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....
How much are you willing to pay for police amid covid pandemic pressures?
A police boss is urging people in North Wales to take part in a survey to assess how much voters are prepared to pay for policing. North Wales Police and Crime Commissioner Arfon Jones has launched the online poll against a backdrop of the Covid pandemic, which has...
Don’t give Granny covid for Christmas
A social care leader has urged people to act responsibly and “not give Granny covid for Christmas”. Mario Kreft MBE, the chair of Care Forum Wales – which represents nearly 500 care homes and domiciliary care providers – was speaking after First Minister Mark...
Toyota Yaris road test by Steve Rogers
Unlike my primary school reports my parents would have been pleased with my marks for the Yaris hybrid. Each trip ends with marks out of a hundred and comments on how well, or badly, you have done, and I did rather well. What I wouldn't have given for marks like 86,73...
Alarmed care home bosses call for vaccine U-turn in North Wales
Alarmed care home bosses are calling for a U-turn after being told that fit, healthy NHS staff on maternity leave will receive a Covid-19 vaccine jab before their elderly and vulnerable residents. Care Forum Wales Council member Glyn Williams wants an assurance from...
Care home boss Melanie tells of heartbreak after losing 14 residents to coronavirus
A manager who has fought a valiant battle to protect her care home from the grip of Covid has spoken of her heartbreak at losing 14 residents to the deadly virus in just three weeks. Melanie Harris, who runs the Cwm Cartref Care Home in Pontardawe, near Swansea, said...
