27/03/2016 BBC Wales Today


27/03/2016

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A delegation from the Welsh steel industry is on its way

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to Tata Steel's Mumbai headquarters for crunch talks on the works

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Union representatives, steel workers and the Aberavon MP

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Stephen Kinnock are flying out to discuss a plan to secure

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Over 700 job losses were announced there in January.

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In Port Talbot, the steel works dominate the landscape

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and for Tata Steel Rugby Club, the battle to save the works

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is never far from their thoughts.

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If this reorganisation and restructure does not really

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work, it's looking be pretty grim for the place.

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Everyone is worried in the local area.

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If it gets you down, things are only going to get worse.

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You have got to be positive to try and save the company.

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The more you think about it, the more you're going to get down

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up together and drive on to keep on producing steel,

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keep on breaking records and keep on making money.

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The global steel industry is facing trying times.

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The works are said to be losing a million pounds a day.

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The long-term sustainability is in question.

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Tonight, a delegation of steel workers, union leaders and the

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local MP Stephen Kinnock are flying out to try and convince the board

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members at Tata to back the turnaround plan for Port Talbot.

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We are at a pivotal time now for the steel industry

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and the community is backing this plan because otherwise,

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if the steel industry goes, it is the end of the local

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economies, the communities will die, and it is something we can't sit

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The workforce in Port Talbot has always delivered,

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they have always broken production records, they make the best steel

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that money can buy, so what we need now is Tata Steel to hold its nerve,

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to back the plan and we can move forward.

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I think, get the steel works back to break even and then over a longer

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Back at the rugby club, there is a determination

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Despite the uncertainty, the fate of these workers,

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their families and this community will be decided in a board room

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Four people have died following a two-car collision

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The crash happened on Friday morning between Rhayader

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Dyfed-Powys Police say two people in each car were killed.

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One other person remains in hospital but their condition is not known.

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Almost 3,500 people have signed a petition

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to save a Pembrokeshire-based counselling service

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Sandy Bear is run by Hywel Dda University Health Board,

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but Pembrokeshire Council says it may not be possible to sustain

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the current funding because of cuts to its budget.

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Football, and as the Wales team arrive in Ukraine,

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manager Chris Coleman believes his team will benefit

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from what he calls the hostility they are likely to face.

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Tomorrow night's friendly at the 70,000-capacity

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Olympic Stadium in Kiev is their penultimate warm-up game

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before the Euro 2016 finals, and the last before the manager

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names his 23-man squad for the tournament.

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Coleman accepts the fixture could be a risk, but says it's

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I'd much rather go into a game when you know if you don't perform,

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you're going to have egg in your face, and nobody wants that.

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So I much prefer it like this, against a good team.

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A really difficult atmosphere for us to cope with.

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Rugby, and in the Pro12, despite two impressive tries

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by Wales wing Hallam Amos, the Newport Gwent Dragons lost

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The 16-15 defeat means the Dragons remain 10th in the table.

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There's a yellow "be aware" warning in place in south east Wales

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tonight, so let's take a look at the forecast.

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And Storm Katie will arrive overnight bringing persistent rain

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and strong winds accros much of Wales.

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Tomorrow, the rain and winds will soon clear, leaving

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Some showers developing then in the afternoon.

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Maximum temperature, around 5 Celsius.

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And that's all from the weekend team.

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We'll be back, as usual, in Breakfast from 6:30

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In the meantime, thanks for watching.

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We will be back tomorrow morning. Until then. Good night.

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