Chapter 6 ‘How was your day?’ Jill asked him, as he climbed the stairs and walked wearily through the door. ‘It was fun, but very tiring,’ Edward replied, throwing himself down on the sofa. ‘I’m not used to being […]
A walk tonight filled with inspiration ………………. The swallows weave wind through dog rattled grass……. As the sun rays down- behind a lozenge of silhouetted age bent trees and ‘cronky’ cattle sheds. Chilled campions dazzle pink ruby against the shadows […]
Chapter 5 When Edward entered the bar, he immediately saw Alice already sitting there. She was at a table by herself, reading a newspaper – The Times. The bar wasn’t busy. It was a weekday, so she wasn’t difficult to […]
From Golf to Graveyards: Meet the people behind the growing movement to restore the Llŷn’s drought-resistant meadows When Jo Porter moved to Rhiw in 2018, before she even unpacked a box, she scattered some seeds in the neglected field attached […]
Chapter 4 With the new shop almost ready to open, Edward was able to put the finishing touches in Meredith’s capable hands. He had full confidence in her. He knew he could leave the rest of the preparations to Meredith, […]
The Theatre of Lightning We had been making our way to bed when the first flash of lightning stopped us. Arriving on the back of a yellow weather warning for a heatwave in May, the storm swept in late on […]
Chapter 3 Jill’s favourite locations were generally to the west of Swansea. She particularly enjoyed the sandy beaches and coastal scenery of the Gower Peninsula. Whilst Edward could appreciate its stunning, unspoilt beauty, it wasn’t top of his list of […]
Elan Valley wildfire: Farmer speaks out on watching her ‘home’ burn and the restored peatland that helped save it Sorcha Lewis watched the wildfire descend from the uplands to the back of her house. The end-of-April fire was on an unprecedented […]
Chapter 2 It might have seemed odd that someone used to the beauty of Oxford and the Oxfordshire countryside could possibly fall in love with the grittiness of a small Welsh market town like Neath, but that was the reality […]
A love of animals from a young age and an inspiration from a teacher who supported nature in the Galapagos has helped shape a career that now protects and preserves Denbighshire’s biodiversity. Ellie Wainwright is part of the Council’s Biodiversity […]
Synopsis 21 Days in Neath is a sightly raunchier sequel to Andy Botterill’s 2022 contemporary reflective novel 21 Days In Swansea. It picks up the story a few months after the first one ended, with retired investment banker, Edward Chapman, […]
A Llangollen retiree has returned the “pride” in east Wales farmers by rediscovering the value of “worthless” Welsh mountain wool. Gill Britten’s 10-year mission has galvanised farmers, growers and crafters by creating alternative uses for the coarse wool, and her […]
