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Despite its image as the sleazy gambling den of the Orient, there’s more to the former Portuguese colonial trading post of Macau than meets the eye. It’s a great place to see the Far East at its most fast, frenzied
Read MoreThis month Liz Hinds’ column tells us about her recent visit to A&E and what she is going to ask God when she goes to meet her maker – if she can remember. The hottest day of the year, quite
Read MoreWith autumn closing in, it’s time to reflect on the summer that was. To be fair, it’s been a pretty stellar one as far as surf goes with a minimum of flat spells. There’s been lots of fun, small days,
Read MoreIn this the second mouth-watering article looking at the history of takeaways, we look to the Far East, and China. Have you ever wondered how Chinese food has become part of our integral culinary cultural? The East India Company brought
Read MoreEmlyn’s choice of film for September is not going to appeal to everyone, but if you like a good old-fashioned scary movie then this is for you. The word ‘awesome’ gets thrown around a lot, to the point where it’s
Read MoreAs you look out across Swansea Bay a coastal outline appears on the horizon. Merely 35 miles away as the crow flies, and oh how I wish that was possible instead of driving nearly 4 times the distance, though I
Read MoreBay was contacted by reader Neville Evans regarding a Swansea man who played a crucial part in our winning the Second World War. We certainly weren’t aware of this local hero despite there being a blue plaque to him on
Read MoreThis month’s walk is in an area that you wouldn’t necessarily regard as classic walking country. The Rhondda Valley is synonymous with the coal industry and sadly in more recent times as an area blighted by economic and social deprivation.
Read MoreWith the stunning heat wave that has been baking the UK for quite some time now set to continue, it appeared that the never ending flat spell was also due to carry on for the foreseeable future . But, low
Read MoreDubai is one of those cities that we love to hate. Don’t worry if you’ve never been there or only seen it on television, you can hate it too. And yet, as Bay’s Nick Smith found out, Dubai’s reputation isn’t
Read MoreLapped by the glittering waters of the Adriatic, Dubrovnik’s city walls conceal stories of conquests, cultures, history and Mediterranean gastronomy. Cobbled streets with houses edged with flowers and plants, washing lines strung above narrow passageways, resident cats and countless stone
Read MoreInspired by the life of journalist Sarfraz Manzoor, Blinded by the Light tells the story of Javed, a young British-Pakistani boy growing up in – and understandably hating life in – Luton, under the thumb of his domineering, traditional father
Read MoreSwansea Market is today the largest indoor market in Wales. Situated on Oxford Street, it has been in this location for almost 200 years. Designed by Joseph Hall and built by John Thomas it was opened on 25th September 1830
Read MoreKim Jones is back this month with another bike ride, this time in the Black Mountains. It’s not for the faint hearted as although it is only 33km you will climb over 1100 metres but you’ll be rewarded with some
Read MoreThis month we learn that Liz has ambitions to be Red Arrow pilot – but then again, she also fancies her chances as a gypsy drummer – fortunately her husband is on hand with a nice cup of tea. Last
Read MoreDylan Thomas, in one of his more oft-quoted moments, once described his hometown as “an ugly, lovely town … crawling, sprawling … by the side of a long and splendid curving shore.” In 2014, the year of the bard’s centenary,
Read MoreIt’s hard to believe that we’ve known Woody and his gang for almost 25 years, and in Toy Story 4 we are reunited with some of our favourite characters. It’s the perfect family film. It would be completely fair to
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