Gareth Hughes

2 weeks ago | shropshirestar.com | Gareth Hughes

A respected housing expert is on a mission to recruit volunteers to help run an agency that helps older people live independently. By contributor Gareth HughesWatch more of our videos on ShotsTV.comand on Freeview 262 or Freely 565Clifton Robinson, the chair of Conwy and Denbighshire Care & Repair, has launched a search for four new management board members to join the charity that covers a vast area of north Wales, stretching from Llangollen in the east to Llanfairfechan in the west.

3 weeks ago | shropshirestar.com | Gareth Hughes

That’s the warning from sector champions Care Forum Wales (CFW) who say the plan to end the recruitment of care staff from overseas will have a devastating impact on care homes and domiciliary care companies - with catastrophic consequences for the NHS. The announcement by Home Secretary Yvette Cooper came at a time when the sector was already reeling from increases in National Insurance contributions and wage rises, which amount to a 37 per cent hike in costs.

3 weeks ago | shropshirestar.com | Gareth Hughes

A talented classical singer from Ukraine whose life was ripped apart by the Russian invasion is hoping to reignite her career at prestigious competition in North Wales. By contributor Gareth HughesWatch more of our videos on ShotsTV.comand on Freeview 262 or Freely 565Soprano Khrystyna Makar is among 25 singers from around the world who will be vying to become the Pendine International Voice of the Future at the Llangollen International Eisteddfod in July.

3 weeks ago | shropshirestar.com | Gareth Hughes

A housing association has launched a plan to help stem the tide of rural depopulation. By contributor Gareth HughesWatch more of our videos on ShotsTV.comand on Freeview 262 or Freely 565Grŵp Cynefin, which operates across the six counties of north Wales and north Powys, has revealed it’s intending to build 300 new homes by 2028. Central to its newly-launched corporate plan is to increase the stock of affordable housing, boost the local economy and support the Welsh language at the same time.

1 month ago | shropshirestar.com | Gareth Hughes

An internationally acclaimed harpist from Powys is coming out of self-imposed retirement to give a series of performances featuring two historical harps. By contributor Gareth HughesWatch more of our videos on ShotsTV.comand on Freeview 262 or Freely 565The recitals by Elinor Bennett, who hails from Llanidloes, will give music lovers an opportunity to listen to music from the 18th and early 19th centuries played on two wonderful old harps, made in the same period.