Archive for the ‘Swansea’ 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…)

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

 

 

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…)

Dydd Santes Dwynwen Hapus !

Friday, January 25th, 2008

Yes…. another year has rolled by….

So get out the chocs and flowers and give somebody you love a hug

Happy St Dwynwen’s Day !

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…)

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…)

Santa comes to Gorseinon RSPCA Charity Shop

Sunday, December 2nd, 2007

Stop Press News! Santa will be in the RSPCA CHARITY SHOP in Gorseinon this week. (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…)