Aberdare nurse toasts success at national awards ceremony
A care manager who followed generations of her family into nursing has added a top care gong to her name. Karen Beech, 55, scooped a coveted bronze award at this year’s Wales Care Awards, held at City Hall in Cardiff. The national awards, run by Care Forum Wales and...
Caernarfon community choir tunes up to sing for hometown audience at Galeri fundraiser
A North Wales community choir which hits the high notes at home and overseas is to celebrate its tenth anniversary by hosting a glittering charity concert. Côr Dre Caernarfon, which was formed by a group of twenty-somethings to give voice to their mutual love of...
Hotel worker turned care agency boss celebrates national awards success
A former hotel worker who switched to a career in care after volunteering at a day centre for young people with disabilities has scooped a coveted industry award. Noel Williams, 42, received a precious silver gong at this year’s Wales Care Awards, held at City Hall in...
Cheers! Care home residents raise a glass of their own beer in their pop-up pub
A care organisation has come up with its own unique brews so residents can enjoy a tipple at their own pop-up pub. Wrexham-based Pendine Park commissioned Bragdy Dinbych, a micro-brewery, in Denbigh, to create two special beers, called Pobli Bobli and Pobli Wobli. The...
Anwyl Group receives prestigious RoSPA Gold Medal award
Flintshire-based Anwyl Group is the winner of a Gold Medal in the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA) Awards 2017. Over recent years, the Ewloe-based construction company has successfully achieved five consecutive gold awards from RoSPA which has...
Cannabis vote is a victory for common sense and compassion, says police boss
A Senedd vote in favour of making cannabis available on prescription to ease pain has been hailed as “victory for common sense and compassion” by a police boss. North Wales Police and Crime Commissioner Arfon Jones spoke out after a majority of Assembly Members backed...
Will there be truffles ahead or squeals of delight for celebrities down on the farm?
A group of Welsh celebrities had a "swill" time down on the farm with the help of Europe's largest trailer marker. The stars of music, drama and broadcasting took nothing for "grunted" as they tried not to make a pig's ear out of a challenge in the latest series of...
Young man who cut short a career in hairdressing to become a carer lands two prestigious national awards
A young Tonypandy man says he’s "gobsmacked" after walking away from a national care awards presentation ceremony with two major honours to his credit. Owen Olds, 25, cut short a career as a hairdresser so he could fulfil a lifelong ambition to care for people. He...
Bakery man Tom rises to challenge in memory of much-loved grandparents
A bakery worker has been inspired by the memory of his much-loved grandparents to raise money for a hospice by taking part in a half marathon. Thomas Kellaway, 25, from Buckley, is in training for the annual Village Bakery Half Marathon in Wrexham which is expected to...
Inspirational care boss wins national award
A Cwmbran woman who has been making a difference to the lives of vulnerable people for 20 years has won national recogniton. At a ceremony in City Hall, Cardiff, Leigh Miller received a silver award in the 2017 social care “Oscars”, the Wales Care Awards. The awards...
