Here’s a tribute piece I wrote about Wales rugby great Ken Owens for the Sports Aid Cymru Wales dinner programme on Friday –
KEN OWENS TRIBUTE AND TOAST
IN the hall of fame of Welsh rugby greats, there are a handful of celebrated players who

Rugby ace Glen Webbe, widely acknowledged as the first black man to be capped by Wales, was the guest speaker at the spring Cymru/Wales Sports Aid lunch in Carmarthen.
Webbe, 62, made 10 appearances on the wing for Wales during the 1980s.
He used his

BEING OFFENDED IS A SIGN OF THE TIMES
It was once a common sight, hanging on the wall behind the counter, in many small shops and mini-markets.
A clearly written sign, in full view of every customer, that read, “Please do not ask for credit

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

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

THE TROUBLE WITH POLITICAL JOKES IS…THEY SOMETIMES GET ELECTED!
People often ask me (as someone who’s acquainted with comedy) what, as Doddy put it, ‘exercises my chuckle muscles’.
Many comedians do. Billy Connolly for one. While other very successful laughter-makers you might think are hilarious,