I am having difficulty persuading my son to vote today in the local council elections.

I believe it is the duty of every eligible citizen in a democracy to cast their vote and have their input on the way we are governed, after all people died to preserve our right to free and fair elections. I even heard today a women telling her daughter that ‘she needs to vote because years ago some women chained themselves to railings in order to enjoy equal voting rights as their male counterparts’.

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Well its now shut, closed we are told because of falling revenues, so much so that it is now uneconomic to remain open. So why is this . .

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I have just finished watching the first of the hit TV series ‘Gavin & Stacey’ from the BBC which features our town Barry as one of its locations. What great publicity for the town.

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Despite the bitter easterly winds this week I was pleased to find that there is a very warm welcome in High Street this Christmas yet again. Continue Reading »

I was extremely lucky to be invited, along with fifteen hundred other guests and members of the international press, to preview Queen Victoria, Cunards brand new ocean liner, in Southampton for an exclusive preview and overnight stay.

Thankfully Cunard prefers travel agents and the travel press to promote its brand rather than the usual ‘hit’ parade of celebrities, however I did spot Sir Jimmy Saville enjoying a fat Havana in ‘Churchills’ cigar lounge.

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