Caring Jacqueline in line for Social Care Oscar
A Neath woman who has nominated several people for awards over the years and even presented some is to be on the receiving end. Jacqueline Orrells has been shortlisted for one of this year’s Wales Care Awards – dubbed the social care Oscars - after colleagues decided...
Caring Mary in running for social care Oscar
The warmth and helpfulness of a long-serving member of staff at a Treharris care home proved the decisive factor when a young woman applied for a job there. Kadie Edwards, who had been hesitant about accepting the post at the Trafalgar Park Care Home, decided that...
New Prestatyn base for wealth management firm
A leading wealth management company is expanding and has opened a new hub in Prestatyn Wrexham-based Hadlow Edwards Wealth Management will be operating out of the premises of Townsend Insurance Brokers on the High Street in the seaside resort. Establishing the new...
Village hall bids to go carbon neutral with £29K green package of support
A Vale of Clwyd village hall has moved closer to achieving a net zero target – making it one of the most carbon neutral public buildings in Wales. The First World War building in the village of Llanbedr DC has just had its latest renewable energy refit thanks to rural...
Black students struggling to find accommodation because of racism
Highly qualified students from Africa and the Caribbean are struggling to find university accommodation in North Wales because of racism, according to a leading charity. The Bangor-based North Wales Africa Society which has worked with hundreds of immigrant African...
Dreams come true for Myra, 91, after emotional reunion with long lost family
A TV investigation stretching from North Wales to South America has made two dreams come true for a 91 year old great grandmother who was adopted when she was just a few weeks old. Retired carer Myra Williams, from Caernarfon, has been reunited with long lost...
North Wales bakery in line for award at industry Oscars
A North Wales bakery is in the running for a top award for going above and beyond with its customer service. The Jones Village Bakery has been shortlisted in the Customer Focus category at the industry Oscars, the Baking Industry Awards. They were nominated for the...
Top honour and emotional trip down memory lane for music festival boss
The artistic director of an international music festival who led the “world’s oldest boy band” to global fame has been awarded a top honour. Ann Atkinson, who runs the North Wales International Music Festival, has been made an Associate of the Royal Academy of Music...
Rural lifesavers stay on air thanks to cash from wind farm fund
Volunteer lifesavers in a remote rural area of North Wales are appealing for new recruits after being equipped with vital Wi-Fi radios to keep in touch thanks to cash from Brenig Wind Ltd. The Uwchaled First Responders, who cover the upper reaches of the Conwy Valley...
Caring Claire in running for top award
A Barry woman who was unsure whether she would take to her new job is still doing it 22 years later. In all that time Claire O’Kelly has taken just four days off with sickness and now she is in line for a social care “Oscar”. Claire, who works at the Springbank...
