Funding has been secured to prevent one of Wales' most popular canals running out of water

During unseasonally dry weather last March, there were fears the 225-year-old Monmouthshire and Brecon Canal could run dry within days, upending the 1,000 jobs which rely on the waterway.

Now a joint provision between the Welsh government and the Canal and River Trust has agreed to contribute half a million pounds annually, for five years, to make sure the water supply remains constant.

Huw Irranca-Davies, the deputy first minister with responsibility for climate change, said the money would provide "the space to develop long-term resilience for this precious waterway".

The 35-mile (56km) waterway weaves its way through the Bannau Brycheiniog National Park - formerly known as the Brecon Be

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