The 40 Powys bridges classed by the RAC as "substandard"
Over 40 bridges in Powys have been classed as substandard and are in need of millions of pounds worth of repairs says a recent study.
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Over 40 bridges in Powys have been classed as substandard and are in need of millions of pounds worth of repairs says a recent study.
Lake Bala In whitewater destinations such as Slovenia, they pray to the weather gods for sufficient meltwater for rapids. In Lake Bala, mid-Wales, they cheat. A dam release on the Tryweryn river guarantees grade 3-4 rapids for every visitor to the National White Water Centre. It may sound hairy-chested, but it’s great family fun: either two hours’ guided rough ’n’ tumble or a rafting safari – a bobble down the lower Tryweryn, a swirl through ancient woodland, then bara brith and a cuppa in handsome Bala town. If that makes Lake Bala sound a throwback to traditional jolly hols, well,...