By Lesley | Published:
December 11, 2008
Everyone tends to over-indulge at Christmas It can be tempting to give your dogs and cats extra treats too in the festive season……….but it is a bad idea. Watch this amusing yet very pertinent video: http://www.giveanimalsavoice.org.uk/ Oops…. that video no longer appears….sorry! Merry Christmas!
By Lesley | Published:
October 18, 2008
At a time when just about everyone in the country is fitting energy saving bulbs in their homes, tightening their belts against the economic crunch we are facing, having cavity wall insulation installed, closing curtains at dusk, turning down the thermostat and wearing extra clothes, switching off pilot lights and lights that are not strictly [...]
Posted in Annoying things, Education, Gorseinon, Green things, Recycling, Sad things, Strange things, Swansea, Uncategorized, Wales, pollution |
By Lesley | Published:
September 4, 2008
I don’t believe it!!! Following the shameful behaviour of the people in Ashstead in Surrey last year, today there has emerged a disgraceful episode in Woking, again in Surrey, where an injured soldier, sent home for treatment to a war wound, was kicked out of a hotel which he had booked into earlier in the [...]
By Lesley | Published:
September 1, 2008
£££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££ In this age where money appears to be the master, rather than the slave, I find myself confused by the dramatically emerging tragedy of arson, death and intrigue which is unfolding by the minute on the TV this week. The family involved are constantly referred to as having millionaire status, yet reading the story, [...]
By Lesley | Published:
August 10, 2008
Today we saw the first gold medal of the 2008 Olympics to be won by a Brit. As a member of Team GB she competes under the Union Flag and is not allowed to display her origins, so here is a Welsh Dragon to keep her company: Well done Nicole !!!
By Lesley | Published:
July 30, 2008
The South Wales Evening Post today reported a ‘shock’ increase in animal cruelty in the last year. The BBC ran a similar story this morning. However, whilst the figures are distressing and the number of badly treated animals is disgracefully high, the fact is that the 2007 Animal [...]
Posted in Animals, Charity, DEFRA, Education, Gorseinon, RSPCA, Sad things, Swansea, Uncategorized, Wales, volunteering |
By Lesley | Published:
April 25, 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.
By Lesley | Published:
April 10, 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 [...]
Posted in Animals, Charity, Coastal erosion, DEFRA, Education, Happy things, Interesting things, RSPCA, Sailing, Swansea, Uncategorized, Wales |
By Lesley | Published:
March 26, 2008
The following is an extract from the current edition of The Portugal News … an English language weekly newspaper.
By Lesley | Published:
March 21, 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 [...]