Archive for the ‘Education’ Category

Rescue dog

Thursday, 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

 

 

Portugal bans ‘dangerous dogs’

Wednesday, March 26th, 2008

The following is an extract from the current edition of The Portugal News … an English language weekly newspaper. (more…)

Dydd Dewi Sant - St David’s Day

Friday, 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…….. (more…)

Unseen disability

Thursday, February 28th, 2008

I was reading Stonehead’s blog today and took his link to another blog.

I often get incensed (more…)

Working dogs celebrated

Thursday, 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. (more…)

Hazardous Waste On Welsh Beaches

Monday, January 21st, 2008

Perhaps it is just as well that we have had sustained heavy rain and gale force winds for many days now. (more…)

Free Range Shopper

Sunday, January 13th, 2008

Last week I felt inundated to saturation point both by chicken welfare and by healthy eating. (more…)

Beautiful grey & white cat found in Mountain Ash

Thursday, November 29th, 2007

Regular visitors to my little blog will know that on a couple of days a week, we drive the ambulance for the RSPCA in Swansea. Today we had to take a beautiful grey and white cat, aged possibly about two years, to the vet for a check-up, after she arrived at the Centre. She had been brought in by one of the Animal Collection Officers from Mountain Ash where she had been found straying in the past couple of days. (more…)

Two capsized boats

Saturday, November 24th, 2007

Firstly……the TV news and the newspapers have been filled with the reports of the cruise ship MV Explorer which emulated the Titanic in the Southern Ocean, hitting an iceberg and sinking.

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Home made bread again!

Thursday, November 15th, 2007

My hitherto trusty bread making machine went sadly wrong a few weeks ago.

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