Coronavirus costs £100m in lost Easter takings
The coronavirus lockdown has cost tourism in North Wales £100 million in lost takings over the Easter bank holiday weekend, it’s been revealed. Jim Jones, the chief executive of North Wales Tourism, says many tourism businesses were telling them they may not survive...
Giving £40m care home emergency fund to councils is like putting a fox in charge of chickens
Asking local councils to distribute the £40 million rescue package for care homes and home care companies is like putting a “fox in charge of the hen house”, according to a social care leader. According to Care Forum Wales chair Mario Kreft MBE, the financial aid...
Mum-of-two Rhiannon aims to be twice woman she used to be but half the size after starring on TV
A teacher who suffers from a potentially fatal kidney condition is starring in a life-changing TV series that aims to keep the nation fit during the coronavirus lockdown. Mother-of-two Rhiannon Harrison, 28, from Aberystwyth, hopes that taking part in FFIT Cymru will...
North Wales care home staff will be forced to wear bin bags after protective gear reserved for English homes instead
An angry care home owner in North Wales fears staff at her two care homes will be forced to wear bin bags as aprons after being blocked from buying vital protective equipment by Public Health England. Ceri Roberts, Managing Director of Cariad Care Homes, in Gwynedd,...
Care home owners protest over pressure to admit hospital patients without proper protection
First Minister urged to act urgently to prevent “avoidable disaster” of deaths in care homes Care home owners in Wales have protested they are being put under pressure to admit patients from hospitals when they haven’t got access to tests and enough personal...
Police boss tells Welsh Government not to use the police like factory inspectors
The Welsh Government has been urged to change its mind about expecting police forces to enforce a new law to keep workers two metres apart, it’s been revealed. North Wales Police and Crime Commissioner Arfon Jones is backing the four chief constables in Wales who are...
Barbara,86, tells hubby Donald she loves him over the phone on 64th anniversary
A Wrexham couple were forced to celebrate their 64th wedding anniversary apart due to the coronavirus crisis It’s the first anniversary Barbara and Donald Roberts, both 86, have been separated for since they were married at Gresford church in 1956. Donald, who is...
Overweight health expert stars in TV series to keep the nation fit while in lockdown
An obese health expert has spoken of his shame in telling diabetic patients to lose weight when he himself weighs in at more than 20st and suffers from the condition himself. Leading radiographer Kevin Jones, 53, who regularly works at the Maelor Hospital in Wrexham,...
Give us the resources we need to fight coranavirus or we’ll have mass care home deaths just like Spain
A furious care home owner says the authorities need to learn the lessons from Spain to avoid the mass deaths of residents caused by the coronavirus. According to Glyn Williams, who runs the Gwyddfor Residential Home in Bodedern on Anglesey, he would rather close if...
Social enterprise RCS offers free mental health and wellbeing lifeline amid coronavirus crisis
Companies in North Wales are being urged to take up free wellbeing therapies and support to keep their staff in good mental health during the coronavirus crisis. Social enterprise RCS is providing online and phone-based services to businesses across the region to help...
