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The Ambassador and the Guardian Angel

by Rhian Waller | Thursday, 23rd November 2023

I said hello to Lilly the dog, whose eyes closed in contentment as I gave her sweet face a pet. “It’s so nice to see you again,” I said, and I meant it.

Author N West Moss offers a slice of Hawarden life, after spending a month in the community



    The Book that Wasn't Written by a Writer

    by Rhian Waller | Friday, 10th November 2023

    Peter Stanley is 90 years old, lives in Boughton, Chester, and is adamant that he is not a writer. Despite that, he has written and self-published a book, KISS: A Meditation on the Art of Wellbeing by Keeping It Simple, a part memoir, part self-help book based on his own life.