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There's more throughout the evening on the BBC News Channel. | :00:00. | :00:14. | |
Climate activists from across Britain have set up camp | :00:15. | :00:17. | |
near the Ffos y Fran opencast site above Merthyr Tydfil. | :00:18. | :00:23. | |
Local people who are fighting plans to extend the mine operation | :00:24. | :00:27. | |
to near by Nant Llesg have welcomed the move. | :00:28. | :00:32. | |
The company which operates the site, Miller Argent, says it provides well | :00:33. | :00:37. | |
paid jobs and supports the steel industry in Wales. | :00:38. | :00:39. | |
It is one of Europe's biggest sites. | :00:40. | :01:38. | |
This land is what locals say they fight to protect. | :01:39. | :01:44. | |
On a wet and windy mountain, a network of activists have arrived to | :01:45. | :01:48. | |
cultivate and on opencast mining. I came down yesterday and built an | :01:49. | :01:54. | |
incredible camp on the hillside. What you see is the upper valley. | :01:55. | :02:02. | |
It is wonderful and unique. Behind me, if you can just get the shot, if | :02:03. | :02:07. | |
I step aside, it is a raised bog. The source of the Valley stream. | :02:08. | :02:13. | |
What you see will be 70 million cubic tonnes of soil. It will | :02:14. | :02:24. | |
smother, blanket the area. The camp has been set up over the May Day | :02:25. | :02:29. | |
bank holiday. They plan to leave on Wednesday, but locals hope it will | :02:30. | :02:32. | |
focus the minds of politicians and the public ahead of the election. An | :02:33. | :02:40. | |
investigation is under way following a suspicious fire at school. | :02:41. | :02:41. | |
South Wales Fire and Rescue Service was called to St David's Junior | :02:42. | :02:44. | |
and Infants school in Cwmbran just after 8pm last night. | :02:45. | :02:47. | |
The fire started in an outdoor storage container and spread | :02:48. | :02:49. | |
People drinking alcohol in the street or begging | :02:50. | :02:53. | |
in Newport City Centre could be fined ?100 as a new Public | :02:54. | :02:56. | |
Spaces Protection Order comes into effect today. | :02:57. | :02:59. | |
Gwent Police and Newport City Council are working together | :03:00. | :03:01. | |
on the initiative which aims to enhance visitors' | :03:02. | :03:03. | |
One person has died following a one-car collision on the A541 | :03:04. | :03:09. | |
Two other people were injured - one of whom was airlifted | :03:10. | :03:14. | |
The wine industry in Wales is expected to grow significantly | :03:15. | :03:20. | |
over the next 20 years,according to the group representing | :03:21. | :03:22. | |
One company in Monmouthshire has doubled its operation this week - | :03:23. | :03:27. | |
and is now selling its wine to customers in France. | :03:28. | :03:30. | |
It's been made since Roman times - and now in 17 commercial | :03:31. | :03:38. | |
The one near Monmouth, the latest to expand, | :03:39. | :03:45. | |
planting vines covering the size of seven football pitches. | :03:46. | :03:49. | |
Good drainage, plenty of sun, and not too much rain. | :03:50. | :03:53. | |
20,000 bottles of wine a year from this field alone. | :03:54. | :03:57. | |
It's not cheap, needing ?3 million of investment in land and equipment. | :03:58. | :04:01. | |
But the owners predict a boom in Welsh winemaking. | :04:02. | :04:07. | |
50 vineyards will be operating here in 20 years time. | :04:08. | :04:13. | |
That is based on the growth of the wine industry in the Nova Scotia, | :04:14. | :04:18. | |
for example, the eastern seaboard of Canada. You think, surely they | :04:19. | :04:27. | |
cannot grow it to make wine, but the climate is virtually identical to | :04:28. | :04:31. | |
the Welsh climate. It is a huge tourist industry. I don't know how | :04:32. | :04:34. | |
many vineyards. A massive industry. This site gets 3,000 visitors each | :04:35. | :04:36. | |
year for wine now sold to perhaps the most demanding | :04:37. | :04:39. | |
of customers of all. A recent order was from | :04:40. | :04:41. | |
Bordeaux in France. More on that story on BBC Wales' | :04:42. | :04:45. | |
Country Focus programme, Football, and at the Liberty Stadium | :04:46. | :04:48. | |
this afternoon, Swansea City fans paid tribute to the 96 victims | :04:49. | :04:54. | |
of the Hillsborough disaster. The crowd held a minute's applause - | :04:55. | :05:04. | |
ahead of Liverpool's first league game since an inquest concluded | :05:05. | :05:07. | |
that those who died at Hillsborough As for the result - | :05:08. | :05:11. | |
Swansea are now 13th in the table - following a decisive 3-1 victory | :05:12. | :05:17. | |
over a much-changed Liverpool side. Andre Ayew's second goal sealing | :05:18. | :05:21. | |
the match for the Swans. With two games remaining - | :05:22. | :05:24. | |
they're now 11 points clear Let's take a quick look | :05:25. | :05:26. | |
at the weather forecast now. It will be a mostly cloudy night | :05:27. | :05:32. | |
with outbreaks of light rain and drizzle - | :05:33. | :05:35. | |
though mainly over the mountains A mild night with lows | :05:36. | :05:37. | |
of around 10 Celsius, followed by a much wetter | :05:38. | :05:40. | |
and windier morning again And that's all for now | :05:41. | :05:42. | |
from the Wales Today team this Sunday - but join me | :05:43. | :05:50. | |
for another update after They two of bank holiday weekend | :05:51. | :06:15. | |
brought a day of mixed fortunes. There was sunshine to be found, | :06:16. | :06:18. | |
particularly across much of | :06:19. | :06:19. |