11/08/2016 BBC Wales Today

A third bridge to Anglesey over the Menai Strait could begin by 2021

When I go shopping there's always a lot of traffic over the Britannia

Bridge so I think it would be a good idea.

Not everyone's in favour - could the money be better spent

elsewhere or will a new nuclear power station and its construction

traffic demand better transport infrastructure?

In tonight's sport, the first Welsh woman to win an Olympic rowing medal

It's silver for Victoria Thornley from Wrexham.

Amazing, we did everything we could in that race in difficult conditions

but we did what we set out to do. for damage caused by potholes

This is the third coach company to stop trading in as many months -

And why tourism in Wales may be one of the sectors to benefit

from the continuing fall in the pound post-Brexit.

Building work on a third bridge connecting Anglesey

with the mainland, could start by 2021

if plans to ease traffic on the island get the go ahead.

The Welsh Government says experts will start looking at routes

It's hoped it'll end congestion on the existing bridges

There are currently two ways to get onto and off Anglesey by car

but within a few years there could be another.

The A55, which was extended across the island has helped improve

journey times but bottlenecks at the Menai and Britannia bridges

Those who've spent years campaigning for a new one say it's long overdue.

There are delays to the mainland in the mornings and from mainland

If something seriously goes wrong then it does affect

And at lunchtime the ferry traffic but it

is the resilience that is the main issue, it's something seriously goes

wrong then it does affect the economy of the whole area.

Businesses like Halen Mon, a sea salt company think the whole

island would benefit from a new bridge.

Anything that makes Anglesey more accessible

At the moment, some people don't think we have any bridges at all.

They think we have boats that cross very infrequently,

so, you know, if we have a third bridge it will raise

There are those who argue that congestion is only at its worst

Meanwhile, some others including businesses think road

improvements are vastly overdue but with the Menai

and Britannia Crossings already in place, would a third

Although the island's MP welcomes the progress he wants

We need to look properly at this, have proper traffic flows

and reports, not just for those pinch points but for

I've also suggested we look at a time as well.

If we're going to have consultations, let's consult

we need to improve rail links, other links as well.

There were split opinions among motorists in the village here today.

I think there is a lot of hoopla about

when the Britannia Bridge is a bit crowded because I'm a Londoner and I

left there years ago but that's traffic jams.

When I'm going shopping there's always a lot of traffic going over

the Britannia Bridge so I think it'd be a good idea.

I don't think it's bad in comparison to other places.

There are critical periods but it flows.

The Welsh government says it will explore ways of funding

the crossing and hire consultants to select the best

Victoria Thornley from Wrexham has become the first ever Welsh woman

to win a rowing medal at the Olympic Games.

She took Silver with her partner Katherine Grainger

The pair missed out on gold by just half a length

Let's speak to Rhodri Llywelyn in Rio.

Rhodri, it was quite a race. Quite a race, quite a journey Jamie.

Not so long ago Victoria Thornley was without a boat for these

She's now an Olympic Silver medallist.

After the race Thornley said that she'd dreamt of winning

an Olympic medal ever since she'd started rowing.

COMMENTATOR: They had come from nowhere this season... Exhausted but

elated. Victoria Thornley becomes Wales's second medallist at this

game is, as taste of success having finished fifth in London. Amazing.

We did everything we could in difficult conditions. We did what we

could could do. Her partner Katherine Grainger is a veteran. She

is now Britain's most decorated female Olympian. Our experience

something firmly but I've done. There are not many people who would

expect us to lead the race was so long. We had belief in each other

and our boat. We went out to try and win the race, we are out to win it.

Disappointingly couldn't hold on in the end but immensely proud of that

medal. There was a possibility that it wouldn't be at all. Following a

disappointing European Championships in their partnership was abandoned

but reformed to allow them to compete at these games. Today, it

was a decision vindicated. They led for most of the race, taking in deep

and only pipped to the post by opponent in the last few strokes.

Really, really proud of them. We saw them on Saturday when they did the

first race and we're just so pleased they have been able to come on and

get a sober. I think they did really well. They were really close to

winning the gold medal so I think they did extremely well. Another

Welsh athlete is back on the podium here at these Olympic Games in the

footsteps of Jeff Carlin in the pool earlier in the week. You know what?

It not be the last time we see such celebratory scenes with judo, rugby

and swimming medals up for grabs. -- jazz Carlin.

So, Welsh athletes have now won two medals here in Rio.

And there could be a few more before the night's over.

I'll be back with the details later in the programme.

A man has been jailed for eight years for killing an ex-girlfriend

51-year-old Andrea Lewis was killed in what the court heard

was a violent and protracted attack in January this year.

Rhys Hobbs pleaded guilty to manslaughter at Swansea Crown

A 19-year-old man from Llanelli has been charged in connection

with international computer crimes, blackmail and money laundering.

Daniel Mark Kelley has also been charged in connection with an attack

on a college computer system, which affected coursework

submissions and exam administration at Coleg Sir Gar.

He is due to appear at Westminster Magistrates' Court next month.

Police say just over 300 motorists failed drink-drive breath tests

and 131 tested positive for drugs during a summer clamp-down.

More than 9,500 breath tests and nearly 200 drug

tests were carried out, across Wales in June and July.

Officers say they're most concerned about the number of drivers

on the road under the influence of drugs.

Ultimately there are people here in Wales who have lost loved ones, who

are injured as a result of people driving under the influence of

drugs. This is unacceptable and we need people to realise this is

socially unacceptable and that legislation and our productivity is

changing to make sure we take enforcement action.

Staying on the roads and councils should stop doing panic patch

repairs to potholes and instead focus on keeping roads

The RAC says sorting roads out before any problems,

Councils across Wales have spent more than ?30 million pounds

in the last five years paying compensation after accidents

and filling potholes in after receiving complaints.

It has been a busy time for BRAC. Our patrols are attending twice as

many breakdowns resulting from the driver hitting a pothole as we did

ten years ago which clearly underlines the fact we are seeing a

deterioration in the road surface across England and Wales. According

to the our ACE number of vehicles being damaged by potholes is up

hundred and 25%, clustering motorists money and road users

discomfort. My husband can't travel omnibuses because he had a problem

with his spine and cause there is so much bumping it makes him feel ill

and six. It costs us a lot of money to maintain our vehicles because of

the repairs. Between 2010 to 2015 the figures

from 18 out of 22 Welsh councils who responded to a Freedom

of Information request showed over ?30 million was spent filling

in potholes after complaints Swansea council and Ceredigion

council said they had spent more One person in Ceredigion was given

over ?83,000 after sustaining an injury from falling

over a pothole. When it comes to repairing potholes

what has been done in the past is the patch and- repair, which is fine

short term but when the weather gets colder and wetter it can need the

service breaks easily again. What they are doing here is paying's

spending ?20 million to repair large sections of the roads, which they

say is more cost-effective. We have closed the road today to resurface

we have laid the tarmac and we are now lining them with the white and

yellow lines and within the next hour we will be opening the road.

Obviously that is much bigger and more expensive than filling in

potholes here and there? Yes it is but we are being proactive and if we

can tackle the issue on surfacing the road prior to it deteriorating

that is much better and cheaper in the long term. The councils across

the country are facing big holes in their transport budgets, getting to

grips with this problem is likely to be a bumpy road ahead.

A man from Blaenau Gwent has been jailed for ten months for taking

The demonstrations relate to clashes between far right and left groups

The police say the man travelled to Kent in January to take part in the

protest and was caught on camera throwing objects at rival

demonstrators. More than 20 people have been sentenced for taking part

in violent acts. A defence technology company

with two sites in Wales says Qintetiq, which has offices

across the UK including in Aberporth and Pendine

employs more than three The company says it will

discuss the changes with A direct bus service running

from Aberystwyth to Cardiff is to end after the company running

it went into administration. Ceredigion-based Lewis Coaches,

which has 30 vehicles, With no direct trains

between Aberystwyth and Cardiff, Lewis Coaches is the third bus

company in Wales to collapse This bus service runs twice a day

and connect Aberystwyth with the Wales's capital. It is the only

direct bus service and with no train links running between here and

Cardiff this is an essential service for its passengers but it will stop

tomorrow after the company that runs it went into administration. Annoyed

but it is because we take this service regularly and it is much

cheaper to get from here to Cardiff. Lowered away from home so we come

up. I live in Sun the -- Swansea. People coming from Cardiff are going

to have to travel either to Shrewsbury and across all they're

going to have to travel to Carmarthen and hope there was a

connecting bus service. Lewis Coaches has 30 vehicles and improved

30 people battered services will stop tomorrow and put jobs at risk

after going into administration. They didn't want to comment on

camera because they say it is heartbreaking enough having to close

the business that they have said it is with great sadness we are closing

and we would like to thank all of our customers for their loyalty over

the years and we hope this does not cause any problems for them. Lewis

Coaches is the third bus company in Wales to collapse in the last two

months with 300 jobs lost when a Wrexham -based company went into

administration in July and a Pembrokeshire -based company went

out of business after 134 years in June. Companies have got into

financial difficulties over a number of years. Companies have been under

bidding for contracts or schools, they are been given control of their

costs and as a result the cash reserves have run out and that is

why they are going into administration now. This gentleman

believes it is becoming more competitive and many companies are

offering their services to cheaply without calculating long-term costs.

Ideal a lot of operators will think they have to have tenders and they

don't realise that it is five years ahead you have to look not just what

the present prices are for diesel and vehicles themselves. Ceredigion

council says it is working to carry on some services and plans are in

place for other routes to be taken over by firms on Saturday. This bus

link. We'll have more from Rio

where Welsh athletes could win And he's a record-breaking batsman

tipped for England - Aneurin Donald prepares

for the biggest night And the Persied Meteor Shower can be

seen at the moment. Plus, no heatwave but temperatures

look set to rocket next week. Tourism in Wales may be one

of the sectors to benefit from the continuing fall

in the pound post-Brexit. On referendum day ?1 would have

bought you 1.3 Euros, but today it's trading at 1.16

Euros. Abigail Neal is in

Brecon for us tonight. Why is this good news for some

people then Abi? Well, there are always winners and

losers but some people a fall in the pound may have an upside because on

the one hand it persuades foreign visitors to come here because they

get more for their money and on the other it persuades us from leaving

because it makes more financial sense for us to stay put and spend

our money on tourism here instead. It is not just that the pound buys

you left this summer. Couple that with the recent terrorist attacks in

Europe and the sun it is a deal change. It makes me think a little

bit less about going abroad. What goes on in the world doesn't affect

us all we don't let it. We are sorry it happened but we don't let it

affect us. We choose to stay here. It is too early to stay yet -- say

yet what effect Brexit and terrorism are having on our shores because it

is difficult to get hold of figures but anecdotally we are being told

that business is thriving. Occupancy rate for accommodation are

oversubscribed although that is not a worry for those with their own

pitch and get away whenever they can. I don't have to worry about

passports or queueing. Look at what happened in Dover the other week.

God forbid, that would put anyone off their holidays. It is the ease

of having a great break when we need it. This is one of our mid ranged

units, it retails at a. It is like a luxury apartment. Caravans don't

look like cost what they used to. This holiday park owner in

Pembrokeshire is in no doubt that staying at home is on the rise

because more of us are looking to invest money on these luxury items.

Sales this year have been very strong. Enquiries are up and there

seem to be a lot of serious people out there and people are prepared to

invest in the lifestyle these days. People are prepared to invest in

that and enjoy themselves. What we lack in the Mediterranean sunshine

we make up in other areas. It seems regardless of the weather, with

other factors at work, holiday at home is more popular than ever.

If those figures do show that tourism has had a boost, then it is

likely to have more of an impact here in Wales than the rest of the

UK. Because tourism accounts for more of our workforce and more of

our economy than it does in Scotland, England or Northern

Ireland. With all of tonight's

sport now, here's Tomos. Our latest silver medallist

Victoria Thornley has said she was not sure it

would ever happen. Well, tonight she can celebrate

and there's plenty happening at the Olympics so let's head back

to Rio and Rhodri Llywelyn. Two medals so far for welsh athletes

hopefully more on the way tonight. We're crossing everything. Plenty of

action still to come this evening. Another late evening for everyone

watching back home. Natalie Powell is still in with a chance. She

became the first Welsh and women to compete in judo at the Olympics and

is two wins away from a possible bronze medal. She competes again at

7:30pm. Swimming and after her silver medal in the 400 meter

freestyle, jazz parliament is safely through to the 800 metre final in

the early hours of the morning on Saturday -- jazz Carlo in. Chloe

Tutton has made her way through to the first final in her first

Olympics. That final during the early hours of tomorrow morning.

Not sure about his dance moves, but Ieuan Lloyd seemed to enjoy

He didn't make it through, though, finishing sixth.

The swimmer from Penarth said it was special to compete

against the American Michael Phelps, who's going for his 22nd

Elinor Barker, Ciara Horne and Owain Doull will get underway in the

cycling and the sailing continues with Hannah Mills and Chirs Grube on

the busiest day yet for those athletes here in Rio.

Cricket, and Glamorgan take on Yorkshire

in the quarterfinal of cricket's T20 in Cardiff tonight -

Our reporter Ben Price has been to meet one of Glamorgan's rising

stars. At the age of 19 he is already making a name for himself.

At Colwyn Bay a few weeks ago this was the moment Donald entered the

record books by entering the fastest ever double century in Test cricket.

Back in his home city last week to play Northamptonshire, he is

familiar with the Saint Helen 's ground but not necessarily as a

cricketer. Really enjoyed my rugby days and played a feud dates back in

the debut Swansea. There came a point when I was 15 or 16 years old

when I was offered a place in the English cricket programme. A proud

father oversaw much of his development. Practising at his home

club over the years, Andrew believes his son is at his best with a bat in

hand. We started off as a bowler, he is tall and is age that he has given

up on that now probably for the best! He was always and attacking

batsmen. He has always had a flair for the dramatic shots. Fellow

Welshman and head coach believes he has the potential to gain

international honours but it is hoped he will continue to be one of

the club's key players as they face the business end of the season.

Glamorgan now turn their attention to the upcoming T20 quarterfinal

against Yorkshire. Last time they got this far was back in 2014. With

a home advantage they hope to go one step further. It is a game we are

all excited about, all the players, the atmosphere is building within

the squad. It is an opportunity to showcase our talent and get to the

final. Double centuries don't come along often but Glamorgan will be

hoping the likes of Donald will be able to produce a commanding

performance from the crease once the game tonight. Commentary on BBC

Radio Wales. Football and Swansea's record

?15 million signing of Spanish striker Borcar Baston

has been completed. The 23-year-old scored 18 La Liga

goals on loan at Eibar last season. He is a young player but I think he

is a good player. The time is for him. The future is in his hands

because he is a very good player. The Wales defender James Chester

could be on his way to Aston Villa. West Brom have accepted

an offer for him. Chester has struggled for first-team

opportunities since joining Elsewhere Cardiff City travel

Bristol Rovers in the first Boss Paul Trollope back

at his former club is not expected to make sweeping changes

to the side. Fabio is unlikely to play

he's being linked with Well, it doesn't feel much

like summer at the moment The weekend will improve

thanks to high pressure. And then next week temperatures

are set to rocket. Some proper summer weather

but the heat won't last long. In the meantime, plenty

of cloud this evening. Drizzle on the Brecon Beacons

and Cambrian Mountains. After midnight much

of the country dry. Now, it's that time of year

when the Perseid Meteor Shower can be seen

and you may be lucky Some cloud around but generally

brighter than today. The best of the sunshine in the east

and parts of the north Dry with bright or sunny

intervals in the afternoon. Some of the cloud may be thick

enough for a few spots of drizzle Temperatures similar to today

with a freshening breeze. Tomorrow night a cold front

will slip south eastwards bringing And behind the front in the north

it will clear-up. Saturday will start dull and damp

in the south but improve. Maybe the odd passing shower

in the north. High pressure will be

in charge on Sunday and that Some cloud but dry with a mix

of bright or sunny spells. And with light winds it

will feel warm. Tuesday the hottest day

of the week with hazy sunshine. Humid as well with a risk of showers

and thunderstorms Tuesday And then it will turn cooler

and fresher again. So no heatwave next week

but a short burst of heat Building work on a third

bridge connecting Anglesey with the mainland,

could start by 2021 - if plans to ease traffic

on the island get the go ahead. The Welsh Government says experts

will start looking at routes And Victoria Thornley from Wrexham

has become the first ever Welsh woman to win a rowing medal

at the Olympic Games. She took Silver with her partner

Katherine Grainger They missed out on the top spot

on the podium by just half a length Has been really hard the last few

months. Every day has been enjoyable but it has been really hard and we

have had to dig deep and make some changes. Today, the last hundred

metres, you know, a silver medal is pretty nice. Congratulations to

them. I'll have an update

for you after the BBC News at Ten. That's Wales Today thank

you for watching from all of us