North Wales is home to nearly all the remaining stained glass from the late fifteenth and early sixteenth centuries in the whole of the country. Examples can be seen in churches from Aberdovey to Wrexham as well as in some […]
Today I walked in springtime And gathered all my thoughts. The day was warm and gentle And the shadows quiet and short. The flowers were pink surprising And the wind was warm and kind. The path was daisy pettled And […]
A young police officer is sitting in the front room belonging to an elderly lady, taking a statement. He’s sitting on the sofa balancing his paper on his knee, she’s sitting on an armchair across the other side of the […]
You haven’t done that yet I know You haven’t done that either Yes, I know. I’m not trying to be awkward here but, well, how are you going to get all those things done tomorrow if you also have tomorrow’s […]
If I could stay up late no doubt I’d catch the buds just bursting out; And up from every hidden root Would jump a tiny slender shoot; I wonder how seeds learn the way, They always know the very day- […]
Dolgellau, grey of buildings, grey as town with quaintness in its narrow streets, St. Mary’s Church, tower standing over all, stone ancient guard for shops and square, including leafy covered inn, the “Royal Ship”, hotel whose better days have slipped […]
During the summer months many villages benefit from community organised fetes and festivals. Between the 10th and 12th June, Raglan witnesses the return of its annual Music Festival, so this month Karen Foy pays a visit and looks beyond the […]
It is such a distinctive church, and can be seen for miles, standing tall and pale on the coastal plain. It has an elegant limestone steeple, in keeping with its beautiful interior. St Margaret’s Church in Bodelwyddan, ‘The Marble Church’, […]
Karen Foy takes a look at the early life and work of Charles Darwin and his connections to Wales As the fifth child born to parents – Robert Waring Darwin, a medical doctor and his wife, Susannah – Charles Darwin […]
Llandovery 20 Merthyr18 Huw S Thomas at the Principality Stadium, Cardiff Hot favourites Llandovery duly won the Indigo Premiership Cup but had to draw on all of their reserves of energy and experience to scrape home against Merthyr at the […]
Pat O’Reilly ponders some gardening decisions with unexpected wildlife benefits… The tale of Jack and the Beanstalk has been told and retold down the ages. Idle dullard Jack can’t be bothered to walk all the way to market to sell […]
Out there, on the horizon, Islands beckon, they always do, even on seemingly uninviting, wet, murky days. There’s something mysterious and enchanting about an island, something to be discovered… And getting there is always such an adventure! There’s a spiritual […]
