Bumper award haul for Wrexham travel agents
A FIRST-CLASS Wrexham travel agent team is celebrating a bumper haul of top awards. Simone Murphy, Manager of Hays Travel in Wrexham, scooped one of the top prizes for a second time at a glittering awards ceremony hosted annually by Hays Travel North West Managing...
Chef rewarded for life-changing leap of faith
A CHEF who quit the pub and restaurant trade less than a year ago to take on a role in the care sector has been rewarded for her "life-changing leap of faith" after being named runner-up at a prestigious awards ceremony. Carys Davies only took up the post of second...
Crooks’ cash boosts pioneering crime-fighting radio network
A pioneering scheme is clamping down on shoplifters in Flintshire – thanks to cash confiscated from crooks. Flintshire Against Business Crime (FABC) was set up just over a year ago to help its members keep track of sneak thieves by swapping vital information using a...
Drastic action needed to stop more nursing home closures
A social care boss has warned that 2018 will be a bleak one for nursing homes with more closures expected across North Wales at a time of increasing demand. New figures from the Care and Social Services Inspectorate show there has been a loss of 423 places in Wales...
Pioneering dementia expert wins award
A COUNCIL worker who introduced a pioneering training programme to help care home staff transform the lives of people living with dementia has won a silver award. Beverley Larkins, who is a staff development and training officer at Wrexham County Borough Council, has...
Travel firm scores highly after signing stand sponsorship deal with Wrexham AFC
Promotion-chasing Wrexham Football Club are going places after having their title challenge boosted by a major sponsorship deal. The Dragons have netted £25,000 from Hays Travel North West, the UK’S fastest growing independent travel agency, which has its head office...
Heroic fans help club generate record sales
A pop-up shop generated record sales over the holiday period for Wrexham AFC, it’s been revealed. Takings were up by 20 per cent over the previous year after the temporary outlet opened at the town’s Eagles Meadow Shopping Centre The shop has just closed after a...
Caring gran honoured for her compassion
A care home nurse hailed for her devotion in looking after people nearing the end of their lives has won a prestigious award. Grandmother Karen Wilcox George was honoured for her dedication at the Wales Care Awards at City Hall in Cardiff. Karen was in the company of...
Pioneering luxury apartments in running for top UK award
A pioneering £3 million luxury care complex that's creating more than 40 new jobs in Gwynedd is in the running for a major UK award. The Parc Bryn Seiont scheme of 16 companion living apartments in Caernarfon has been nominated in the prestigious Pinders UK Health...
Tell me how much you’re prepared to pay for cops
A police boss is urging people in North Wales to take part in a survey to gauge how much voters are prepared to pay for policing the region. North Wales Police and Crime Commissioner Arfon Jones has launched the online poll as police across the country digest the...
