I’m delighted to have found a new local coffee shop! Y Shed (Y = ‘the’ in Welsh) opened at Gowerton Golf Range (Victoria Road, Swansea, SA4 3AB) in December. It’s the brainchild of Sophie Spence, a former Ireland women’s rugby union international, who’s ended up in Swansea via Newcastle and Dublin. With her playing career
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A couple of weeks back I met up with Scott Otten – owner of SO Coffee Trades Ltd.  Scott is a local boy, who just happens to play rugby professionally for the Ospreys, as well as run a wholesale and retail coffee business.  At age 23 he has played for Ospreys, Swansea, Neath, Aberavon and
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