The Pembrokeshire Pasty
Whenever I try to explain succinctly to English people why Pembrokeshire is so wonderful, I find myself saying: “It’s like Cornwall, but better.” I mean, of course, that it’s a place of narrow lanes,...
Category: Health & Wellbeing
Homelessness: A Pembrokeshire Crisis
I first met Amanda Evans, founder of Homeless Pembrokeshire, about two years ago. She told us then that she had been motivated to work with those who are homeless because she had been personally...
The Heart of Transformation
I met Jo Di Francesco quite by chance recently at a friend’s house. In conversation, she told me a little about her experience of living with cancer and her work to transform her own...
Really Wild Food Festival is Back in May 2020
Calling all stallholders This is a bilingual article. Please scroll down for the English version. Cyfnod gwneud cais ar agor i stondinwyr yr Ŵyl Hynod Wyllt Bydd yr ŵyl sy’n dathlu popeth a ysbrydolir...
Random Acts of Kindness and Senseless Acts of Beauty
Ever get tired of the apparently relentless tide of bad news? Sick of that ugly feeling that you are helpless in the face of the miseries of the world? Wish you could do something to...
The Joys of Cold Water Swimming
Pembrokeshire boasts a number of cold water swims that happen just once a year, on Boxing Day in some places, and New Year’s Day in others. They have grown in popularity over the years with...
Amanda Clifford’s Tips on Winter Wellbeing
by Amanda Clifford It’s that time of year again… the changes in temperature and weather often spark an influx of cough and cold symptoms. In truth, it’s actually a good immune response to have a...
Dry January Gets Tastier
It’s not often that I go along to an event and find myself the subject of an interview, but that’s exactly what happened the other night at the Fishguard and Goodwick Rugby Club on West...
Alais Winton Defies Dyslexia
Surviving an education system that did not serve her needs made Alais Winton determined to help others. Not diagnosed until she was at university, Alais went on to teach at Pembrokeshire College for 16...
Alcohol-Free Drinks Festival
This month, Fishguard will be hosting a drinks festival that’s guaranteed to be hangover free. Andrew Misell from the charity Alcohol Change tells the story Why would anyone want to drink an alcohol-free beer?...
