BRECON'S Royal Welsh Regimental Museum Appeal - formally launched today, Thursday, June 14 - has been boosted by a £5,000 cash donation.

The contribution from Richard Hoare, the founder of The Bulldog Trust which provides financial and advisory assistance to charities, is the first major funding received as part of a drive to generate the £1 million needed to rejuvenate the regimental museum.

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