10/03/2017 BBC Wales Today

degrees. Fiona. Thank you, Sarah. That's all from the BBC News at

Our headlines tonight: You can smell the smoke from miles away.

The fourth fire in four years at this recycling plant.

This can't be allowed to happen a fifth time. It's beyond belief.

It's Friday Night rugby in the Six Nations.

We are going to do it! We are going to do with!

Thousands have descended on Cardiff, Ireland are going for the title.

Wales, hoping to avoid a 3rd successive defeat.

We play for a proud nation and people say is the pressure on? The

pressure is always on for Wales. New figures show a rise

in crimes involving dogs, but the numbers of dangerous animals

seized is falling. We are concerned about people

bringing dogs into the home without assessing the history of the dog,

temperament of the dog or suitability.

And there are only a handful of girls like Mair Thomas

studying for engineering , why we need to drastically

Over a week after it started firefighters are still tackling

a 2,000 tonne rubbish fire at a recycling plant

Crews have been at the Siteserv Recycling plant

in Llandow continually - since the blaze began

Some residents have had to leave home and businesses say it's

Billowing across the Vale of Glamorgan countryside, this fire is

still well alight when we gone. Nearby Llandow circuit is surrounded

by smoke. Sharon Evans organises motoring events here as well as

running a caravan park next door. She says they've lost around ?12,000

after having to turn customers away. And it's not the first time this has

happened. This is the fourth blaze at the site in four years.

The girls in the cafe are not having any income. The boy who services the

supercars, he's not getting have 300 people coming every day, with family

and spending money in the locality. All this is lost. This cannot be

allowed to happen for a fifth time. Firefighters have been tackling the

blaze since it started over a week ago. So far they've had 500 crew

fighting it using 125 appliances. Crews were faced with a difficult

fire both in terms of intensity and the access for ourselves. There was

a significant amount of structured steelwork which had collapsed. An

intense amount of heat which required a significant plan by an

incident commander. Despite concerns in the local community regarding the

fire and the length of time we present here we are doing everything

we possibly can working with partners to bring this to an

effective conclusion. Because of the blaze is unknown. But all the

previous were cast in eat-macro classed as accidental. This latest

fire has led to natural resources Wales suspending the license of

operators preventing more waste being brought here. Site serves say

they are devastated and are working around the clock to help

firefighters bring it under control. The advice to nearby residents and

businesses is to stay inside as much as possible, keeping windows and

doors closed to reduce exposure to the smoke.

Although the risk to health is thought to be low. Dawn and her

family had to temporarily move because of the smoke.

Her pets have been affected too. We moved out for two nights because the

smoke has been so bad inside the house and gardens. We had to bring

the animals indoors because the cages were covered with smoke. Just

follow of smoke. We lost a baby bunny. They were only a few days

old. We have two lock the animals indoors.

It's been horrendous. At least 2000 tonnes of rubbish is booming here

sending fumes as far as Bridgend, Barry and Penarth. Local residents

and business owners are affected most by this, and with the fire

continued to burn they are likely to have to deal with its effects for

have to deal with its effects for the next few days.

Tens of thousands of rugby fans are descending on Cardiff tonight

Tomos Dafydd is at the Principality Stadium.

It's the usual frenetic Friday night in the capital city,

tonight there's the added spice of a Six Nations match,

The gates have just opened, fans trickling in.

Wales are trying to avoid a 3rd successive 6 Nations

defeats in a season, they haven't suffered that

Unlike Wales, Ireland can win the title, and are favourites

tonight having won five of the last eight championship games in Cardiff.

We are going to do it! We are going to do it!

They've come in their thousands, regardless of whether they

Irish and Welsh fans soaking up the pre-match atmosphere,

happily mixing on the streets of Cardiff before their

But I think Ireland will probably get away with it.

For the teams themselves they are playing for very different things.

Wales want to right the wrongs of that second half in Murrayfield

and avoid a third successive six Nations loss.

Ireland have one eye on a potential championship decider

You want to actually play the Island games

a week after Scotland, but it's two weeks.

It's given us a lot of time to rest our bodies, and hopefully

we'll be in good shape on Friday night.

It's a game which, I think we are playing against probably one

of the most savvy sides in world rugby.

They are very clever, they are smart, intelligent rugby

players and it's going to be a huge challenge.

We won the championship in 14, And 15, we previously

It's a challenge for both sides and an opportunity for both sides

to have those unchanged starting 15 is, and the full 23 for Wales.

The atmosphere will be electric tonight.

And there could be easier matches to earn your 50th cap,

Justin Tipuric will win his, and he is relishing

They've beaten New Zealand, they've done great things.

You know, they've had to be one loss against Scotland,

they are trying to bounce back every game.

You can see the doing great stuff, you know, it's going to be a big

Set piecewise, and their forwards taking things forward.

Under the closed roof victory for Wales would also guarantee

a top eight seeding ahead of the Rugby World Cup draw in May.

Rob Howley has stressed it was important to give the same

group of players the opportunity to go out and perform.

And with Warren Gatland keeping a close eye on proceedings the stage

is set for a memorable night in Cardiff.

The coaches carrying both squads will arrive

Stay with us, we'll get the thoughts some familiar faces later,

former players you know what the current crop

are going through right now, with less than 90 minutes to go

Crimes involving dogs, including attacks on members of the public,

have risen by almost a quarter in Wales.

Figures from the four police forces here show the number went up,

Despite the increase the number of dogs seized under

This was Erfan Ali, the day after he was attacked

The Rhodesian Ridgeback jumped through a broken fence,

That was six years ago, since then he's had two operations

and will need more surgery in the future.

He suffered physically as well as mentally.

Please, please, take care of your pets.

So far the number around the UK have been increasing.

We need to take care of our own pets and save those attacks.

New figures obtained by BBC Wales show the number

of crimes involving dogs, which include attacks

on members of the public, has gone up from 510 in 2015

North Wales Police saw the largest increase from 158 incidents to 246.

Meanwhile, the number of dogs seized under the Dangerous Dogs Act

during the same period has gone down.

What we are concerned about is people bringing dogs

into the home without assessing the history of the dog,

assessing the history of the dog, temperament of the dog or

Jane from Swansea is part of a campaign group,

to the group Born Innocent, who lobby against the

She says the focus needs to move away from dangerous breeds,

and focus on dangerous dogs in general.

A dog is a product of its environment.

You know, a dog, if it is properly trained, and socialised,

and introduced to plenty of other dogs, and plenty of other people,

99% of the time it will turn out to be a good dog.

The problem arises when people have dogs they don't take them out

for enough exercise, the dogs are bored.

And they are not socialising with other dogs, so when they do

meet other dogs, then they become fearful, reactive, if they are not

socialised enough around people again, strange people are an unknown

quantity to the dog and it becomes reactive to them.

In a statement the Welsh government said tackling the issue of dangerous

dogs can't be achieved through legislation alone.

They add that in Wales compulsory micro-chipping of dogs has been

introduced and dog breeding regulations require an animal to be

socialised as far as it can before leaving the breeding premises.

Bridgend Council has made a "goodwill payment" of more

than three thousand pounds to a foster care-leaver,

The Public Services Ombudsman for Wales had asked the authority

to pay Rob Johnson - after an investigation

found their monitoring of his savings was "inadequate".

a lot of people have gone through social services, foster care and

haven't received their payment. Hopefully seeing what's happened

with me makes them feel more encouraged to go through and try and

earn back their savings. At the end of the day, everyone is entitled to

The pilot of a micro-light escaped without serious

injury after crashing into the River Cleddau

The aircraft entered the water at Burton

The pilot managed to swim to shore and was taken to hospital.

Cells at Dolgellau police station are being closed,

after it emerged that keeping people in custody there costs ?623 a night,

more than twice that of the other cells in north Wales.

North Wales police say they were under used,

averaging one detainee a day, with half of those being held

The closure will save the force ?300,000 a year.

Wales will not be represented on the BBC's new governing board

It follows a disagreement between the governments

in Westminster and Cardiff about who should get the job.

Let's have a word with our Arts and Media Correspondent Huw Thomas.

What is going on? Basically its deadlock between Westminster and

Cardiff Bay over who should represent Wales on this BBC board.

The top seed that the BBC. The job itself will represent audiences in

Wales, it gives them the seat, but its work will begin next month

without a Welsh representative. The empty seat has come about because of

a falling out between UK and Welsh government over who should get the

job. The decision is down to the UK culture sector, Karen Bradley, but

she needs the consent of the Welsh government to appoint and the Welsh

government said no. The identity of the person has not been revealed but

I'm told it's somebody with considerable broadcasting and

boardroom experience. The Welsh government told me it blocked the UK

Government's choice because they didn't agree with it and thought

they were other candidates who were better. The Welsh government's

decision has raised eyebrows in Whitehall because it is unusual for

a devolved government to block an appointment to a position where

powers, in this case, broadcasting, haven't been devolved.

What happens next? The board begins its work next month without a Welsh

representative on it. Among this board first task will be to examine

how best the BBC does in the nations. One will the Welsh league

be filled? The appointment process could take months to complete, not

to mention the issue of recruiting a post which has become the source of

such a fierce political falling out. Argue.

The secret search behind closed doors to appoint a new bishop,

And the Blue Flag beach blighted by abandoned rotting boats,

We urgently need more girls to follow careers in engineering,

that's the message tonight from the Welsh Government.

Latest figures show just over 100 women studied for an apprenticeship

in engineering in Wales, that compares with over 3,500 men.

At the Skills Cymru career event at Parc y Scarlets in Llanelli

today, thousands of pupils from Carmarthenshire have been

learning about the range of careers available,

But it seems precious few young women are considering

Mair from Llanfyrnach in Pembrokeshire is just

16-years-old but she's forging a career in welding and fabrication.

After getting her GCSE results in August, she decided

that a vocational path would suit her skills Latest figures

I'd go for the apprenticeship because it's helping me to save up

for a car. It's a good business to be in. You learn new trades. Working

with man is good because they look after you. If you are hands-on it's

a good job. just 50 women studied

for a foundation apprenticeship Compare that with just over 1600 men

at foundation level and over The Skills Minister says the Welsh

government wants more young people to follow apprenticeships,

and role models for young women in engineering

are vitally important. What we are trying to do is get the

young women to go back into schools and enthuse young women coming

behind them. We want to persuade their mothers and grandmothers that

it's a good route for women. So role models and ambassadors are

important? Absolutely. The Airbus factory in Broughton

produces wings for airbus aircraft Just 9% of the engineering

and technology workforce Sema is combining study at

Swansea University and Coleg Cambria She says a career in engineering

wasn't a natural choice. In my culture they push you towards

dentistry, pharmacy and medicine. I thought I want to do that, I did my

work experience in a pharmacy and I was going on to do work experience

in a dentistry. But I couldn't do it to myself. I know those jobs will

make you have a good amount of money, and everything that comes

with it, but it wasn't what I want to do. So I took the leap and did

engineering. This is what I like, this

An extra ?500 million was announced in the budget this week to boost

The Welsh Government says its already heavily promoting

apprenticeships as an alternative to an academic path,

with the aim too of getting more women into sectors where they're

There are concerns tonight the proceedings of the confidential

process to decide the next Bishop of Llandaff may have been leaked.

A group which campaigns for equality in the Church that could harm

the chances of any LGBT candidate being appointed to the role.

It's been reported that a leading gay cleric

the Very Rev Jeffrey John narrowly missed out on the appointment.

Behind closed doors the appointment of a new bishop is, by tradition, a

closely guarded secret until the announcement is made. But when,

after three days meeting in of those behind the doors fails to reach

agreement speculation began to grow that a leading gay cleric, Jeffrey

John, been considered but not appointed. That speculation and the

debate it's about about why has caused concern among campaigners for

inclusion in the church. About the pressure it might put on bishops who

must now make the decision alone and what it could mean for LGBT

candidates. What we are concerned about is that

as a result of breaches of confidentiality any candidate feels

pressure to withdraw their candidacy. Or if any of the bishops

themselves feel pressure to exclude any particular candidate. We feel

that the church will have failed to rise to that challenge at the very

first hurdle. Jeffrey John, who is currently Dean

in St Albans, declined to comment today. The church in Wales said any

breaching confidentiality in the process of the electoral college

following its meeting would not prejudice candidates. Exactly who

the candidates were for this role has not been made public. And will

not be. But as the process moves forward Neil candidates could be

considered. The bishops have been asking people to e-mail in

suggestions, they go on retreats next week for three days and I

understand this is top of their agenda. Caroline Evans, BBC Wales

Caroline Evans, BBC Wales today, slander.

Let me take you back to the rugby, Wales facing Ireland

The choirs are rehearsing for the game tonight. Not long to go before

kick-off. James Hogg and Garin Jenkins are with me. Good evening.

Can I start with you, James? A lot of criticism headed towards the

Wales camp this week. You know the players well, give us an idea what

they are going through since that defeat in Scotland? They've had a

lot of flak. There are a lot of experienced players under pressure

they haven't experienced in the last few years. Rob Howley has gone with

tried and tested, and I'm sure they'll deliver tonight. They have

two, really. They are under pressure. He has stuck with the same

side, if they don't deliver to make do you foresee changes? I think they

will be changes, but I think the boys will get across the line

tonight. The camp has been pretty tight since Murrayfield. I think

this evening we'll see a big game player, they've had their pride

dented for a better word. So I think they'll come out tonight and get

across the line against Ireland. It's about the win tonight. Not

performance. We need that win. The recent records, Ireland have won

five of the last eight matches in the six Nations in Cardiff, do you

think that record will continue? We seem to do better in Ireland when

we play Ireland and vice versa. We are under pressure but Ireland will

come out. They've got more on it in terms of the six Nations but Wales

are paying for pride and bad World Cup top eight which is so important.

Will that be on their minds, do you think? I wouldn't think so. Tonight

is about just winning the game. A subplot tonight, Lions selection is

announced next month, our personal battles going on there, Rhys Webb,,

Maria, will a focus on that? And international matches always about

personal battles. That's the fabric of the game of rugby union. You want

to get the better of your opposite number. Hopefully that will

culminate in a great team performance and a victory. Six

Nations, five Nations, it's about winning. The wind you can do a lot

of things in life on the back of a win. Enjoy the game. Thank you. Much

more from them on BBC radio Wales tonight, coverage starts live here

on BBC One Wales at 7:30pm. A blue flag beach in Ceredigion is

being blighted by abandoned boats. Locals in Aberporth claim rotting

canoes, surf boards and boats have been left to rot and are littering

the popular beach. There are now calls for a permit

system to be put in place. It's one of Ceredigion's best

beaches, but people in Aberporth claim many of these votes,

surfboards and canoes have been left Local councillor Gethin James

believes something has to be done to stop the number of vessels

being abandoned here. Especially the ones that

are obviously not being used, We don't oppose people having

things down on the beach, it's all in a controlled manner

and we know who owns them, they are kept clean and tidy,

there are rules about how But at the moment it's just

a mass of stuff thrown, People have called this part

of the Beach the boat graveyard, It's unclear who they belong

to and how long they have been here. They are now overgrown

with grass and brambles. They obviously haven't seen

the sea for a while. Muriel keeps her kayak here, she

recognises that some of these have been abandoned and would like to see

a storage system put in place. It would be a good idea for all

of us to have a rethink of it. Mine has been here for the season

and it's handy to have it near the beach, rather than having

to lug it quite a distance. Aberporth is a blue flag beach,

and it's feared if these decaying boats and canoes aren't cleared away

it could be harder to retain its status as one of the best

beaches in the county. Benaz has the forecast,

what have you got for us? What have you got? We have plenty of

usable weather through the weekend, dry weather

with a bit of rain. Pretty similar picture today, we have a lot of

cloud with limited amounts of brightness but was dry. Out and

about it will be great tomorrow but at least it is dry. Through tonight,

largely dry with mist and fog. A fairly quiet night with a light

winds. Cloudy throughout the night and temperatures not dropping much.

Around seven Celsius. Tomorrow we have a cold weather front bringing

with it a lot of cloud. A little bit of rain later on in the day across

Anglesey and Gwynedd. The bulk of the country get away with a dry

Saturday. We have mist and fog to deal with, that will lift. Limited

brightness from Wrexham to Cardiff, but the majority of the country

cloudy with rain in Anglesey later on in the day. Top temperatures 11

to 13 Celsius with light winds and variable. Tomorrow a band of more

persistent rain making its way in from the West. Low-level cloud, mist

and fog. Another mild night with temperatures not dropping too much.

At its lowest around eight Celsius. Winds are light and coming from a

westerly direction. Fresh air and into the early hours of Sunday

morning. Sunday we have this cold friend to deal with. That brings

some rain. Behind it, high-pressure. Not looking very nice for the first

thing on Sunday. Wet weather, but bad band will clear by the afternoon

and we look forward to dry and brighter from the West. A little bit

fresher with temperatures getting up to about 11. On Monday, some

sunshine, make the most of it, cloudy again on Tuesday. Thank you.

The headlines again. A 23-year-old drug addict who crashed his car into

a family during a police chase has been sentenced for three-year 12

years in prison. He lost control of a stolen car and killed two people.

He seriously injured two other children. Over a week after it

started firefighters are still tackling a 2010 rubbish fire in a

recycling plant at Llandow in the Vale of Glamorgan. Some residents

have had to leave home and businesses say it has cost them

thousands. I'll have an update

for you after the BBC News at Ten. Thank you for watching,have

a great weekend. From all of us on the

programme, good evening.