‘Reader Features’ Archives
Six years on and Portland House receives special AA recognition
This summer Jenny and John Jarvis were thrilled to gain the AA Breakfast Award and a Highly Commended Award for 2010 to enhance the 4 Gold Stars Accommodation rating at Portland House. The AA breakfast Award has been the result of 6 years of Jenny’s imaginative and skilful cooking. They try to cater for all tastes and diets and provide a wide [...]
Shining Examples
CONGRATULATIONS to Babs Jones and Jenny Robinson of Llangrove who took part in The Shine walking marathon overnight 25/26 September through Cardiff. They are raising funds for breast and bowel cancer respectively. They want to thank everyone who sponsored them. If you didn’t know about this, it’s not too late to show your support [...]
Looking for a unique Christmas gift? An innovative new local business may have the answer
What started as a hobby many years ago making Christmas hampers for family and friends, has turned into Sarah Harris’ dream; a family owned and run business. Those early years made Sarah realise that hand-picked, beautifully presented gifts were so well received, enjoyed and appreciated. She also recognised the great pleasure that many people [...]
David Rosser climbs Mont Blanc
Mid life crisis – possibly, false bravado – probably, the opportunity to go climbing with someone that had climbed the lot – definitely, these are the reasons David Rosser of Llangarron chose to climb the highest mountain in Europe, Mont Blanc at 4,810 metres, or a tadge under 16,000 feet. Here he tells us about his adventure. Along with [...]
Eco-heating could be an ACE alternative
Peter Forsyth and Sam Murphy have 20 years experience in the plumbing trade and have lived in and around the area for nearly all their lives. When things started to slow down for their employers during the early part of the year they noted the lack of local plumbers in the Whitchurch area and took the decision to set up on their own. ACE plumbing [...]