[the truth]

As you may know I moved from england to the valleys a few years ago and I never looked back. the quality of life is a different class. so Ive started reading the western mail (the national welsh paper) and read this interesting story today and fully intend to visit this restaurant in llanelli, west wales.

Rugby legends stephen jones and dwayne peel (of llanelli,sale, wasps, wales and the british lions) have won best restaurant in wales


The Sosban has won best restaurant in Wales, the much coveted AA award at Londons Hilton Hotel, what a great achievement after just a year of trading, good news for the area and may attract more visitors.Who has been there and what was yorexperience like? I know its relatively pricey , but the quality is said to be top notch as is the ambience, if youre into that sort of thing!

head chef and the team

as well as wrw, jones/peel and other investors, The Sosban, is led by head chef Sian Rees has a policy of showcasing the very best of local food and drink.
Sian is one of the leading female chefs in Britain, having worked for some of the country’s Michelin starred and top London restaurants including Claridge’s and L’Escargot, before returning to her native West Wales to run Sosban with her partner Ian Wood as general manager.


Read More http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wa...#ixzz27lcFBS5u

Government funding

"I am pleased the Assembly Government’s funding of £350,000 together with £157,000 from Cadw has played an important role in placing this Grade II-listed building firmly on the map as a destination for excellent food and a training facility linked to a top quality kitchen environment.”

The business will also become an academy for up-and- coming chefs from West Wales

Bit of background on the pumphouse itself

Llanelli North Dock (nprn 34207) was built between 1897 and 1902, by engineers Sir Alexander Rendel and Partners of London. The Engine House is set back from the dock edge at the north end of the east side of the dock, by the west bank of Afon Lliedi. It is dated 1900. The engine house complex includes a hydraulic accumulator tower, boiler house and a maintenance shed and provided hydraulic power for the operation of various items of plant around the dock, for example, the main dock gates (nprn 34209), coal loading stages, cranes, capstans (e.g nprn 34202) and the railway swing bridge (nprn 34210). The depot also carried out maintenance of engines and rolling stock. Constructed of rubble stone, with ashlar dressings to the tower and north facade and slate roofs, mostly replaced in corrugated iron. The tower has a high base with a two-stage main storey with five flat buttresses on each face, a pair at the angles and one in the centre. There are a pair of louvred vents on each side of the centre buttress at mid height. The tower contains a large iron cylindrical water tank; the tower and the original engine house survive.


The vision

The introduction of a training academy is an exciting development and a tangible community benefit."

“It's the first of its type in Wales, where young trainee chefs get the opportunity to develop in a dedicated training facility, allied to a top quality kitchen environment.”


The Pumphouse overlooks North Dock and has been identified as one of the key projects in the £250 million Llanelli waterside regeneration, which is being driven forward by a partnership between the Assembly and Carmarthenshire Council

[Marc]

Apparently there was a good Lebanese restuarant in the student area of Cardiff, but it's bloody awful so don't go.

[the truth]

Originally Posted by Marc

Apparently there was a good Lebanese restuarant in the student area of Cardiff, but it's bloody awful so don't go.

thanks for the tip of , or should that read da iawn diolch

[Marc]

No... it should not.

[the truth]

Originally Posted by Marc

No... it should not.

not a welsh speaker then?

[Marc]

No. There's only 2 in the world.

[the truth]

Originally Posted by Marc

No. There's only 2 in the world.

I would have thought with your name being spelt the welsh way, youd be less ignorant about the welsh language. but clearly not. sad. this was a fun thread but you dragged it down

[Marc]

It's spelt the French way thank you very much.

Clearly you can't banter

[Raph]

Cymru

[the truth]

Originally Posted by Marc

It's spelt the French way thank you very much.

Clearly you can't banter

you werent bantering, you were just dissing the welsh language for no apparent reason? bizarre

[Marc]

I was being sarcastic but whatever. Maybe there aren't 2 people who can speak welsh, but there aren't many!

[Fetch The Bolt Cutters]

there's 3 actually marc

imogen, glyn and raph

[the truth]

Originally Posted by Marc

I was being sarcastic but whatever. Maybe there aren't 2 people who can speak welsh, but there aren't many!

sarcasm is the lowest form of wit, there was no need for you to be so mean about it.welsh is the oldest living language in europe, have some respect....theres over 600,000 who speak welsh in wales and many more outside wales, in the rest of the UK, and welsh expats in parts of america, australia,canada, australia, new zealand. the numbers have grown quickly in recent years due to the changes in the schools curriculum. i dont like how the welsh government try to use it as a political tool though. just offer it freely accessible online and let people learn it.

[Marc]

I don't have to respect it though

This thread got way too serious

[MTVN]

Mae hyn i gyd yn wirion braidd yn

[Marc]

You seem to have fallen asleep on your keyboard Matthew

[the truth]

Originally Posted by Marc

I don't have to respect it though

This thread got way too serious

no one has to respect anything, we can all go around abusing each other, perhaps youd prefer such a society. you should want to show respect, clearly you dont. that attitude will earn you the wrong friends and lose you all the decent ones

[MTVN]

anwybodaeth nodweddiadol o chi yno Marc

[Fetch The Bolt Cutters]

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[the truth]

Originally Posted by MTVN

Mae hyn i gyd yn wirion braidd yn

iawn


hey youre a man of glawster right? so youll be aware of the gentle rugby rivalries between the english and the welsh?

It reminds of a tale about the great laurence dallagio before a game against gloucester at the legendary shed



"right you ffffers theys ffing mash up these welsh bstards at the first scrum, do whatever it takes, hammer them every ruck, every scrum, send these welsh bstards back where they came from...etc "

a player pipes up, um laurence were playing gloucester, theyre not in wales?"

dallagio replies "Its ffing close enough!"

[Marc]

OMG this thread

I make two jokey remarks and apparently I've ruined every friendship I've ever had!

I don't hate the welsh but I made the jokes for a laugh, Jesus Christ you take things way too seriously

[the truth]

Originally Posted by Marc

OMG this thread

I make two jokey remarks and apparently I've ruined every friendship I've ever had!

I don't hate the welsh but I made the jokes for a laugh, Jesus Christ you take things way too seriously

read my last post and youll realise I dont take things too seriously, however I only laugh if something is funny and what youve said is totally unfunny and hopelessly predictable.

[MTVN]

Originally Posted by the truth

iawn


hey youre a man of glawster right? so youll be aware of the gentle rugby rivalries between the english and the welsh?

It reminds of a tale about the great laurence dallagio before a game against gloucester at the legendary shed



"right you ffffers theys ffing mash up these welsh bstards at the first scrum, do whatever it takes, hammer them every ruck, every scrum, send these welsh bstards back where they came from...etc "

a player pipes up, um laurence were playing gloucester, theyre not in wales?"

dallagio replies "Its ffing close enough!"

Not followed rugby for years but I did used to be a Gloucester fan, went to quite a few of their games, very offensive comment from Dallaglio there

[Marc]

Didn't realise I was so predictable, I'll try to work on that.

[Shaun]

lost all respect for marc in here