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Charles Fisher (21 November 1914 – 23 January 2006) was a Welsh journalist, writer, poet and adventurer. Until 1953 he was based in Britain; afterwards, in Canada. He was the last surviving member of the Kardomah group, a literary and artistic circle in Swansea circa 1930, which included Dylan Thomas, Vernon Watkins and Daniel Jones.
Her work was exhibited at the Glynn Vivian Art Gallery, Swansea, in 1986. She held her last major art exhibition in 2010 at the Attic Gallery in Swansea. [ 1 ] She is an elected member of the Royal Cambrian Academy .
The South Wales Evening Post is a tabloid daily newspaper distributed in the South West region of Wales.The paper has three daily editions – Swansea; Neath and Port Talbot; and Carmarthenshire [2] – and is published by Media Wales, part of the Reach plc group. [2]
Leighton James (16 February 1953 – 19 April 2024) was a Welsh professional footballer who played as a winger.He played almost 400 times for Burnley F.C. in three different spells at the club, being tenth on the club's most appearance list. [2]
South West Wales Publications (SWWP), part of the Northcliffe Media, is a regional newspaper publisher based in Swansea. The company produces eight local and regional paid-for and free titles including the: South Wales Evening Post, Carmarthen Journal, Llanelli Star, Swansea Herald of Wales, (until 2011) Carmarthen Herald, Neath & Port Talbot ...
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Their parents were also bilingual in English and Welsh, and Jack Thomas taught Welsh at evening classes. [12] One of their Swansea relations has recalled that, at home, "Both Auntie Florrie and Uncle Jack always spoke Welsh." [13] There are three accounts from the 1940s of Dylan singing Welsh hymns and songs, and of speaking a little Welsh. [14]
Apart from a fleeting encounter, Ferris had no personal dealings with Thomas; but the fact that both came from suburban households in Swansea helped him place the poet in his locale. In 1985 Ferris edited the poet's letters (revised edition 2000); one reviewer commented on the letters' mixture of 'high comedy and rather grubby tragedy.' [8]