Official Tumblelog of Wales

Oct 12

[video]

Aug 05

Cardiff’s seagull population ‘largest in the world’ -

Cardiff’s seagull population could be the largest in the world, an expert has warned.

And that is despite increasing by only 3% per year, for the past five years.

The annual growth of the population of urban gulls, those that nest in Cardiff and surrounding areas, has increased to 3,339 pairs in 2011 from 2,899 pairs in 2006, possibly making it the largest colony in Britain.

Aug 04

[video]

Jul 28

Dramatic images from Canton garage blaze

Dramatic images from Canton garage blaze

[video]

Jul 26

(Imaginary) Fears Tesco would 'destroy' Pontcanna -

cardiffblogger:

I love this story, which was published on WalesOnline yesterday.
People are now so afraid of Tesco that as soon as a shop closes down, they start protesting and imagining what it would do to the area - even when Tesco have denied that they are even looking to move into the area!

Talk about…

awesomepeoplehangingouttogether: Elvis Presley and Tom Jones

awesomepeoplehangingouttogether:

Elvis Presley and Tom Jones

Jul 13

skiffy: Torchwood: Miracle Day, episode 1.

skiffy:

Torchwood: Miracle Day, episode 1.

Nov 02

(via laserbeak)

Aug 22

xjoseyx: (via goodbyeforeverfatty) I drive past this place aaaallll the time. Its by Ikea.

xjoseyx:

(via goodbyeforeverfatty)

I drive past this place aaaallll the time. Its by Ikea.

Aug 18

[video]

Jun 01

footographs: Double parked (made my day)

footographs:

Double parked (made my day)

May 18

[video]

May 10

Lockheed P38 Lightning found on a beach in Wales A charity has announced plans to retrieve the wreckage of a rare World War II fighter plane buried under sand and waves on a UK beach. The International Group for Historic Aircraft Recovery (TIGHAR) are looking for support. “One of the most important WWII finds in recent history”, its location has been kept a secret to keep the find safe.

Lockheed P38 Lightning found on a beach in Wales

A charity has announced plans to retrieve the wreckage of a rare World War II fighter plane buried under sand and waves on a UK beach. The International Group for Historic Aircraft Recovery (TIGHAR) are looking for support. “One of the most important WWII finds in recent history”, its location has been kept a secret to keep the find safe.

Apr 28

This is not a still from a Children’s Television Workshop-produced season of Dexter. Instead, it’s a shot from inside a forensic science training center at the University of Glamorgan in South Wales. The Economist visited the school for a story on “The CSI Effect”—that unfortunate legal train wreck that is the result of jury pools being simultaneously over-informed, under-informed and misinformed about forensic investigation science by prime-time cop shows. And, apparently, the same television habits that make juries expect a 100%, no-question DNA match for every case is also giving criminals ideas for evading the law. (via CSI shoots real-life crime investigation in the foot - Boing Boing)

This is not a still from a Children’s Television Workshop-produced season of Dexter.

Instead, it’s a shot from inside a forensic science training center at the University of Glamorgan in South Wales. The Economist visited the school for a story on “The CSI Effect”—that unfortunate legal train wreck that is the result of jury pools being simultaneously over-informed, under-informed and misinformed about forensic investigation science by prime-time cop shows. And, apparently, the same television habits that make juries expect a 100%, no-question DNA match for every case is also giving criminals ideas for evading the law. (via CSI shoots real-life crime investigation in the foot - Boing Boing)