Hailed by some as a modern-day Merlin, Geraint Swyngyfareddwyr first made waves when he recovered a magical sword - rumoured to be Excalibur itself - from the bottom of the whirlpool of Corryvreckan. After a short spell as the Master of Bedivere Hall, Swyngyfareddwyr eventually settled as as a professor at Fullington University, before finally retiring to Cor Tewdws in his native Wales.
- Excerpt from Notable Wytches of Our Time
”… having passed the exams with flying colours, Swyngyfareddwyr found himself admitted to the then-secretly Chonomantic college. Although a strong student, Grand Master Dewinwedidehannachhaenmawreddog judged him unsuitable for the college's experimental time division. However, when the time came for the ultimately unsuccessful protection experiments, it placed the college in the awkward position of either admitting Chronomancy's existence, or firing a not-insignificant portion of its staff. It was eventually decided that they would be sent away on visiting professorships to other magical institutions until they could safely return…”
- Excerpt from “Dro Ar ôl Tro, Hanes o Tewdws Cor”
SEVEN TEA SHOPS CLOSE IN SIX MONTHS
Tea shops across the town have been failing, with seven having gone out of business in the last six months alone. Corner House Tearooms has been the latest to find itself coming under financial difficulties, with reports of revenue having recently fallen by 80%. Owners have been putting the closures down to the death of a local wytch, all citing him as a regular:
“It's just not the same when he hasn't ordered his nineteenth cup by midday…”
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- The Llantwit Post