27/12/2015 BBC Wales Today

A cleanup operation is taking place across North Wales

Residents in Gwynedd and Anglesey have been assessing the damage

to their homes, and the A55 dual carriageway - which

was shut near Bangor - has now been re-opened.

Today, there have been calls for the Welsh Government

Flood water being pumped out of the cellars of a high street.

This resilient town is once again open for business

despite the flooding yesterday and today's cleanup operation.

We had farmers down with tractors, we had all the locals out.

Basically we had to make do with what we had.

Yes, we had properties which went underwater,

which is not what you want, but had the people not come out,

The high velocity pump in attendance on Anglesey came from Newtown

in Powys, they were told that the appliance from Llandudno

could not get to the island because the A55 in Bangor was shut.

It is not the first time the stretch of the coastal area has flooded

and now opposition parties are calling for the Welsh Government

They have not done the necessary work to make sure that this vital

artery into the north-west of Wales remains open after heavy rain.

Now this is it, this must be the last time that this happens

because it is a risk to lives as well as being a major

inconvenience for this part of Wales.

The Welsh Government has said it has invested significantly in flood risk

management schemes in North Wales and will now work with local

authorities to see what additional action can be taken to speed up

the work to protect homes and motorists.

That cannot come soon enough for the people of this area whose

Not for the motorists who were stranded as five main

The roads have now we opened and residents are returning them.

The roads have now we opened and residents are returning to them.

But the damage cannot be fixed overnight.

It has taken 20 years to restore this walled botanical garden.

And now the work starts all over again.

The lower wall has collapsed and as you can see, it has taken

It has flooded down the valley and we have found pieces

of the walled garden, right down at the bottom

We have had thousands of people ringing up to support me.

As Anthony thinks about replanting his garden,

there remain four more flood warnings in place in Wales tonight.

Forecasters predict more rain over the next few days.

Police in Caerphilly are investigating after thieves

broke into a church on Christmas Day.

They tried to steal a safe but abandoned it in the car park.

But they did get away with hundreds of pounds worth of

Parishioners have rallied round to fix the damage.

The historic church of St Martin's at the foot of Caerphilly Mountain

looks out over the community it serves.

But at some time - on that holiest of days -

thieves broke in, no-doubt hoping for rich pickings

We assumed they were after ready money, which they did not get,

however, two laptops were stolen. Police were called when this safe

was discovered in the car park. It's believed the thieves gained

access to part of the church where building work

is currently being carried out. I was really sad to hear that news,

I think that is really diabolical. At any time of the year especially,

but at this time, terrible. I think it is absolutely shocking. I am sure

that the church will rally around and people will come to the aid of

the church, I would imagine. For Claire Rickard -

christening her daughter Faith at St Martin's today -

news of the break-in I think it is just awful. It is a

place and a time of year when the church is just so important to

people. For people to break into the church, it is just so upsetting and

the really sad thing to happen to the community.

Parishioners have rallied round to secure the building once

more and Gwent Police is investigating.

Rugby, and in another tense Pro12 Christmas derby,

the Blues snatched the win from the Dragons at Rodney Parade.

Rhys Patchell landed a last minute penalty to make

The Dragons had been leading all the way but let

their rivals back into the game with two late tries.

Football, and Swansea City caretaker manager Alan Curtis

praised his side's spirit after they beat West Bromwich Albion

to climb out of the Premier League relegation zone.

Ki Sung-yueng got the only goal of the game after goalkeeper

Boaz Myhill failed to hold a loose ball.

The win was the Swans' first since October.

Psychologically anyway, we are now out of the bottom three. That is

where we have not been for a long time. It is our first win in about

13 or 14 games, so from a confidence point of view, it will give the

player is a huge lift. But as I have said to them, we have to begin again

on Monday. Not just Monday but we have to carry this on.

Let's take a look at tonight's weather:

There'll be some light rain this evening, although it should clear

quickly to reveal a dry and fresher night.

Temperatures falling to around 6 Celsius.

Tomorrow will start dry and brighter,

I'll be back with your next update at around 10:20pm.