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Golden Retrievers Enjoying 'Ice Bath' to Beat the Heat Has People Melting

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内容摘要:They found the resident had died, and unable to find any immediate family, the terrier-type dog had no home to go to.

They found the resident had died, and unable to find any immediate family, the terrier-type dog had no home to go to.

Tourist attractions in Wales could claim up to £20,000 of grant funding from the Welsh government to invest in "weather-proofing".The government said the scheme would help small or medium-sized businesses to invest in measures like canopies, improved car park surfaces or visitor shelters, as weather conditions become increasingly unpredictable.

Golden Retrievers Enjoying 'Ice Bath' to Beat the Heat Has People Melting

Data from Visit Wales showed 55% of businesses said poor weather was a reason for fewer visitors last summer.But a Bangor University economist questioned whether the £1m scheme would be enough to have an impact on the industry.Tourism brings £3.8bn to the Welsh economy each year, according to the Welsh government.

Golden Retrievers Enjoying 'Ice Bath' to Beat the Heat Has People Melting

The weather-proofing scheme will run until 2026 and offer grants of between £5,000 and £20,000.Eligible businesses must be accredited visitor attractions under the Visitor Attraction Quality Assurance Scheme; be micro, small or medium-sized; and have been trading for at least one year as a limited company, partnership, sole trader or social enterprise.

Golden Retrievers Enjoying 'Ice Bath' to Beat the Heat Has People Melting

Dan yr Ogof, a 17km (10 mile) cave system in Swansea which attracts tens of thousands of visitors each year, hopes to apply for the grant.

Ashford Price, chairman of the attraction, said he would use the money to build more shelters by the ticket office and at stations for the site's land train.Kate Buckby, a volunteer who helps supervise woodworking sessions, said: "There's a lot of young people with learning difficulties and elderly people. I get them as a group, supervise them and jolly them along.

"There's a real mix of people - some just want to sit and enjoy the space. It just helps their headspace to be down here."BBC Radio Northampton is supporting

, an annual festival focused on mental health wellbeing with an emphasis on schools this year.Teachers at a secondary school have gone on strike over poor student behaviour, their union representatives said.

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