Author Archives: Editors Living Magazines
Fantastic Roald Dahl: Llandaff’s Greatest Son
Arguably Llandaff’s greatest son, Roald Dahl is still considered one of the world’s finest authors. [...]
Sep
Out and About: Caerphilly
Caerphilly’s history goes back nearly 250,000 years when what we know as Neanderthals scoured the [...]
Sep
From Whitchurch to Thiepval: Missing but not forgotten
By Guest Writer, Clive Tucker of Llandaff My greatgrandfather Francis Grimshaw, who resided at Tyn-y-Parc [...]
Sep
North Cardiff at War
70 years ago, Britain was at war with Germany. The country’s existence hinged on [...]
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Sep
Why I love Rhiwbina – by Alan Wilkins
Alan Wilkins is one of the most recognised faces on Welsh TV. The former professional [...]
Sep
Memories of Whitchurch
My lovely Dad was Harman Williams, born at Melin House, Melingriffith, 5th August 1913. He [...]
Aug
Memories of Llandaff North in the 1950s
I was born in Llandaff North just six months prior to the outbreak of the [...]
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Aug
The History of UWIC
By Dr John Marsden Vocational education first made its appearance in Llandaff when the first [...]
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Aug
A Day in the Life of Living Magazines: Our entry into the MOCO Mass Observation Project in Llandaff
We recently took part in the Mass Observation project, that records the changing history of [...]
Aug
From Trinidad to Rhiwbina – A Pompek’s Tale.
My name is Bakka the Pompek. Pompek is the Trinidadian word for a cute, fluffy [...]
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Jul
Twmpath offers a glimpse of a bygone time
Situated near the bottom of the Wenallt lies what is probably the biggest historical monument [...]
Jul
Remembering Campbells’ Steamers
The Bristol Channel has always been a unique place. The Channel is both wide and [...]
Jul
A woolly yarn about a sheep called Nick Boing
Nicky is like most other youngsters in Rhiwbina. He lolls around on the floor, eats [...]
Jul