Dedicated Mary honoured at social care Oscars
A care worker who is always willing to go the extra mile has been rewarded with a bronze medal. Mary Baber from Treharris was among the winners at this year’s Wales Care Awards ceremony held in City Hall, Cardiff. The awards are organized by Care Forum Wales to...
Dementia playwright honoured at social care Oscars
A woman who wrote a moving play about dementia has won an award Karin Diamond, from Cardiff, was presented with a bronze at the prestigious Wales Care Awards – dubbed the Oscars of social care - at City Hall in Cardiff. Karin, the artistic director of the...
Talented chef Mark tastes success at social care Oscars
A chef who opened a pop-up pub restaurant style carvery in his care home has scooped a top award at the social care Oscars. Mark Hearne was honoured with a bronze accolade at the prestigious Wales Care Awards at Cardiff City Hall. It comes after his bosses were so...
Gold award for chef who cooked for ex-Beatle Sir Paul
A talented chef who once cooked for Sir Paul McCartney has clinched a gold trophy at the social care ‘Oscars.’ Jamie Parker-Evans is overjoyed to have received the top honour recognising his outstanding catering skills at the Wales Care Awards 2022. After being...
Talented chef Kyle honoured at social care Oscars
An Abergavenny care home chef will be delivering silver service all the way after scooping a coveted accolade at the social care ‘Oscars’. Kyle James was delighted to be presented with a silver accolade at the annual Wales Care Awards held at Cardiff City Hall. He was...
Toyota Corolla Commercial drive by Steve Rogers
It looks like a Toyota Corolla, drives like a Corolla, but open the passenger doors and it is a very different story. No rear bench seat, just a sturdy steel mesh frame behind the front seats and a solid flat floor. This Corolla Touring Sports is a van. It is the...
North Wales business leaders back trailblazing green industrial revolution
Business leaders are backing trailblazing plans to produce low carbon hydrogen for industry and store CO2 under the seabed off the coast of North Wales. The North Wales Mersey Dee Business Council say the HyNet project will provide a once-in-a-generation boost,...
Care home residents put “heart and soul” into stunning Remembrance Sunday tribute
Artistic care home residents have created a giant heart and a stunning cascade of bright red poppies to mark Remembrance Sunday. The six-metre long artwork is on full view at the main entrance to Pendine Park’s care homes at Summerhill on the outskirts of Wrexham....
Plan Bee will boost flower power in Llandudno Junction
A new bar with a difference has opened in Llandudno Junction and it’s the bees knees. The Maelgwn Nectar Bar is aiming to attract a special kind of clientele, the winged variety, to pollinate the wild flowers and fruit trees in a new wildlife garden in a busy...
A tale of two cities called Bangor as Jeffrey’s family history comes full circle
An American opera singer who’s on a musical journey to reconnect with his Welsh roots performed at a care home after his family history came full circle. Dr Jeffrey Williams, who was raised in Bangor in Pennsylvania USA, is now on a four-month sabbatical at Bangor...
