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Another step closer
Martin Aaron
Environment Minister, Jane Davidson opened another section of the coastal footpath recently, linking Pendine with the Pembrokeshire border. The extra four and a half miles of path means it's now possible to walk from Pendine in Carmarthenshire to Borth in Ceredigion. Last month the minister o...
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Dragon's den in Newport
Martin Aaron
To celebrate Newport hosting the 2010 Ryder Cup more than 100 fibreglass super dragons will create a trail in and around the city until 17 October. See if you can spot my personal favourite - the zebra dragon. Gull
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Badger cull halted
Martin Aaron
Good news if you're a badger lover. The proposed badger cull (due to take place in North Pembrokeshire) by the Welsh Assembly Government has been halted after protesters won a legal challenge to stop it. Opinions are as ever, divided over this recent development. Find out more on 成人论坛 News Online.
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Boobies & wild nights in
Martin Aaron
I'm sure some of you were expecting me to announce a new 'Carry On' film, weren't you? ;) But it is in fact time for the 成人论坛 Wildlife Fund to get into gear once more - think 'Live Aid' for animals. The last call to action went out in 2007 when the 成人论坛 Saving Planet Earth appeal raised nearly 拢...
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See if you can trump this
Martin Aaron
Do you remember playing Top Trumps (in between 'touch on it' and 'British bulldog') as a child in school? I do. For some reason battleships and sports cars spring to mind but these days they're available in a variety of themes and sell in their millions all over the world. For the really laz...
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Rare bird ruffles a few feathers
Martin Aaron
A little bird has had 'twitchers' all over Wales in flap recently. Hundreds of people have gathered on the Blorenge, near Abergavenny, to see a marmora's warbler, from the Mediterranean islands. Ornithologist and former RSPB site manager Alan Davies saw the warbler after setting off from h...
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Offshore windfarm to go ahead
Martin Aaron
Construction work will begin next year on one of the largest offshore windfarms in the world. The 拢2 billion Gwynt y M么r windfarm will have 160 wind turbines around 10 miles off the North Wales coast near Colwyn Bay and Llandudno. The RWE Innogy-led project is expected...
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Swan tackles large eel
Martin Aaron
Now here's something you don't see everyday... Roving wildlife photographer Mike Davies has been keeping an eye on a pair of nesting swans on the Neath canal for a few weeks now. In this shot taken yesterday, the female swan can be seen on the nest inspecting her eight eggs: Mike was out and about early again this morning on swan patrol, when to his astonishment the male swan pulled out a large eel in it's its beak and ate it. The male swan with the eel in its beak: I've never ever heard of such behaviour before and always assumed swans only ate small insects, molluscs, water plants, other vegetation and the occasional small fish but never eels? A close up of the shot: If anyone has witnessed this behaviour before or can shed any light on it then I'd love to hear from you. Please leave a comment in the blog. Gull
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Robin Hood comes to town
Martin Aaron
For all you fans of men in tights shooting baddies with bows and arrows - the wait is almost over! The Ridley Scott Hollywood blockbuster Robin Hood starring Russell Crowe is being released in cinemas across the UK tomorrow on Wednesday, 12 May. The film makers found the perfect location for their epic adventure right here in Wales in Pembrokeshire. The National Trust's beach at Freshwater West was used to help create a major battle scene in the film. 600 extras and 150 horses staged an impressive Robin Hood battle scene on the beach which represented the south coast of England, where a climactic battle scene complete with longboats and medieval landing craft took place right on the beach. Image courtesy of the National Trust: Nearby an outcrop of soft cliff to the south of Freshwater West stood in for the Brittany coast off France. Extensive unit bases - including temporary stabling for the horses were erected, as well as replicating the historic seaweed drying hut above Middle Bay with several more, to create Breton peasant hovels. Mike Davies was on hand to snap a few pics too: The National Trust's Head Warden Richard Ellis said "The dunes, which are a sensitive area of wildflowers and ground-nesting birds, had visitor pressure taken off them for a month because of security during filming, so, environmentally it was also a huge success. We would love to have the film crew back." Another pic from Mike Davies showing the longboats coming ashore: Take a look at our Robin Hood photo gallery courtesy of our man at the beach - 'Scotty' who was on hand to capture exclusive pictures for me during filming last year. I came so close to being an extra in it too..I made it through the auditions and if I'd just managed to get the time off work for filming - I could have been in a Hollywood blockbuster! Ah well, it'll be fun seeing friends from Pembrokeshire 'taking some arrows' as extras in some of the battle scenes. Gull
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Llandegley International Airport
Derek Brockway
Fans all over Powys are welcoming the revival of Llandegley International Airport. The famous sign on the A44 near Crossgates disappeared in November last year, just days after a Facebook fanclub had been started in its honour. "I could hardly believe it," said Nicholas Whitehead, the man behi...
