Extra detectives recruited in huge shake-up to tackle emerging crimes
Thirty new investigators are being recruited by North Wales Police to tackle the rising tide of emerging threats like cyber-crime and the exploitation of vulnerable children and young people by drugs gangs. The move is part of a massive shake-up of front line policing...
Rich wildlife of Denbighshire inspires work of Llangollen potters
Ceramic artists inspired by the rich and varied wildlife of North East Wales are championing a new campaign to persuade people to shop locally this Christmas. Shelves at Gwalia Ceramics in Llangollen’s Oak Street are a testimony to the way the region’s flora and fauna...
Caring Adele becomes toast of the care industry
A bartender turned health care worker who turned her back on the pub trade to “make a difference” to others has scooped a national industry award. Adele Ashman, who has worked as a support and rehabilitation practitioner for little over two years, has won a coveted...
Bakery star Floss completes toughest ever challenge in memory of her dad
A bakery worker raised more than £3,000 for an air ambulance charity in memory of her dad by taking part in a punishing 50-mile fell run. Florence Roberts, 26, who works at the Village Bakery in Wrexham, completed the Long Mynd Hike, in just over 12 hours, most of the...
Culinary whizz Reginald who goes ‘above and beyond’ for care home residents scoops industry award
A caring chef who wows care home residents with his Caribbean cooking has cooked his way to a bronze award in the social care Oscars. Reginald Milton Inness, who is 58 and originally from Guyana, has worked as a chef at Picton Court Care Home, Porthcawl, for the last...
Police boss goes back to the future in Denbigh
A police boss returned to his old stamping ground to go back on the beat in the Vale of Clwyd. Back in the early 1990s North Wales Police and Crime Commissioner Arfon Jones regularly patrolled the streets of Denbigh as a sergeant based in Ruthin. So he went back to...
Caring Shauna honoured for her silver service
FORMER shop worker Shauna Martin has scooped an award at the social care Oscars after change of career following the death of a close family friend. Shauna, now a care assistant at Llys y Seren Residential Care Home in Port Talbot, won a silver in the Exceptional...
Art’s life for talented tenants
A group of talented tenants have put on their first art and craft exhibition. Their work went on show at the Older Persons’ Day organised by housing association Cartrefi Conwy at Venue Cymru in Llandudno. The display was produced by members of the new art and...
Selfless couple set new gold standard for care
A selfless couple who have supported vulnerable people for 40 years have struck gold at the social care Oscars. Jeff and Lynne Gornicki from Wyllie, near Blackwood, were among the major award winners at a ceremony held at City Hall, Cardiff. The Wales Care Awards are...
Prime Minister seeks views of trailer firm boss about Brexit
The boss of Europe’s biggest trailer maker has personally urged the Prime Minister to provide certainty for businesses over Brexit. Theresa May is touring the UK to sell her EU withdrawal agreement and, whilst visiting the Royal Welsh Winter Fair in Builth Wells, she...
