More psychiatric nurses needed to deal with Covid mental health crisis
A World Health Organisation warning about an explosion in cases of depression caused by the pandemic has led to a call for more people to apply to become mental health nurses by one of Wales’s leading training providers. Bangor University’s School of Health Sciences...
Hollywood stars put trailer firm sponsors front and centre in hilarious Wrexham AFC takeover video that’s been viewed 500k times in first hour
A team of trailer makers who sponsor Wrexham AFC were “blown away and humbled" by the announcement about the takeover of the club by film stars Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney which kicked off as a hilarious spoof corporate video about the club. Many of the staff who...
Giant dog Dash is a big winner
A giant Newfoundland dog called Dash has become big friends with care home residents in Caernarfon. Weighing in at more than 10st and standing three feet tall at the shoulders, Dash is a popular visitor to the Bryn Seiont Newydd dementia centre on the outskirts of...
Prime Minister cops flack over misleading claims about police numbers in Deeside
Over-inflated claims by the Prime Minister around recruiting extra police officers have created confusion, say two North Wales politicians. Alyn and Deeside MS Jack Sargeant and North Wales Police and Crime Commissioner Arfon Jones want to set out the facts around...
Trailer firm creates bio-secure mobile clinic for Corwen GPs
A big-hearted trailer firm has come to the rescue of a GP practice that desperately needed a separate clinical area to assess patients with Covid-19 symptoms. Ifor Williams Trailers worked with the doctors at Corwen Family Practice to design and build a bespoke mobile...
Planners give green light to high tech homes that will provide £60m boost to local economy
The go-ahead has been given for 107 new homes in the Conwy Valley which are “ideal for homeworkers” and will provide a £60 million boost to the local economy. Conwy County Borough Council’s planning committee gave their blessing to the Maes-y-Felin scheme on the...
Ex-nurse Hilda says daily tot of whisky in her tea is secret of long life after turning 103
A retired nurse who treated soldiers injured in the Battle of Dunkirk has revealed the secret of her long life as she celebrated her 103rd birthday – a small tot of whisky in her cup of tea in the morning. Staff and residents at Pendine Park’s Gwern Alyn care home,...
New campaign launched to pay caring Covid heroes at least £20,000 a year
A major campaign has been launched to ensure qualified staff who work in care homes and domiciliary care in Wales are paid a minimum of £20,000 a year. Mario Kreft MBE, the chair of Care Forum Wales, said they had been condemned to low pay for many years because of...
Ex-editor Rob writes a new chapter after joining volunteer wellbeing army
A former top newspaper editor has joined an army of volunteers helping vulnerable people get through the coronavirus crisis. Rob Irvine, 54, who is now training to become a counsellor and therapist, is making weekly calls to tenants of housing association Cartrefi...
£60,000 pot gives power to people over cash seized from criminals
A £60,000 fund will give “power to the people” to decide who receives cash seized from criminals in North Wales. The Your Community Your Choice scheme was launched to reward local crime busters across the region and North Wales Police and Crime Commissioner Arfon...
