Articles in Category : Lifestyle & Leisure

If you’ve ever wanted to get away from it all for the yuletide and do something a little less conventional, then you’re not alone. A few years ago Bay’s Nick Smith decided it was high time to break the mould,

We’ve all been there – trying to please everyone in the family, and Christmas is a time that is often fraught with family related problems. This month Liz Hinds looks at family dynamics and how even biblical family relationships were

Well, as we round off the year, I thought it would be fitting to take a look back at some of the highlights from the past 12 months. I hope you enjoy… All pics by Guts unless stated January 2021

Just before Covid 19 brought world travel to a standstill, Dr Rupa Dave and her husband journeyed to Finland with a group of friends. Here she shares her experiences with us.     I could hear the school boy enthusiasm in

Ian’s last walk for 2021 follows in the foot-steps of legions of Roman centurions and starts in waterfall country at Ystradfellte. It is one to blow the Christmas cobwebs away, but, be warned it can be a bit wild and

Heol Cennen, Ffairfach, Nr Llandeilo, SA19 6UH Wednesday 17th November – 18th December 2021 Viewing by appointment: Book your 1 hour private view online at studiocennen.com Studio Cennen is rounding up the year with their fifth and final exhibition of

The Egypt Centre, Museum of Egyptian Antiquities is home to the largest collection of ancient Egyptian material culture in Wales and is situated beside the Taliesin theatre on Swansea University’s Singleton campus. Consisting of almost 6,000 objects primarily from the

This month we delve into the world of Victorian stereoscopic (or 3-D) photography, venture into the Antarctic wastelands with explorer Ernest Shackleton, find out all about turtles and squirrels, and take a look at the science behind all those doom-laden

With 2021, drawing to its close, what notable anniversaries have been ‘celebrated’ this year? The 300th anniversary of the first British Prime Minister, Robert Walpole in 1721, the Royal Albert Hall celebrated its 150th anniversary, the centenary of the establishing

The dinner shift in a very fancy restaurant, in the run-up to Christmas. The busiest time of the year, and the head chef’s personal life is in meltdown, having spent the last two months living out of a suitcase. The

Kim Jones has just returned from Scotland. He, and his partner Tracey, left Brecon and cycled to London to catch a train to Glasgow, a trip that was not only kind to the planet but also good for the soul.

Following a rare year off in 2020, the first time since the Second World War that panto has been cancelled, the curtain will raise once more on Swansea’s most-watched theatrical show on Friday, December 10 with fairy-tale favourite Snow White