Brecon


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Brecon

(ˈbrɛkən) or

Brecknock

n
1. (Placename) a town in SE Wales, in Powys: textile and leather industries. Pop: 7901 (2001)
2. (Placename) short for Breconshire
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Despite being treated for exhaustion and a seizure episode on the mountainside by the Brecon mountain rescue team doctor, the man needed continuing medical attention so a doctor was winched aboard the helicopter to accompany the casualty.
THE market town of Brecon was jazz capital of the world this weekend as the annual festival got into full swing.
BRECON Petanque Club hosted the National Mixed Doubles.
THERE were 32 teams who turned up to play in the annual Brecon Open Petanque Doubles competition.
THE oldest school in Wales, Christ College Brecon, provides an inspiring curriculum focussed on the development of the pupil's character.
AS he read about six-year-old Brecon Vaughan, born with cerebral palsy and told he would never walk without a frame, Daniel Black's heart melted.
The Welsh Liberal Democrat Parliamentary candidate for Brecon and Radnorshire has welcomed the news that seven schools in Brecon and Radnorshire will receive support from the Welsh Government's 'Supporting Service Children in Wales' fund.
bonymaen....................21 brecon..........................23 ANDY Powell plans to celebrate his dramatic winning return to the Principality Stadium with a tractor trip around Brecon after they sealed WRU National Plate glory 23-21 over Bonymaen.
WHY not come and visit Brecon Mountain Railway for a great day out?
AN INVESTIGATION is under way after two military personnel died in soaring temperatures during a training exercise in the Brecon Beacons.
Two servicemen have died while taking part in a training exercise in the Brecon Beacons in Wales.