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'Wilf taught me to listen to the countryside' - unusual friendship between Londoner and Welsh sheep farmer inspires new book

Finding herself in the Welsh countryside was not Kiran Sidhu’s plan, but a chance encounter with a farmer and a passion for her new way of living has given her a new outlook on life. Rachael Brown finds out more.

Rachael Brown
Chief Reporter
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Kiran Sidhu and Wilf Davies
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Kiran Sidhu and Wilf Davies

Three years ago, Kiran Sidhu, quite literally, ran to the hills and swapped the bright lights and business of London for rural life in Ceredigion, Wales. Consumed by grief following the loss of her...

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