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Here we are at the start of another growing season and a new decade. This monthly article is mainly designed for those new to gardening who are looking to enjoy the fruits of their labours on their dinner plate. For
Read MoreThis month I thought you’d like to read about the wonderful work of a Swansea couple, who spend part of the year in Greece caring for stray and feral cats. Sue and Ron share a little of their experiences here
Read MoreWinter time brings a heap of different birds returning to the UK to spend their time in a slightly warmer climate – looking for food, they often bring their families and young in-tow. Sometimes we see a surge in garden
Read MoreWell, here we are rapidly heading into winter. The weather this past year, hasn’t been brilliant. I may be wrong, but it appears that our summers start earlier and then degenerate into a period of overcast and wet weather interspersed
Read MoreEstablished in 1999, C.G.S Garage Doors has been giving a first-class service to people in the Swansea and surrounding areas for 20 years. The business is based on customer satisfaction, providing top quality doors and repairs with a high
Read MoreTo round off another busy year at Swansea Cats Protection, I thought you’d like to hear about one very special cat we were privileged to help on his journey to a wonderful new life with Margaret and Craig. Toby’s plight
Read MoreThis month DAN ROUSE takes a look at the amusing Welsh translations for bird’s names that can give you a clue as to their identity. Welsh names for animals and wildlife are really fascinating. The logic applied to the naming
Read MoreApologies for the cheesy pun in the title, but hopefully it’s grabbed your attention. As volunteers for Swansea Cats Protection we’re familiar with the inevitable highs and lows of our work – but it feels like we’re facing a few
Read MoreGardening advice for the new (and not so new) gardener Many gardeners see these cold months as a time to hang up their wellies and hibernate until the spring. Yes, there’s far less to do in the garden, but there’s
Read MoreJust a little way up the A4067 from Swansea is the busy little town of Ystradgynlais, which bucks the current trend with a thriving business community. When I last visited a back in 2016, I was amazed to find that
Read MoreI really like the autumn, it’s a beautiful time of year, with the trees changing colour and the early morning mists swirling around. There is a distinct smell to autumn that reminds me of my time as a schoolboy, hunting
Read More“I can’t speak highly enough about the service we’ve had!” George North, professional Welsh rugby star and Becky North, Double Olympic Silver Medalist, have recently had a Sigma 3 Kitchen installed. We spoke to them both to find out a
Read MoreThis month Dan Rouse is looking at the beautiful but sometimes deadly fungi that can be found in our countryside. Remember that some fungi are best looked at and not touched! October and it’s time to bring in the spook
Read MoreWith Hallowe’en approaching, what other topic could we cover this month but beautiful black cats? Superstition surrounds black cats and it depends what you read, which country or culture you look at and of course, what you believe as to
Read MoreMy ambitions of winning a prize at the local Garden & Produce Show were thwarted by the heavy rain and high winds of August. My sweet peas and dahlias were bedraggled and the French beans had started to rot. Never
Read MoreMicrochipping offers cats a safe and permanent method of identification and increases the chances of a lost feline being safely reunited with his owner. Microchipping is the most effective way of identifying a lost pet (chips don’t come off or put
Read MoreThis month Dan Rouse tells us all about the birds that we can see around the shorelines and estuaries. If you’ve never been to the Wetlands Centre in Llanelli, I urge you to go along. It is a fabulous place
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