28/08/2012 ‹ Newyddion 9

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..which led to the deaths of four Gordon Dyche denies causing death	:00:10.	:00:22.
Also tonight, a fire damages Overcrowded prisons	:00:22.	:00:30.
The officers are finding it difficult.	:00:30.	:00:33.
It's almost impossible, to be honest.	:00:33.	:00:36.
And a series of events in Swansea to welcome the Paralympic flame.	:00:36.	:00:56.
Good evening.	:00:56.	:00:58.
At Caernarfon Crown Court...	:00:58.	:01:01.
..a woman who lost four members of her family...	:01:01.	:01:05.
..in an accident in Mid Wales last year...	:01:05.	:01:08.
..has described the moment the car plunged into Llyn Clywedog.	:01:08.	:01:11.
Denise Griffith's husband, mother and two foester sons...	:01:11.	:01:16.
..died after their car was hit by another vehicle.	:01:16.	:01:19.
The driver of that car denies causing death...	:01:19.	:01:23.
..through dangerous driving.	:01:23.	:01:37.
Glanllyn	:01:37.	:01:38.
Glanllyn arriving	:01:38.	:01:38.
Glanllyn arriving at	:01:38.	:01:43.
Glanllyn arriving at the Crown Court on charges of dangerous	:01:43.	:01:48.
driving. He was travelling along a rural road and it's reported he	:01:48.	:01:52.
tried to overtake two cars including Denise Griffith's car.	:01:52.	:01:55.
According to the prosecution Gordon Dyche took a dangerous gamble on	:01:55.	:02:00.
April 20 last year. He clipped Denise Griffith's car, and the	:02:00.	:02:04.
prosecution claim he accepted responsibility immediately after	:02:04.	:02:12.
the accident by saying he was sorry because he was late for work. Three	:02:13.	:02:17.
generations of the same family died that day, Fila Brasileiro, her son-	:02:17.	:02:26.
in-law and his two foster children Liam Govier and Peter Briscome. All	:02:26.	:02:31.
drowned . Denise Griffith was very	:02:31.	:02:35.
emotional giving evidence today as she described how she escaped from	:02:35.	:02:39.
the car. The defence barrister asked Denise Griffith why she had	:02:39.	:02:42.
asked another driver shortly after the accident whether her lights	:02:42.	:02:49.
were on. She said, "I was trying to come to terms with the possibility	:02:49.	:02:55.
that I'd killed my family. My life is ruined, and it's a very lonely	:02:55.	:03:02.
place to be." Gordon Dyche denies The North Wales Fire Service	:03:02.	:03:15.
..extinguishing a fire at We can now go live to Rhian Price	:03:15.	:03:33.
What's the latest? The fire crews have left the site. There are some	:03:33.	:03:36.
officers who will be on duty at the site overnight to make sure the	:03:36.	:03:41.
fire doesn't restart. The road in front of the factory has also	:03:41.	:03:47.
reopened after being closed this afternoon. The emergency services	:03:47.	:03:51.
were called shortly before 1.00pm this afternoon. The factory was	:03:51.	:03:58.
evacuated. The food processing factory next door was also	:03:58.	:04:07.
evacuated. Two fire engines were originally called, but it soon	:04:07.	:04:14.
became clear that the fire was too intense, and so further engines	:04:14.	:04:19.
were called from nearby stations. There were 50 officers in all	:04:19.	:04:27.
tackling the blaze. The fire itself was under control by mid-afternoon.	:04:27.	:04:34.
What has the company said about the incident? A spokesperson has said	:04:34.	:04:39.
the most important thing is that everyone was evacuated safely. They	:04:39.	:04:42.
are very grateful to the emergency services for that.	:04:42.	:04:46.
They will be working with the Fire Service as the investigation goes	:04:47.	:04:57.
ahead. Experts are expected to arrive tomorrow morning. There will	:04:57.	:05:02.
be an assessment of the site and the nature of the fire. It is too	:05:02.	:05:05.
early to tell how much damage has been caused and how much it will	:05:05.	:05:11.
possibly cost the company. But the company has emphasised that the	:05:11.	:05:20.
main part of the factory has not There are renewed fears that prisons	:05:20.	:05:30.
There are almost 200 more prisoners there than there should be.	:05:30.	:05:34.
The other prisons in Wales are also full.	:05:34.	:05:38.
James Williams has the details.	:05:38.	:05:42.
Research by the Prison Reform Trust published today...	:05:42.	:05:47.
..suggests there's a problem in prisons in England and Wales...	:05:47.	:05:52.
..with almost two in three of them being overcrowded.	:05:52.	:05:56.
Swansea Prison is the third most overcrowded.	:05:56.	:05:59.
The prison was built during the Victorian era for 240 prisoners.	:05:59.	:06:06.
But there are 436 prisoners in the prison today...	:06:06.	:06:10.
..which is almost twice that number.	:06:10.	:06:14.
Margaret Jones, who has visited the prison for ten years...	:06:14.	:06:18.
..with the Samaritans, has noticed the change.	:06:18.	:06:26.
I	:06:26.	:06:26.
I have	:06:27.	:06:27.
I have seen	:06:27.	:06:34.
I have seen a major change at the prison. The prison used to be a	:06:34.	:06:41.
relatively peaceful place, but recently the men have become more	:06:41.	:06:48.
argumentative and the officers have But the problem isn't confined	:06:48.	:06:56.
..in the four prisons in Wales in November.	:06:56.	:07:00.
That's over 800 more than there should be.	:07:00.	:07:03.
Many people say reoffending rates need to be cut...	:07:03.	:07:08.
..and stricter sentences should be implemented in the community.	:07:08.	:07:16.
We	:07:16.	:07:16.
We need	:07:16.	:07:16.
We need to	:07:16.	:07:21.
We need to make sure that we send fewer people to prison. We need to	:07:21.	:07:31.
deal with the drug problem in the area and make sure that a community	:07:31.	:07:40.
punishment is overseen properly. We However, a spokesperson on behalf	:07:40.	:07:48.
You're watching Newyddion on S4C. Still to come:	:07:48.	:07:52.
The tourism industry assesses the effect of the wet summer.	:07:52.	:08:00.
The	:08:00.	:08:00.
The weather	:08:00.	:08:01.
The weather has	:08:01.	:08:05.
The weather has affected the business, but we have a variety of	:08:05.	:08:15.
activities which means we can still On the eve of the opening ceremony	:08:15.	:08:24.
Following its journey has been our reporter, Owain Clarke.	:08:24.	:08:34.
Good evening.	:08:34.	:08:36.
The sun has shone on Swansea throughout the day...	:08:36.	:08:40.
..for the visit of the Paralympic flame...	:08:41.	:08:45.
..and the highlight was the march down to the leisure centre...	:08:45.	:08:49.
..a few hours ago.	:08:50.	:08:58.
The	:08:58.	:08:59.
The Paralympic	:08:59.	:09:00.
The Paralympic flame	:09:00.	:09:03.
The Paralympic flame making its way to the leisure centre - the climax	:09:03.	:09:08.
of a day of sporting activities for disabled people in Swansea.	:09:08.	:09:13.
Although it received a formal welcome at City Hall, Bikeability	:09:13.	:09:17.
Wales had organised something a little bit more informal at Dunvant	:09:17.	:09:25.
Rugby Club. If people come down in a wheelchair, we have got bikes	:09:25.	:09:31.
that the wheelchairs can be attached to. We also have bikes for	:09:31.	:09:38.
people who cannot use their legs. We have a hand bike if someone just	:09:38.	:09:45.
wants to use their arms. Among the people who appreciate how important	:09:45.	:09:51.
opportunities like these are to disabled athletes is John Jones,	:09:51.	:09:56.
who suffered a serious injury in a motorbike accident in Germany.	:09:56.	:09:59.
Since then, he has cycled from one end of Britain to the other. He	:09:59.	:10:09.
hopes the Paralympic Games will inspire young disabled people.	:10:09.	:10:12.
will want to achieve what they see on television. I think the	:10:12.	:10:16.
Paralympics will inspire them, and there's no reason why they can't do	:10:16.	:10:24.
it. The visit of the flame was an opportunity for the city to take	:10:24.	:10:31.
pride in the fact it has so many clubs for disabled people.	:10:31.	:10:37.
We have plenty of clubs for disabled athletes in Swansea. If	:10:37.	:10:43.
anyone is inspired by the ploich -- Paralympic Game, they're welcome to	:10:43.	:10:55.
The people of Swansea are looking ..with the star four years ago,	:10:55.	:10:59.
..as well as table tennis player, Paul Karabadak.	:10:59.	:11:04.
And as the last minute preparations continue...	:11:04.	:11:07.
..we'll go live to London before the end of the programme...	:11:07.	:11:11.
..for the latest from our reporter, Iwan Griffiths.	:11:11.	:11:15.
A 34-year-old man from Essex who was missing overnight...	:11:15.	:11:19.
..in the Pontneddfechan area has been found safe and well.	:11:19.	:11:23.
Rescue teams had been searching for Steve Walker...	:11:23.	:11:27.
..after he got into difficulty with a team of walkers.	:11:27.	:11:31.
But BBC Wales reporters found him...	:11:31.	:11:34.
..near the waterfalls in Pontneddfechan this afternoon.	:11:34.	:11:42.
It's	:11:42.	:11:42.
It's a	:11:42.	:11:43.
It's a popular	:11:43.	:11:47.
It's a popular area for walkers, but there are clear signs warning	:11:47.	:11:52.
of the dangers. There were volunteers from four rescue teams	:11:53.	:11:55.
searching for Steve Walker as well as specialist police officers,	:11:55.	:12:03.
helicopters and dogs. But shortly after 2.00pm, he walked out along	:12:03.	:12:08.
this path and asked the DVT team for help. The fitness instructor	:12:08.	:12:14.
from Romford told me he had been missing since yesterday lunch time.	:12:14.	:12:17.
He was on an adventure weekend, and after being separated from his	:12:17.	:12:22.
group, the former soldier fell down a steep cliff into a river. He was	:12:22.	:12:30.
forced to camp overnight before making his way back. The mountain	:12:30.	:12:34.
rescue and search team officers restarted the search this morning.	:12:34.	:12:43.
As time was going on, we were becoming more negative, but it was	:12:43.	:12:51.
good news in the end. While being treated by paramedics, Steve Walker	:12:51.	:12:55.
said he had relied on his soldier training in the Brecon Beacons to	:12:55.	:13:05.
As Hurricane Isaac moves towards ..President Obama has warned people	:13:05.	:13:10.
There are fears the storm could hit the area over the next few hours...	:13:10.	:13:14.
..exactly seven years after Hurricane Katrina...	:13:14.	:13:18.
..killed almost 2,000 people there.	:13:18.	:13:27.
They	:13:27.	:13:28.
They are	:13:28.	:13:28.
They are trying	:13:28.	:13:33.
They are trying to protect their property once again. The people of	:13:33.	:13:38.
New Orleans are familiar with storms. Exactly seven years ago,	:13:38.	:13:44.
the residents here were preparing for the arrival of Hurricane	:13:44.	:13:49.
Hurricane Katrina which destroyed parts of the city. Hurricane Isaac	:13:49.	:13:53.
has already killed 24 people on its way through Haiti. The storm has	:13:53.	:13:58.
now become a hurricane. There were concerns the storm could further	:13:58.	:14:03.
affect the Republican Convention in Florida where Mitt Romney is	:14:03.	:14:06.
expected to be nominated as the Republican candidate to challenge	:14:06.	:14:14.
Barack Obama. They cancelled a number of events on Monday, but	:14:14.	:14:17.
things will get under way properly today. There is a state of	:14:17.	:14:23.
emergency in Alabama, Mississippi and Louisiana, and President Obama	:14:23.	:14:31.
has just warned people not to ignore the dangers. He has advised	:14:31.	:14:41.
Although officials are confident the defences will protect the area	:14:41.	:14:45.
this time, residents are hoping not to see the damagen the scale of	:14:45.	:14:54.
The company which was responsible ..has announced losses	:14:54.	:14:58.
It became clear before the Olympics that G4S...	:14:58.	:15:01.
..had not trained enough people for the event.	:15:01.	:15:07.
The weather and the economic climate have affected...	:15:07.	:15:11.
..the tourism industry in North Wales this summer.	:15:11.	:15:15.
According to North Wales Tourism...	:15:15.	:15:17.
..some hotels have seen a fall of up to 30%...	:15:18.	:15:20.
..in the number of guests compared to last year.	:15:20.	:15:33.
Many	:15:33.	:15:34.
Many of	:15:34.	:15:34.
Many of those	:15:34.	:15:38.
Many of those in the tourism industry had been hoping for a much	:15:38.	:15:42.
better summer this year, and although the sun is shining on	:15:42.	:15:48.
Glamorous Night -- Glanllyn today, it has been a difficult season for	:15:48.	:15:53.
the owners of this caravan park near Llyn Tegid with the bad	:15:53.	:15:57.
weather, meaning many have cancelled their holidays. It's the	:15:57.	:16:01.
most difficult summer I can remember. The weather has been the	:16:01.	:16:10.
main problem this year. With the rain forcing people to find shelter,	:16:10.	:16:15.
indoor attractions have benefited, and some have seen an increase of	:16:15.	:16:22.
15% in business, but on the whole, businesses have suffered. Outdoor	:16:22.	:16:31.
attractions have seen a fall of around 15% in business. Hotels have	:16:31.	:16:38.
also seen a fall in the number of guests. As well as the weather, the	:16:38.	:16:43.
economic climate hasn't helped, and business has been forced to adapt	:16:43.	:16:53.
and offer bargains to attract customers. We have been forced to	:16:53.	:16:57.
offer 10% off activities in the mornings. We also have a deal in	:16:57.	:17:07.
the evenings where you can buy two But the season isn't over yet.	:17:07.	:17:11.
Business owners are hoping people will continue to visit attractions	:17:11.	:17:18.
We've already heard about ..through Swansea today	:17:18.	:17:21.
We've already heard about the Paralympic flame's journey...	:17:21.	:17:25.
..through Swansea today but, this time tomorrow night...	:17:25.	:17:28.
..the flame will be arriving at the Olympic Park in London...	:17:28.	:17:32.
..as part of the opening ceremony.	:17:33.	:17:36.
It will open eleven days of competing.	:17:36.	:17:41.
We can now go to the Park and join our reporter, Iwan Griffiths.	:17:41.	:17:44.
Within the next few minutes...	:17:45.	:17:48.
..the Paralympic flame will start its journey...	:17:48.	:17:51.
..from Stoke Mandeville Hospital to London...	:17:51.	:17:55.
..for the opening ceremony tomorrow night.	:17:55.	:17:58.
The hospital treated soldiers...	:17:59.	:18:02.
..who were injured during the Second World War...	:18:02.	:18:07.
and is the spiritual home of the Games.	:18:07.	:18:12.
The photographer from Aberaeron, Ron Davies...	:18:12.	:18:16.
..was part of one of the first teams to compete against other nations...	:18:16.	:18:20.
..in what would become the Paralympics.	:18:20.	:18:33.
In	:18:33.	:18:33.
In terms	:18:33.	:18:34.
In terms of	:18:34.	:18:40.
In terms of size, only the Olympic Games are bigger. In Beijing,	:18:40.	:18:44.
almost 4,000 athletes from 146 countries competed at the	:18:44.	:18:48.
Paralympics. It has seen significant growth since the first	:18:48.	:18:56.
Games. Towards the end of the 1940s, Dr Ludwig Guttmann started using	:18:56.	:19:01.
sport to treat patients with back injuries. Within a few years, there	:19:01.	:19:09.
were 13 0 international competitors at the Stoke Mandeville Games,	:19:09.	:19:13.
which were named after the hospital are the doctor worked. Basketball	:19:13.	:19:18.
was one of the first sports. In 1952, the photographer Ron Davies	:19:18.	:19:24.
was a member of the Southport Hospital team.	:19:24.	:19:31.
It was quite rough in those days. You charged at them like a bull	:19:31.	:19:40.
elephant. You tried to push them out of the way. We lost in the	:19:40.	:19:54.
first round. We didn't want to play all week. We could lose in the	:19:54.	:20:03.
first round and then go down the pub. Ron tried some other sports,	:20:03.	:20:09.
including the javelin, but he was forced to retire. I could feel a	:20:09.	:20:15.
spasm in my back. I put the javelin down, and it went through my toe. I	:20:15.	:20:24.
gave up after that. In a recent film, Ron saw footage of himself	:20:24.	:20:30.
competing in one of the first Paralympic Games. He thinks he's	:20:30.	:20:42.
the only surviving athlete from the I don't think there are many left	:20:42.	:20:51.
who took part in those first Games. Ron still follows the Games and	:20:51.	:20:56.
will enjoy this year's event in London, but says it's very	:20:56.	:21:01.
different to its humble beginnings. It's all about winning these days.	:21:01.	:21:11.
When I took part, we were playing for ourselves and trying to enjoy	:21:11.	:21:14.
ourselves. As long as we were taking part, we were fine. We	:21:14.	:21:27.
usually lost anyway. But we had a lot of fun. The flame is about to	:21:27.	:21:31.
start its journey to the stadium for the Opening Ceremony which	:21:31.	:21:39.
promises to be an electrifying celebration. The competing will	:21:39.	:21:45.
start on Thursday. The organisers have revealed that there will be	:21:45.	:21:51.
10,000 tickets available each day, but there is pressure on the	:21:51.	:21:56.
shoulders of Welsh athletes. There are 38 in all, which is the biggest	:21:56.	:22:01.
ever representation from Wales. They will be hoping to build on the	:22:01.	:22:07.
scuk sense -- success of Beijing when Wales won 14 medals, ten of	:22:07.	:22:12.
which were gold. We will bring you the latest over	:22:13.	:22:25.
the next 12 days from the The flame is on its way, and we're	:22:25.	:22:35.
Rugby, and at a press conference ..it was announced	:22:35.	:22:38.
..will take place on the same day in the stadium next March.	:22:38.	:22:42.
The Dragons will play the Scarlets before the Blues play the Ospreys.	:22:42.	:22:46.
The games on March 30th will be part of the RaboDirect Pro 12.	:22:46.	:22:50.
Football, and after beating West Ham 3-0...	:22:50.	:22:53.
..at the Liberty Stadium on Saturday...	:22:53.	:22:56.
..Michael Laudrup's team are playing Barnsley in the League Cup tonight.	:22:56.	:23:00.
The game has just kicked off.	:23:00.	:23:03.
And in the Conference, Newport are playing Hereford at Rodney Parade.	:23:03.	:23:12.
The main news again tonight:	:23:13.	:23:16.
Caernarfon Crown Court hears about the circumstances...	:23:16.	:23:20.
..which led to the deaths of four members of the same family...	:23:20.	:23:23.
..in Mid Wales last year.	:23:23.	:23:26.
The family car plunged into Llyn Clywedog...	:23:26.	:23:29.
..after being clipped by another car.	:23:29.	:23:32.
The driver of the other car denies the charges against him.	:23:32.	:23:36.
And a fire has damaged the Ifor Williams Trailers site on Deeside.	:23:36.	:23:41.
The staff there were evacuated safely...	:23:41.	:23:44.
..and the fire has now been extinguished.	:23:44.	:23:48.

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