Care home owner mourning Covid-19 deaths warns sector faces collapse
A care home owner mourning the loss of 19 residents to Covid-19 is suffering financial losses of £15,000 a week and fears many care homes will not survive. Brian Rosenberg, who owns Tregwilym Lodge Nursing and Residential Home in Rogerstone, Newport, is backing...
Larger than life Kevin is half the man he used to be after life-changing TV show
An obese health expert who was ashamed of telling diabetic patients to lose weight has now conquered the condition himself thanks to a life-changing TV show – and been congratulated by his footballing hero. Top radiographer Kevin Jones, 53, who hails from Dinas Dinlle...
Tributes paid to caretaker Phil, the life-saving hero with a heart of gold
Tributes have been paid to a modest hero with a heart of gold who saved two people’s lives – one from a house fire and the other from a raging flood. Father-of-two Phil Evans, who worked as a caretaker for housing association Cartrefi Conwy in Llanrwst, passed away...
Violence prevention partnership urges people to drink less, enjoy more this Bank Holiday weekend
The Wales Violence Prevention Unit are urging people to drink less and enjoy more this weekend. Recent data from the Public Health Wales ‘How are you doing?’ survey indicates that people are drinking more during the current restrictions. Of the most recent survey...
Novel website opens the door to Welsh literature for youngsters during lockdown
A PhD student from Bangor University has launched a new website to open the door to Welsh literature for youngsters during the coronavirus crisis. The Sôn am Lyfra (Talk About Books) website created by Morgan Dafydd offers bilingual reviews of Welsh children’s books...
Leading law firm pioneers online system as virus threat sparks a surge in wills
A leading law firm which has seen a surge in demand for wills and family-related enquiries during the Covid-19 lockdown is the first in Wales to pioneer a new remote service developed by a former computer games inventor. Swayne Johnson, which has offices across North...
Police boss accuses Welsh Government of “timid fudge” over Covid-19 travel fines
A police boss has accused the Welsh Government of a “timid fudge” over increasing the fines for people flouting coronavirus travel restrictions. North Wales Police and Crime Commissioner Arfon Jones says it is a big mistake to have a sliding scale of penalties for...
Call for public inquiry after testing failures turned care homes into “coronavirus warzones”
A social care leader is demanding a public inquiry into the lack of Covid-19 testing which turned some care homes into “coronavirus warzones”. According to Mario Kreft MBE, the chair of Care Forum Wales, it was imperative to understand the reasons how and why the...
Police boss urges courts to get tough on offenders who spit and cough at officers saying they have Covid-19 virus
A police boss is urging the courts to inflict the maximum penalty on people found guilty of spitting our coughing in the faces of officers saying they were infected with coronavirus. North Wales Police and Crime Commissioner Arfon Jones has been sickened after hearing...
Care boss reveals anguish as virus rocks home with third of staff off work and losses of £100,000
A care home owner who has seen a third of his workforce struck down with coronavirus has told of his despair as he battles to protect carers and residents after suffering losses of £100,000. Richard Nicholas, who owns Emral House Nursing Home in Wrexham, said 23 of...
