Remember Remember the 5th of November
WAS it really forty years ago or more that we stopped seeing children pushing around an effigy dressed in Dad’s old trousers and jumper stuffed with newspapers and straw calling out ‘Penny for the guy’? No one ever gave a…
The Circles of Life
BACK in my day all them’s were fields. You could go to town on a shilling, see a film, drink until your heart were content, have breakfast, lunch and supper and get a taxi home and still have change for…
An Interview With Tyrone O’Sullivan OBE
An Interview with Tyrone O’Sullivan OBE – Welsh former National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) Branch Secretary, and current Chairman of Goitre Tower Colliery Tyrone O’Sullivan has been around on the political and social scene for as long as anyone can…
Pic of the week for October 17
Pic of the week for October 17 taken by Russ Thatcher. Cottage at Port Eynon. Do you have a photo you would like to share with our readers? You can take a photo with your phone or with your camera…
Ali Raj’s Mohamed enters Hall of Fame for Martial Arts
THE manager of a popular Llanelli restaurant is to represent Wales in the World Kickboxing Championships. Mohamed Akbor, who manages the Ali Raj was recently inducted into the Martial Arts Hall of Fame where the joined the likes of kickboxing…
Music maestro is special guest at Llanelly Boys Grammar School reunion
HUW Tregelles Williams OBE is a former Llanelly Boys Grammar School pupil. He has a long and illustrious career in the music industry. Born in Gowerton he attended the Llanelly Boys Grammar School in the 1960’s. During his postgraduate study,…
Sir David Brailsford in conversation
DEPENDING in which era you were born the following names may mean something to you; Fausto Coppi, Jaques Anquetil, Eddy Merckx, Bernard Hinault, Tom Simpson, Miguel Indurain, Sean Kelly, Stephen Roche, Greg Lemond, Lawrence Fignon, Chris Boardman, Graeme Obree, Sir…
Leanne Wood in conversation
LLANELLI Online met with the incumbent leader of Plaid Cymru Leanne Wood on Tuesday (Aug 21). Ms Wood was in Llanelli for an informal meet and greet over coffee at the Thomas Arms Hotel. In the interview Ms Wood talks…
An Interview with Rowland Evans – Glyn Coch Designs
ROWLAND Evans is the son of a farming family who were based in St Clears Carmarthenshire. His journey from the farm at Gorsgandrill where he became restless to jumping aboard a ship, which took months to reach Australia is the…
An interview with artist James Field
JAMES Field is an artist based in Tumble. He has been diagnosed with a terminal illness but continues to work on his art. As with most illustrators, James was drawing from a very young age. There have been many influences…