It's a gloomy day on Caerphilly mountain, the clouds are low ... its rider a regular visitor, an 81-year-old cyclist, coffee cup in hand, who remembers when this café was little more than ...

His first trip to the mountain was in the summer of 1939, when he was just 9 years old. In 1948, he shared a memorable three-day hike there with his first love. In the years following his move to the ...