Ex seamstress ‘over the moon’ after landing national social care award
A former seamstress from Blaenafon who thinks ‘outside the box’ to bring joy to the lives of people struggling with mental health challenges has won a top national social care award. Mum-of-three Emma Allford, 47, will do anything to put a smile on the faces of the...
Swansea grandfather who turned redundancy into opportunity is toasting national awards glory
A grandfather-of-eight who embarked on a social care career after a heartbreaking redundancy is ‘over the moon’ after winning a national industry award. Leslie Wheelan, from Morriston, Swansea, had spent most of his adult life working in cosmetics factories when he...
‘Miracle worker’ Jaylee wins national award for changing lives in South Wales
A South Wales care supervisor hailed as a ‘miracle worker’ for transforming the lives of her clients has scooped a prestigious national industry award. Dedicated Jaylee Garner, from Rhoose, near Cardiff, was recognised with a silver award at the Wales Care Awards for...
Carer Yvonne who learned to cook roast dinners on YouTube wins top award
A big-hearted Barry care worker who taught herself how to cook British classics on YouTube has been honoured at a national awards ceremony. Yvonne Ohia, 43, spends her free time watching online cooking videos so she can dish up roast dinners and lasagna for the people...
Ex-football star Alec helps create stunning poppy tribute
A former footballer helped create a spectacular Remembrance display of more than 1,000 handmade poppies to pay tribute to Britain’s fallen heroes. Alec Croft, 88, who made more than 50 appearances for Chester FC between 1958 and 1961 before joining Bangor City, was...
Health Minister hails overseas workers as “stars of Wales” amid deportation row
A Welsh Government Minister has hailed the “huge contribution” of overseas care workers amid a deportation row. Health Minister Jeremy Miles joined Care Forum Wales chair Mario Kreft MBE at the Wales Care Awards to celebrate the nation’s unsung heroes of care homes...
Agency’s decade of success delivers £4.6m boost for vulnerable people
An agency celebrating 10 years of life-changing success has secured £4.6 million worth of repairs and home improvements for vulnerable people. The news was revealed at the annual meeting of Conwy and Denbighshire Care & Repair which serves a vast area, stretching...
“Unacceptable”: North Wales hospital crisis deepens after care home residents hit by cuts
A social care champion has warned that a lack of fair funding from Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board is worsening the crisis in hospital discharges in North Wales. Mario Kreft MBE, the chair of Care Forum Wales, said care homes are being left to shoulder “real...
Audi Q7 e quattro drive by Steve Rogers
Once it breathed fire, now the mighty Q7 is as quiet as a mouse. So has Audi turned the beast into a pussycat? As if…. But the motoring world is going through its biggest upheaval since Carl Benz built his first car 139 years ago. No reason for alarm. All that has...
Devoted daughter speaks out to help ‘too young dementia patients’ after dad’s tragic diagnosis at 52
A devoted daughter is speaking out to raise awareness about the cruel disease that’s struck her father at a tragically young age. At just 52 years old Tony Thomas - known locally in Gaerwen on Anglesey as Tony Graig - was diagnosed with frontotemporal dementia (FTD),...
