residential property team in Conwy, answers some commonly-asked questions to help take the mystery out of buying a house.
How long will the process take?
It generally takes eight to 10 weeks depending on the chain.
How much does it cost and when do I have to pay?
The majority of firms offer fixed fees which are based on
the purchase price. At Lanyon Bowdler we provide a full breakdown of our fees at the outset so that our clients do not get any unwelcome surprises upon completion. When obtaining quotes for a purchase transaction you should check that there are no “hidden costs”. The legal fees will be payable upon completion and will be included within a completion statement, however you will be asked for monies on account upon instructing a solicitor in respect of search fees.
What happens if my parents are helping me buy the property?
Getting onto the property ladder is difficult for young people
and therefore it is not uncommon for parents to assist by way of a gifted deposit toward the purchase. If a gift is involved we would be required to notify the lender and comply with their requirements in this regard.
There are generally no issues with gifted deposits from family members and the majority of the mainstream lenders accept gifted deposit applications. The person providing the money would be required to sign a declaration to confirm the gift
is indeed a gift and it is not refundable and that they do not intend to take any interest whatsoever in the property. Your solicitor will arrange to obtain this declaration on your behalf.
Why do I need searches?
The lender requires that we carry out due diligence, which means ensuring the property is adequate security for the amount of money you are borrowing from them, and this includes carrying out the necessary searches against the property.
The standard searches generally include a local search, environmental search and water and drainage search. If any other risks are flagged for the property, for example flooding
or mining, we would also carry out those additional searches. Searches are generally valid for six months and will cost in the region of £300 which you will be required to pay for on account of costs when instructing a Solicitor.
What happens on the completion day?
This is the day in which you move into your new home. Your solicitor will deal with all legal formalities and will call you to confirm once legal completion has taken place and when you
can pick up the keys. Keys will not be released to you until such time as the completion monies have been received by the seller’s solicitor, who will then release the keys with the estate agent. n
