Swansea’s Youthful TechnoWinners On a hot summer’s afternoon, over 15 years ago, I entertained my client Beti Williams MBE the director of Swansea University’s ITWALES initiative, to tea in my garden along with her colleague Caralinda Jefferies. We talked about
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‘Cooking with love’ with Keith Squires
Inspired by Ayurveda “Cooking with Love” is the new recipe book packed with over 100 delicious vegetarian and vegan recipes that have been heavily influenced by Keith Squires’ background in herbalism and Ayurvedic medicine. Keith has catered for 1000s of
Read MoreA Kentish Idyll with Lesley Williams
Kent is often described as being the Garden of England or is that a mis-quote? Should it be the Guardian of England being ideally situated to protect the country from invaders? Either way there is no argument in that it
Read MoreFamily History with Charles Wilson-Watkins
WELCOME TO THE NEW DECADE OF THE 1850s What does Swansea have in store for us during this decade On the 18th June 1850, what we now know as High Street Station opened its doors for the first time. The
Read MoreAppeal for fundraising volunteers and cats fosters
Swansea and District branch of Cats Protection is appealing for people with a love of cats to volunteer for the charity It’s that time of year again when the branch is desperate for foster homes for mothers and kittens or
Read MoreA great escape with Liam Bird
BREAK FOR THE BORDER If like me you’ve a penchant for the classic car small ads in the monthly motoring glossies you’ll know that classic cars aren’t cheap – and prices are rising too. A few years ago I sold
Read MoreA thing of beauty with Liz Hinds
LIZ HINDS IS AN EXPERIENCED AUTHOR IN BOTH CHRISTIAN AND SECULAR PUBLICATIONS. THIS MONTH LIZ LOOKS AT TODAY’S OBSESSION WITH PERFECTION In Japan today there are craftsmen who still practise the 500-year-old art of kintsugi. Broken pottery is repaired using
Read Moreeverything is pixelated with Steve Paris
The column that focuses on providing help, top advice and news about your Apple devices, namely Macs, iPhones and iPads. Please send any questions to Steve via the contact details at the end of this article. Q: I use a
Read MoreDig it with Fulke Andel
April, although nice and sunny, provided us with a number of late frosts. Thankfully I didn’t lose any of my tender plants, through the judicial use of newspaper ‘hats’ – to protect them overnight. Who’d have thought the art of
Read MoreThorns and Roses with Dr Isabella Brey
Many trees flower without anyone being any the wiser, either because their flowers are out of sight high up in the canopy or wind pollinated and as a result not particularly showy, or both. But then there are those whose
Read MoreAuto news with Liam Bird
Aston Martin Start Their Own Welsh Assembly 6 April 2017, St Athan: Aston Martin hosted a special ceremony that launched Phase II of the redevelopment of MOD St Athan. The former military site was formally handed over from the Ministry
Read MoreNoseriding is one of the major cornerstones of longboard surfing. It’s where the rider perches themselves on the front tip of their board like the hood ornament on a luxury car.
Read MoreBooker International Prize 2017 This month we look at the six shortlisted submissions selected for the Man Booker International Prize 2017 As has been the case since the first Booker International award in 2005, the literary standard of the
Read MoreRag’n’Bone Man with Simon Fry
LAST MONTH, Bay’s MUSIC REVIEWER SIMON FRY WENT ALONG TO SEE RAG’N’BONE MAN AT THE BRISTOL 02 Coming, as it does, on the day the snap General Election is called, it is tempting to incorporate such theming in a review
Read MoreFix my Spine with Iona Collins
Butter fingers? Is your nickname Klutz? Then Read on!… Most people equate spinal problems with pain of some kind, such as “sciatica”, a “bad back” or a “bad neck”. We may complain of stiffness, or crunching noises when we move
Read MoreCulinary Causerie
Pier Pleasure with Lesley Williams Oh how often I have complained that although I fancy a fish and chip supper, I don’t want to eat them out of paper, where the crispy batter has steamed into a soggy coating. Hurrah!
Read MoreThe Great Sound of Bermuda with Nick Smith
As the British challenge for this year’s America’s Cup gears up to compete for the oldest trophy in sport, Bay’s Nick Smith flew out to BERMUDA to see how preparations are coming along at Team Land Rover BAR’s swanky new
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