A HUMOUROUS look at local life could be one of the surprise Christmas publishing hits of 2012.

Jolly Jaunts with The Parson & The Publican, launched on Friday, November 9 at a party at Llanstephan House on the A470 between Llyswen and Builth Wells, is a collection of anecdotes, recipes, garden hints and 'idle thoughts'that has already proved a hit with readers of county magazines.

Read the full story in this week's Brecon & Radnor Express - out now!