By Lesley | Published:
December 26, 2009
Exactly ten years ago…..
We knew a storm was in the offing. We were living aboard ‘Bolero’ a Moody 376 sailing yacht, in the marina at Les Sables d’Olonne on the west coast of France
But our minds were full of two other things as we approached the “New Millenium”.
One was the much advertised ‘Millenium Bug’ [...]
By Lesley | Published:
November 8, 2009
Yesterday saw the last ever greyhound race meeting at the Swansea Greyhound Stadium.
Fears had been expressed about the welfare of some of the greyhounds whose owners might not wish to continue to care for them.
All the animal welfare charities agreed to combine forces to ensure that temporary shelter could be found for any animal [...]
Also posted in Annoying things, Charity, DEFRA, Education, Gorseinon, Greyhound rescue, RSPCA, Sad things, Swansea, Uncategorized, Wales, volunteering, weather |
By Lesley | Published:
August 31, 2009
The following article appeared in this week’s “Costa Blanca News”. If anyone knows a Diane Levy, possibly in Malaga, but also possibly now in the UK, please draw her attention to this………
“‘Angel’ falls off a lorry
Málaga dog found in Somerset is being nursed back to health
By Dave Jamieson
It’s not everyday that a dog [...]
By Lesley | Published:
March 27, 2009
Despite the fact that the Government in Westminster has seen fit to allow English badgers to continue to live in their natural settings (or should I say sets?) , the Welsh Assembly has decided that the culling of badgers in Wales is to go ahead.
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:
September 1, 2008
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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 [...]
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 [...]
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 you can read more about this Super-Dog here
Also posted in 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.