Particle smashing by Large Hadron Collider creates music at festival
A new piece of music created by using data from the world’s largest and most powerful particle accelerator will be performed at festival in North Wales. The performers at Bangor Music Festival will be using laptops to alter the sounds from the particle smashing done...
Ex-investment boss counts success at care industry awards
A former investment manager who switched careers to work in care is celebrating the fruits of her labour after taking silver at a national awards ceremony. Cerianne Gratton, from Barry, won the second highest prize at this year’s Wales Care Awards, held at City Hall...
Care home chef is as good as gold
A HEAD chef who left his role at a top culinary hotel to serve up high quality dishes at a dementia care centre has spoken of his delight after winning a gold award at the social care Oscars. Richard Thompson admits it was a huge wrench to leave The White Lion Hotel...
Musical treat for dad at care home
The musical director of an award winning community choir treated her dad and other care home residents to a musical feast. Residents and staff at Pendine Park's Hillbury care home in Wrexham sang along as the Wrexham One World Choir belted out folk songs and Welsh...
500 firms created in “dynamic” Wrexham since 2010, Welsh Secretary tells business leaders
More than 500 new companies have been set up in Wrexham in the past seven years, it's been revealed. The boom in start-up firms was evidence of the dynamism of the town's economy, according to the Secretary of State for Wales, Alun Cairns. He was speaking at the...
Young carers launch Christmas grotto at Stretford Mall
A ten-year-old girl who helps look after her two younger brothers was among ten young carers who got a Christmas treat, when they launched Santa’s grotto at Stretford Mall. Selfless Jessica Whelan, is a vital support to her seven-year-old brother Mason, who has...
High flying legal eagles at the top of their game scoop national award
Legal eagles at a fast-growing North Wales law firm have scooped a major national business award. The team at Swayne Johnson, which is based in Denbigh and has six offices across North Wales and Cheshire, won Business of the Year at the annual f2n Business Awards and...
Dedicated night-shift care worker hits gold standard in prestigious awards
A senior carer from Bridgend who prides herself on building up a special rapport with the people she looks after during her regular night shifts has struck gold in major national awards. Linda Kinsey, 54, who has worked at the Hafod Care Association’s Picton Court...
Caring Ashden wins award for going extra mile
A young social care worker who has proved that she is prepared to go the extra mile has had her work recognized with a prestigious award. At a glittering ceremony in Cardiff’s City Hall Ashden Prance-Bowen, 21, was presented with a silver award in this year’s Wales...
Coffee shop helps tots to mind their Welsh language in weekly story sessions
A community-minded coffee shop is helping to brew up interest in learning the Welsh language from the earliest possible age. Starbucks at the Eagles Meadow Shopping Centre in Wrexham is hosting weekly sessions where tiny tots and their mums or dads can hear stories...
