Beauty spot restored with criminals’ cash
Cash seized from criminals is being used to help combat anti-social behaviour at a beauty spot in Colwyn Bay. Local people were being put off going to parts of the 50-acre Eirias Park because they were being blighted by petty crime and drug dealing. Now two...
NHS boss turned care home manager in running for national award
A care home manager who held senior roles in the NHS for 27 years before moving into social care with ambitions of “making a difference” is in line for a top industry award. Registered nurse Geraint Morgan general manager of Hafod’s Ty Penrhos Care Home in Castlegate,...
Inspiring couple who helped foster son beat the odds are shortlisted for top award
A devoted Swansea couple who have dedicated their lives to a young man who was not expected to live past his 16th birthday and is now 42 are in the running for a top national care award. Elaine Bastin, 75, and her husband of 55 years Len, 78, had already fostered over...
Care providers being priced out of the jobs market by the NHS
A social care leader is calling for urgent reform to enable care homes and home care companies in Wales to compete with the NHS when it comes to recruiting staff. Mario Kreft MBE, the chair of Care Forum Wales, revealed that the NHS was paying staff up to £1.50 an...
Mazda MX-5 Road test by Steve Rogers
MAZDA has beefed up the world's favourite sports car...but don't get too excited. The MX-5 has been given a power boost, an extra 23bhp for the top of the range two-litre, yet it is the sound rather than the extra grunt that provides most of the thrills. This is a car...
Tributes to brave war veteran Bill Evans, 93
Tributes have been paid following the death of a Second World War veteran who fought his way through Europe and helped liberate Brussels. Bill Evans, 93, who passed away at the Wrexham Maelor Hospital following a short illness, was a popular resident at Pendine Park’s...
Selfless Jeff and Lynne are hailed as social care heroes
A selfless couple whose lives have been dedicated to helping others less fortunate than themselves are in line for a major award. Jeff and Lynne Gornicki are in line for a prestigious award despite claiming, with typical modesty, that their work is ample reward in...
Booming bakery creates 20 more new jobs
Twenty more new jobs are up for grabs at a booming bakery which has just announced an inflation-busting pay increase of up to eight per cent for production workers. The award-winning Village Bakery need extra staff for a new gluten-free bakery that’s being launched...
Caring Pamela dedicates nomination for top award to ‘hero’ grandfather
A dedicated operational trainer for a healthcare company with two care homes in Flintshire is in the running for a top award and has dedicated her success to her “hero” grandfather. Pamela Reid, who works for Barchester Healthcare, is shortlisted in the Commitment to...
Care home kazoo choir prepares for debut in aid of Poppy Appeal
Musical residents at a care home who set up a choir of kazoos are planning to make their public debut at a charity concert to raise money for the Poppy Appeal. The Singing for Fitness programme at Pendine Park in Wrexham has been a big hit and were originally...
