Green-fingered Lesley in running for top care award
An avid gardener who wanted a new challenge when her two children flew the nest is in line for a national award for her work with young adults with autism. Lesley O’Neill, from Caeriw, Pembroke, took up the role of garden tutor with Orbis Care-owned Bangeston Hall,...
Thai food firm stirs up festival excitement with launch of tasty chicken satay starter
A Thai food producer which has tripled in size in 11 years is to launch a brand new chicken satay starter to satisfy a growing appetite for its honest cooking. Authentic Thai Cuisine, based in Llanferres, in Flintshire, will be unveiling the new appetiser at the...
Dedicated Mental Health Nurse Maggie shortlisted for social care ‘Oscar’
A dedicated mental health nurse has been shortlisted for a top award for helping people in residential homes to lead fulfilled lives. Maggie Rose, who works for the Accomplish Group as a clinical team leader, has been nominated in The Independent sector Nurse of The...
Police boss urges local companies to help boxing club punch above weight
A police boss has urged local businesses to support a boxing club that’s helping to combat anti-social behaviour on a once-troubled housing estate. North Wales Police and Crime Commissioner Arfon Jones was speaking during a visit to the Maesgeirchen Boxing Club which...
MP is making “political capital” out of North Wales crime figures
An MP has been accused of attempting to make “political capital” out of the crime figures for North Wales. The region’s Police and Crime Commissioner, Arfon Jones, was responding to an attack from Wrexham MP Ian Lucas. According to Mr Jones, the MP has not accepted...
Long serving Cardiff care home manager June is in the running for a major award
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 been shortlisted for a prestigious award. Back in 1985 June Lyons was invited one day to...
Kind-hearted care home boss Gill has the X-factor
A district nurse turned social care manager described by her colleagues as an “oracle” of knowledge is in the running for a national award after helping to develop a pioneering training programme. Gill Hughes, from Mold, who has worked in the care sector for more than...
Art project helps cut through fog of dementia
A ground-breaking art project is helping to cut through the fog of dementia at a care home in Caernarfon. Residents at Pendine Park’s Bryn Seiont Newydd care home on the outskirts of the town are taking part in Age Cymru’s flagship cARTrefu programme. The aim of the...
Plea to halt rise of anti-semitism by top cellist whose mother survived Auschwitz
A world renowned cellist whose mother is one of the last known survivors of the women’s orchestra at a Nazi concentration camp is heading for St Asaph. London-born Raphael Wallfisch will be one of the stars at the prestigious North Wales International Music Festival...
Nissan X-Trail road test by Steve Rogers
FIRST thought when I looked at the front of the Nissan X-Trail was the film Gladiator. Yes, strange one that but the facelifted X-Trail has got that aggressive, ready for combat look about it. It was the thick, gleaming chrome draped across its nose which brought to...
