League of shame
A “terrible ten” local authorities who pay the lowest care home fees in Wales have been named and shamed – with Swansea rock bottom. According to industry champions Care Forum Wales (CFW), care homes are the victims of an untenable post code lottery which means...
Bobbies across North Wales will carry life-saving spray for drug overdoses
Bobbies across North Wales will be equipped with a “miracle” nasal spray which acts as an antidote to a drugs overdose after two lives were saved during a pilot project The use of Naloxone has been championed by outgoing North Wales Police and Crime Commissioner who...
Cash boost is music to the ears of talented Flintshire youngsters
A FINANCIAL windfall will be music to the ears of youngsters who can look forward to enjoying new facilities at a village hub - thanks to cash seized from criminals. Penyffordd and Penymynydd War Memorial Institute has served the community for almost 100 years and the...
Tourism leader toasts reopening of pubs but says industry has been let down
A tourism leader is looking forward to welcoming visitors back to North Wales after the easing of Covid restrictions but he criticised the Welsh Government for the “confusion and anxiety” they had caused. It’s been revealed that from May 17 people in Wales will be...
Sweet smell of recognition for “Coronavirus warriors”
An army of “Coronavirus warriors” who work for a care organisation in North Wales have been rewarded for their heroic dedication during the pandemic. More than 800 staff at Pendine Park's care homes in Wrexham and Caernarfon have been presented with kind gifts,...
Diving with great white sharks all in a day’s work for Bangor University graduate Alison
A Bangor University graduate whose day job gets her up close and personal with the ocean’s most terrifying predator is featuring in a new Channel 4 marine wildlife series. Marine biologist Alison Towner has become a global expert in the ecology of great white sharks...
Music tutors hailed as pandemic heroes
Music tutors in North Wales have hailed as heroes for coming to the rescue by pioneering online lessons during the pandemic. Musicians’ Union education officer David Barnard praised the way the not-for-profit Wrexham and Denbighshire Music Co-operatives acted swiftly...
Police walking on the wild side after copping top eco award
A former factory site has been transformed into an award-winning haven for wildlife by the arrival of Wales’s most modern police station. North Wales Police’s new Eastern Command and Custody Facility on Llay Industrial Estate has picked up a major environmental...
New director Joanne appointed to spearhead ambitious growth plans
A top accountancy company has appointed a new director to help steer the firm’s ambitious growth plans. Coxeys, one of the region’s fastest-growing accountancy firms with offices in Wrexham, Chester and Saltney, is hoping to boost its workforce by a further 20% over...
Growing demands for jabs for jobs in Wales
There are growing calls for care home workers in Wales to have a Covid-19 jab as a condition of their employment. The plea from Care Forum Wales, which represents nearly 500 independent social care providers, was given added momentum after the Department of Health and...
