Care boss reveals anguish as virus rocks home with third of staff off work and losses of £100,000
A care home owner who has seen a third of his workforce struck down with coronavirus has told of his despair as he battles to protect carers and residents after suffering losses of £100,000. Richard Nicholas, who owns Emral House Nursing Home in Wrexham, said 23 of...
Tin on the Doorstep scheme takes off
A charity for Colwyn Bay’s homeless is using cash confiscated from criminals to run weekly collections to supply local food banks during the coronavirus crisis. The Kind Bay Initiative’s volunteers are collecting over 100 donations every Sunday evening with hundreds...
Yellow ribbons are symbol of hope at locked down care organisation
Trees at a care organisation have been festooned with dozens of yellow ribbons as a symbol of hope during the coronavirus pandemic. They’ve been made by the artistic residents and staff at Pendine Park in Wrexham using recycled plastic to send out a message of...
Freddie’s back garden ultra-marathon raises over £2,000 for NHS charity
A long distance runner and husband of a Wrexham hospital doctor has raised over £2,000 for a North Wales NHS charity after completing a 46-mile ultra-marathon - in his back garden. https://youtu.be/ErWVCXnmRjY Business consultant Freddie Bennett is no stranger to...
Police boss calls for Welsh Government U-turn after poll shows 91% support for increasing travel fines
A police boss is calling on the Welsh Government to do a U-turn and increase fines for breaking coronavirus travel restrictions after an opinion poll came out overwhelmingly in favour of the idea. More than 90 per cent of people who took part in the survey conducted...
Queen’s representative thanks Covid-19 heroes for creating life-saving recuperation unit in record time
A property team have been hailed as coronavirus heroes for creating a safe haven for hospital patients. The 14-strong team from the Caron Group, which has 14 care homes across South and Mid-Wales, have been thanked by the Queen’s representative, the Lord Lieutenant of...
University experts come up with dynamic videos to help lockdown kids fight the flab
A pioneering exercise programme for kids has been launched in North Wales amid fears the Covid-19 lockdown could lead to a huge increase in childhood obesity. Bangor University’s new bilingual Dynamic Dudes video series is now available free online and is proven to...
Developer lodges application for historic hospital site
A plan to breathe new life into the long derelict North Wales Hospital site in Denbigh has reached an important milestone. After a successful consultation period, the planning application has been submitted to Denbighshire County Council to redevelop the site by...
Social care leader calls for urgent national action plan to save care homes from closure
A social care leader believes the true number of care home deaths from coronavirus is far higher than the official number of fatalities and highlights the need for a new national action plan to combat the crisis. Mario Kreft MBE, the chair of Care Forum Wales, was...
Revolutionary slow-release drug makes life safer for addicts and pharmacies during Covid-19 crisis
A revolutionary new drug to treat opiate dependence will make life safer for addicts and pharmacies in North Wales during the coronavirus pandemic. The slow-release drug, Buvidal, means people with problematic drug use will only have to go to the chemist once a week...
