Archive for the ‘Sad things’ 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…)

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…)

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…)

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…)

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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Dogs & Cats Are Different!

Sunday, November 11th, 2007

Yesterday, I caught a snatch of something interesting on Breakfast TV.

Apparently, hundreds of people are at risk of killing their pet cats by mistake. (more…)

East Coast Flood Warning Tonight

Thursday, November 8th, 2007

I was thirteen when the Great flood of Canvey Island happened. (more…)

Ray Gravell. R.I.P

Thursday, November 1st, 2007

The Welsh legend , Ray Gravell died suddenly last night in Mallorca where he was on holiday with his family.

Following his dreadful year, healthwise, we had been delighted to see him back on the box last week.

What a shock!

R.I.P