Selfless couple set new gold standard for care
A selfless couple who have supported vulnerable people for 40 years have struck gold at the social care Oscars. Jeff and Lynne Gornicki from Wyllie, near Blackwood, were among the major award winners at a ceremony held at City Hall, Cardiff. The Wales Care Awards are...
Prime Minister seeks views of trailer firm boss about Brexit
The boss of Europe’s biggest trailer maker has personally urged the Prime Minister to provide certainty for businesses over Brexit. Theresa May is touring the UK to sell her EU withdrawal agreement and, whilst visiting the Royal Welsh Winter Fair in Builth Wells, she...
Caring Matthew dedicates national award to grandmother’s memory
A care worker who was inspired to help elderly people after nursing his grandmother at home is celebrating national awards success. Matthew Phillips, a team leader at April Court Care Home in Swansea, has scooped a prestigious silver award in the Residential Care...
Competition queen Lynne wins a year’s supply of Village Bakery crumpets
Competition queen Lynne Rielly is tasting even more success – after winning a year’s supply of mouth-watering crumpets. Lynne, 56, from Flint, came out on top in a Leader competition that was run in conjunction with the award-winning Wrexham-based Village Bakery. She...
Kind-hearted cook who’s raised thousands for charity wins prestigious accolade
A young cook who was teased for not being able to boil an egg at the beginning of her career won a silver award at the social care Oscars. Telhia Jones, 25, began working in the kitchen at Greenhill Manor Care Home, Merthyr Tydfil, five years ago. After embracing the...
Inspirational boss of South Caernarfon Creameries named business person of the year at Daily Post Business Awards
The inspirational boss of Wales’s oldest and largest dairy co-operative has been named business person of the year in one Wales’s top business awards after turnover doubled to £50m under his leadership. Alan Wyn Jones, managing director of South Caernarfon Creameries...
Caring Terrie-Ann honoured at social care Oscars for “going extra mile”
A PASSIONATE and hardworking nurse who has played a pivotal role in turning around the fortunes of a failing care home has been rewarded with a national award. Terrie-Ann Chindley, 31, has been hailed for “going the extra mile” when it comes to caring for residents at...
Major expansion plans at care home as new generation takes reins
A former secretary who transformed her historic family nest into a thriving care home is continuing its legacy after handing over the reins to her two sons who are planning a major expansion creating 20 new jobs. Priscilla Llewelyn, 75, is retiring from an industrious...
Hero Helen wins top award at social care Oscars
A Llantrisant woman described as a “hero and role model” won the top award at the social care Oscars. Helen Rees was honoured for her exceptional work at the Wales Care Awards held at Cardiff City Hall. The annual event is organised by Care Forum Wales and was...
Starring role for opera sensation Rachel
One the world’s finest young opera singers will be performing alongside an international cast on her home ground in Wrexham. Soprano Rachel Marsh will be starring in two one-act operas at St Giles’ Church on Saturday, December 22, in a spectacular showcase for pupils...