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11/02/2014

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California at the of 85. That is all from us. There is a

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first Good evening.

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Coastal communities in Wales are being warned they could face being

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abandoned in future. Some councils say rising sea levels mean they're

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too expensive to defend long term. The Minister for Natural Resources,

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Alun Davies says retreating is not part of his approach. But some

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councils say plans are already in place. Tim Rogers reports.

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While we storms rage, the question facing many communities is how are

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we going to defend them in future? As the cost goes up, the reality for

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small towns is they will have to abandon. Plans adopted widely by the

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council are those of managed retreat. The manager of the main

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tourist attraction, the fair born railway says the future looks

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bleak. Any policy that declares there is a cut-off point is

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inevitably going to make house values in the area drop. Who would

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buy a place in an area that won't be there in 20 years time? There are 50

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communities that have been earmarked for some kind of retreat from the

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sea. The leader of the council in Gwynedd says there is not the money

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to defend every community. The plan is trying to sustain the plan in the

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long-term, but we will have to look at the future of that community. As

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the weather deteriorates, short-term plans have been adopted. The

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Minister for Natural Resources, Aled Davies, suggests there is a

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difference of opinion between the government and local authorities.

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Managed retreat is not part of our policy. We are looking at managing

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defences. You cannot do everything everywhere and you cannot fund

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everything everywhere. The expert advice is that sea levels will

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continue to rise and doing nothing is not an option. But as the weather

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continues to confound predictions, the question of how will vulnerable

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communities be defended in the future will become more urgent.

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More on that story in Week In Week Out tonight after this bulletin.

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And there are more bad weather warnings tonight - more snow and

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rain are expected to fall across Wales in the next few hours.

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Conditions on some roads have been described as treacherous and

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flooding has hit some communities. In the hills, snow closed some

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roads. These pictures show conditions near Aberystwyth where a

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lorry jackknifed locking the road. The knock on effect of flooding in

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England added to local disruption on trains. Some services were

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cancelled. No football today at Wrexham, but they were out

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inspecting the pitch, or what could be seen of it. Newport County also

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have their sixth home match in succession called off. You OK? This

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weather has been full of surprises and in Monmouth, one of our viewers

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found this seal by the rowing club. While people pondered how it came to

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be there, the council has been dealing with the floodwaters near

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the leisure centre and Monmouth comprehension school. Tomorrow we

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are only allowing the older students into school. Wherever possible we

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are clearing gullies. Levels are so high now, it is difficult for the

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water to get away. In the next 24 hours we are due for more heavy

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rain, coastal gales and snow. We are told to be ready for disruption to

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transport and possibly power supplies.

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And Derek will have a full forecast in a few minutes.

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Now the rest of the day's news. A vote to ban the smacking of children

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could be held before the next Assembly elections after Welsh

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Government ministers promised the issue would be considered as part of

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future legislation. The pledge came after at least two Labour AMs

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threatened to rebel and vote for a Plaid Cymru amendment in favour of a

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ban. The family of a man who's death is

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thought to be linked to the online drinking game NekNominate say

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they're heartbroken. Stephen Brookes from Cardiff died on Sunday. South

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Wales Police are still investigating a possible link between the game and

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his death. There hasn't been too much to cheer

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about for Welsh schools recently with the latest Chief Inspector's

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reports and PISA's international rankings. But Ceredigion can allow

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itself a pat on the back .The school's inspectorate Estyn says

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it's the only council to be worthy of its highest rating. Here's our

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education correspondent, Arwyn Jones. The last council to be

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inspected so they the best till last. What is Ceredigion's secret?

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This set of figures holds part of the secret, and they have a tracking

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system so they know what is going on in schools. Pupils sit tests by the

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council every year and then the results are pored over so the

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council can address any problems. When we look at individual schools,

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we can look at individual pupils and asked that progress. Then we can see

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what has gone wrong in relation to the data. Other councils have been

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along to see if they can use this tracking system and it is here in

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the county's schools where they are seeing the results. The gap between

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boys and girls is narrowing, attendance levels is among the best

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in Wales and high standards means Ceredigion is in the highest

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authority across the board. But while Ceredigion has excelled, other

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councils don't do so well. A few are good, most are average and six are

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in special Moses because of poor standards. The Welsh government has

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put some education services in the hands of education consortia, the

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idea being that larger organisations can offer more support. If we don't

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have that local contact between the improvement team and the local

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schemes so they know each other well and can work together well, you will

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not get that improvement the Minister looking for. Other councils

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are told to follow Ceredigion's lead. With the challenges facing our

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schools, maybe this county holds the solution.

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Football, and Cardiff City could only manage a 0-0 draw with Aston

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Villa tonight. Both sides had chances with Cardiff's goal keeper

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David Marshall making a great save late in the second half. The

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Bluebirds were without Craig Bellamy - he's serving a three-match ban

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after accepting a Football Association's violent conduct charge

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following an incident at the Liberty stadium last Saturday. Both Newport

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and Wrexham's games were called off. If you don't like the sound of more

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bad weather, look away now. More severe weather on the way in

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the next 24 hours. More snow for some of us, heavy rain and severe

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gales. We have to be prepared tomorrow for more travel disruption

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and flooding. Met Office warnings are in force, including an amber

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wind warning for severe gales for the north and west of the country.

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Damaging gusts tomorrow up to 60 to 80 mph, possibly 90 mph on exposed

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coasts and hills and that is strong enough to bring down trees and

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damaged power lines as well. More showers will spread across the

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country overnight. They will be wintry in nature, rail, hailstones

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and sleet and snow for some. With temperatures close to freezing,

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watch out for icy patches. Tomorrow morning, we have another deep area

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of low pressure, tracking across Ireland towards Scotland. The next

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Atlantic storm. Tomorrow morning it may start dry but it won't last and

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rain will spread across the whole country. Snow for a time in mid

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Wales and the North. Wind increasing as well. Across the rest of the UK,

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heavy rain and gales will move north eastwards and in Scotland, blizzards

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on the mountains. Rain eventually clearing to showers in the south

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later on. Storm force around the Irish Sea. At 3pm in Wales tomorrow

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we're looking at showers. The wind is a big feature, even severe gales,

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storm force winds in the north-west and around Cardigan Bay. Could cause

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some damage. Severe gales in the north tomorrow evening will these,

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turning dry as well but a few wintry showers overnight. Into Thursday,

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less windy and brighter. There will be some sunshine but further

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showers, wintry on higher ground. Friday may start dry but more rain

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will spread up from the south. No end in sight as yet.

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Stay tuned to lose all day tomorrow, we will keep you updated on the

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severe weather disruption on TV, radio and online. Thank you for

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watching. Good

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