Ex-teacher Aimee is in a class of her own as a trainer
A high school teacher who changed jobs to become a trainer in the adult care sector has made such a positive impact in her new role that she has been shortlisted for an award. Aimee Green, from Cwmbran, took her teaching skills in a whole new direction when she joined...
Chatty Julie lost for words after being shortlisted for care award
A care home leader who admits she can ‘talk the socks off anyone’ found she was lost for words when told she is in the running to receive one of her profession’s top accolades. Julie Inch is deputy manager and clinical lead at Hallmark Tŷ Porth care home in Porth,...
Caring Christine shortlisted for national award after life-changing career switch
A sales expert who swapped careers to work in the care sector after spending time looking after her beloved in-laws has been shortlisted for a top award. Christine Ivins made the life-changing career switch just before she reached retirement age. She now offers a...
“Wonder-woman” Emma in line for social care Oscar
A care home’s “wonder-woman” has been shortlisted for a top award after more than a decade of being ‘the glue that holds everyone together’. Emma Louise Davies is a whizz of an administration assistant at Ysguborwen Care Home, Aberdare, where she has worked since she...
Caring Monmouthshire couple in running for top award
A caring couple who have devoted their lives and careers to helping others following a personal tragedy are in line for a prestigious award. Melanie Stirling, a former magistrate, and her husband, former HGV driver Daren, from Undy, are foster carers and more recently...
Piano prodigy Rufus, 20, crowned Wales’ best young musician after spellbinding festival final
A “supremely gifted” 20-year-old pianist has been crowned as the best young musician in Wales. Rufus Edwards, from Bersham, near Wrexham, was declared the winner of the prestigious Pendine Young Musician of Wales competition at the North Wales International Music...
Opera singer brings tears of joy to Wrexham care home residents
Care home residents were moved to tears during an unforgettable performance by an aspiring opera star. Residents and staff at Pendine Park’s Bryn Bella care home in Wrexham danced and sang along as Flint mezzo soprano Rhian-Carys Jones belted out an eclectic mix of...
Harpist Meinir hits a high note with top award nomination
A North Wales harpist who has spent more than two decades bringing the gift of music to the heart of the community is in the running for a top award. Meinir Llwyd Roberts, director of the Caernarfon-based Canolfan Gerdd William Mathias (CGWM) music charity, has been...
North Wales bakery offers teen school leavers £10k pay boost – £5 an hour more than for flipping burgers
A North Wales bakery is pledging to pay 16 year old school leavers £5 an hour more than they would get for flipping burgers at a fast food restaurant. The Jones Village Bakery in Wrexham says it’s going to give them the full adult rate of the Real Living Wage even...
Caring couple Deb and Simon help “wonderful transformation” of two vulnerable sisters
A couple who helped “timid and quiet young ladies” become confident adults are in line for a top care honour. Deb and Simon Jenkins, from Llanharan in Rhondda Cynon Taf first opened their home to the youngsters when they became their foster parents in 2011. Now that...
