Fireworks aren’t just for November says storage company as sales rocket
Firework sales are rocketing according to a top North Wales retailer. Wales’s biggest container storage company Lock Stock also sells fireworks from four of its 16 sites across North Wales and the border counties and it’s not just in the weeks before Bonfire Night...
Pancake queen Catherine in running for top award
A care home catering boss hailed by Radio Wales presenter Roy Noble as making the best pancakes in the world is in the running for a national award. Catherine Williams, of Ponypridd, who is catering manager at Bryn Ivor Care Home, Castleton, Cardiff, was ‘speechless’...
Flintshire builder gets go ahead for £35 million new Liverpool student apartments
Top North Wales builders Anwyl Construction have been given the go-ahead for a £35 million plus new student accommodation development in Liverpool city centre. Liverpool Council planning committee approved plans for the Ewloe-based company to start work on the...
Amazon revolution “great for business” at shopping centre
A shopping centre in Wrexham has embraced the internet retail revolution and installed an Amazon Locker so people can pick up their online purchases. According to Eagles Meadow manager Kevin Critchley, internet shopping has been great for business because it's...
Geared up for growth at Anwyl Homes
The region’s leading housebuilder, Anwyl Homes, is gearing up for significant growth with the recent appointment of 13 new members of staff. Taking the head count within the Homes division to 69, the new recruits will fulfil a number of different positions, from...
Brave mum Carolyn in running for top award
A brave mum of one who's battled against Crohn's Disease is in the running for a national award. Carolyn Hall was looking for something to fill her time when she spotted the advert for a domiciliary care worker by the Barry-based company All Care South Wales Limited....
Four dedicated care workers in line for national awards
FOUR dedicated workers from a Merthyr Tydfil care home are in the running for national awards, known as the ‘Oscars’ of their industry. Sreeja Ranjith, 36, a nurse, Patricia Brown, 32, community manager, Luke Jenkins, 27, activities coordinator, and Kelly Collard, 35,...
Musical youngsters steal the show
A group of talented young musicians and singers stole the show at a conference for older people. Among them were vocalist and guitarist Kayleigh Bonner and guitarist Harry Adams, both 15, who were given a standing ovation at the Older Persons' conference organised by...
Hospice comes of age with new plan to care for patients in own homes
A hospice celebrating its 21st anniversary is planning to extend its outreach services to care for patients in their own homes. The idea is one of the key aims of a new five-year strategy launched by St Kentigern Hospice in St Asaph which also calls for more...
Care manager who pioneered new way of helping people with learning disabilities is in running for a major award
A care manager has played a major role in pioneering a new approach to providing people in Caernarfon with learning disabilities with more fulfilling lives. Andrew Guy's dedication has been rewarded after he was named as a finalist at this year's Wales Care Awards,...
