Karen Foy returns to Anglesey to a village which has successfully made its living from both land and sea. Situated at the North East end of the island and approximately fifteen miles from both Holyhead and Llangefni, Amlwch discreetly hides […]
Rugby journalist Huw S Thomas assesses the impact Lee Rees has had on the semi-pro game in Wales Llandovery captain Lee Rees’s announcement that he will be leaving at the end of the season brings an end to a remarkably […]
Although the Welsh countryside was aurally immortalised by the poet Dylan Thomas, Celtic artist Michael Boyd is now modestly attempting another transformation, this time visually with a series of iconic images. He originally studied fine art at St Ives under […]
Just a gap. No big deal. Simply a slight opening next to the privet, atop the ivy-clad bricks of the century-old wall. It’s nothing special to look at, and barely noticeable, offering only the most limited views depending on where […]
Llandovery 29 Swansea 12 The SRC Cup holders started off the defence of their title with a double bonus point win over the All Whites in Pool B of the competition writes Huw S Thomas. The smallest crowd of the […]
Why call you Devil’s Bridge – when each flowing ridge comes steeply, greenly down to merge and meet beside the Mynach river’s path? Can Satan ever live where such glories give a stillness to the soul, that gazes on the […]
The scream comes before the bird: a sudden, searing note overhead that stops me in my tracks, leaving me scanning the North Wales skies for the longed-for rush of dark, scythe-shaped wings. They are back! My heart soars. Common swifts […]
Our life begins Of this earth. It grows on this earth. It dies on this earth. But what makes us What wakes us. What stirs us. What breaks us. We sit on this planet We look up to the sky. […]
Her grave stands in a prominent position at the very back of St. Cranog’s churchyard in Llangrannog, right in the centre of the village. Between Aberystwyth and Cardigan, down a steep hill from the busy A487 the village looks out […]
Welsh Rarebit a traditional Welsh Food can be as simple as Cheese on Toast but over the centuries has had many variants. Its origin is not really clear and could derive from the 14th Century dish Caws Pobi but the […]
Winters are wise Winters are few Winters are long Winters are new. Each winter is cold Each winter is dark Each winter is white Each winter is stark. Some are mild Some are rare Some are wild Some are fair. […]
On a cold and wet winter’s day, it’s hard to imagine the joys of spring. However, a close look can reveal that our spring flowers are indeed poised to perform their annual show. I always feel that the ‘spring’ show […]
