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...
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...
