“TRY and steer clear of religion and politics,” was the advice of my editor when he recklessly gifted me this weekly column.
For the most part, I have tried to heed his wise words, but the influence of Easter can be blamed for straying into

South Wales Evening Post column, April 05, 2024

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Countdown is on to Carmarthen Mayor’s fun run races
IT’S time to get the running shoes back on for the Carmarthen Mayor’s Fun Run Races on May Day Bank Holiday, Monday, May 6.
Online entries are now open and the whole family can get involved.
The races have been held in Carmarthen every

The latest Phil Evans column – April 03
JIMMY DIDN’T MAKE A BIG PRODUCTION OF THE SINGER’S INTRODUCTION
When you’re a comedian, nervously standing in the wings, trying to remember your first gag (and the one after that!), you don’t want to be distracted by the compere/club secretary mangling your introduction.
It’s

Latest On Song column – April 03
THE busy ladies of the popular Côr Curiad Choir in Llanelli have a special concert coming up right in the heart of the town.
The historic St Elli Parish Church will be the venue for a spring charity concert on Friday, April 19 (7pm).
All

South Wales Evening Post column, March 29, 2024
IT was a wise old chap who once said, “Nothing is certain except death and taxes.”
But most of us who live in this lovely corner of Wales will also know that you can add two other certainties to Benjamin Franklin’s quote – rain and

South Wales Evening Post column, March 22, 2024
NOW, as regular readers will be well aware, I am not usually one to hold a grudge.
But bitter resentment ferments quite nicely over the course of 26-plus years and today is as good a day as any to pop the cork on a vintage