Extra £10m won’t stop social care meltdown
A £10 million increase in funding for social care has been described as a "sticking plaster" that won't cover a massive funding gap. The additional money for the sector was announced by Rebecca Evans, AM, the Welsh Government's Minister for Social Services and Public...
Flagship dementia care centre hailed as “naturally Welsh”
A dementia centre of excellence in Caernarfon has been hailed as “naturally Welsh” by the country’s language supremo. The £7 million Bryn Seiont Newydd, was opened a year ago by Mario and Gill Kreft of the award-winning Pendine Park care organisation on the site of a...
Emergency medicine service “frees up” more than 8,000 GP appointments
A new emergency pharmacy service has prevented more than 8,000 unnecessary visits to North Wales GPs, outpatient clinics and casualty. Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board (BCUHB) is the first health board in Wales to take advantage of a change in regulations,...
Japanese travel bosses set sights on North Wales
North Wales is set to see a boom in Japanese tourists after top travel bosses sampled the delights of the region at first hand. The leaders of major tourism firms from the Land of the Rising Sun were given a whistle-stop tour of World Heritage sites in North Wales,...
New manager brings a French flavour to Italian restaurant
A woman with over 20 years’ experience in the restaurant business has brought a touch of French chic to a popular Italian themed eatery in a Wrexham shopping centre. Celine Larnicol, who has just taken over as manager of Pizza Express at Eagles Meadow, is originally...
Wales faces severe wood shortage warns top timber company
A warning that Wales could run out of wood has come from one of the country’s top timber companies. Clifford Jones Timber is the UK’s largest manufacturer of timber fence posts, manufacturing over two and a half million a year at its Denbighshire headquarters and at a...
Tree-mendous idea to save coastline
Christmas trees aren't just for Christmas - they can help protect the North Wales coastline and raise money for a hospice at the same time. St Kentigern Hospice in St Asaph has partnered with Denbighshire and Flintshire County Councils to make a green start to 2017 by...
New Year milestone for shopping centre
The dawn of the New Year marked a major milestone for a shopping centre in North Wales. Eagles Meadow in Wrexham has broken through the three and a half million barrier for the number of shoppers in a year. Overall footfall for 2016 seven per cent up on the previous...
Surprise Surprise for hospital stroke stars
A health boss sprang a massive "surprise surprise" when he presented an award to dedicated specialists who work to rehabilitate stroke patients. Gary Doherty, the chief executive of Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board (BCUHB), gave the inaugural Gwobr Seren Betsi...
Budding barista Ria is full of beans after landing dream job
A Flintshire job-hunter is full of beans after landing her dream job at a brand new coffee shop at a department store. Ria Morris, 23, was desperate to forge a career as a coffee barista, when she spotted the recruitment advert for the new Costa at Debenhams at the...
