Author Archives: Editors Living Magazines

Out and About: Caerphilly

Caerphilly’s history goes back nearly 250,000 years when what we know as Neanderthals scoured the [...]

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 [...]

North Cardiff at War

  70 years ago, Britain was at war with Germany. The country’s existence hinged on [...]

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Why I love Rhiwbina – by Alan Wilkins

Alan Wilkins is one of the most recognised faces on Welsh TV. The former professional [...]

Memories of Whitchurch

My lovely Dad was Harman Williams, born at Melin House, Melingriffith, 5th August 1913. He [...]

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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The History of UWIC

By Dr John Marsden Vocational education first made its appearance in Llandaff when the first [...]

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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 [...]

Memories of Rhiwbina

By Mrs K A Lougher I moved to Rhiwbina when I was 7 years old [...]

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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Twmpath offers a glimpse of a bygone time

Situated near the bottom of the Wenallt lies what is probably the biggest historical monument [...]

Remembering Campbells’ Steamers

The Bristol Channel has always been a unique place. The Channel is both wide and [...]

A woolly yarn about a sheep called Nick Boing

Nicky is like most other youngsters in Rhiwbina. He lolls around on the floor, eats [...]

Like Father, Like Son: An Interview with Meic and Huw Stephens

Writer, journalist, magazine editor, anthology compiler, poet, arts administrator, teacher, director, critic, entrepreneur, literary ambassador, [...]