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 [...]
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By Lesley | Published:
August 14, 2009
I have to admit it…. we are in the throes of another wet and windy summer here in Wales. People coming here on holiday have complained about the wetness… understandably. But why do we always put ourselves down?
When I lived in Switzerland, it was not unheard of for the first snows of the [...]
By Lesley | Published:
April 6, 2009
High Definition television?….Having Difficulties?…or Highly Dubious tactics more like!
By Lesley | Published:
February 19, 2009
Is Abbey/Santander in difficulties? If not, why will it not release our money?
Some ten years ago, my husband and I each invested in ISAs in The Abbey National in Swansea.
By Lesley | Published:
February 3, 2009
At long last, Swansea City & County Council are about to install traffic calming measures, a pelican crossing and a 20mph speed limit in Frampton Rd, Gorseinon.
This is necessary because it is a busy road passing a primary school. However, we don’t think it will make a lot of difference to the standard of driving [...]
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 [...]
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 Animals, Charity, Coastal erosion, DEFRA, Education, Happy things, Interesting things, RSPCA, Sailing, Uncategorized, Wales |