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Just as the days are starting to grow shorter, the bright colours of summer fade, and the melancholy of autumn is looming on the horizon, a new generation of delightful fluttering jewels bursts upon the scene, allowing us to hang
Read MoreYour family and home are precious to you, and looking after both during the night hours can be easier if you have installed outdoor security lighting. Firstly you should consider your needs before making your purchase – for example, do
Read MoreThese are just a few of our cats and kittens looking for safe, loving homes. Our next Homing Day at Kenwood Kennels, Llanmorlais will be sometime in September, date to be finalised. Please see our website or facebook page for
Read MoreElegant leaves and pretty flowers are usually enough for a tree to be considered worthy of cultivation, and if its leaves provide some autumn colour, then that is usually thought of as a bonus. The rowan, however, doesn’t stop there.
Read MoreFRONT COVER FEATURE Meet the Bay team Throughout 2017 the Bay’s front covers feature one of our contributors, each cover illustrated by our in-house designer/illustrator Simon Williams. This month it’s the turn of our gardening expert and international man of
Read MoreSwansea and District branch of Cats Protection is opening a second charity shop to boost much needed funds. We are very excited that we have managed to acquire a prestigious location in Mumbles near the new Oyster Wharf development. The
Read MoreNow it’s that time of year; you’ve worked hard for months, so the most important thing to do during August is to enjoy your garden; (weather permitting!) heady scents, glorious colours, an abundance of fruits and vegetables and hopefully more
Read MoreWith only 14 native species of crickets and bush-crickets, one would not expect there to be a particularly wide range of looks and habits, but as it happens these elegant relatives of the more familiar grasshoppers come in all shapes
Read MoreI sadly lost my mother-in-law earlier this year, and one of the most difficult things that we, as a family, had to do was organise the disposal of her personal effects. Her clothes were fairly easy to find homes for,
Read MoreWith wood that blunts chainsaws faster than that of any other tree, the ability to thrive even in heavy shade and immense powers of regeneration, the hornbeam used to be an important part of our lives for centuries, yet nowadays
Read MoreHi Lesley I read Bay every month and have seen your recommendations in your Editor’s Choice. I thought I’d get in touch to recommend a couple of local businesses that have helped me recently. I have an iPhone and wanted
Read MoreFLIES – their buzzing drives us crazy, they insist on walking all over our food and like to lay their eggs in very unsavoury places. Their relations the horseflies are out for our blood. It is fair to say that
Read MoreI know only too well what it’s like to be a woman in a man’s world, having been in that position in a previous life before Bay. So I was very pleased to welcome ELEANOR DAVIES on board as an
Read MoreTorrential rain and high winds constituted the bulk of the notable weather during June, let’s hope that July provides us with the good summer weather that our gardens are crying out for. Deadhead plants regularly to keep them looking good,
Read MoreSycamores are so familiar, grow so well in our climate and seed so freely that it is easy to forget they are not actually native to Britain. Ever since their introduction they have been divisive, so much so that even
Read MoreA programme of ‘Open Studios’ events to showcase artists and art galleries is scheduled to take place at a range of locations in Mumbles and Gower between 18th and 28th August 2017. Gower is home to a thriving community of
Read MoreAT THE TIME OF GOING TO PRESS, THERE WAS CHAOS WHEN THE NHS IN ENGLAND AND SCOTLAND WAS HELD TO RANSOM WHEN THEIR COMPUTER SYSTEMS WERE HACKED IF A HUGE ORGANISATION LIKE THIS CAN BE VIOLATED, WHAT RISK IS THERE
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