Coaltown Journal

Coffee & Conversation with Jane Lewis, AKA 'Baked by Jane'

Jane Lewis is a South Wales baking legend; from her famous doughnuts to stunning custom three-tiered cakes, we get hungry every time one of her beautiful bakes graces our Instagram feeds.  We sat ...

Baked by Jane's Jubilee Cake

To mark this weekend's celebrations, we asked Jane Lewis, aka Baked by Jane, to make us a special jubilee-themed cake.  She came up with a beautiful strawberry Victoria sponge, topped with marzipan...

Meet the Family: HWYL, Llanelli

This is the first episode of our series where we shine a spotlight on some of our wholesale customers. We caught up with Jason and Viktoria Cross to check out their set-up, try some of their delici...

Halen Môn's easy hazelnut espresso ice cream

Ryseít: Hufen Iâ Coffi a Cyll Syml Halen Môn To mark the launch of the Lea-Wilson family's brand new recipe book, Sea Salt, we thought we would share their recipe for delicious, creamy hazelnut esp...

Coffee & Conversation with Halen Môn's Jess Lea-Wilson

To celebrate the launch of her family’s brand new recipe book, Sea Salt: A Perfectly Seasoned Cookbook, we sat down with Jess Lea-Wilson from Halen Môn to discuss all things food, sea salt, and cof...

Makers + Mavericks Off-Grid 2022 Event Roundup

We had a fantastic time serving coffee for all of those attending the third annual Makers + Mavericks Off-Grid 2022 event, run by Hiut Denim. The event was held at the beautiful Parc Y Pratt Farm i...

Coaltown Take London: LCF 2022

From Thursday 31st March – Sunday 3rd April, Coaltown exhibited at the London Coffee Festival at a stall in the Roasters Village. Although it was our second time at the coffee festival, it was our ...

Women’s History Month Spotlight Part 3: The Menopause Team

Welcome to the third instalment of our celebration of Women’s History Month, where, throughout March, we will be shining a weekly spotlight onto inspirational women who are helping change the world...

Women’s History Month Spotlight Part 2: WONDER Foundation

Welcome to the second instalment of our celebration of Women’s History Month, where, throughout March, we will be shining a weekly spotlight onto inspirational women who are helping change the worl...

Women’s History Month Spotlight Part 1: Chwarae Teg

To celebrate Women’s History Month, we’ve decided to shine a weekly spotlight throughout March onto inspirational women who are helping change the world by challenging the patriarchy and eradicati...