IT'S not what you'd expect to see on one of Wales' most famous beaches on a late summer afternoon. This is the Bruno of Sutton - a 50ft-long fishing boat which was towed back to sea yesterday after beaching on the Gower beauty spot of Rhossili.

ENVIRONMENTAL concerns about dredging should be given "a fair hearing" before plans for dredging more sand in the Bristol Channel go ahead, Plaid Cymru AM Chris Franks has said. Environmental campaigners argue that dredging for sand from the seabed depletes beaches.

By Catherine Evans A SIX-FOOT long sword- Catherine Evans fish - usually found in the Pacific Ocean - has been washed up on Barry Island beach. The large fish - weighing more than 150lbs - was discovered by beach inspectors on the shore at Whitmore Bay in the early hours of yesterday.

By Gillman, Susanna Plans for a massive tidal barrier across the River Severn cannot satisfy EU habitats regulations, according to the government's natural environment body.

POWER station company Welsh Power Group has secured pounds 550m debt financing to support its development of the 850MWSevern Power project. The business has mandated three banks, Calyon, ING and the Royal Bank of Scotland, to lead-arrange and underwrite the money.