gowen.org http://gowen.org hello! Tue, 29 Apr 2008 16:48:27 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.4-bleeding en Cockle Beds Closed http://gowen.org/cockle-beds-closed/ http://gowen.org/cockle-beds-closed/#comments Fri, 25 Apr 2008 16:47:48 +0000 Lesley http://gowen.org/cockle-beds-closed/ 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…)

]]> http://gowen.org/cockle-beds-closed/feed/ Rescue dog http://gowen.org/rescue-dog/ http://gowen.org/rescue-dog/#comments Thu, 10 Apr 2008 09:32:49 +0000 Lesley http://gowen.org/rescue-dog/

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

]]> http://gowen.org/rescue-dog/feed/ Portugal bans ‘dangerous dogs’ http://gowen.org/portugal-bans-dangerous-dogs/ http://gowen.org/portugal-bans-dangerous-dogs/#comments Wed, 26 Mar 2008 02:24:31 +0000 Lesley http://gowen.org/portugal-bans-dangerous-dogs/ The following is an extract from the current edition of The Portugal News … an English language weekly newspaper. (more…)

]]> http://gowen.org/portugal-bans-dangerous-dogs/feed/ Formula One returning to the Beeb http://gowen.org/formula-one-returning-to-the-beeb/ http://gowen.org/formula-one-returning-to-the-beeb/#comments Fri, 21 Mar 2008 20:25:01 +0000 Lesley http://gowen.org/formula-one-returning-to-the-beeb/

    • Hooray! I have to say that I for one am delighted that Formula One is to return to the BBC after twelve years of missed moves during lengthy adverts.

    I have long advocated that ITV needed to insert a window into the adverts so that people could continue to watch the racing that they had tuned in to see, as is done on Spanish TV.

    But this new announcement is even better.

    All I hope now is that the Beeb has the sense and fortune to include Martin Brundle in its production team…. he was the one worthy asset ‘owned’ by ITV.

    I am perfectly happy for my TV licence fee to be used to allow me to watch what I want to see without interruption by long and often boring adverts. Meanwhile for this season, I shall have to do as I always do, and go and make a cuppa during the intervals

    ]]>     http://gowen.org/formula-one-returning-to-the-beeb/feed/     Dydd Dewi Sant - St David’s Day http://gowen.org/dydd-dewi-sant-st-davids-day/ http://gowen.org/dydd-dewi-sant-st-davids-day/#comments Fri, 29 Feb 2008 21:15:35 +0000 Lesley http://gowen.org/dydd-dewi-sant-st-davids-day/ 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…)

    ]]>     http://gowen.org/dydd-dewi-sant-st-davids-day/feed/     Unseen disability http://gowen.org/unseen-disability/ http://gowen.org/unseen-disability/#comments Thu, 28 Feb 2008 18:18:05 +0000 Lesley http://gowen.org/unseen-disability/ I was reading Stonehead’s blog today and took his link to another blog.

    I often get incensed (more…)

    ]]>     http://gowen.org/unseen-disability/feed/     Happy St Valentine’s Day http://gowen.org/happy-st-valentines-day/ http://gowen.org/happy-st-valentines-day/#comments Thu, 14 Feb 2008 09:41:33 +0000 Lesley http://gowen.org/happy-st-valentines-day/ Today is St Valentine’s day.

    I am indebted to kitmarlowescot2 … via Stonehead for these pictures of a delightful Gloucester Old Spot piglet born this week with appropriate markings for the occasion

    Happy St Valentine’s Day…. give someone you love a hug…… and be kind to everybody you meet… little things like just letting somebody out in traffic, for example, can be contagious and spread like ripples on a pond.

    ]]>     http://gowen.org/happy-st-valentines-day/feed/     Working dogs celebrated http://gowen.org/working-dogs-celebrated/ http://gowen.org/working-dogs-celebrated/#comments Thu, 07 Feb 2008 19:42:07 +0000 Lesley http://gowen.org/working-dogs-celebrated/ Last week, we had to transport a beautiful and very energetic Labrador dog to the vet. His visit was for castration, which is always performed before rescued animals can be re-homed into families as pets. (more…)

    ]]>     http://gowen.org/working-dogs-celebrated/feed/     Dydd Santes Dwynwen Hapus ! http://gowen.org/dydd-santes-dwynwen-hapus-2/ http://gowen.org/dydd-santes-dwynwen-hapus-2/#comments Fri, 25 Jan 2008 08:35:27 +0000 Lesley http://gowen.org/dydd-santes-dwynwen-hapus-2/ 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 !

    ]]>     http://gowen.org/dydd-santes-dwynwen-hapus-2/feed/     Hazardous Waste On Welsh Beaches http://gowen.org/hazardous-waste-on-welsh-beaches/ http://gowen.org/hazardous-waste-on-welsh-beaches/#comments Sun, 20 Jan 2008 23:26:40 +0000 Lesley http://gowen.org/hazardous-waste-on-welsh-beaches/ Perhaps it is just as well that we have had sustained heavy rain and gale force winds for many days now. (more…)

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