“Wonder-woman” Emma in line for social care Oscar
A care home’s “wonder-woman” has been shortlisted for a top award after more than a decade of being ‘the glue that holds everyone together’. Emma Louise Davies is a whizz of an administration assistant at Ysguborwen Care Home, Aberdare, where she has worked since she...
Caring Monmouthshire couple in running for top award
A caring couple who have devoted their lives and careers to helping others following a personal tragedy are in line for a prestigious award. Melanie Stirling, a former magistrate, and her husband, former HGV driver Daren, from Undy, are foster carers and more recently...
Piano prodigy Rufus, 20, crowned Wales’ best young musician after spellbinding festival final
A “supremely gifted” 20-year-old pianist has been crowned as the best young musician in Wales. Rufus Edwards, from Bersham, near Wrexham, was declared the winner of the prestigious Pendine Young Musician of Wales competition at the North Wales International Music...
Opera singer brings tears of joy to Wrexham care home residents
Care home residents were moved to tears during an unforgettable performance by an aspiring opera star. Residents and staff at Pendine Park’s Bryn Bella care home in Wrexham danced and sang along as Flint mezzo soprano Rhian-Carys Jones belted out an eclectic mix of...
Harpist Meinir hits a high note with top award nomination
A North Wales harpist who has spent more than two decades bringing the gift of music to the heart of the community is in the running for a top award. Meinir Llwyd Roberts, director of the Caernarfon-based Canolfan Gerdd William Mathias (CGWM) music charity, has been...
North Wales bakery offers teen school leavers £10k pay boost – £5 an hour more than for flipping burgers
A North Wales bakery is pledging to pay 16 year old school leavers £5 an hour more than they would get for flipping burgers at a fast food restaurant. The Jones Village Bakery in Wrexham says it’s going to give them the full adult rate of the Real Living Wage even...
Caring couple Deb and Simon help “wonderful transformation” of two vulnerable sisters
A couple who helped “timid and quiet young ladies” become confident adults are in line for a top care honour. Deb and Simon Jenkins, from Llanharan in Rhondda Cynon Taf first opened their home to the youngsters when they became their foster parents in 2011. Now that...
Wrexham parents’ heartbreak as disabled son‘s future care at risk amid charity funding crisis
A devoted Wrexham couple say they fear for their severely disabled son’s future care if a North Wales charity fails to survive a funding crisis. Anheddau, which supports 140 disabled people in Gwynedd, Conwy, Anglesey, Denbighshire and Wrexham, is teetering on the...
Inspirational Rob in line for care award after coming up with tasty idea
An innovative social care leader has come up with a clever recipe to help people with learning disabilities spend quality time with their families. Rob Hayward from Neath, who works as a peripatetic service manager with social care company M&D Care, has introduced...
Dedicated nurse Rachelle in running for social care Oscar
A devoted nurse who believes it is vital that everyone living with dementia knows they are “cared for and loved” is in the running for a major award. Rachelle Beasley’s outstanding compassion in supporting residents living with dementia has earned her a place on the...
