Dan Moffat

1 week ago | bbc.com | Dan Moffat

Campaigners have accused Welsh Water of showing a lack of ambition when it comes to reducing water pollution. Latest figures show the water company released sewage into rivers, lakes and the sea for more than 968,000 hours last year, compared to more than 916,000 hours the year before. Giles Bristow, CEO of environmental group Surfers Against Sewage, said the levels were "catastrophic" and accused Welsh Water of having "no shame" over the amount of sewage being released.

1 week ago | allstonpudding.com | Dan Moffat

Indie-folk rock band Penny & Sparrow are back on tour and playing Boston in support of their new album, Lefty. The new 20-track album was born in a retrofitted garden shed turned recording space. There’s a dusty southern influence on Lefty reminiscent of another mid-fi folk duo from Texas, Hovvdy.

2 weeks ago | bbc.com | Dan Moffat

Patient devastated by hysterectomy without informed consentBBCMultiple failings led to a patient with Crohn's disease having a hysterectomy without giving informed consent, an ombudsman has found. The woman, in her early 40s, said it has left her feeling like a "shadow" of her former self, as the procedure means she will not be able to have children. Carol Shillabeer, CEO of Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board, apologised for the patient's "poor experience".

3 weeks ago | bbc.com | Dan Moffat

Dog dies after visit to beach where others got illAlexandra TippingBadger, a springer spaniel, had seizures after leaving Llansteffan Beach and died the next day, said his owner A woman has described how her dog died less than 24 hours after visiting a beach where a number of pets have fallen ill this year. Alexandra Tipping, 45, said Badger, a five-year-old springer spaniel, had a number of seizures after leaving Llansteffan Beach in Carmarthenshire, and died the next morning.

1 month ago | allstonpudding.com | Dan Moffat

Preview by Dan MoffatWith his eyes obscured under the shadow of a cowboy hat, Michael Trotter of The War and Treaty quietly began the song “Mr. Fun” at The Late Show with Steven Colbert last month. He and wife Tanya slowly turned up the heat from a bubble, to a simmer, to a full boil. At that last moment he finally left the shadow behind and met the pinnacle of the song sharing vocal fireworks with his wife, Tanya.