Ex-monk Jeremy honoured at social care Oscars
A former Benedictine monk has been singled out for a special award after setting up a ground breaking advice service to help families to access funding for care. Jeremy Nixey was presented with a prestigious Dignity in Care Gold Award, by Julie Morgan, the deputy...
Covid warrior Helen wins social care Oscar
A dedicated nurse who sacrificed her own family life to work around the clock at a nursing home during the pandemic has won a social care “Oscar”. Helen Davies-Parsons won praise from her staff and colleagues after tackling the increased workload like "a runaway...
Prisoners help tenants overcome fuel poverty at £13.8m green homes development
Prisoners are helping to build a green housing development that’s insulating tenants against soaring heating bills and helping to save the planet at the same time. A factory unit has been set up at HMP Berwyn in Wrexham where 25 inmates are making wooden panels for...
Care home manager says it was a privilege to look after “wonderful” centenarian Arthur
Tributes have been paid to a much-loved retired teacher who has died a few months after celebrating his 100th birthday. World War Two veteran Arthur Morris, who was born and bred on Merseyside but later settled happily in Wrexham, passed away at Pendine Park’s Gwern...
Christmas just got even tastier – with top butcher’s DIY Pigs in Blankets
DIY Pigs in Blankets hit supermarket shelves in Wales this week thanks to Wales’s best known butcher teaming up with the UK’s biggest grocer. The succulent combination of sausages wrapped in streaky bacon is a highlight of the festive feast and now making your own has...
Genesis electric drive by Steve Rogers
I am getting vibes that driving electric cars is going to make life very boring. A couple of friends, neither of whom have driven an EV, predicted we would be moving like snails frightened of running out of power before finding a charging point. And then there was the...
Confused Americans ask: “Is Wales a country?” even though five of signatories of the Declaration of Independence were Welsh
Wales’s World Cup exploits caused a meltdown on a travel blogger’s website – with confused Americans asking if Wales is a country. Kieren Windsor, who launched Wales Guidebook https://walesguidebook.com/ over the summer saw a 581% surge in traffic to his site after...
North Wales storage giant Lock Stock to open new Porthmadog site
A leading containerised storage company is to open a new self-storage park in Porthmadog as it continues to expand across North Wales. The Lock Stock Self Storage site will be on the Penamser Trading Estate on land next to the town’s Lidl store. The one-acre site will...
Inspiring mum who spent time in foster care wins gold in the final of social care Oscars
A busy mum of three whose experiences of foster care as a teenager inspired her to open her home as a respite sanctuary for adults with complex needs has won a top care award. Former mental health support worker Michaela Stone, 28, from Merthyr Tydfil, successfully...
Ex-motivational coach who now inspires care home residents to keep active celebrates major award
A former motivational coach who switched careers after being made redundant on the same day as his wife has taken bronze at a top care industry awards gala. Shawn Sullivan spent the best part of 30 years working in the electricity and energy industry in a variety of...
