Changes will widen £40m black hole in social care funding
Changes to the way residential social care is paid for will widen the £40 million a year funding black hole, according to a social care leader. Mario Kreft MBE, the chair of Care Forum Wales, in principle backs the Welsh Government's decision to increased capital...
Speech therapist named as star for initiative to prevent youngsters choking
A superstar speech therapist who developed a potentially life-saving system to minimise the risk of choking by children has received a top award. Fiona Luff was stunned when Gary Doherty, Chief Executive of Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board (BCUHB), surprised...
Police boss wants to teach abusers a lesson to stop domestic violence
A police boss is stepping up the campaign against domestic violence and wants to set up a special programme for perpetrators to prevent further attacks. North Wales Police and Crime Commissioner Arfon Jones would like to see the setting up of a regional programme to...
Care home resident Gary turns metal detector
A care home resident has discovered a Civil War musket shot and a horde of other "buried treasure" after taking up metal detecting. Gary Cobb, 52, a resident of Bodlondeb, Pendine Park's specialist dementia centre of excellence in Wrexham, was introduced to the hobby...
Council unveils its eco-system of ideas for hi tech businesses
A ground-breaking hub for developing hi-tech companies has been unveiled at a major North Wales business conference. Business, planning and architectural experts at Denbighshire County Council have developed the concept of a building that can be an eco-system of ideas...
Egg-cellent idea in aid of children’s hospices
Kind-hearted restaurant staff have come up with an egg-cellent idea to raise money for a children's hospice charity. The team at Frankie and Benny's at Eagles Meadow in Wrexham are organising their own Easter Egg Hunt with all the chocolate delights they discover...
Weight to go for bakery shop manager Nerys
A bakery shop manager has shed 5st in less than a year thanks to a new diet and taking up weight lifting. Nerys Jones, 33, who runs the Greggs store at the Eagles Meadow shopping centre in Wrexham, is determined to lose another couple of stones before she's done....
Police boss calling for public’s help to honour unsung crime-fighting heroes
A POLICE boss is asking for the public’s help to honour unsung crime-fighting heroes of the community. North Wales Police and Crime Commissioner Arfon Jones has just launched his Community Awards to recognise people and groups who help police to keep their...
Dinah leads hospice revolution
A specialist nurse who overcame the trauma of breast cancer is helping successfully pioneer a new era of hospice care in Wales and farther afield. Described as a ‘superstar’ by one of her patients, Dinah Hickish, 56, has been appointed the first Consultant Nurse in...
Ethan samples life in F1 fast lane
A teenager is looking to build a career in F1 after sampling life in the fast lane with a stint of work experience with the new US-based Hass F1 Team in Barcelona. Ethan Smee, 18, who is studying sports science at Yale College, Wrexham, jetted out to Catalonia to...
