A former hotel worker who switched to a career in care after volunteering at a day centre for young people with disabilities is in line for a top national award. Noel Williams, 42, worked for a range of care providers and charities before founding his own care agency, Calon Lan Community Care Ltd, based in […]
A young Llanfairfechan woman hailed as a “beacon of light” for the social care sector has been shortlisted for a major award. Becky Barnes went into the care profession at the age of just 17 and has risen rapidly through the ranks to take on the responsible role of senior care practitioner at Clwyd Alyn […]
A Gwynedd woman who devotes her life to caring for vulnerable people in her own home has been shortlisted for a major award. Teresa Francis, 55, who lives in Llanbedr, started her career in caring 20 years ago as part of Gwynedd Council’s child protection team and later moved into fostering children. Five years ago […]
Spare a thought for Zoe Sheen when the clocks go back this weekend. She’ll have too much time on her hands when she has to change the time on all the clocks and watches at the F Hinds jewellers shop at Eagles Meadow in Wrexham. Zoe will have to adjust the store’s stock of around […]
By North Wales Police and Crime Commissioner Arfon Jones It costs around £65,000 to send somebody to prison in this country once police, court costs and all the other steps are taken into account. After that it costs a further £30,000 plus for each year they spend locked up. In the case of problematic drug […]
A woman with cerebral palsy is determined to get out of her motorised wheelchair to walk down the aisle to marry the sweetheart she met at the care home where they’re both residents. Sian Walley, 45, is tying the knot with ex-plumber Steve Ferrier, 55, on Sunday, October 29, after the love struck pair fell […]
Ghouls, vampire and zombies are hoping to raise a coffin full of charity cash with a weekend of Halloween fun. Staff at the Frankie & Benny’s restaurant at the Eagles Meadow Shopping Centre in Wrexham are donning scary outfits for a weekend of horror-filled fundraising for children’s hospice Hope House. The organisation needs to raise […]
A passionate care manager who featured in a Panorama documentary exploring the care of vulnerable people in their own homes is in the running for a top award. Menna Roberts, who is a full time carer for her disabled parents as well as an area manager for Bangor-based Cymorth Llaw Ltd, thrives on helping vulnerable […]
A former homeless young man who used to bed down in a cave on the Great Orme above Llandudno has been hailed as a role model after turning his life around. Jamie McAdam, 29, from Rhyl, spoke movingly about the nightmare of living on the streets and suffering the humiliation of being urinated on by drunks […]
An award winning social enterprise has landed a £5 million maintenance contract that will create at least 10 new jobs. Creating Enterprise, which became the first organisation of its kind in Wales when it began operating two and a half years ago, will be looking after 4,000 properties managed by housing association Cartrefi Conwy. The […]
