For some years we have been working with Swansea Cats Protection to help raise awareness of cats and kittens looking for new homes. Last month we were contacted by Demi, a volunteer at Llys Nini Animal Centre, who asked if
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Skin Health
How to care for your skin in winter Let’s talk about skin. It’s the largest organ of the body yet most of us don’t give it the attention and respect it deserves. A good skincare routine is essential in maintaining
Read MoreInheritance Tax Planning
Reduction of Estate through lifetime gifts Christmas has sadly been and gone but don’t wait until next year to make gifts to loved ones particularly if you have a potential Inheritance Tax liability. Inheritance Tax is paid if a person’s
Read MoreChanges ahead for taxation of residential property income
Changes ahead for taxation of residential property income In the summer budget of 2015 the government announced changes that could have a significant impact on individuals, partnerships and trusts that are taxed on property income. The government plans to restrict
Read MoreAm I a pirate?
COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT is rife in this age of digital exchange of information. Before you reproduce an image or illustration that you don’t have permission or a license to use, read this article by the Intellectual Property Office – it
Read MoreDivorce with Graham Evans & Partners
LEGAL MATTERS GAYNOR DICKENS, HEAD OF THE FAMILY LAW DEPARTMENT AT GRAHAM EVANS & PARTNERS, ANSWERS OUR QUESTIONS AROUND THE DETAIL OF DIVORCE. On what grounds can you seek a divorce? You are entitled to seek a divorce if
Read MoreThe New Year Detox
With the advent of 2016 many people have undertaken brave new resolutions. Many involve healthy new starts, including giving up bad habits and purging the body of toxins via detox. What Does Detox Mean? People frequently use detox as a
Read MoreCarpal Tunnel Syndrome
ROSIE is an osteopath with Swansea Body Kinetics at the Natural Health Service in Page Street, Swansea. This month Rosie offers advice on the subject of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Carpal tunnel syndrome or median nerve entrapment is the most commonly
Read MoreThe Not So Humble Tin
THE NOT SO HUMBLE TIN This month, Tatiana is extolling the virtues of tinned fish. Some readers will remember that we were raving about the tinned mackerel on toast that we’d been served in the Algarve last summer – well
Read MoreMale Fertility
BAY Health & Wellbeing with The Herbal Clinic EVIDENCE SUGGESTS THAT MALE FERTILITY IS DECLINING; WITH AN ESTIMATED DROP OF 2% IN AVERAGE SPERM COUNT EVERY YEAR OVER THE PAST 23 YEARS. For couples trying to conceive, reduced fertility
Read MoreTaking care of yourself this winter
WINTER IS HERE; MORE OF US ARE FEELING UNWELL, SO WHAT IS SELF CARE AND WHAT CAN YOU DO TO BE PREPARED TO TREAT SOME OF THE COMMON WINTER ILLNESSES? THIS MONTH PHARMACIST REEM EL-SHARKAWI OF THE BAY HEALTH
Read MoreSurfing – Winter Visions
Well, this winter has been one of the wettest and windiest on record. It has also been a very mild one too, due to the North Atlantic acting as a conveyor belt for storm after storm to pound into
Read MoreBruges – A Chocolate Fairytale Town
LIZZIE GREENAWAY, owner of So Cocoa in Mumbles recently spent some time in the medieval town of Bruges in Belgium. It was in fact a working holiday – it’s a tough job, but someone’s got to do it For those
Read MoreVegan Recipe
RACHEL OF NUTRI BALANCE SWANSEA IS A NUTRITIONIST WITH OVER 10 YEARS’ EXPERIENCE. AS MORE AND MORE OF US ARE TRYING TO LIMIT THE AMOUNT OF RED MEAT IN OUR DIETS, RACHEL’S RECIPE FOR MEAT FREE BURGERS ARE SURE TO
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Culinary Causerie with Lesley Williams WHO ATE ALL THE PIESWho ate all the pies? We did. Not only pies but quiche and vegetarian rolls too, and we are not apologetic at all. Higgidy pies sent us a big sample box
Read MoreLiverpool – Land Of My Father
LIAM BIRD, OUR MOTORING CORRESPONDENT, HAS A FAMILY HISTORY IN LIVERPOOL AND KNOWS IT WELL. LAST MONTH HE JOURNEYED TO THE LAND OF HIS FATHERS AND SPENT A WEEKEND REVISITING OLD HAUNTS. We parked the car on Pall Mall,
Read MoreA warm welcome at chilled chalets
BAY travel Steve and Chrissy Evans, owners of Stephen Evans Optometrist in SA1 have been avid skiers for many years. Last month they travelled to the French Alps to stay with Bethan and Chris of Chilled Chalets in St
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