COULD this ancient old relic be an historic copy of the first ever edition of The Brecon & Radnor Express?

In what is the famous old publication's 125th year anniversary, the owner of this copy of the newspaper - believed to be the first ever edition, printed on Friday, October 4, 1889 - kindly sent it to us here in Brecon, having discovered it lying in a drawer at home.

The owners, Richard and Angela Palmer, live in Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire, although Angela grew up in Breconshire, and the couple believe they acquired it when they came to collect personal belongings of Angela's relatives who died over 25 years ago.

For more see this week's Brecon & Radnor Express - available now.