Hypervalue
Hyper Value (Holdings) Limited was incorporated in 1980 by Ken Rogers, the founder and then Chairman of the Hypervalue Group. It was best known for the discount…
Europe
European landmarks and their stories, from Welsh castles and Pripyat's ruins to Genoa's Ponte Morandi and Hitler's Kehlsteinhaus, with the UK in focus.
Pont ar Dyfi, Wales, UK
Pont ar Dyfi (English: Bridge on the Dovey), also known as the Machynlleth Bridge or (in grammatically correct Welsh) Pont ar Ddyfi, is a road bridge carrying t…
Butlin's Barry Island, Wales, UK
Barry Island was a Butlin's, latterly Majestic Holidays, holiday camp located on Barry Island in Wales. It opened in 1966 and closed in 1996 History Barry Islan…
Regal Cinema, Dublin
The Regal Cinema was a film theatre that operated for almost a quarter of a century in Dublin, Ireland, until its closure in 1962. History Also known as the Reg…
David Davies (Dai'r Cantwr)
David Davies, also known as Dai'r Cantwr (David the singer) (c. 1812–1874), was a Welsh poet and lay-preacher. He was convicted and sentenced to transportation…
Penally Abbey
Penally Abbey is an old rectory, now the Penally Abbey Country House Hotel and Restaurant overlooking Carmarthen Bay in the village of Penally, about 1.5 miles…