Caring Claire wins double gold at social care Oscars
A Barry woman who has worked in the care sector for two decades was “blown away” when she received two awards in one evening. Claire O’Kelly did the “double” at a presentation ceremony in Cardiff City Hall for this year’s Wales Care Awards. She not only won gold in...
Care worker who followed ‘inspirational’ sister into profession earns top award
A project and behavioural support manager who followed his sister into the care profession after a career U-turn said he owes a prestigious gold award to her. Chris Davis supports people with learning and development within Values in Care - an organisation based in...
“Exceptional” Andrea honoured as a star of social care
A caring Cardiff woman has had her 30 years’ work in the health and care sector recognised with a prestigious award. Andrea O’Loughlin qualified as a nurse three decades ago and although she now holds a managerial position in the adult social care sector, she has also...
Audi A4 Avant drive by Steve Rogers
There was a time when the go to car for hauling luggage, furniture, anything really, was an estate. Go back 30 odd years and the car of choice was a Volvo 850, the ‘box on wheels’, which counted for half the UK’s estate market, but come the new millennium the ‘boxes’...
Nissan Juke hybrid drive by Steve Rogers
Funky, quirky, trendy, call it what you will but no one can deny the Nissan Juke hasn’t captured the hearts of the nation. It has sold in its hundreds of thousands since bursting on to the fledgling supermini crossover market in 2010. Twelve years on the Sunderland...
Stars of social care enjoy wonderful knight as Sir Bryn and Wynne sing impromptu duet
Opera star Sir Bryn Terfel and top tenor Wynne Evans treated the stars of social care to an impromptu duet during an awards ceremony. Appropriately, they gave a rousing rendition of the classic song, If I Can Help Somebody, at the prestigious Wales Care Awards. It...
Gleaming new horsebox is just the ticket for Abigail
A mum-of-two had the surprise of her life when she won a top quality £10,000 gleaming new horsebox in a competition. Horse racing fan Chris Firth, from Buxton, in Derbyshire, bought the raffle ticket on a whim for his daughter Abigail to support the Countryside...
Ex-bomb test veteran Stanley makes poppies for Remembrance Sunday
An atomic bomb test veteran is leading the preparations for Remembrance Sunday at the care home where he now lives. Stanley Craig suffered from cancer after being used by the British authorities as a human guinea pig to assess the effects of radiation from hydrogen...
Heartbroken mum aiming to set up new buddy service to prevent teenage suicides
A heartbroken mother is urging people with suicidal thoughts to seek help and "don't take no for an answer". Kerry Davies-Jones is campaigning to raise awareness of mental health issues and is aiming to set up a mentoring or buddy service for teenagers and young...
Subaru Forester drive by Steve Rogers
Let’s face it, you don’t see many Subaru Foresters around yet this car is up there with the best off roaders money can buy, its sophisticated all wheel drive system capable of handling conditions many drivers would be afraid to attempt. The brand is best known for its...
