UNLESS ticket sales pick up in the next two weeks, Faenol Festival organisers may have to reconsider their plans.

The festival, established 10 years ago by opera superstar Bryn Terfel, is being staged next month after a year's break.

The four-day event features Irish boy band Westlife, Mexican tenor Rolando Villazon, X-Factor runner-up Rhydian and pub landlord Al Murray.

But ticket sales are "significantly lower" than at the same stage two years ago and Bryn yesterday war ... Read More

PARENTS have been given tips on how to keep their children safe in the sun.

Youngsters and their parents were visited by NHS Plymouth recently, offering advice and guidance on how to stay sunburn-free this summer.

Lorraine Wilkinson, cancer awareness and screening project assistant for NHS Plymouth, said: "Nobody wants their children to spend the entire summer indoors so it is important to understand how to properly protect them against the harm the sun can do.

"Making pa ... Read More

This summer First in Glasgow is offering 16- to-18-year-olds the chance to buy a week's travel for pound(s)5.

They can buy an all-zone, one-week Buzz ticket from any First agent. Simply take along a passport photograph, proof of age and fill in your details.

The offer runs from July 4 to August 15 inclusive. Once the summer promotion is over, First will still offer a range of one, four and 10-week Buzz discounted tickets for 16-to-18-year-olds.

Hazel McGuire, marketing ma ... Read More

DRIVERS seeking the cheapest petrol are suffering a north-south divide, with southern motorists faring the worst, an AA fuel price report reveals. The average price of a litre of petrol has fallen from an all-time high of 121.6p in mid-May to 118.08p now, the report said. But large areas of south-east England and the rural Midlands have supermarket petrol currently priced at 119.9p.

In some other areas, supermarket petrol is as cheap as 114.32p a litre, while in some areas there can be ... Read More

Tax reduction boosts Alaskan travel

SEATTLE - Holland America Line is going to look far more favorably at bringing more vacationers to Alaska now that the state's passenger head tax has been reduced, the president and CEO of the company said.

The Seattle-based cruise line has long since decided how many ships to devote to Alaska this year and next. But CEO Stein Kruse said actions by Alaska Gov. Sean Parnell and the state Legislature "will certainly be a positive influencin ... Read More