'I visited Wales's best place to live with no chain shops — and now I get the hype'

Adrian Bogdan

Sometimes a place has a way of demanding your attention: it features in a television programme, you bump into a resident, or a friend won't stop banging on about their latest visit. For journalist Joanne Ridout, however, it was work commitments that ultimately persuaded her to make the journey to a destination many consider truly special. Over recent months, she's been compiling a rundown of Wales ' 24 finest places to call home - with one Pembrokeshire town taking top honours. Weighing up