A fishing boat was left high and dry after it ran aground on a desolate beach yesterday. The 50ft vessel Bruno was on passage from Bideford in North Devon when it broke loose from its overnight moorings off the South Wales coast.

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.

BEACH-FRONT living with history is up for auction with this four- storey semi-detached townhouse. Located on the sea-front in the small, picturesque, seaside village of Saunders foot, it is expected to sell for anywhere between pounds 400,000 and pounds 450,000.

By Robin Turner Dredging is not a "major factor" in the loss of sand from some of the nation's most beautiful beaches, according to new research by a leading coastal expert.

Life's a beach - especially if you are heading for south Wales. The miles of glorious, unspoilt golden sand, soaring cliff-tops with magnificent views and narrow, twisting country lanes were all a wonderful surprise to this first-time visitor - but a great delight.