Food shortages? History has a habit of repeating itself

• Posted by Russell Rees-Davies at 12:32 PM | add or read comments (0)

A FEW months ago I joined the National Service (Royal Air Force) Association: the North Wales and Borders branch was formed in 2006 and is open to ex-National Servicemen, regulars, ex-WAAF and WRAF who served in the period 1939 to 1963.

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Winter weather and old Welsh sayings

• Posted by Russell Rees-Davies at 8:16 AM | add or read comments (0)

MANY years ago when I was farming with my family at Cefn Meiriadog we used to get severe downfalls of snow.

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Belt-and-braces approach to fashion

• Posted by Russell Rees-Davies at 11:56 AM | add or read comments (0)

FASHION, they say, goes round in circles.

Perhaps I have started a new fashion circle because I‘ve started wearing braces again.

I haven’t worn them since I gave up farming over 40 years ago.

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The Welsh in the London milk trade

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MY SISTER Mary recently sent me a cutting from a newspaper called “Y Drych”, which caters for Welsh people in America.

I thought it might some people might find it interesting.

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When football was a hard slog

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AS the winter league soccer season is about to begin, so another football league reaches its climax.

I’m referring to the local Llandyrnog and District Village Clubs’ summer football league.

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