National Parks: Stunning view of Snowdonia takes top place in photo contest celebrating UK's best national park vistas
The winning photo, by amateur photographer Michal Tekel, shows Cwm Idwal in the Glyderau range of mountains in Wales and was snapped using a digital Nikon D700.

Media group to run Brecon Jazz
A Cardiff events and media group is unveiled as the new operator of the Brecon Jazz Festival.

Orchard to be promoter for Brecon Jazz
A rigorous search process was set up to identify a promoter with the artistic and business credentials and the entrepreneurial flair to deliver a successful Brecon Jazz festival. Orchard has won and are now set to take up the reins of Brecon Jazz.

Owners of French-style chateau in Wales slash price by £800,000 to beat 'mansion tax'
The mansion, near Swansea, South Wales, has now been dropped to £1.9m - just below Chancellor George Osborne’s new levy on £2m-plus mansions.

Mad for Montenegro, active breaks with teens and railway-themed retreats
The reinvention of Purobeach, head for the Brecons to exhaust teenagers and railside lodges that are just the ticket Take me there: Purobeach, Montenegro It's hard to believe that this sleepy Balkan state was once a playground for royalty and Hollywood stars, but next month Montenegro moves another step closer to recapturing its 60s heyday. Purobeach ( purobeach.com ) will bring its signature ...

Kelly gets bronze in British Junior Road Race Champs
Team Microgaming-Isle of Man rider Jake Kelly won the bronze medal in the British National Junior Road Race Championship on Sunday (May 13). Kelly was third in the 125km race held on a testing course near the Brecon Beacons in South Wales.

Row erupts over "appalling" state of historic Craig Y Nos Country Park
AS a garden belonging to Victorian opera star Adelina Patti, it would have once played host to the elite amid its refined and sprawling grounds.

Former Powys High Sheriff, Charles Woosnam dies (86)
FORMER Powys High Sherriff Charles Woosnam has died aged 86.

The ‘Inappropriate’ Chinese Holiday Village in Wales
It was to be the first purpose-built retreat center for inhabitants of the world’s largest country, but plans for the £50m ($80m) Chinese holiday village in Wales were dealt a blow recently after inspectors deemed the design “inappropriate.”.