Sixth formers get measure of career in medical physics
High-flying sixth formers from North Wales have been getting the measure of a career in medical physics. Science students from Abergele’s Ysgol Emrys ap Iwan, St Asaph’s Ysgol Glan Clwyd and Flint’s St Richard Gwyn Catholic High School were given an insight into the...
Help on the way for mums-to-be facing agony by acute pelvic girdle pain during pregnancy
Mums-to-be suffering acute pelvic pain are being offered help by a North Wales businessman who was inspired to design a special support girdle following his wife’s agony during her pregnancy. Ruth Roberts was unable to walk and forced to use a wheelchair to get around...
Thousands raised for medical equipment after teen struck down by serious virus
Family and friends of a teenager waiting for a heart transplant have raised thousands to fund specialist medical equipment for a Wrexham hospital. The fund-raising campaign was launched after Amy Willis was struck down by a sudden virus infection, leaving her...
Physiotherapists up for top award for back pain scheme that’s cutting waiting lists
A pilot scheme for people with severe back pain, which is cutting GP workload and hospital waiting lists, is in line for a top health award. The project, by Gwynedd-based physiotherapists Cathy Wynne and Rob Caine, has been shortlisted in the Advancing Healthcare...
Gym bunnies in their 80s turn back the clock in new £25,000 care home gym
Care home residents in their eighties are getting physical in their new state-of-the art gym. Hengoed Park Care Home in Swansea, a member of Care Forum Wales, has invested £25,000 in transforming two unused rooms into “high street style” gyms to promote wellbeing...
Police boss urges media to train their spotlight on commissioner elections
A police boss is urging the media to devote more coverage to the elections of police and crime commissioners. The Chair of the Association of Police and Crime Commissioners, Winston Roddick CB QC, who is also the North Wales Police and Crime Commissioner, believes the...
Abergele school a cut above the rest with hair and beauty salon
An Abergele school is proving a cut above the rest thanks to its own hair and beauty salon. Pupils at Ysgol Emrys ap Iwan can chose to study for GCSEs at the on-site salon - with fellow students, family and local residents all snapping up the chance for cut-price...
Sex offender scheme achieves 100% success rate
A ground-breaking scheme where members of the community volunteer to work with sex offenders has been given a major funding boost after achieving a 100 per cent success rate. The aim of the Circles of Support and Accountability (COSA) programme is to keep the...
Spine-tingling start to literary festival
Spine-chilling tales of vampires and werewolves by a local author are amongst the highlights of a day-long feast of storytelling at a Wrexham shopping centre. Marie Anne Cope from Wrexham, who has been compared to master of horror James Herbert, specialises in...
Irish nurses and medics being tempted to work in North Wales
Health bosses are heading to Ireland this week to tempt nurses and other medics to work in North Wales. They are going to a jobs fair in Dublin on April 23, plus others in Manchester and Glasgow in June, to fill positions in nursing, physiotherapy, pharmacy and...
