April 25th, 2008

Sadly, the cockle beds in the Bury Inlet and the Three Rivers area of Carmarthen Bay have had to be closed today because an outbreak of diarrhetic shellfish poisoning (DSP) has been detected. Read the rest of this entry »
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April 10th, 2008

On a day when all the rest of news is sad or bad, it is great to hear some good news for once.
This Newfoundland is being trained to rescue people from the sea in Swansea.
The picture came from the Daily Mail and you can read more about this Super-Dog here
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March 26th, 2008
The following is an extract from the current edition of The Portugal News … an English language weekly newspaper. Read the rest of this entry »
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March 21st, 2008
Hooray! I have to say that I for one am delighted that Formula One is to return to the BBC after twelve years of missed moves during lengthy adverts.
I have long advocated that ITV needed to insert a window into the adverts so that people could continue to watch the racing that they had tuned in to see, as is done on Spanish TV.
But this new announcement is even better.
All I hope now is that the Beeb has the sense and fortune to include Martin Brundle in its production team…. he was the one worthy asset ‘owned’ by ITV.
I am perfectly happy for my TV licence fee to be used to allow me to watch what I want to see without interruption by long and often boring adverts. Meanwhile for this season, I shall have to do as I always do, and go and make a cuppa during the intervals
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February 29th, 2008
March 1st is St David’s Day

Dydd Dewi Sant Hapus Iawn
Happy St David’s Day
Because it happened to fall on a Saturday this year…….. Read the rest of this entry »
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February 28th, 2008
I was reading Stonehead’s blog today and took his link to another blog.
I often get incensed Read the rest of this entry »
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February 14th, 2008
Today is St Valentine’s day.
I am indebted to kitmarlowescot2 … via Stonehead for these pictures of a delightful Gloucester Old Spot piglet born this week with appropriate markings for the occasion
Happy St Valentine’s Day…. give someone you love a hug…… and be kind to everybody you meet… little things like just letting somebody out in traffic, for example, can be contagious and spread like ripples on a pond.
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February 7th, 2008
Last week, we had to transport a beautiful and very energetic Labrador dog to the vet. His visit was for castration, which is always performed before rescued animals can be re-homed into families as pets. Read the rest of this entry »
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January 25th, 2008
Yes…. another year has rolled by….
So get out the chocs and flowers and give somebody you love a hug
Happy St Dwynwen’s Day !
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January 21st, 2008
Perhaps it is just as well that we have had sustained heavy rain and gale force winds for many days now. Read the rest of this entry »
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