08/02/2017 BBC Wales Today

Tonight's headlines: It's been described as the most ambitious ever

plan to transform the NHS in south-west Wales to tackle

the "huge pressures" on services there.

And could the Circuit of Wales racetrack be a step

The project's bosses meet their deadline and give

the Welsh Government details of their backers.

They've been described as some of the most ambitious plans ever

made to transform the way health care is delivered

Health bosses say a unique collaboration between the two local

health boards and Swansea University will tackle the "huge

The plans will soon be submitted to the Welsh Government

With the details, our Health Correspondent Owain Clarke.

After 76 years, you could forgive this building

But would you want to be cared for here?

This part of Morriston Hospital is older than the NHS itself.

But since then, the hospital has had to grow bit by bit around

Few could have imagined then some of the things that happen here now.

At the hospital's rehabilitation centre, medical staff and engineers

On the right-hand side we have an area of peak pressure underneath the

bony part of the pelvis. At the hospital's rehabilitation

centre, medical staff and engineers work together to design and build

equipment which can help seriously So the NHS can do more than ever

before, and the need for care from an ageing population is also

greater than ever. It means hospitals like this one are

often stretched to the very limit. But can the system survive simply

by making step-by-step changes? We can't just carry on trying

to do more of the same. We need to really change

how we go about things. The NHS is under huge pressure,

not just in south-west We can't keep doing it how

we did it 70 years ago. So, 50 miles west of Morriston,

near the coast and Llanelli, could this former industrial site

by a glimpse into the future? Well, what's planned

is an entire complex designed to keep as many of us out

of hospital as possible. Using money that could be unlocked

by the Swansea-based City Deal, council money and private

investment, new parks, sports fields and a leisure centre

will be located here. There'll even be what's described

as a world-first wellness hotel. But there'll also be

a rehabilitation centre, a community care hub,

and care accommodation, so that those who need help can

find it close to home. The whole idea is to put a lot more

money into keeping people healthy, and to educate from young children

right through about how important But the NHS would still need to be

there when things go wrong. Under the plans, collectively known

as Arch, Swansea's Singleton Hospital would become a centre

of excellence for daycare Morriston Hospital would

concentrate on acute care And on 55 acres of land next door,

a medical research campus will be built in partnership

with the university, which will act as a magnet,

it's hoped, for medical research, Arch covers a population

of 1 million people. That relatively homogenous,

stable population is a wonderful living laboratory test

bed for innovation. And innovation is essential to solve

the current challenges If we were to give you

the impression that this is a smooth journey,

I think we would be misleading you. But many who live further west

than Swansea have long complained of rural hospitals losing key

services to bigger towns and cities. But Hywel Dda Health Board, covering

Carmarthenshire and Pembrokeshire, and a key partner in the plan,

says the benefits are likely to be It's no longer about the geography

of a place that attracts It's actually about the ability

to have research and development, to be able to be innovative

in the way that they deliver care. Goodness knows, I've been

in the health service 45 The history of Morriston Hospital

in a way reflects the story Gradually adapting to meet

the population's needs, but facing The question is, without

radical change, for how Police investigating the fatal

shooting of a man near Pwllheli say he died of a single gunshot wound

to the head. 18-year-old Peter Colwell

died in a pub car park in Llanbedrog in the early hours

of Sunday morning. Four of his friends were arrested,

but have been released on bail. Officers say a postmortem

examination will help them Eight Welsh Labour MPs tonight voted

against the Bill allowing the UK Government to trigger Article

50 and Brexit. They rebelled against their party's

leadership. Among them was Swansea West member

Geraint Davies, who didn't vote The Bill has now passed its final

Commons stage tonight. Also among the rebels was Shadow

Culture Minister Kevin Brennan. Developers who want to build

a ?425 million race-track near Ebbw Vale say they'll break

ground in the spring. But first they'll have to meet

rigorous financial tests set Ministers want assurances

that the Circuit of Wales will provide value for money before

it'll agree to be the guarantor This is the vision of

what developers hope to bring But this is still the reality -

empty land after years of planning, But after seven years,

it might have moved closer. It was back in 2011 that the plans

were first unveiled for a racetrack, Much needed investment

and jobs for Blaenau Gwent. So, what did the developers

say it will all mean? Well, 1600 people would be employed

while the site was being built, Over the years, there's

been talk of 6000 jobs. But that would be a very

long way down the track, and only if industry did set up

alongside the circuit. The company target is to attract

750,000 visitors per year And, they argue, it would inject

?50 million into the Welsh economy. Today, the Economy Secretary Ken

Skates made a statement He told them Circuit of Wales has

given him the information he asked for about official backers,

and that it is now asking the Welsh Government

to underwrite less than half In terms of the due diligence

process, it will commence on us receiving all of the information

that will enable us We expect it to take

place and be completed in approximately 4-6 weeks,

which is a normal time-frame Upon which, Cabinet will then be

able to consider it. All political parties back

the project so long as the due Circuit of Wales says it's working

with the Welsh Government through the scrutiny process,

and says it's looking forward to starting to build

on the site this spring. But they might end up wishing they'd

not suggested such a tight timeline. The due diligence could take longer

than the expected six weeks, and the project could fail

the investigation, which could then However, the project feels a step

closer to becoming a reality than it In ice hockey tonight,

the Cardiff Devils have reached They won 5-1 at Belfast Giants,

going through 9-6 on aggregate. It sure is, yes, Jennifer, there is

some frost in the forecast. Mind you, it was like spring in Milford

Haven today. Very mild. Milford Haven was the warmest place in the

UK today, with a high of 11 Celsius. Tomorrow there will be colder

everywhere, temperatures several degrees lower. Tonight, most places

dry, we do have some cloud, clear in parts of the West and north-west

with a frost, colder than last night. Temperatures down to -2 in

places. There will be a chill in the air tomorrow morning if you are

standing up a bus stop. Sunny in the North west of the country. Maybe the

odd flake of snow but no more than that. Central and eastern areas in

the rest of the UK or cloudy, couple of centimetres of snow in the hills

and north-east England and eastern Scotland. Elsewhere, largely dry

with some sunshine in the West and north-west Scotland. There will be

some sunshine in parts of Anglesey tomorrow afternoon, also in

Pembrokeshire. Maybe the odd flake of snow won the valleys. Otherwise,

it is looking drier and colder than today. Tomorrow night there may be a

dusting of snow, particularly on the hills, dry and clear with a frost in

parts of the West. Then on Friday, easterly winds will drag colder air

in from the continent. It will feel bitterly cold in the wind on Friday.

One or two snow flurries. Otherwise it's looking drive. The best of the

sunshine in parts of the West. Staying on the cold side, maybe a

few street and snow showers. Stronger winds on Sunday will make

it feel very cold -- sleek and snow showers.