West Wales Life & Style

WEST WALES May 2021

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hotel

6cool beer
gardens
to savour

Bluestone circle:

the real Stonehenge

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49 Bloody murder

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6 Welcome Paul Raven of Carmarthen’s Tea UK fitness champ Joey Bull on the
Traders has been brewing up a benefits of slipping off your shoes
storm with his passion for leaves and feeling the grass beneath your
feet
8 Heaveny home 44 The great outdoors
69 Farming diary
The stunning Grade II listed Priory We take a look at six beautfil west
is a one of west Wales’ finest homes Wales beer gardens to visit this Debbie James describes the pain
summer and pleasures of life down on the
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20 Reader’s image 77 Tastes of Wales
The 100-year-old unsolved murder
Stunning images of West Wales that shocked a nation and stumped With spring in the air, what could
from the cameras of our readers. Britain’s top detective be better than a delicious rack of
Welsh lamb with rosemary, lemon
24 Bluestone circle 56 What’s in a name? and garlic

Professor Mike Parker Pearson We take a look at the meaning 75 Wines of the world
rewrites history with his incredible behind some of our most common
discovery in the Preseli Hills. place names Explore the global grape sensation
as Celtic Wines’ Roy Roberts brings
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We are delighted to welcome you all that failed to provide them with the service for
to the third – albeit slightly delayed which they were paying.
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the free magazine dedicated to celebrating, With that in mind, we decided to postpone
supporting and promoting the three counties printing until the lockdown was eased and some
of Pembrokeshire, Carmarthenshire and degree of normality returned.
Ceredigion.
We would like to thank all those advertisers
Firstly, I should explain our recent absence – and subscribers who supported us in making
even though I’m sure you will all be able to guess what was such a difficult decision. Ultimately, we
the cause. feel we did the right thing for everyone.

We had originally intended to publish an It does now though seem there is an end to
edition in February, however the continued the Covid nightmare in sight: shops, pubs and
national lockdown led us to decide that it would restaurants are all starting to re-open.
have been wrong for us to put out a magazine at
that time. Throughout the lockdown, we witnessed an
upsurge in the number of people making the
While we had an edition all but ready to hit the most of the suppliers and services on their
presses, we were uncomfortable with a situation doorsteps, and we hope this continues as
whereby we were charging advertisers to appear restrictions are lifted.
in a magazine that we knew, due to the closure
of the venues and outlets that stock West Wales Our small businesses have struggled during
Life&Style, hardly anyone would see. the past year and it is only through the support
of their customers that they have come through
As the magazine is funded solely through these darkest of times.
advertising, it would not have been possible to
print without charging those advertisers, and So as the summer sun finally begins to burst
while all were happy to go ahead, we felt we through the Covid clouds, let’s continue to
could not, in good conscience, produce a magazine support them and make sure our rural economies
can thrive going forward.

Welcome back everyone, we’ve missed you.

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was still to come.

The remnants of a handful

of charred hazelnut shells –

presumably tossed into the fire

while a Stone Age quarryman ate

his lunch – has enabled Mike and

his team to completely rewrite

history.

“We were able to carbon date the

hazelnuts,” explained Mike, “and

they told us that the stones at

Carn Goedog were quarried around

3,400BC – more than 400 years

before the first monument was built

at Stonehenge.

“The thinking had always been

that the stones had been taken

straight to Stonehenge after

quarrying, but that had always

seemed to me to be unlikely – why

would they want to quarry stones The original bluestone circle at Waun Mawn in the Preseli Hills

from a very particular outcrop on a “All the emphasis was being placed “There were lots of interesting

specific hill in the west of Wales just on the fact the stones were these circular monuments that had never

to take them all the way to build spotted dolerites. Everyone thought been investigated and we realised

Stonehenge. It just didn’t add up. it was the stones that were moved that we had to work through them

“Once we had those new dates, rather than an actual stone circle. one at a time,” said Mike. “Each

everything began to fall into place. “Everybody was thinking about of them looked really promising to

“It seemed far more likely that the it the wrong way round and had begin with.”

stones had already been erected into forgotten the words of Herbert That early promise began to

a circle and it was that circle itself Thomas.” evaporate as one by one the sites

that was taken. It meant that it was And so, after searching for a needle were excavated and eliminated.

the circle rather than the stones in a haystack to find the actual “Although it was disappointing, we

that was the important thing.” quarries, Mike led his team on an did manage to flesh out the history

Although Mike had previously even more impossible quest: to find and archaeology of Preseli. It is a

considered the possibility of there an ancient stone circle that had not wonderful place with a rich history.”

being an earlier stone Mike’s team unearthed

circle somewhere in the We even found a Bronze and Iron Age forts
Preseli Hills, the theory plus a wealth of other
had been suggested ‘previously unknown surprising discoveries.
and dismissed almost a ’Roman villa
century earlier. “We even found a
previously unknown
“I can’t claim credit for Roman villa,” he laughed.
the idea,” said Mike. “It
was first proposed by Despite the incredible
finds they were making,

the Welsh archaeologist the original home of

Herbert Thomas in 1923 – he existed for more than five millennia. Stonehenge managed to evade them.

described it as a venerated stone “What we were looking for “It was tremendous archaeology,”

circle, but the theory had been just were the holes in the ground left said Dave, “but it wasn’t what we

about forgotten.” after a stone was removed 5,000 were looking for.”

The problem, Mike explained, was years ago,” said dig supervisor With time and options running

the stones. Dave Shaw, summing up the out, they were left with one last

“People were too busy thinking team’s predicament on the BBC possibility.

about the stones – there were all documentary Stonehenge: The Lost Waun Mawn had been flagged

sorts of theories about why they Circle Revealed. as a potential site in the early

might have been so special: some Even Mike thought the challenge days of the investigation thanks

people thought that maybe the spots would be too much. to four bluestones similar to those

in the dolerites were like the stars “For a long time I thought ‘what at Stonehenge remaining in situ,

in the night sky; another was that are the chances of finding it?’” although only one remains standing.

the unique geology of the stones admitted Mike. However, geophysical and magnetic

meant that if you tapped them in a However, thanks to cutting-edge surveys had shown nothing to

certain way it made a specific noise science, the team was able to draw indicate any additional workings

and the stones were some kind of up with a list of potential sites all and the site had been dismissed.

giant musical instrument. within a few miles of the quarries. “We turned to Waun Mawn as

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Mike Parker Pearson explores the quarry at Carn Goedog, the origin of the Stonehenge bluestones

we had nowhere else left to go,” precisely matched the alignment stone circle monument in the Preseli

said Mike. “It’s a wild place and of the rising sun on the winter and Hills prior to it being dismantled

excavating up there was going to be summer solstices at the time of the and transported to Salisbury Plain.

far from easy.” Preseli circle’s construction – as “It has taken us a long time to get

Nevertheless, Dave and his team does Stonehenge. there, but we finally understand the

of diggers began work on the rain- The discoveries were conclusive. true origin of Stonehenge and the

lashed, wind-swept peak. Mike and his team had proved that importance of the bluestones,” said

Much to everyone’s surprise they the bluestones which were used to Mike.

unearthed what appeared to be build the first Stonehenge had, for “Stonehenge really does belong to

ancient stone hole in the ground, almost 500 years, stood as a giant Pembrokeshire after all.”

long since filled in by the passing

of time. Then they found another

and another and another until they

revealed part of a circle made up of

as many as 50 standing stones.

What proved all the more exciting

was that the diameter of the circle

was 110 metres – exactly the

same as the original Stonehenge

bluestone circle.

In an astounding meeting of

modern techniques and traditional

digging, one unusual pentagonal-

shaped hole was excavated which

matched exactly the shape and

dimensions of one specific stone still

standing at Stonehenge today.

Yet more science – measuring

traces of ancient sunlight in the soil

- confirmed that the stones had been

placed at Waun Mawn in 3,300BC

– exactly the time they had been

extracted from the Carn Goedog

quarry.

The layout of the stones also An irregular shaped stonehall identical to the dimensions of a bluestone now at Stonehenge

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West Wales is renowned West Wales Life&Style has certainly been breaking new
throughout the world for ground – the RSPCA believes this
its hospitality. made by deep-sea fishing trawlers to be the most southerly sighting of
The steady stream of tourists or other some other large-scale the species ever.
who make their way to the three vessels at sea.
counties has long been part and Geoff Edmond, RSPCA national
parcel of daily life for the locals, and Whatever the reasons behind
we welcome visitors with open arms. Wally’s arrival in Wales, he or she

Our stunning beaches and
beautiful countryside are even
known to encourage the rich and
famous to venture out west, but it
is quite rare for a guest to become
a celebrity purely because of their
visit.

However, the most recent arrival
to our shores has certainly made
something of a name for itself,
thanks mainly to their trip and the
length of their stay.

That name, which has been
making headlines around the world
for the past few weeks, is Wally.
And it belongs to a giant Arctic
walrus.

Wally was first spotted basking
on rocks at Broad Haven on March
19 before appearing at Tenby the
following day.

Since then, Wally has become
something of a regular fixture at the
popular resort and has often been
spotted lounging on the lifeboat
station slipway.

The giant mammal, roughly the
size of an adult cow, is believed to
be about three years old, but while
some experts have claimed Wally is
actually a girl it is proving difficult
to be sure of his or her gender as
both males and females have tusks.

Although apparently enjoying its
time in west Wales, Wally would be
more at home swimming in the icy
waters of the Arctic Ocean around
the North Pole.

His natural home is most likely
to be somewhere off the coast of
northern Canada and Greenland,
so the question of how he came to
arrive off the Pembrokeshire coast
has left wildlife experts scratching
their heads.

It is thought that the giant beast
might have become lost after
nodding off on an iceberg that had
drifted much further south than
Wally had realised.

Another theory is that Wally might
have moved into lower latitudes
while hunting for food or possibly
became disorientated after being
disturbed by loud noises, perhaps

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A giant Arctic walrus has been enjoying life and
entertaining visitors on the Pembrokeshire coast

Hello,
Wally!

wildlife coordinator, said, “This was Wally the Walrus relaxing on Tenby’s lifeboat slipway
a landmark for the RSPCA’s wildlife
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“While we’ve been rescuing
animals and responding to welfare

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Trading is a family run business that takes pride in offering a Terry Leadbetter, from the Welsh Marine Life
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was first contacted with a Wally sighting.
With over 20 years experience selling Woodpecker Flooring products,
Jamie has the expert knowledge and passion to help, advise and answer “We thought it was a spoof call because we don’t get
your questions whilst ensuring the right product is selected for your walruses down here,” said Mr Leadbetter.
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definitely a walrus so we went out and sure enough it
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Wally first appeared off the coast of Ireland in mid-
March but less than a week later was spotted relaxing
on Pembrokeshire’s coast.

Posting on social media, The Irish Whale and
Dolphin Group, said: “The white blotch on the left
fore-flipper and similar tusk length confirm the
walrus is the same individual.

“This is an impressive distance of circa 250-plus
miles travelled over a six-day period, which is
well within the capabilities of such a large marine
mammal who can maintain average swim speeds of
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swimmers capable of long ocean swims.”

Despite disappearing for a few days over Easter –
possibly after being disturbed by all the sightseers
flocking to the area in the hope of sighting the
unlikely visitor, Wally appears to be enjoying his new-
found celebrity status.

He or she has been seen playfully capsizing
inflatable dinghies and attempting to climb onboard a
fishing boat.

Wally was even recently spotted balancing a starfish
on its nose by Amy Compton, a volunteer for the
Welsh Marine Life Rescue.

“I couldn’t believe it when it popped up with a
starfish on its face, it was so funny and something you
just didn’t expect to see,” said Amy.

“It’s an incredible experience to monitor such a
beautiful and amazing creature, it’s such a character.”

However, while a glimpse of Wally has become a
highlight for two-legged visitors to Pembrokeshire,
people are being urged to stay a safe distance away
and not disturb the animal – or face the possibility of
a criminal record.

Wally – and animals like him or her – are protected
by the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 and anyone
caught disturbing them may be fined or even face a

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A beautiful

‘and amazing
’creature

six-month prison sentence. disturbing the walrus by getting too social media regarding members of

In a joint statement with Dyfed- close. the public approaching Wally from

Powys Police, RSPCA ‘People need to the water and disturbing
inspector Keith Hogben said: him, however we have had no
“People need to enjoy him enjoy him from afar reports directly to us.
from afar, avoid potentially
spooking the animal and allow ’- or face a fine or “We ask that in the event
him to rest and conserve his possible jail that this occurs, these matters
energy. are reported to the rural
crime team and/or the RSPCA
“We’ve all got used to social rather than posted on social
distance over the last year - media.”
and that’s something we now
need to practice with this She added: “We don’t know
if Wally will settle here or

walrus.” PC Kate Allen, of the Dyfed-Powys decide to move on from the area, but

The appeal follows reports jet Police rural crime team, said: we ask while he is here that he is

skiers, surfers and paddle boarders “Recent posts have been seen on enjoyed from a distance.”

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Tea Traders Paul Raven and Nick Lee are determined
to expand our horizons – one perfect cuppa at a time

Brewing up

a storm

Everybody loves a good cuppa, Paul Raven of Carmarthen’s Tea Traders
but when it comes to having
a real passion for tea there preference: you can have it however laughs Paul.
are few who can compete with Paul you like it. If you want it with “I’m constantly learning and
Raven. milk and ten sugars, then that is
fine because it is all down to your seeking out new teas to try and to
Paul and partner Nick Lee run personal choice.” experiment with.
Tea Traders, a speciality teashop
located in Carmarthen’s town centre Individual taste might well be “I have completed a training course
where customers can enjoy a cup what matters most when it comes with the UK Tea Academy and I’m
of their favourite brew or explore a to the perfect cuppa, but running already a qualified tea champion,
staggering range of teas specially a successful teashop with such a but this is the sort or industry
chosen from around the globe. vast range on offer is a complicated where you have to constantly
business. educate yourself – it never stops.
Boasting around 100 different
varieties – all individually selected “There is a lot more to it than just “It really is a passion.”
by Paul – and including a number simply brewing and serving tea,” And it is a passion that he delights
of bespoke in-house blends to suit in sharing as he seeks to educate
almost any taste or occasion, Tea
Traders elevates tea-making into
something closer to an artform:
every pot brought to a thirsty
customer comes with an individual
timer and advice on how long to let
it brew depending on the drinker’s
preference.

Situated in Guildhall Square, Tea
Traders offers customers – whether
long-term tea lovers or those
dipping a first toe into a surprising
new world – a unique experience
where you can sit and enjoy a cup
of the traditional blends familiar to
us all or explore unknown delights
under Paul’s expert guidance.

All of Tea Traders range is also
available to take away in a lovingly
designed packaging to enjoy in the
comfort of your own home.

“I do consider myself a tea
connoisseur,” said Paul with a
laugh.

“I’m certainly not a tea snob, but
I don’t ever drink coffee,” he adds
emphatically.

“Tea-drinking is all about personal

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PEMBROKESHIRE'S AWARD and engage customers in the pleasures of his favourite
WINNING CASTLE AND GARDENS drink.

40 ACRES OF RHS PARTNER GARDENS “There’s definitely a lot more to Tea Traders than
13th CENTURY CASTLE TOURS simply “come and get some fancy tea”,” he says.
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business out what suits your taste.”
seen...
Opening a specialist teashop in a small west Wales
...in all town was a radical break for both Paul and Nick.
the right
“We worked in further education in north Wales
places for 20 years but threw everything up in the air in
2017 and moved to south Wales because we knew we
To advertise, contact Mike wanted to start a business,” said Paul.
by calling 07881 468965 or email
[email protected] We want customers to

‘discover teas they’ve
’never tried before

“We want to create something comparable to the
modern coffeeshops that have sprung up everywhere,
but we wanted to do it with tea.

“We wanted to create something exciting and
interesting, but we didn’t want to be a specialist shop
just for those who already knew about tea: we wanted
to make sure we catered for everybody.

“We looked all over south and west Wales for the
perfect venue until we eventually found the shop in
Carmarthen.”

And while the people of Carmarthen and beyond
have since taken them to their hearts, the early days
underlined the fact that they were breaking new
ground.

“There is nothing comparable to Tea Traders
anywhere in the area – there are some places similar
in Cardiff, Bristol, London and other big cities, but
there really is nothing like us anywhere in west
Wales,” explains Paul.

“When we first opened, customers would come into
the shop and stare at all the different varieties on the
shelves in complete shock.

“There was a definitely an element of curiosity value
in those early days.”

But Carmarthen’s tea lovers soon began flocking
to the shop, whether they wanted tried and test
traditional favourites or to explore the wider world of
tea.

“If you want a normal, traditional cup of tea you can
have it. We have all the usual teas you would expect:
Earl Grey, breakfast teas, Lapsang Souchong, etc
– all the normal, traditional teas that people know,
but equally we offer a whole range of different and
specialist teas many of which our customers have
never heard of before.”

Some of Tea Traders most popular blends are those
that they have created in-house, ensuring a totally
unique offering for their dedicated consumers.

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“As well as our imported range, we Tea Traders boasts a range of around 100 different teas from around the world
blend our own teas,” said Paul.
different versions for the beginner, “We do actually do fair amount of
“One of the most popular sellers is
our unique Brecwast Cymreig/Welsh the expert and for specific and our business online now,” said Paul.
Breakfast tea.
specialist tastes.” “We might be a small independent
“Another favourite we call Leigh’s
Blend. Leigh is a actually customer While the majority of business business in a little market town in
who came in one day with a recipe
handed down from his grandmother. comes from regular customers west Wales, but we are happy that
We made it especially for him and
realised how it good it is so asked if calling in to the shop, the entire Tea we sell our tea all across the UK.”
he would be happy for us to sell it –
our customers really enjoy it. Traders range is also available to “For us, it is all about sharing our

“We have also created Blend 1176 purchase online from the teatraders. knowledge and love of tea with as
– a lovely blend made specifically for
the restaurant at Cardigan Castle.” co.uk website. many people as possible.”

Tea Traders even offers a
“Discovery Box” made up of a
variety of teas from all over the
globe for customers to either take
away to enjoy at their leisure or
pass on as a gift box. The Discovery
Box is also available through the
Tea Traders website.

“For us, it’s about finding teas
from around the world that our
customers can discover and enjoy,”
said Paul.

“The Discovery Box is a selection
of teas from our range. We have

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Gardens of
earthly delight

There are few things better in life than enjoying a
drink or food with friends and loved ones in the great
outdoors on a fine summer’s evening.
West Wales is lucky to have a wealth of pubs with
stunning outside areas for eating and drinking and with
the days and nights starting to warm up – and in keeping
with the ongoing Government restrictions on indoor
gatherings – it would be crazy not to make the most of it.

In fact, it would be fair to say that the vast majority
of pubs and bars in Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion and
Pembrokeshire can boast beer gardens and outside eating
areas that are well worth a visit.

And with stunning countryside and seascapes on display
all over west Wales, it is all too obvious why.

We decided to draw up a list of some of our favourite
beer gardens where the view only adds to the perfect
atmosphere.

There are plenty more to explore around the three
counties, but here are some we thoroughly recommend.

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The Plough, Rhosmaen, summer days and evenings – though of Narberth, the Dragons Inn is an
Carmarthenshire heaters are on hand should the absolute treat.
The Plough, Rhosmaen, is a temperature drop.
charming four-star boutique hotel It is great little pub with a perfect
and award-winning restaurant set It’s little wonder that Dylan beer garden, with its own outdoor
in Carmarthenshiire’s beautiful Thomas sought inspiration for bar, to the rear
Towy Valley. Under Milk Wood in New Quay and
quenched his thirst on visits to the The garden and terrace offer
With undercover patio seating Black Lion. plenty of undercover seating plus
as well as tables set out across the blacklionnewquay.co.uk lots of individual tables spread out
beautiful, landscaped gardens, there Tel: 01545 560 122 across the gardens for cosy chats
are few better places to enjoy the and heated debates before a trip to
peace and tranquillity of a glorious The Castle, Little Haven, the theatre.
Welsh summer evening than the Pembrokeshire Tel: 01834 860 257
Plough. The Castle is a gorgeous little pub in
ploughrhosmaen.com the Little Haven on Pembrokeshire’s The Ship Inn, Tresaith,
Tel: 01558 823 431 stunning west coast. With plenty of Ceredigion
outdoor seating and a breath-taking The Ship Inn is an absolute must-
The Black Lion Hotel, New view over St Bride’s Bay, there are visit on a warm summer evening.
Quay, Ceredigion few better places to enjoy the best of
The Black Lion boasts sensational the county’s coastline with friends. This pub sits in a beautifully
views across Cardigan Bay and can, sheltered sandy bay and offers
on occasion, even offer lucky visitors The food is fabulous and the beers glorious views out across the sea.
the sight of dolphins playing in the and wines a delight, but the sunset
waters. On a clear day you can even is simply out of this world. The heated terrace and beer
see as far as the Llyn Peninsula and Tel: 01437 781 445 garden offer plenty of space and
Yr Wyddfa (Snowdon). there are few better spots to enjoy
The Dragon Inn, Narberth, an afternoon or evening.
The outdoor areas are a real treat Pembrokeshire sabrainpubs.com
and the perfect spot to enjoy warm Situated in the lovely little town Tel: 01239 758446

The Ferry Inn, St Dogmaels,
Pembrokeshire
Situated on the banks of the River
Teifi, the Ferry Inn offers its
outdoor guests some absolutely
stunning views over the estuary and
surrounding countryside.

Boasting a number of terraces
and an adapted cabin – all of which
have their own heating – there are
always plenty of options for those
wishing to take in the sights.

The Ferry Inn is a great spot to
enjoy a meal or a drink in the great
outdoors, and can even boast a jetty
for anyone arriving by boat.
theferryinn.co.uk
Tel: 01239 615 172

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Shopkeeper Thomas Thomas (centre) was stabbed,
beaten and had his throat cut on February 12, 1921.

His murder remains unsolved.

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The Star Supply Stores in Garnant, Carmarthenshire,
where shopkeeper Thomas Thomas was brutally
murdered 100 years ago.

Broomsticks,
bacon and
bloody murder

Steve Adams describes how a chance discovery saw
him identify the killer of a century-old unsolved crime

“Murder most foul” take headline inspiration from theft of more than £100 from the
screamed the front Shakespeare was understandable: shop safe - shortly after 10.15pm
page of the Amman the Bible-quoting store manager of Saturday, February 12, 1921,
Valley Chronicle in letters three had been stabbed repeatedly, remains one of the west Wales’ few
inches high. suffered numerous skull fractures unsolved murders.
after being beaten around the head
The shocking discovery of the with a broomstick, and had had his The case was largely forgotten
body of shopkeeper Thomas throat slit. In a final macabre insult, until then newspaper reporter – and
Thomas in the Carmarthenshire the killer had shoved in large lump now editor of West Wales Life&Style
mining village of Garnant exactly of cheese in the victim’s mouth. – Steve Adams came across the
100 years ago rocked west Wales, briefest mention of it more than 95
and the newspaper’s decision to The killing at Star Stores - and years later.

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“While I was working as a reporter

on the South Wales¬¬ Guardian –

the weekly newspaper that bought-

out the Amman Valley Chronicle in

the 1950s – I was looking through

some back issues and came across

a small bereavement notice on the

death of the former village bobby,”

said Steve.

“The reporter was full of praise

for Sergeant Thomas Richards and

catalogued his career highlights,

but in the final, pointed sentence he

noted that for all his fine work, Sgt

Richards had been unable to catch

the killer of Thomas Thomas at Star PC David Thomas with the knife used to stab shopkeeper Thomas Thomas
Stores some 40-odd years earlier.

“I was stunned. I’d always had an author of the Sherlock Holmes expert in international relations,

interest in true crime, particularly stories. Owen Harries, who had been born

anything committed in west Wales, Little had been written about the in Garnant a few years after the

so I was amazed to read of an murder, but Steve eventually came crime.

unsolved murder I knew The man who caught the Although the article
nothing about and decided was primarily about the
to do some digging.” ‘man who broke the bank industrial decline of the
’at Monte Carlo south Wales coalfields,
Steve was astounded by Steve was intrigued by the
the story he unearthed, reference it made to the
which included Britain’s murder and the claim that
most famous detective, an the killer’s identity was
Army deserter, midnight

bonfires, explosives hidden in across an article in an academic known.

hedgerows and even links to the journal by the globally-respected According to Owen, a man named

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