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Failing to bring in more factories like this. Nearly 200 foreign-owned

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firms closed in the last 10 years. At an report on the Welsh

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government record on inward investment. There's not a dedicated

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body to sell Wales to the world. Inward investment has fallen off a

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Thousands of horses abandoned across the country. Why we are all

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paying the cost. A fly in Stade for the charity which cares for.

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Servicemen, now with a new name. It has many happy returns to Wrexham,

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as new documents show the football club could be much older than

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anyone thought. And he's back - Alun Wyn Jones

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returns, one of three changes to face England for the Triple Crown.

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We are failing to attract foreign companies and their jobs - that is

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the blunt message from MPs from the Welsh Affairs Committee. They have

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urged the Welsh government to consider re-using the brand of the

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Welsh Development Agency more than five years after it was abolished.

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This is the second report in a month to seriously criticise our

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record of attracting foreign firms. Easy come, easy go - that was being

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-- the description of inward investment of Wales in today's

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report. Large companies have all gone.

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There was a golden period, but the cross-party group of MPs was told

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that Wales was seen as a one-trick pony. When other places were found

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with cheaper labour, the country suffered. In 1992, there were more

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than 17,000 workers -- 70,000 workers in foreign-owned factories

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in Wales. Between 1998 and 2000 Na, For the benefit of the economy, the

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MPs say the Welsh Government should are urgently consider how to make

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sure -- made use of the brand of the WDA. They should develop a

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dedicated trade organisation. We do not have a body that is saying to

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investors, come to Wales, it is a great place to set up your business.

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We do not have that and we should have that. That is the main point

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within the committee's report. It is not hard to find Business people

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who still praise the WDA, but bring me back is another matter. -- but

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bringing it back. There was a time when it did everything for

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everybody. It dealt with land reclamation, inward investment.

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Time has moved on, and we now need a trade body. It is a case of

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promoting Wales at the highest level. The report was critical of

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the decision by Edwina Hart not to appear in front of the committee.

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Of the main issues in the report, the Welsh government says it has

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developed a more flexible model. It is not simply a throwback to the

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WDA, which it says has run its course. Despite so many closures,

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there are still many foreign-owned firms still operating successfully

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in Wales. Take this car park form, -- car parts firm, an Italian firm,

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which employs 70 people. I asked the plan director why it had

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survived when others had gone. People who work here are

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tremendously committed. It also needed a break commitment from

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people after their major fire in 2008. It would have been easy to

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stop production after that. The combination of the response that

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the sovereign people and is planned, together worth the commitment to

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Wales, we got through it. This report has listed some of the

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strong points in Wales. A committed workforce. Successful companies,

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like this one, in the automotive sector. The MPs were told, however,

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that there is no one effectively giving that message out to the rest

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Let us get more on this. This report attacks the Welsh business

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minister for failing to appear on it. Is this a clash of

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personalities? Is there something more radically? A bit of both. When

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the chair of the select committee wrote to Edwina Harte, asking her

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for evidence, her response was very blunt. Just one sentence. I shall

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not be attending. It seemed the committee today did not one to

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mince its own words end the criticism of her. It accused her of

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ignoring them, showing disrespect and discourtesy to Parliament. It

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is a pretty substantial accusation to make against anybody, let alone

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a government minister. David Davies stuck to his guns today. I think it

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is discourteous. A Minister has said, and fairly returns, that she

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cannot be bothered to turn up to give evidence to a committee that

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is looking into a committee that affect her portfolio. That is my

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personal review -- view and it seems to be reflected by other

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members of the committee. David Davies was talking about other

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members of the committee. I was talking to a Labour member of the

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committee, then I'm Davies said, perhaps the language used was to

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hysterical. -- Geraint Davies. What will she have made of it? I do not

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think she will lose much sleep. She's pretty competent. She was not

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in any rush to download the contents on to her computer, she

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said. She said that the relationship between her department

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and the UK government was a good one. This is a story we first

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brought to a few weeks ago. Abandon horses. Tonight, warning

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that the dumping of horses is putting lives at risk and costing

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councils hundreds of thousands of pounds. A BBC Wales investigation

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has revealed that horse related calls to the police in South Wales

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alone has seen a staggering rise of almost 2000 per cent and the last

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month. -- in the last month. Last month, more than 40 horses were

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abandoned here. That is where unscrupulous owners dump their

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livestock on and that -- other people's land, allowing them to

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feed for free. It seems this was not an isolated incident. Many

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wonder loose, getting onto Road, wrecking gardens and causing mayhem.

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Does this weekend, 37 were rounded up by police near Bridgend. At a

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nearby school, they have had to spend �50,000 a new fencing to try

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to keep them out. The horses find their way into school grounds,

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causing thousands of pounds' worth of damage. The mix of wild animals

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and young children can spell danger. We have horse owners who are

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irresponsibly driving down the road and cherry-picking Widdecombe drop-

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off and depositing their horses in fields, often late at night night,

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late at night, -- often late at night, and the wake up and there is

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a new problem in the community. South Wales police say it seems to

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be getting worse. We could expect 25 incidence per month last year.

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They were predominantly have been of an animal welfare nature. Last

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month, there were 497 incidence. The fear, if it goes unchecked,

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there will be a fatality? Absolutely. They get on the roads

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and they have been involved in some quite serious road traffic

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accidents. One was on the road recently, and its spine was split.

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We have been so lucky there have been no fatalities in human life.

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Have you got a passport? A passport, no. I can get one for it. Cardiff

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Council was the first one in Wales to employee a horse warden. It is

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her job to round up stray horses. That can lead to confrontation. No,

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it is my horse! At the end of the day, I cannot fight them. Again, at

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the issue is with the police. The do not respond. -- the they do not

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respond. Redwings Horse Sanctuary recently took 1022 animals that had

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been dumped and land -- on land near Cardiff airport. One solution

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would be to have been put down. It is very difficult for me as a vet

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to say that. All horses over six months old are supposed to have a

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passport. Since 2009, the should also be microchips. -- they should

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also have microchips. Some owners are floating he's read the -- these

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regulations. -- someone as a floating these regulations. There

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is more on that this week. The jury in the trial of a man accused of

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raping and murdering 90 year-old Nikitta Grender has been sent home.

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The accused denies the charges. Her body was discovered in a burnt-out

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flat last year. She was two weeks ago -- away from giving birth to

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higher unborn child. They say that they will try to relocate staff to

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other shop still stop the fashion chain, which was part of that

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peacocks group, was bought by a private equity firm.

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People living in three remote villages near Lampeter say they

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could be left even more isolated by the decision to end a regular bus

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services. From next week's, -- from next week,

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Arriva buses will no longer pass through the villages of Cribyn,

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Pencarreg and Cwmann. People living there have said they will have to

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book buses in future. The bus services stopping. Another name is

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added to a petition opposing the change to Arriva's bus service near

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Lampeter. The decided to turn down a subsidy from the local authority

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and operate the route on a commercial basis. For many living

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in the area, that will mean swapping buzzes like this one for

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ones like this. I am concerned because myself and resident Samaria

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are bus users. I come in five days per week and two or three times,

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depending on my shift. I cannot always guarantee that we can book a

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bus in advance. Cribyn is one of three villages that will be

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affected. From Sunday, it will no longer be on the main bus route

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between Carmarthen and Aberystwyth. Those people unable to catch the

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few remaining buses that will pass through the village, will need to

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become boss. -- will need to book a bus. They can take the not only to

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Lampeter but also to the surrounding areas. They currently

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do not have bus services. Not everyone is convinced. That is the

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solution there, you can book a bus. We will see how it works! I don't

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think they can ever cope with a number of people that need it. A

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There will also be changes to the timetable and the advice to

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passengers is to check bus times Much more to come including, Elin

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Jones is back, one of three changes to the Welsh team are to face

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England for the Triple Crown. -- Alun Wyn Jones. Exactly how old is

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First, a charity that has been helping former soldiers who have

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lost their sight for nearly a hundred years has changed its name.

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St Dunstan's, which has a centre in Llandudno, says it has had to

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rethink its brand because not enough people know who it is or

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what it does. Flying into Llandudno to roll-out a

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new flag, and more importantly a brand new name. Blind Veterans UK.

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It is the new title for St Dunstan's, a charity started merely

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a hundred years ago, teaching returning soldiers had to cope

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without their sight. In its early years it counted the Queen Mother

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are amongst its supporters. Its fundraisers or popular, like this

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swimming gala at Barry Knap in 1926, but things have changed. It was the

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help for heroes of its day. A huge charity, very rich, and in the

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Sixties Seventies and Eighties we didn't do any fund-raising, so a

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large part of the population don't know who St Dunstan's is. We feel

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with the name Blind Veterans UK that it is very clear. Bill

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Stephenson is a former Royal Engineer who is now blind. Until

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recently he had never heard of St Dunstan's or its six centres across

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the UK. Now he is staying in Llandudno for a week relearning had

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to chop vegetables and getting a few tricks to make tea without any

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spills. Pick the cattle up and start to pour, feel for the edge of

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the Cup and Paul. -- pour the tea. You can say you are giving up, it

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is no good, but then, after you have been here and you find they

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can show you how to do things, then you think, there is a way.

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charity now hopes the new name will help tens of thousands of ex-

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servicemen and women like Bill realise help is out there.

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Good evening. Time for tonight's sport, and captain Sam Warburton

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will return to lead Wales's bid for the Triple Crown at Twickenham this

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weekend. He is one of three changes for Saturday's Six Nations clash

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against England. Scarlets a kicker no wins will start an international

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for the first time, -- Ken Owens, and lock Alun Wyn Jones returns to

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beef up the pack. He hasn't played for Wales since

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the worst -- World Cup, but Alun Wyn Jones's performances in New

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Zealand was so good that coach Warren Gatland has decided to throw

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him into the fray despite a knee playing one and a half Games in

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three months. It has been a really tough decision leaving Ryan Jones

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out. He has done well in the first couple of Games. Alan Wyn Jones

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likes to take the pressure on his shoulders, and we expect a player

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of his experience, a good performance at him. Wales changes

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are all in the forwards. Ryan Jones is on the bench with regular

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captain Sam Warburton definitely fit and raring to go. In the front

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row, Scarlets hooker Ken Owens will start an international for the

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first time after both Huw Bennett and Matthew Rees were ruled out

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through injury. This time last year I was watching the game at my local

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rugby club at home. I had had a neck operation and had to be back

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for the Scarlets at some point this year to get a couple of Games, and

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to go to the World Cup and start the Six Nations is huge. The Back's

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selection is a more straightforward affair, a clean bill of health

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meaning Warren Gatland can -- Warren Gatland can pick the same

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three-quarter line for the third game in succession. They have

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scored six tries between them and hope for more of the same in

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Twickenham with victory against England will win the Triple Crown.

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Wales prop Gethin Jenkins also confirmed today that he will play

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crap -- club rugby in France next season. He is leaving the Blues in

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the summer having signed a two-year contract with Toulon. It is a

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growing trend in Welsh rugby. Mark Phillips, James Hook and Gay Byrne

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have moved across the Channel and will be joined next season by three

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more players already snapped up by French clubs. Jenkins had already

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been in negotiations with the Blues, who said they would no longer pay

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players when they were away on international duty. It got to the

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stage where I was only being offered 60 per cent of the money I

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was already on, so that had a big impact on my leaving, obviously.

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Things sometimes have to change, and the offer in France to play

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rugby, I am getting on a bit at 31, so it was too good to turn down.

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Former Wales lock Gareth Llewellyn was one of the first Welshmen to

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play in France. When we spoke earlier I asked him why so many

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players are now choosing to leave Wales. Clearly we have financial

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issues in Welsh rugby at the moment. Are decisions are driven by lack of

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finance. We have a �3.5 million budget next year for regional

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squads, which is �1 million behind England, and any number of millions

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behind the French clubs. Money is clearly tight in the regions. Can

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this trend be stopped? The only way you can stop the trend is by

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financing the regions, how that happens, it will have to come from

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the Welsh Rugby Union, whether they can afford it we don't know, and if

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they do, it will be some kind of power concession by the regions to

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the union as to the control over how money is spent. How likely do

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you think that is? I am not sure what the exact financial situation

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is of the Union, but the unions and regions are all intertwined than

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the money comes from the WRU to the regions, and it is in the region's

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interests to be successful, so it is something they will have to sit

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down and thrash out over a table, I guess, but what the exact finances

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are, I don't know. If this carries on, what will our regional teams

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look like in two or three seasons? We will certainly have less of the

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Welsh players playing, and the overseas stars we are used to

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seeing. We will be able to afford some but not as many as at the

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moment. It could well mean that more Welsh players playing, which

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would be a good thing, but it might not make us as competitive in the

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likes of Europe. Does this also have a knock-on effect on the

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success of the Wales national team, do you think? It will certainly

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make it more difficult for the national team to get together if a

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lot of our boys are playing in England or France. It will make the

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out of season rugby window, like the Australian international last

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year, almost impossible if most of the team are playing outside Wales,

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because of will be effectively playing and a side of guys based in

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Wales. It will make life more difficult, yes. Thank you.

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On to football, and there is confusion over the role of Wales

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coach Raymond Verheijen for the Gary Speed Memorial match next week.

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The FAW insists the Dutchman will be in charge alongside Osian

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Roberts for the game against Costa Rica, but Verheijen said on Twitter

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at this is a surprise to him and said the FAW has not told him.

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Cardiff City have put an extra 1500 tickets on sale for their Carling

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Cup final clash against Liverpool on Sunday. Fans were lining up from

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the early hours of this morning to ensure a seat. The club's initial

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allocation was just over 30,000 tickets.

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There is Conference report tonight. Newport County travel to Tamworth,

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while Wrexham player-manager Andy Morrell says he is confident his

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team can keep up pressure on confident -- Conference leaders

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Fleetwood. The Dragons travel to Kidderminster this evening. They

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are second. Now to some rather more historic

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news for Wrexham fans. Just as they were looking ahead to the club's

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140 of anniversary next year, evidence has come to light

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suggesting it may already be 150 years old. The Wrexham Supporters'

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Trust has uncovered references from local newspapers indicating the

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club was founded in 1864, not 1873, making it one of the oldest clubs

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in Britain. Like many of a certain age, Wrexham

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Football Club may have shaved a few years officer put it -- official

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birthdate, which could mean the difference between being the oldest

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league club in Wales and the third oldest in the world behind Notts

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County and Stoke City. October 1864. "I shall expect a good many down to

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the field on Saturday ." Club historian and share of the

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supporters' trust Pete Jones has been trying to confirm his long-

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held belief that Wrexham might be longer in the tooth than first

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thought. It is only with the transfer of local newspaper

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archives to the internet that his search was simplified. A guy came

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to Wrexham from Yorkshire, where football was well established, in

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Sheffield, and introduced football to Wrexham. We have a date now of

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1864, which seems to be now the most accurate date we have come up

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with. That means the club was already 63 by the time these

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pictures were filmed at the Racecourse in 1927.

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Until recently the received wisdom had it that the club was far --

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formed here in September 1873 by a group of cricketers looking for

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something to do when summer was over. Although the location and

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most of the facts haven't changed, one important thing has, at the

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date of that crucial meeting. The club badge says it is 139 years old,

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but fans have long argued it was founded the year earlier meaning it

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is currently 140. The newspaper articles indicate it is just two

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years short of 150. Wrexham Museum of host an exhibition charting the

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club's history through the ages later this year. Staff say the new

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discovery proves there is no substitute for good historical

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detective work. Going in there, having a look and finding out more

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rather than just taking it at red, you know, people pass on these

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facts from one magazine to the next, going back to the original sources

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and checking, and not taking anything for granted. Wrexham may

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have gained a few years but it is still alive and kicking.

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It wouldn't be the first time someone has pretended to be younger

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than they are! Which leads us on to Working with you puts years on me!

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It has been mild in Wrexham this week but there is rain on the way,

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and tomorrow the weather is set to go downhill with a spell of wet and

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windy weather. Thursday will be dry and some of this will enjoy a taste

:24:57.:25:01.

of Spring, temperatures in Rossett in Flintshire rising as high as 15

:25:01.:25:07.

Celsius, 11 Celsius nearer the mark in Rhossili on Gower. Tomorrow

:25:08.:25:11.

spots of light rain and drizzle in Mid Wales and the North, otherwise

:25:11.:25:15.

dry, breezy, with temperatures everywhere well above freezing.

:25:15.:25:20.

Here is the picture for 8 am, the South and East and parts of Powys

:25:21.:25:23.

including the north-east and Wrexham will start off dry, but it

:25:23.:25:28.

won't last. In the north and west it will soon turn wet, the rain

:25:28.:25:31.

accompanied by fresh to strong winds with temperatures in Cardigan

:25:31.:25:35.

around 9 Celsius. During the day, the rain will spill across the rest

:25:35.:25:39.

of the country, heaviest on the hills and mountains, with

:25:39.:25:43.

widespread hill fog so poor visibility. Temperatures above

:25:43.:25:47.

average and windy, the south- westerly wind fresh to strong, up

:25:47.:25:53.

to gale force on some coasts and hills, gusts 45-50 mph. In Bridgend

:25:53.:25:57.

County tomorrow, turning wet and windy, temperatures in Blaengarw 10

:25:57.:26:02.

Celsius, 50 Fahrenheit. Tomorrow night the wind and rain will ease

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off but still some drizzle, plenty of low cloud, mist and hill fog as

:26:06.:26:10.

well. Thursday drier and mild with lighter winds, much of the air

:26:10.:26:15.

moist with low cloud, mist and drizzle. The south and west coasts

:26:15.:26:19.

staying grey and murky, temperatures at Oxwich around 11

:26:19.:26:23.

Celsius, but inland it will dry out and in parts of the north and east

:26:23.:26:27.

it will feel like spring. Temperatures in Prestatyn rising to

:26:27.:26:31.

15 Celsius, not far off 60 Fahrenheit. Friday, cloudy and damp,

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at the moment, the weekend will become dry and settled for while

:26:36.:26:39.

thanks to high pressure. The temperatures drop back closer to

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the seasonal average. Our picture tonight is from Spencer Davis,

:26:45.:26:49.

taken in the Brecon Beacons. If you are going Warken -- walking

:26:49.:26:58.

tomorrow you will need waterproofs. The top stories: The Greek Prime

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Minister says the agreement of a second big bail-out of the Eurozone

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is an historic opportunity for his country -- from the Eurozone. The

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package, with 130 billion euros, depends on Chris making painful

:27:12.:27:19.

spending cuts in response -- to stave off bankruptcy -- Greece. The

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Welsh Affairs Committee have which the Welsh Government to consider

:27:22.:27:25.

re-using the brand of the Welsh Development Agency more than five

:27:25.:27:30.

years after it was abolished. They say we are failing to attract

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