Call for £3m hardship fund for firms falling through cracks in Covid-19 crisis
Business leaders in North Wales are calling for a new £3 million hardship fund to be set up provide urgent help for companies who don’t qualify for any of the emergency Covid-19 support. The plea has come from the North Wales and Mersey Dee Business Council, the...
Welsh NHS staff send birthday wishes to Colonel Tom – in song of course
NHS staff from across Wales have come together to sing heartfelt and bilingual 100th birthday video greetings to the remarkable Colonel Tom Moore. The rousing rendition of Penblwydd Hapus and Happy Birthday is a tribute to the war veteran who was promoted to Colonel...
Accepting hospital patients into care homes led to doubling of Covid-19 deaths
A social care leader says news that care home deaths from Covid-19 have doubled is “utterly shocking but not surprising” because the virus has been imported into them by patients discharged from hospital. Mario Kreft MBE, the chair of Care Forum Wales, said the...
Captain Tom brightens lives of hospital patients and staff in North Wales during Covid-19 crisi
The remarkable efforts of centenarian charity walker Captain Tom Moore will be helping to brighten the lives of hospital patients and staff in North Wales during the coronavirus crisis. So far, the war veteran has raised more than £28 million for NHS Charities...
Care home owner warns of mass closures after losing 11 residents to Covid-19
Half the 650 care homes in Wales threatened with closure A care home boss who has lost 11 residents to suspected Covid-19 in one of his facilities has called for more urgent support from the Welsh Government amid warnings of mass closures across Wales. Sanjiv Joshi,...
Teenager Katie takes her place on UK’s top youth pressure group
A sixth form student who takes calls from troubled teens on a North Wales helpline has been chosen for a coveted place on the UK’s leading campaigning group for young people. Katie Balmer, a pupil at leading independent school Myddelton College, Denbigh, is one of...
Coronavirus could force closure of half of our care homes in Gwynedd, warns social care leader
A social care leader has warned that half the care homes in Gwynedd could be forced to close unless urgent action is taken. According to Mario Kreft MBE, the chair of Care Forum Wales, many care homes are already having to take out loans and consider imminent closure...
Kind-hearted Muslim community rallies to support foodbanks
The kind-hearted Muslim community in Conwy has answered a plea from a police boss to support foodbanks during the coronavirus crisis. The Conwy Islamic Society donated two pallets of food to foodbanks in Abergele, Penmaenmawr, Llanfairfechan, Conwy, Colwyn Bay and...
Supermarkets urged to relax bulk-buy rules to support struggling care homes
A worried care home manager is calling on supermarkets to lift restrictions on bulk buying for the sector to help struggling care homes order vital food supplies during Covid-19. Julie Ward, manager of The Laurels residential home in Aberdare, said care workers were...
Talented mum and daughter create musical magic for locked down care home residents
A talented mother and daughter have recorded a “magical” video version of a classic Elvis Presley number to comfort locked down care home residents during the coronavirus lockdown. Musician in residence Nia Davies Williams, who works for the Pendine Park care...
