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BOOK REVIEW Halfway by B.E Jones


The Halfway Inn is closed to customers, side-lined by a bypass, deep in the inhospitable countryside. One winter’s night, deep in the snow, Lee, a student hitching home for Christmas, and Becca, a local nurse, end up knocking on the door as the blizzard takes hold. But are they the first to


arrive? Why is the landlord less than pleased to see them? And what is his elderly father, upstairs in bed immobilised by a stroke, trying so hard to tell them? At the local police station PC Lissa Lloyd is holding the fort while the rest of her team share in the rare excitement of a brutal murder at an isolated farmhouse. A dangerous fugitive is on the run - but how can Lissa make a name for herself if she’s stuck at her desk? When a call comes in saying the nurse is missing she jumps at the chance to escape the boredom and heads out into the snow. The strangers at Halfway wait out the storm but soon realise they might have been safer on the road, especially when Lee finds something interesting in the cellar - which is nowhere near as interesting as what’s under the old man’s bed. It seems not all of the travellers will make it home for Christmas....and if everyone is lying, then who do you trust?


ISBN: 9781472127914 Publication date: 01 Nov 2018 Priced: £8.99


MUSIC REVIEW


Dreams & Songs by Sir Bryn Terfel


Sir Bryn Terfel has enlist ed a host of impressive guest stars to duet with him on his new album ‘Dr eams and Songs’ including two stars of the big screen and television, his friends Dame Emma Thompson and Rob Brydon. Fellow singers Alfie Boe, Katherine Jenkins, Joseph Calleja and Danielle de Niese also appear on the recording, which is out on the 19th October on Deutsche Grammophon. Tenor Alfie Boe sings on ‘Perhaps Love’, soprano Danielle de Niese on ‘Amazing Grace’, tenor Joseph Calleja on ‘Granada’, and soprano Katherine Jenkins on ‘Tell My Father’ from The Civil War. There is also a world premiere recording of ‘The Shepherd Poet of Passchendaele’, written especially for Bryn by Penclawdd-born Sir Karl Jenkins, the most performed living composer. The song is inspired by the story of Welsh poet Hedd Wyn, who dies on the first day of the Battle of Passchendaele (the Third Battle of Ypres), with poignant lyrics written by Sir Karl’s wife - Lady Jenkins, Carol Barratt.


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Bonus points for youth rugby side after kit donation


A newly established youth rugby side in Ely, Cardiff, is preparing for a season of success after receiving a donation of brand new match kits from Principality Building Society. The match kits were donated to Caerau Ely RFC’s new under 15s side, established in August of this year. The kits had their first run out on Sunday (30 September) in an under 15s Blues Cup tournament set up by the WRU, watched by parents and supporters from the local community at the iconic Cardiff Arms Park. Caerau Ely’s under 15s side was established with support from School of Hard Knocks, a charity which uses sport to tackle unemployment, crime and poor health across the UK. The new team has provided secondary school aged young people with an opportunity to play for a rugby club in Ely for the first time. Caerau Ely’s under 15s now has 19 young players from the local community, most of which had previously only played rugby for Cardiff West Community or Mary Immaculate high


Andrew Gay, senior branch manager at Principality with players from Caerau


schools, and is looking ahead to its next game against Abergavenny RFC. Andrew Gay, senior manager at Principality’s Canton branch, was there to deliver the brand new kits before the game. Andrew said: “Our commitment to the Ely community goes beyond the relationships we build with customers in branch. We’re proud to support School of Hard Knocks and Caerau Ely RFC’s new youth side with these kits.


It’s


fantastic to see the level of support for the young players at Trelai Park so far and we wish them every success in the


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future.” Principality has worked with School of Hard Knocks since 2016, where it embarked on three years of support for three Welsh charities and has seen the building society raise well over £300,000 for School of Hard Knocks, Cancer Research Wales and homeless charity Llamau so far.


Liam Mackay, an Ely


native and School of Hard Knocks coach and mentor, said: “From the volunteers who give their time each week, to the supporters on the side- lines, this team really shows how important sport can be in bringing a community together. I play for the Caerau Ely seniors and have experienced first-hand the positive effects of playing in a rugby team.


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