The Welsh Archers
The Battle of Agincourt took place on October 25 1415 in Northern France. The stirring story of Henry V’s forces defeating a much larger French army has become one of the most celebrated events in British history, inspiring poems and play through the ages.
A Gift for the Spirit and the Town
Within the bleak mid-winter, a bright light came to sing at Brecon Cathedral. Hear how this came to happen as Nic Groombridge interviews the Dean of Brecon.
Brecon’s pioneering woman doctor honoured with Purple Plaque
A pioneering, Brecon-born woman doctor, campaigner and social reformer has been honoured with Wales’ 11th Purple Plaque, unveiled on the place of her birth in High Street, Brecon.
Brecon Celebrates Centenary of Regimental Memorial
The centenary of the South Wales Borderers and Monmouthshire Regiments’ war memorial has been marked in a moving service in Brecon Cathedral.
Frank Banks: Brecon's Cathedral
Frank leads Brecon Cathedral’s Welcomers Team, a group of volunteers on hand to assist and inform the Cathedral’s many visitors from across the world.
A solitary and beautiful performance of The Cresset Stone
The year of 2020 came with many challenges not least for our heritage and cultural venues in Brecon and for the people who enjoy these spaces. However one of the positives was a visual and sound recording in Brecon Cathedral of a solo violinist playing a piece of music entitled The Cresset Stone by composer Hilary Tann.
What’s in a name?
Local historian & author Jonathan Morgan talks to Brecon Story about some of the families that have shaped Brecon’s history.