A Bridgend care home head housekeeper is thrilled to be making a tidy success of the career she loves after scooping a top award at the Wales health care ‘Oscars’. Julie Michael who describes herself as ‘a cleanliness fanatic’ was over the moon to sweep up a prestigious bronze honour at the 2019 Wales Care […]
A pioneering scheme to steer low-level offenders including people caught with drugs for personal use away from a life of crime has been launched. After receiving rigorous training, nine ‘navigators’ have now started working with suitable candidates who end up at one of the three police custody suites in North Wales after being arrested. The […]
Business is blossoming for a busy florist which now numbers Strictly champ Stacey Dooley among its customers. Blooming Gorgeous opened in Rhuddlan less than two years ago but already they’ve had to move to bigger premises in Prestatyn to cope with demand. It’s been a labour of love for partners Ed Furber and Pete Fletcher […]
Kind-hearted workers from a criminal record checks company have been helping to pack a record 60,000 shoeboxes taking the magic of Christmas to poverty-stricken children around the world. Ten members of staff from Disclosure Services in Wrexham volunteered to lend a hand to the Llay-based international relief organisation, Teams4U, set up by charity legend Dave […]
A newly-qualified social worker who was inspired to make a difference after helping to care for her cousin has become the toast of the care industry – after scooping two national awards on the same night. Hannah Carpanini, who has worked for Monmouthshire County Council’s Adult Disability Service as a social worker for the past […]
A musical theatre performer who worked as a TV extra to help fund his studies and now trains health carers has won a national award – at the age of just 23. Corey Edwards, who appeared in the BBC’s popular drama series Ordinary Lies as an extra during his studies at Swansea University, scooped a […]
A senior NHS official from Newport who champions the need for private care home staff to have the same level of skills and training as those in the public sector has scored a stunning double success in major national awards. In her high-profile job as Divisional Nurse and Head of Long-Term Complex Care for the […]
A TRUCK driver whose dad is battling prostate cancer has been part of a team bristling with enthusiasm about a fund-raising drive to raise awareness of men’s health. An eight-strong group from McCarthy Distribution put their razors away and took part in Movember, an annual, month-long fundraiser in which men ‘grow a mo’ in support […]
A group of care home residents are helping to test a revolutionary new high tech instrument that helps disabled people make music. The device has been trialled at the Pendine Park care organisation who are working with Europe’s largest industrial manufacturing company, Siemens, and the Hallé orchestra. The first version of the device was a […]
A chance to fill in for a colleague who was on maternity leave paid off for a Neath woman when she picked up a prestigious award. Mother-of-two Lauren Davies was among the winners at this year’s Wales Care Awards which were presented at a ceremony in Cardiff City Hall. The awards are organised by Care […]
