Musical heroes David and Caroline in line for top award for helping care home residents beat lockdown blues
Two world-class musicians who went above and beyond to help care home residents during the pandemic are in the running for a top award. Cellist David Petri and violinist Caroline Abbott – members of the renowned Hallé orchestra - are among the finalists at the...
Hospice matron Jane speaks out to reassure stay-away patients
A hospice matron has spoken out over concerns that patients in need of end-of-life care are staying away because of fears heightened by the pandemic. According to Jane McGrath, the numbers of in-patients and outpatients at St Kentigern in St Asaph – which serves parts...
Big-hearted creamery workers take on Snowdon charity trek
A team of Gwynedd creamery workers are going up in the world to raise money for a pair of charities that are close to their hearts. Staff from South Caernarfon Creameries will tackle the ascent of Snowdon on Saturday, October 1, in aid of the Robin Llyr Evans Memorial...
Chef opens pop up carvery at care home
A chef who has opened a pop-up pub restaurant style carvery in his care home has been shortlisted for a top award. Mark Hearne has also started a cooking club for residents at the Ty Cwm Gwendraeth nursing home, Llanelli, run by Fieldbay part of the Envivo Group....
Passionate manager Shelley in running for social care Oscar
A positive behavioural support manager so passionate about her role that she "lights up" when she talks about it is in the running for a national award. Shelley Swain works for Fieldbay (part of the Envivo Group) in Swansea helping to care for people with complex...
Caring couple Neil and Jill are Wales’s finest
A Blackwood couple are in line for a prestigious award three years after an accident deprived them of the opportunity. In 2019 Neil and Jillian Powell were nominated for a Wales Care Award, but before they could be interviewed Neil fell off a ladder and broke his arm,...
Big hearted Ray is one of Wales’s finest
A former soldier who has worked tirelessly to ensure people with mental health and complex needs can lead independent lives in their community is in the running for a national award. Ray O'Hara, from Tredegar in Blaenau Gwent, will be one of the finalists at the...
Artist turned support worker Francesca is in the picture for a national care award
A young art graduate who was inspired to become a support worker after being struck down with Covid in lockdown is celebrating a place in the final of the care industry Oscars. Francesca Wilcox, the daughter of Bath artist and printmaker Rachel Wilcox, joined Integra...
Virtual tour reaches 200 schools as band pumps up the volume
A group of talented musicians pumped up the volume to inspire schoolchildren to start taking music lessons. Pupils in Denbighshire, Wrexham and other parts of Wales were rocking in the aisles as the band, Make Some Noise, played a series of concerts as part of a...
Digital nomad Kieren pays homage to his homeland with quirky online Wales guide
A travel blogger who spends most of the year wandering the world has turned his talents to creating a new site promoting Wales as a travel destination. Globetrotting entrepreneur Kieren Windsor has launched https://walesguidebook.com/, a quirky but comprehensive guide...
