Teenager Katie takes her place on UK’s top youth pressure group
A sixth form student who takes calls from troubled teens on a North Wales helpline has been chosen for a coveted place on the UK’s leading campaigning group for young people. Katie Balmer, a pupil at leading independent school Myddelton College, Denbigh, is one of...
Coronavirus could force closure of half of our care homes in Gwynedd, warns social care leader
A social care leader has warned that half the care homes in Gwynedd could be forced to close unless urgent action is taken. According to Mario Kreft MBE, the chair of Care Forum Wales, many care homes are already having to take out loans and consider imminent closure...
Kind-hearted Muslim community rallies to support foodbanks
The kind-hearted Muslim community in Conwy has answered a plea from a police boss to support foodbanks during the coronavirus crisis. The Conwy Islamic Society donated two pallets of food to foodbanks in Abergele, Penmaenmawr, Llanfairfechan, Conwy, Colwyn Bay and...
Supermarkets urged to relax bulk-buy rules to support struggling care homes
A worried care home manager is calling on supermarkets to lift restrictions on bulk buying for the sector to help struggling care homes order vital food supplies during Covid-19. Julie Ward, manager of The Laurels residential home in Aberdare, said care workers were...
Talented mum and daughter create musical magic for locked down care home residents
A talented mother and daughter have recorded a “magical” video version of a classic Elvis Presley number to comfort locked down care home residents during the coronavirus lockdown. Musician in residence Nia Davies Williams, who works for the Pendine Park care...
Care home’s bills rocket by £7,000 a week due to Covid-19 pandemic
A Gwynedd care homes owner says she has seen bills rocket by over £7,000 a week during the coronavirus pandemic. Ceri Roberts, Managing Director of Cariad Care Homes which runs two homes in Porthmadog and Criccieth, said it was costing over £100 extra per person a...
Trailer provides Covid-19 lifeline delivering essential supplies to North Wales hospitals
Essential supplies and some treats are being ferried to the Covid-19 frontline at hospitals across North Wales with the help of a top trailer maker. The BV64 from Ifor Williams Trailers is providing a logistical lifeline with deliveries of vital personal protective...
Talented teacher Osian plays cornet and two trombones with his feet – all at the same time
A music teacher will reveal an unusual talent on a new TV show by playing three instruments at the same time - a cornet and two trombones with his feet all at the same time. Osian Davies, 26, from Llanerfyl, near Welshpool, will take centre stage as part of a wacky...
Desperate care home owner launches gofundme appeal to survive Covid-19 crisis
A desperate care home owner launched a gofundme appeal to raise emergency because he fears he’ll be forced to close as a result of skyrocketing costs caused by the coronavirus crisis. Glyn Williams, who runs the 28-bed Gwyddfor Residential Homes in Bodedern on...
Lockdown should be extended and VE Day celebrations should be called off to save lives
A police chief is calling for celebrations to mark the 75th anniversary of VE Day to be postponed and for the new three-week lockdown be extended for at least another week. North Wales Police and Crime Commissioner Arfon Jones and the three other Welsh commissioners...
