Archive for the ‘pollution’ Category

Cockle Beds Closed

Friday, April 25th, 2008

Boats in Penclawdd

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. (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…)

No Christmas cards this year

Sunday, December 16th, 2007

We have decided not to send Christmas cards this year. (more…)

Bendy Buses in Swansea

Thursday, December 6th, 2007

There is great upheaval in Swansea these days. Roads are being changed beyond all recognition….and all to accommodate the new ‘Bendy-Buses’. (more…)

Gas Pipeline: What comes around goes around

Tuesday, November 27th, 2007

Today will see the end of the project to build a gas pipeline though South Wales. (more…)

Airbus 380

Tuesday, October 16th, 2007

The first airbus 380 was transferred to Singapore yesterday and a celebratory ceremony was held in Toulouse.

Last year when we were camping near Perpignan , sheltering from a strong and long Tramontana wind, we had our own personal flying display from this fantastic machine. (more…)

England catching up with Wales in banning smoking

Saturday, June 30th, 2007

Tomorrow, June 1st 2007 will see England catching up with Wales, at least with regard to the ban on smoking in public places. (more…)

Think whilst you drink

Thursday, June 21st, 2007

Summer days encourage us to go to the countryside or the coast. (more…)

Cat-chase through the Uplands

Saturday, March 24th, 2007

Although this is not the actual cat… it looks very similar!

We had already done a full morning’s voluntary work for the animal centre… a dog, three rabbits and a cat had been transported to the vet’s surgery for treatment. (more…)

Ultimate recycling?

Friday, February 23rd, 2007

It was ‘Bin Day’ today.

We have got our landfill bag down to one smallish black bag per week, and nearly all of that is made up of unnecessary packaging from shops. I spent 15 minutes yesterday trying to extract four printer cartridges from their impermiable and unassailable thick plastic armour. The old cartridges have been saved for recycling, but the plastic had to go into the black bag. (more…)