Sri Lankan Success

Wow! What an incredible experience, after 8 days trekking up mountains and through the Sri Lankan rainforest Dave & I are now back home and we couldn’t be more proud of our achievement. It was a journey full of highs and lows, but our flooded campsite and...

Setting Off for Sri Lanka

As a former Health Correspondent for ITV Wales News, I’m no stranger to stories of injury and illness, but last year I was the one in hospital. I had been skiing in France when I fell, severing my anterior cruciate ligament and damaging the cartilage in my knee....

Lupus Awareness Month

When you work as a journalist you meet a huge array of interesting and inspiring people. Paulette Pelosi from Swansea certainly falls into that category. I first met Paulette when I was a reporter at ITV Wales. I interviewed her about the Arandora Star Disaster, in...

Trekking for Charity

I’ve always loved a challenge (maybe it’s my stubborn nature!) and next month I’ll be embarking on one of my toughest challenges yet, an eight day trek across varied terrain in the heat of Sri Lanka. It’s all in aid of Marie Curie’s...

Antiques Event for Charity

This sounds like a great event, and as Ambassador for the Marie Curie Cardiff & Vale Hospice I urge you all to attend! PRESS RELEASE:TV experts in hunt for Cardiff antiques. Antique experts and television personalities Tom Keane, Eric Knowles and Paul Hayes will...
World Elephant Day

World Elephant Day

It’s World Elephant Day and as an elephant lover it’s something I feel I have to shout about! A few years ago I spent some time volunteering at Elephant Nature Park, an elephant sanctuary in the Chiang Mai area of Thailand. While I was there I worked with...

Women in Agriculture

Yesterday I chaired a discussion at the Royal Welsh Show about the changing role of women in agriculture. The event was hosted by the FUW, which assembled a fantastic panel for the debate. Below is the organisation’s press release… Women take centre stage...

Here Comes the Bride!

Dear readers… I have exciting news to share! Yesterday my partner, Dave, and I were married in Cheltenham. Surrounded by 40 members of our family and very close friends (including the dog!) we tied the knot at the fabulous Number 38 The Park. It was the happiest...

Wild & Wonderful – Day 30

My 30 day challenge has come to an end! Over the past month I’ve been sharing pictures of the nature I’ve seen out on my travels, from snails and butterflies to poppies and wild strawberries. It’s been a great reminder of how much nature we can find...

Wild and Wonderful – Day 29

I absolutely love butterflies, the way they flit about is graceful and peaceful and always smile when I see one. This morning a white butterfly flew into our garden and landed on my favourite lavender plant. It didn’t have any markings on it all, so I think...