12/09/2014 BBC Wales Today

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After months of allegations about pension payments, public

protests and an ongoing police enquiry, the highest-paid council

chief executive in Wales is to face a disciplinary investigation.

But despite premature council unanimously voting that they had no

confidence in Bryn Parry Jones any more,

they stopped short of suspending him and tonight he remains in his post.

Unison who represent council workers have said tonight that a dark cloud

Finally the troubled waters that have rocked this authority may be

soothed by moves to cut their highest paid employee adrift.

Today the tide turned against Chief Executive Bryn Parry Jones.

46 members voted to support a motion of no confidence in him,

with only three against and three abstentions, even

previous supporters like the council leader decided enough was enough.

I think that circumstances have shifted quite considerably in that

period. Over the last two or three months, there has been border have

been rather a number of elements that have led to today's decision. I

have been clear about my relationship with the Chief

Executive. Leaders and Chief Executive is not very popular people

by their very being. The local papers have been full

of headlines, There had been an option to suspend

Mr Parry Jones immediately but It is a ludicrous situation. The

suspension should have been immediate and I cannot believe we

are in this position. IM extremely concerned also that the motion that

has actually gone through counsel paves the way for a deal for the

Chief Executive. That is a golden goodbye, potentially, and it is not

something I think should be entertained in this case.

A disciplinary committee to consider Bryn Parry Jones is likely to meet

next week but experts warn the process could

You cannot just sack someone, they have to go through a disciplinary

procedure and he is the head of the Council, the head of paid services.

No one can actually investigate him. You have to appoint someone

independent with an open mind and that person has to be paid. They

cost a great deal of money. It takes some time to investigate

allegations. Public anger at Mr Parry Jones has grown over the cash

pension payments he received and his refusal to pay the money back. Some

may question the delay but today, those opinions have not been heard

-- have been heard. A 45-year-old man has appeared

in court in Newport accused Mark Jones is charged with

the murder of one-month-old Amelia He is also charged with conspiracy

to convert the course of justice. Detectives investigating

historical abuse at North Wales children's homes say a paedophile

headteacher who died in prison Officers say Peter Howarth would

have faced 38 claims of abuse He died in 1997 while in jail

for sex assaults on boys. The new claims came to light as

part of the National Crime Agency Welsh Rugby Union chairman

David Pickering has lost his job. The former Wales captain has been

voted off the board with Dragons Chief Executive Gareth Davies and

former Wales international Anthony It brings an end to Pickering's 11

year tenure as chairman David Pickering has been at the

helm of Welsh rugby for 11 years. His role as chairman has seen him at

the heart of the governing body but this afternoon the former Wales cap

and failed to win real to the board. Speaking from home today,

he said he was saddened but grateful I have been in the post for a long,

long time. It has been a fantastic period for Welsh rugby. I could not

have wished for any more. It has been a difficult nine months. They

have impacted on people 's decisions and I fully understand that and

respect that. There is no doubt he presided

over one of the most successful The national side won three Grand

Slams during his tenure and got But the entire game was rocked

in one of the most damaging disputes in Welsh

rugby, there has been criticism He admitted today the last nine

months in the job had been difficult. You can see that people

are starting to say, let's return to Wales. This deal will bear fruit.

There is a lot of money that has been put into it. We have given the

region is a 35% increase and that will be of great benefit. And the

regions have put a lot of effort into achieving this deal as well.

What I want going forward is harmony between us all, ambition and working

together. And that is all I will do is work together with the new

leaders. The 53-year-old will finish in the post in October.

A new chairman will be chosen from the 18 strong board

Scotland's First Minister has claimed health spending cuts in

Wales prove independence would be the best option for both countries.

Alex Salmond says the First Minister was reducing health expenditure

because of cut backs being imposed on him by the UK Government.

The reason that the Welsh First Minister is reducing national health

expenditure in Wales, going down in real terms, was not because Carwyn

Jones wants to do that but Kos of the impact of the cutbacks from the

London government. First Minister Carwyn Jones,

who has been campaigning for a No vote in next week's referendum,

says independence would not protect the Scottish health service and the

current level of devolution in Wales has allowed his government to make

the right choices for the NHS here. Up to 145 jobs are at risk after the

University of South Wales confirmed it is to close it century-old campus

at Caerleon, near Newport. The two-year phased closure would

put security, administration The university says it is in talks

with unions to avoid redundancies. Students are voting with their feet

as to where they will go and where they will not go. Our competitors

are investing heavily in the future. We have to keep pace with not only

investment we have already done but more investment and we want to

secure our recruitment and secure ourselves as the largest university

in Wales. We are having to take some difficult decisions. On the field in

rugby tonight, Rodney Parade was the scene of a hard-fought Barbie as the

ospreys took on the dragons. -- Derby. The ospreys took the lead and

managed to hold on. Derby. The ospreys took the lead and

managed to hold on. It is looking mostly dry with some

sunny spells but it will also turn quite breezy at times. If we take a

look at the map tonight, cloud thickening. That will hold up the

temperatures as well. Lowest temperatures tend Celsius. Some

early mist and fog tomorrow. A grey start. Across the UK, the cloud will

thin and break to leave another dry a day with variable cloud and sunny

spells. Just an outside chance of an isolated shower. And relatively

mild. Top temperature 22 in southeastern on. Warm in Wales, top

temperature 20 Celsius in Monmouthshire. It should stay warm

and dry for Proms in the Park in Swansea tomorrow. High pressure will

keep things settled. It is that easterly breeze on Sunday which

should bring the best of the sunshine further west. Temperatures

still hanging on for most. Sunny spells and variable cloud. Early

next week, high pressure across the UK drifts slowly towards

Scandinavia. This low pressure will edge closer from the south-west. The

details are still fairly elusive. But it will remain settled. Cloudy

at times, the breeze picking up. Maybe turning a little more

unsettled midweek. That is all for now. We are back tomorrow from 6am.

But from all of us on the programme, could night.