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30/10/2026

30/10/2026

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26/10/2026

🐾 Please check gates are securely closed and your fencing intact before letting your dogs out 🐾

We have had a lot of calls over the last couple of days about loose dogs all over North Wales.

With the 3rd storm in the space of a week on the horizon, this is your friendly public service announcement to ALWAYS check your gates and fencing, EVERY SINGLE TIME YOU LET YOUR DOGS OUT.

We get it's tedious to do it every time, but the one time you don't may be the time your gate has blown open, or something has broken your fence panel, and your dog escapes your garden.

And once they're out, anything can happen... a car accident, dog attack, they're stolen, or the lucky ones find their way to us. It can happen to anyone, so don't let it be your dog that goes missing.

If you find a loose or stray dog:
🐾 Stay calm and firstly assess the situation - is the dog safe to approach, both in behaviour and environment

🐾 Do not chase - the likelihood is the dog is already frightened, so running after them will only make them panic more. Instead follow calmly and from a distance

🐾 Let them come to you, or approach slowly - ideally, turn side on and try and get the dog come to you. But if they are tied up or are hiding, turn sideways, avoid direct eye contact, crouch low (if safe to do so) and slowly and calmly approach. If you are not sure, keep a distance

🐾 Check for dog tags - tags should have the owners phone number and address on, this is the quickest and easiest way to get the dog back to their owner

🐾 Check for a Microchip - take them to the nearest vet to scan for a chip or contact the dog warden

🐾 Contact the Dog Warden - ALL stray dogs must be reported to the dog warden unless you were able to locate the owner through the details on their tag. You cannot just keep the dog. The contact details for your local dog warden can be found on the council website

22/10/2026

This is Jeff Edwards - he was the last child rescued alive from the Aberfan disaster. He was trapped with a little girl who had died, and he can still picture her face now, 60 years on. The details of this story are profoundly upsetting.

Jeff remembers waking up after the coal tip collapsed with material all over him. He was trapped with the desk against his stomach, and his right leg under a radiator with hot water coming out. While others had been smothered or crushed, Jeff had survived due to a 'pocket of air' that remained around him. Jeff sustained injuries to his head and stomach, but it was the psychological pain that hurt him most.

As Jeff lay trapped, with no choice but to wait for help, a classmate lay on his shoulder. He was eight years old and was forced to watch the girl grow puffier, her eyes sinking into her head, unable to escape. Long after he was freed, the image stayed with him, playing continuously. He had nightmares. He wet the bed. He was scared of going to school. He developed depression.

As he grew older, that harrowing day never left him, but he learned ways to cope. He channelled his energy into helping fellow survivors of disasters and charity work. Earlier this year, he was presented with an OBE for all he has done for others.

Today, we remember the 144 who died, but also acknowledge the immense pain of those left behind and their efforts to honour those who passed.

October 21, 1966.

22/10/2026

24/04/2026

💐 Sending flowers repeatedly
🎁 Endless gifts
👋 Turning up unannounced
📱 Constant calls and messages
🕵 Watching or spying on you

If this behaviour is unwanted, repeated and made you feel scared or threatened, it may be stalking.

Real life isn't the same as the movies. Unwanted, repeated attention can have a serious impact on your day-to-day life.

🚩 It's not a red rose; it's a red flag.

Click here for advice and information on what to do now if you're being stalked ➡️ https://orlo.uk/T0T66

23/04/2026

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23/04/2026

This is Baxter - he sadly died after a suspected adder snake bite near a Welsh beach. 💔 His owner is raising awareness in the hope of saving other dog lovers from the same heartbreak.

Baxter's decline was so sudden. One minute, he was running around like thefit, healthy five-year-old spaniel he was. The next, he had to be carried around. He didn't even yelp, just held his paw in the air. 😞

Just 30 minutes after the suspected bite, he had been sick, and his breathing was ragged. He was carried in to see the vet on a rug, where he was given anti-histamines and paracetamol and placed on a hydration drip. But it wasn't enough.

Owner Jo arranged to pick him up that evening, but then she got the devastating phone call that he had taken a turn. She shared. "His heart had stopped and, by the time I got there, he had died." 💔

Determined to warn others of the risk, she shared a cautionary message on Facebook. "Dog owners often associate adders with coastal dunes but this happened on grassland. They can be found in any open, sunny habitat. This year they seem to have come out early. Usually they will do their best to avoid people and dogs. But early in the year, as they emerge from hibernation, they can be a little drowsy and might not be so quick to get away, so extra care is needed."

Despite sharp rises in the UK's dog population, adder bites remain unusual and fatalities are exceptionally rare. While almost all bitten dogs display symptoms, 95.4% reportedly survive with swift veterinary intervention.

Deaths typically occur if the bite goes untreated, and are more frequent in smaller dogs.