I have found this helpful hint in the notebooks of a policeman from 1859 – PC 207 Lewis Jones from Gorseinon. Perhaps it works, perhaps it doesn’t, though probably if you use enough of it you will stop worry about whether they are sweaty or not. One ounce of salts desolved in a pint of boyling…
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Welsh Country Magazine – January
I received my copy of the January 2013 edition of Welsh Country Magazine. It is edition 50 and another impressive publication. It contains some excellent art work from Charlotte Wood and Ditta Szalkai who have both supplied illustrations for my next book, Swansea Murders. My piece is about Ernest Willows from Cardiff, aviation pioneer and celebrity, 1886…
How to Buy
I have now installed a simple How to Buy page on the website where you can order any of my local history books and pay for them via a link to Paypal. Let’s hope that it works! You will find the page at the top of the menu
Swansea Then and Now
I was pleased to see that the book reached number 4 in the Waterstone’s Top Ten Best Sellers just before Christmas! Clearly this year’s must-have present. The comments I have received about the book have a common theme – that the archive pictures I have used show a much more interesting and attractive Swansea. The…
Twitter Link
I have been doing some work on the website over the past few days and I have tried to install a link to my Twitter Page. Here it is. I hope that it works! Let me know if there is a problem
New Book Cover
Here is the suggested cover for my next book, which will be in the shops in the spring of 2013. Swansea Murder. The book will contain the details of 28 murders in Swansea, from 1730 until 1949, some of which remain unsolved today.
Book Signing
Off to Waterstones in Swansea tomorrow (Saturday 1 December 2012) to sign copies of my books. Three will be available – Swansea Then and Now, Bloody Welsh History – Swansea, and Stories in Welsh Stone and of course they are ideal Christmas presents! I am there between 11.00 am and 2.00 pm. Had a good…
On the Radio
My books and I have had a good couple of days. I had a fine turn out for my latest talk in Swansea Civic Centre on Saturday afternoon. A good and appreciative audience and I managed to sell a few books. They were especially interested in the mug shots of nineteenth century petty criminals Swansea Then…
Swansea Life
There is a feature about my book Bloody Welsh History – Swansea in the October edition of Swansea Life magazine. Look around page 20. Avoid the photograph if at all possible. There was also a feature in the South Wales Evening Post on Monday 15 October 2012. It is why dartboards were developed.
Talk
I shall be speaking at the Gower Young Farmers Dinner on Monday 15 October 2012 in the Gower Golf Club in Three Crosses