National award beckons for globe-trotting care home manager
A care home manager who spent his early career supporting children with special needs in America and South Africa is in the running for a national care award. Stuart Davies, general manager of Plas Bryn Rhosyn Care Home in Heol Illtyd, Neath, set up his own charity...
Entrepreneur builds ‘ultimate suburban hideaway’ complete with hotel-sized sauna and hot tub
A recycling guru has created the ultimate “suburban hideaway” – a luxurious spa in the garden of his Cheshire home. Businessman Tony Gibbons, 49, who lives in Runcorn, has treated his sport-loving family to a five-star spa experience – every day of the week– courtesy...
Brave gran Rita has the X-Factor
A brave care worker who battled on when her husband had cancer should be cloned to enable more people to benefit from her professionalism, according to one of the people under her care. For over 20 years Rita Martin, from Caldicot, has been respected by colleagues and...
Top AA storage and distribution grading for Wrexham distribution firm
A WREXHAM distribution firm is celebrating a major business boost after gaining top grades for a vital storage standard certification at its new £3m warehouse. The team at McCarthy Distribution are delighted by news the company has been awarded AA status following a...
Award for dedicated Alison for her support for domestic abuse survivors
A pioneering manager who helped develop the first and only independent living refuge for domestic abuse victims in North Wales has won a prestigious award. Alison Hamlington, who recently retired from Welsh Women’s Aid Wrexham (WWAW), has spent the past 21 years...
Heartfelt tributes to “vivacious” Lizzie, 30, who was robbed of life by cruel condition
Heartfelt tributes have been paid to a “a beautiful and vivacious” young woman who has died after being struck down by a degenerative brain condition. Lizzie Bennett, 30, who had a cruel hereditary illness, Huntingdon’s Disease, passed away at Nightingale House...
Food festival will bring £400k boost to Llangollen
Thousands of food lovers will be beating a path to Llangollen this weekend to sample the culinary delights of the town’s annual food festival. The Llangollen Food Festival will be held on Saturday and Sunday at the international pavilion which is where Wales meets the...
Pioneering charity honoured for helping vulnerable young people back into school
A pioneering charity which is helping vulnerable young people back into school after finding that some were at risk of slipping through the net in Gwynedd and Anglesey has been honoured with a top award. The Rhwyd Arall (Another Net) project was set up last year by a...
Former motor trade man now driving the use of Welsh in care homes is in running for major award
A one-time car salesman is in the running for a prestigious award for the way he has been driving forward the use of the Welsh language in a group of south Wales care homes. Despite starting to build up his skill in promoting the language for a busy doctors’ surgery...
Textile designer uses Anglesey Sea Salt as finishing agent for new Samurai-inspired denim scarves
An ancient fabric dye favoured by Japanese Samurai warriors for its natural antibacterial qualities has inspired a textile designer to create a new collection of high fashion scarves. Talented designer Gethin Ceidiog Hughes, 27, from Denbigh, in North Wales, has...
