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 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. Read More »

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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. Read More »

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Two capsized boats

By Lesley | Published: November 24, 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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Home made bread again!

By Lesley | Published: November 15, 2007

My hitherto trusty bread making machine went sadly wrong a few weeks ago.

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Dogs & Cats Are Different!

By Lesley | Published: November 11, 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. Read More »

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East Coast Flood Warning Tonight

By Lesley | Published: November 8, 2007

I was thirteen when the Great flood of Canvey Island happened. Read More »

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My First Bonfire

By Lesley | Published: November 7, 2007

Whilst I was clearing up all the airborne rubbish after the three Guy Fawkes nights (Saturday, Sunday, and Monday the 5th), I reflected that in these days of affluence, ‘Bonfire Night‘ has more to do with noisy and colourful (and very expensive) fireworks than bonfires. Read More »

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Ray Gravell. R.I.P

By Lesley | Published: November 1, 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

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Our Canary died last month

By Lesley | Published: October 31, 2007

We had a lovely canary called ‘Blodwen’. When we rescued her from a tiny cage, we thought it was a ‘she’, because the only sounds to come from it were shrill squeaks. Read More »

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Airbus 380

By Lesley | Published: October 16, 2007

The first airbus 380 was transferred to Singapore yesterday and a celebratory ceremony was held in Toulouse.

Last year when we were camping near Perpignan , sheltering from a strong and long Tramontana wind, we had our own personal flying display from this fantastic machine. Read More »

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