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Sunshine makes most of us feel better. Long warm sunny days of late spring and summer spent relaxing outdoors bring on the urge to uncover the barbeque and get into holiday mode. But how much time do we actually spend
Read MoreWhen Philippa Lowcock (right) contacted me regarding her reflexology practice Totem Reflexology within Sketty Therapies, I immediately thought – feet. How wrong I was. Reflexology is a complementary therapy which is based on the theory that different points on the
Read MoreThere are so many events coming-up in Swansea over the next few weeks and Mark has chosen his top five. Gower Walking Festival 2019 Another annual Gower festival makes a welcome return in June, although it does involve a bit
Read MoreBeach Party How do you entertain 30+ children when you live in a tiny cottage? You throw your party on the beach, that’s how. Grandson’s 4th birthday party was looming, and we had to get creative – other children in his
Read MoreHELPING YOU GET THE MOST OUT OF YOUR MAC, IPHONE & IPAD Q: I have what feels like hundreds of tabs on my iPhone’s web browser… I don’t want to get rid of them but it’s becoming a nightmare trying to
Read MoreThis month, each of the books selected presents new insights into familiar subjects from as literary an endeavour as choosing poems for a new anthology; as identifying the missing third ingredient in successful cooking, to a historian’s view of a
Read MoreWe are very often contacted by people who believe that they acquire rights as a “common law spouse” after a period of cohabitation. This belief can be held even more strongly when the parties concerned share children. However, that is
Read MoreJune 10th – 16th represents Men’s Health Week so our focus this month is on testicular cancer. It is relatively rare accounting for just 1% of all cancers that occur in men and tends to mostly affect men between the
Read MoreI often hear people telling me in spinal clinics that they have crumbling discs. By this, they mean that the shock absorbing discs in their spines have failed and are disintegrating. This statement is often followed by an acceptance that
Read MoreDo you ever feel like you are just not quite one of the crowd? Liz Hinds has felt like this at times in her life, so knows how dispiriting it can be to feel unloved and on the outside Three
Read MoreCharles is a researcher and family historian. If you have a question regarding your family history that you’d like to put to Charles, he can be contacted at: swanseafamilyhistory@yahoo.co.uk he’d be delighted to hear from you “Life is a blank
Read MorePerhaps this review should start with an apology. Sorry, this was going to be the space where I put my review of the new Peugeot Rifter. However…up until the day before Peugeot’s new crew-van-cum-MPV-cum-sister-car-to-the-Citroen-Berlingo was due to arrive everything looked
Read MoreNow that the days are somewhat sunnier in Swansea, we are seeing a boom of bees seeking out pollen amongst the pretty flowers on verges and in gardens. But are you familiar with the types of bees we are likely
Read MoreIt’s usually around this time of year, that I get asked a lot of questions like ‘What’s the quickest way to burn fat? What’s the fastest way to get a six pack or what is the fastest way to lose
Read MoreThe good weather of spring and summer encourages us to get active, and quite often we do things we haven’t done for a long time at an intensity we haven’t experienced for a while. Our bodies aren’t in condition and
Read MoreThis month, Ian, recovering after an epic charity cycle ride, takes us on a walk around Crickhowell that not only takes in the amazing views from the top of Table Mountain, but also returns to the valley floor for a
Read MoreIn the UK you’re most likely to come across the Common Wasp (Vespula Vulgaris) and German Wasps (Vespula Germanica). Both species are yellow and black striped and have painful stings that can cause allergic reactions. Queen wasps emerge and start
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