Cash-strapped hospice gets on its bike to raise funds
A cash-strapped community hospice which has had its fund-raising events decimated by the Covid-19 pandemic is holding a bumper bike sale this Saturday to boost its coffers. Managers of St Kentigern Hospice, which provides palliative care for people in Conwy,...
Cheese-packer Keith on his bike as four from class of 95 chalk up 100 years
Cheese-packer Keith Crews thinks the world of his job – and to prove it he’s cycled 37,600 miles, one and a half times the Earth’s circumference to and from work at South Caernarfon Creameries for 25 years. Music fan Keith is one of four loyal employees who have...
Round-the-world challenge in aid of hospice
Big-hearted staff at a housing association are taking on an ambitious round-the-world challenge in aid of a much-loved hospice. The team of nearly 100 people at Cartrefi Conwy are attempting to walk, run, cycle, hop or even skip 25,000 miles - the circumference of the...
Student nurse Maddie trains for half marathon in aid of hospice that cared for her beloved mum
A student nurse is in training for a half marathon with her two pet dogs in aid of the hospice that cared for her animal-loving mum in her final days. Mother-of-two Maddie Beattie, who lives in Bontnewydd, near Caernarfon, is determined to conquer the 13-mile feat to...
Force’s forensic officers set “gold standard” for road crash investigations across UK
North Wales Police have been hailed as a role model for the rest of the UK’s forces in the way they investigate serious road crashes and their use of high-tech methods including drones. The region’s police and crime commissioner, Arfon Jones, said he was proud they...
Care homes call for NHS-style indemnity from being sued over covid outbreaks
Care home bosses in North Wales are calling for more protection against Covid-related insurance claims – and warn it will be difficult to allow Christmas visits without it. Care Forum Wales, which represents nearly 500 independent social care providers, says it’s...
Firms desperate for more clarity over tiers fears
A business leader in North Wales says there’s a “desperate need” for more clarity about the four tier system announced by the Welsh Government. According to Ashley Rogers, the Commercial Director of the North Wales Business Council, the new alert levels were a step in...
Green-fingered gardeners at charity have plenty of work in store
The green-fingered gardeners at a Gwynedd charity have plenty of new tools to get to grips with thanks to a generous donation from Wales’s biggest storage company. Lock Stock Self Storage have provided Antur Waunfawr with £200-worth of implements including a...
Skydive in memory of “amazing” Karen raises £1,800 for homelessness charities
A daredevil couple have taken a “leap of faith” in aid of two homelessness charities in memory of an “amazing” young woman. Kitchen assistant Iwan Rowlands, 25, and partner Leone Sherlock, 22, both did a tandem skydive to raise money for St Mary’s Hostel for the...
Big hearted maintenance team make new sleigh for Santa to save Christmas
Big-hearted maintenance staff have helped save Christmas for locked down care home residents. They worked around the clock to build a special sleigh so that Santa Claus could come to switch on the festive lights at the Pendine Park care organisation in Wrexham....
