Elvis fan Paul is the king at the social care Oscars
An Elvis fan from Swansea was all shook up when he won a gold award at the social care Oscars. Paul Clement who often performs his hero’s greatest hits, was among the main award winners at a glittering evening at Cardiff City Hall. The 52-year-old was lost for words...
It’s great to be in The Doghouse
Owners of doggy heaven on cloud nine after winning top award A paradise for pooches where the four-legged guests are greeted with doggy beer has won a major accolade. The Doghouse, a former Victorian corrugated iron kennel block that’s been converted into...
Swansea nurse Maggie hailed as role model at awards
MENTAL health nurse Maggie Rose won a coveted bronze award at the social care Oscars. Maggie, a clinical team leader with Swansea-based The Accomplish Group, was shortlisted in the Independent Sector Nurse of the Year category at the Wales Care Awards. Organised by...
Carers launch campaign to save the planet – and orangutans
A call has gone out to care homes across North Wales to support a new campaign against single-use plastic and the wholesale destruction of rainforests to make unsustainable palm oil. Care Forum Wales is urging care home owners and other social care providers to do...
Vale woman who swapped life on the farm for a career strikes gold in national awards
A woman from the Vale of Glamorgan who reaped major success after swapping life as a farmer’s wife to go into the care sector has struck gold in major national awards. Jane Davies left the farm 18 years ago to join All Care South Wales Ltd as a care worker because the...
£50,000 appeal launched to create new memorial to Formula 1 hero Tom Pryce
A campaign has been launched to create a permanent memorial to Welsh Formula One star Tom Pryce in his “real home town” of Denbigh. Supporters have been spurred on by the success of a pop-up exhibition at the town’s museum to commemorate the local hero who in four...
Grieving Karen celebrates awards glory in care industry “Oscars”
A care home manager whose family heartbreak helped “put her in the shoes” of her clients won one of the main awards at the social care Oscars. Karen Rogers, who is manager of Llys y Seren Residential Care Home in Port Talbot, has won the coveted gold award in the...
Art’s life for talented tenants
A group of talented tenants have put on their first art and craft exhibition. Their work went on show at the Older Persons’ Day organised by housing association Cartrefi Conwy at Venue Cymru in Llandudno. The display was produced by members of the new art and...
Long serving Cardiff care home manager June hits gold standard in major awards
A woman who started her long career in caring for the elderly by making a quick visit to the home where he daughter worked as a tea girl and ended up staying for over 30 years has struck gold in major national awards. Back in 1985 June Lyons was invited to take a...
Family farm’s £500,000 investment propels Welsh farmer co-op into future
Eighty years after his grandfather helped launch Wales’s oldest farmers’ cooperative John Hughes and his family are still leading the way with a £500,000 investment to expand milk production. John, 55, and son Sion, 28 are reaping the rewards of building a new,...
