Articles in Category : Lifestyle & Leisure

Last month, Chris and his surfing buddy Paul had headed off to the North Sea coast of Yorkshire in search of perfect surf.  When most people think of surfing, the first things that generally pop into their head would be

If you wanted to know anything about what the best new books on offer were, from our point of view, for a decade there was only one person to ask: our literary editor Sarla Langdon. As our regular readers will

In October 2016, I wrote an article titled “Exploring Swansea’s Graveyards”, describing the fascinating history of churchyards and cemeteries located in and around Swansea. It is in this piece that I wrote about the Quaker and Jewish cemeteries. Following from

In the Winter edition of 2016, I wrote an article entitled “All the World’s a Stage – Act I” covering the history of the Theatre Royal, Temple Street, dating back to 1807. Mother Goose was the first pantomime to be

A CD anthology of the best 80s rock and pop music from local bands has been released by Swansea-based record label Lavender Sweep. And it’s a cracker, says Nick Smith. ‘Fragments of Hope, Volume 1. Sounds and memories from the

Does Christmas really get earlier each year? On the Swansea stage it certainly feels like it, because while pantomime season might still be a month away (oh yes it is – but more on that in December!), there are still

If you love a whodunnit then Knives Out will be on your watch list for this winter. With a stellar cast this modern-day murder mystery will keep you guessing until the final reveal. Knives Out will be in Vue Swansea

If you really want to get off the beaten path, head to northern Namibia, home to the famous desert elephants and the Himba people. Bay’s Nick Smith did just that, on a two-week expedition across the vast expanse of the

Bay is delighted to team up again with the Swansea Grand Theatre to give one lucky family the chance to see this year’s pantomime PETER PAN on the opening night. We are off to Neverland this year, in swashbuckling adventure

This month Dr Rupa Dave, a member of the small community of Indians resident in Swansea writes on the many events that took place last month. Rupa is well known as a surgeon in Singleton Hospital, Swansea, where she works in

This month Liz writes on one of her favourite subjects – ice cream. I’m sure many of you have happy memories of Forte’s Ice Cream Parlour in Mumbles but do you remember the FREE post war ice cream? Do get