Category Archives: Swansea

Dydd Dewi Sant – St David’s Day

By Lesley | Published: February 29, 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……..

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Dydd Santes Dwynwen Hapus !

By Lesley | Published: January 25, 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 !

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Hazardous Waste On Welsh Beaches

By Lesley | Published: January 21, 2008

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

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Free Range Shopper

By Lesley | Published: January 13, 2008

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

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Bendy Buses in Swansea

By Lesley | Published: December 6, 2007

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

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Santa comes to Gorseinon RSPCA Charity Shop

By Lesley | Published: December 2, 2007

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

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Beautiful grey & white cat found in Mountain Ash

By Lesley | Published: November 29, 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 [...]

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Gas Pipeline: What comes around goes around

By Lesley | Published: November 27, 2007

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

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Barclays Bank Customer Services

By Lesley | Published: October 15, 2007

The other day, I found a Barclays bank visa card on the pavement as I took the dog for a walk

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Back in time – I met Elvis last night

By Lesley | Published: October 6, 2007

When I was about 16 in the mid fifties, the usually very stuffy BBC Radio presentations began to throb with wonderfully vibrant sound. Elvis Presley had emerged!

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