‘Beating heart’ care home administrator who took over during Covid takes silver in top national award
A resourceful administrator who had to take over the running of a Caerphilly care home with 45 residents when her colleagues were hit by Covid-19 has struck silver in major national awards. Katherine Shorney– described by her boss as its “beating heart” - shouldered...
Administrator who stepped in to take over care home hit by Covid-19 strikes gold in top national awards
An administrator who unexpectedly took over the running of the care home where she works when over half its staff – including the manager – went down with Covid-19 has taken gold in major national awards. Despite the shock of learning one morning last year that the...
Cheery teenager Megan wins social care Oscar
A teenager who became a care worker in her local community during the pandemic has won one of the sector’s top awards. Megan Haskell, from Rhoose in the Vale of Glamorgan, was honoured at the Wales Care Awards, dubbed the 'Oscars' of social care, after impressing...
Kind-hearted couple Kate and Trevor strike gold at social care Oscars
A couple who opened up their family home and their hearts to people with dementia have been honoured with a gold award at the social care Oscars. Kate and Trevor Badley provide long-term, respite and emergency care to vulnerable adults on their smallholding near...
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...
