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She had strangled her severely disabled son. A judge says she's

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been punished enough. Her remaining children her editor of. Outside

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they told her they wanted to get on with their lives. And her solicitor

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said he was satisfied justice had been served. It has been served on

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the basis that the fact is somebody should be responsible for their

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reactions but there is a degree of mercy in the framework where

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somebody is suffering from an abnormality of mind at the time.

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was in May but 11-year-old Glenn died, severely autistic, unable to

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speak and he needed 24 hour care. But he was a happy and active boy.

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He won this cup for art. For the last few weeks of his life, he was

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living at this hotel with his mother. Her life she felt was

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already over after years of domestic abuse, she left her

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husband and didn't have the strength to go on and she decided

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to commit suicide. In those last weeks, she took him for treats on

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trains and buses, bought him his favourite food. At that point, she

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didn't intend to kill him, but in the end, she was too fearful for

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his future to leave him behind. When police arrived at the hotel,

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she told them she didn't want to leave him on his own because her

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husband would never cope. She had a difficult life, the court heard.

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She was neglected by her parents, left outside pubs for hours. She

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met her first husband and started having sex at 12 years old when he

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was 22. Later she suffered years of physical abuse at the hands of her

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second husband, Mark. Yet, she brought up four children. One of

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Glenn's doctors told the trial she saw her as a loving mother who

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coped admirably. In fact, she wasn't coping at all. When police

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were called to the family home, the extent of the problem became

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apparent. Officers said it was the most dirty and cluttered house they

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had ever seen. But family had called social services asking for

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help back in at 2002. But it wasn't until 2009 at that they got some

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respite care. During the trial, her defence lawyer said when she

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disengaged with social workers, in February 2010, it should have put

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social services on high alert. In a statement, the Vale of Glamorgan

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The psychiatrists who treated her after her arrest in Bridgend said

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it had become apparent that the only thing she had to cling to in

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her life was her view that she was a good mother. And her fears that

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Glenn would be taken away, then she crumbled, helpless and hopeless. In

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her mind, there was no option than to kill them both. If you are told

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you're useless and you can't do anything right for years and years

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and years, you don't have the confidence to survive on your own

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and she had other things she had to deal with with her son, which must

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have made it particularly difficult for her, and she felt clearly, back

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into a corner. And she aimed to end her life, it would appear.

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agreed to undertake psychiatric treatment and will be kept under

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close supervision for three years. 140 jobs are under threat at the

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Panasonic plant in Cardiff tonight. It says it's looking at moving work

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from the television design centre to Japan. Back in April, the

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electronics giant says it was planning to cut 17,000 jobs

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worldwide in an effort to reduce costs. It employs 530 permanent

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staff at four sites in Cardiff. Now it says 138 of those jobs could

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disappear. The Welsh Government has described the news as disappointing.

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Dr Andrew Crawley from Cardiff Business School is with us. These

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are well paid, highly skilled jobs. The kind of jobs the Welsh

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government wants to keep in Wales. Yes, these are the value added job.

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They are highly skilled, qualified workers, who are contributing a

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great deal to the economy, so it is jobs we really need and we need

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more of them in Wales at this time. How much of a blow is this? I think

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we need to look in the long run here. In the short run, we are

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losing 140 jobs as part of restructuring. The company says it

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will save jobs so although it's a blow for those families losing

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their jobs, over the long term, it could be securing more Labour in

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Wales. The unions say this is a complete surprise. It sounds like

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they weren't consulted a great deal on this but this was announced in

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April by Panasonic global that they would create a restructuring two-

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year programme around the world, so it shouldn't have been that much of

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a shock that some of those job losses could be here. The number

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however, is probably where the shock has come in. You said this

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could end up securing jobs, but what you think it could be doing

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for the future in Wales? This is the kind of company which can add

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up to our skills portfolio and will hopefully involved encouragement of

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other firms to come in on a similar line. Hopefully, by securing itself

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for the future, it will secure all the jobs in the Panasonic and

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encourage other firms to come in. Do you think there was hope of

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keeping jobs here? Yes, this restructuring programme has been

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well thought out, it is costing a huge amount of money to do, and, as

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part of that, they are trying to encourage and secured the Labour

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that already exists here, although they have and to let some of them

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go in this initial round of restructuring. What do you think

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the chances are of creating more of these kinds of jobs? What needs to

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be done, do you think? growth in the service sector in the

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last 15 years can't support us, and it would keep supporting the Welsh

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economy the way we needed to. We need these skill levels we need to

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raise which will bring greater economic prosperity. Thanks very

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much for joining us this evening. A woman from Tonypandy who went

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skydiving while also claiming disability benefits has been given

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a suspended jail sentence. Clare Jones' fraud was discovered after

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she was filmed jumping out of a plane 12,000 feet above Swansea

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Airport. Colette Hume reports. 12,000 ft above South Wales, this

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is Clare Jones. Tandem skydive and disability benefit cheats. She told

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the Department of work and pensions chronic back pain meant she could

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not walk off more than a few feet without stumbling and relied on

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crutches. She said simple tasks like chopping vegetables and

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cooking were impossible. But the truth was very different. As well

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as skydiving, she worked in a sandwich bar and a local cafe and

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regularly went to a local gym. And swimming pool. Do you regret what

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you did? Miss Jones, do you regret claiming the money? Magistrates

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were told the 38-year-old mother of three claim to just over �6,000 in

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benefits. She was caught after the Department of work and pensions

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received an anonymous tip-off. This souvenir video of a charity skydive

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provided all the evidence investigated needed. --

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investigators needed. She has claimed in order to claim benefit,

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she was unable to cook a meal for herself, unable to walk without

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crutches and yet we have seen that she has held down a job, preparing

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breakfasts for 10 people. Busy rush-hour mornings. She has also

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walked a belief. And done a skydiver. It's a big fraud and it

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will not be tolerated. Claire Jones was sentenced to 12 weeks in prison

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suspended for 12 months. She was ordered to do 150 hours of unpaid

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work. S4C has announced details of how it

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will cope with a 24% cut in its budget over the next four years.

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Channel bosses say it will focus on peak hours while programmes after

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ten at night will be made up almost entirely of repeats. Our reporter

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Bethan Lewis joins me now. These changes have been driven by cuts to

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their budget so what are going to mean for its programmes? The bosses

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say they have made changes to the administration of the Channel and

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that has saved money but the size of the cuts is bound to have an

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impact on the programmes, what we see on the screen. Now, from next

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year, they will have �67 million to spend in 2012 compared to �82

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million last year for example, so quite a significant cut. What we

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have had today are details of the schedule next year, the sort of

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programmes they want to see and the times in the day. It has been a big

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challenge in view of the financial situation. We had to adapt to

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changed circumstances, totally new experience for everybody involved

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with S 4 C, because for the last 30 years, we have had increases year

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on year. Now, it's a very, very different situation. How is it

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going to affect what we actually see on the screen? That's what

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viewers will want to know. It's difficult to gauge that really, but

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they say the focus will definitely be on the peak hours, which have

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the most audience between 6:30pm and 10pm. They will spend more

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money on programmes in these slots. They want value for money in terms

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of their programming. They want to extend their audience, too, and

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want a dynamic and entertaining feel to the Channel. They say on

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Thursday and Friday evenings, they want a younger feeling to the

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service. They are looking to extend their children service, also. A

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daytime magazine slot, also. They say they are committed to sport,

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and showing big events. Can we see more repeats? From an initial

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reading of the document, you might think that. They say, for example,

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their live at rugby match on a Saturday afternoon will be

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broadcast at 10:30pm and again on a Sunday morning. They also say,

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after 10pm, you're more likely to get repeats every evening and also

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during the summer there is talk of a season of repeats. They still

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insist that, overall, there will not be more repeats. Challenging

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times for the Channel. Thank you It is all smiles in the sunshine

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but will they be smiling after intensive training in Poland?

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It was the first your story we ever featured on Wales Today more than

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three years ago. Viewers got in touch to tell us about a campaign

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to save their water wheel. The 200- year-old Melingriffith in Cardiff

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has been repaired and restored and today its wheel has been turning

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for the first time since the 1940s. To this was the moment when

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Cardiff's past was brought back to life. From today, the wheel of the

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Melingriffith water pump will turn just as it did when it was built in

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the 19th century. when the part of the canal close 60 years ago, the

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pump became redundant and it fell into disrepair. Stephanie Wilkins

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was one of President who fought to save the water wheel and she is

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delighted it is turning again. -- a resident. The can imagine the

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barges going up and down. There is so much we can learn from this. It

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is great. Nastier Cardiff council and the historic monuments body

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awarded a heritage grant of �100,000. -- nastier. The hard work

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began to remove the structure from the canal. When it has freed the

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engineers could start the restoration. It was quite difficult

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achieving some of the standards on it because there were parties are

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missing. We had to replicate as close as possible to the original,

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to get a turning in its semi original state. The community has

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fought long and hard to save his water pump and it is thanks to

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their first the wheel is finally turning again. It is a relic of our

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industrial past brought back to life.

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If you have got a story for s. To let us know. You can e-mail us at

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[email protected]. You can pick up the phone and Dilys on 03703 500

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700. -- dial us. Three magistrates' courts have shut

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their doors for the last time this week. The closures in Llwynypia,

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Cardigan and Pwllheli apart of a cost-cutting plan by the UK

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Government. Another seven courts have closed.

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This man has been an usher at Pwllheli magistrates for 15 years.

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He is looked -- locking the door for the last time. It is a very sad

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day. After 15 years here. There is a sense of loss for the community

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and the Welsh language. After it nearly 30 years, servicing the

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local community this court has handed down its final sentence. An

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end of an era and for many, a sad day for local justice. When the

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offences come up in Caernarfon it's maybe in front of magistrates to

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are not familiar with the arrangements here in Pwllheli.

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Local justice is disappearing at the window. The core service could

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not be interviewed but gave the following statement. -- the Court

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Pwllheli is just one of 14 county and Manchester's courts closing

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this year. Among the largest has already shut our Llandovery,

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Chepstow and flint. County court in Aberdare and Pontypool are due to

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close later this month. Despite calls for a judiciary -- review in

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Cardiganshire, all attempts to save the court failed. It takes about

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two hours to either go to Aberystwyth, Carmarthen or

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Haverfordwest. We are isolated in the middle. For many towns it is an

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end to centuries of tradition. In Pwllheli are visited the old town

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hall where prisoners were kept 200 years ago. Judicial history here

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dates back much further to when the town has given its charter in 1355.

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There was some sort of administrative centre even as far

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back as that. It is a pity to see, more or less, 650 years of

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tradition disappearing. decision has been made and for many

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Welsh towns and end of an era. Well some of us are thinking of

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some holidays, it is more like boot camp for the Welsh rugby squad.

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No sipping cocktails on a sunbed for them. Wales's opening World Cup

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match is 72 days away but the hard work is well and truly under way.

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42 squad players left the headquarters this afternoon for

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Poland where they will undertake intensive sessions and the coach

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has warned there will be no hiding place for those who were not up to

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the challenge. Just time for his squad photograph

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before heading off for intense training and Poland. The players

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all packed and ready to Poland to use the cryotherapy unit. They will

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be exposed to a freezing chamber that speeds up recovery from the

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fatigue of training. They will have to wait type -- work twice as hard.

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It is the ultimate, to represent your country on the world stage.

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There was a certain feeling when we came to camp three weeks sicko,

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there was an edge on everyone. We don't need any coast to motivate

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the players. Wears his first World Cup matches against South Africa. -

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- Wales's. Gavin Henson was back with the squad today having

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returned from filming of the South of France for his new reality TV

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show. He underwent a fitness test this week. He is always in good

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shape. He just needs training. They are training their boots off. They

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are pushing themselves. We have had a few personal bests in training.

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You would not expect that. Poland is going to be a huge shock for

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them in terms of taking them to the next level. Where's unveiled their

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new kit on New Zealand this week. Ditto Warren Gatland chooses to

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wear it when he cursed the squad to 30 will depend on how training goes

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over the next few minds. -- when he chooses the squad.

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Wales's Dai Green is hitting form at the moment. He stormed to

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victory in the 400 metre hurdles last night to finish ahead of the

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world-class field in France. He admitted he is dreaming of gold at

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the world championships next month. Football. A disappointing night for

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TMS and eat them their first qualifying legs of the Europa

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League. Despite taking an early lead, Neath last four-12 Aalesund.

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CNS drew 1-12 Cliftonville. Swansea City have made their second signing

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of the sum as they continued their build-up to the Premier League.

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They have agreed a deal for a player from Tom Watt's there.

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Cricket. After defeat yesterday in the county Championship, Glamorgan

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will be hoping to bounce back tonight in the T20. Be taken on

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Surrey and the Swalec Stadium. We have coverage on Radio Wales AM. Do

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you remember last week we featured Jemma Bowie Hallam from Milford

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Haven? She was chosen as though youngest member of the Great

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Britain team to take part in the Special Olympics in Athens. She has

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Down's syndrome and was destined for goal but was unable to compete

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in all her rows after becoming ill with a tummy bug. She took part in

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some of the stages and excelled in the vault, impressing all the

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judges. Dealers started to us before the

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opening ceremony when one of the coaches went down 6. I had it

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during the night and then Jemma had it the next day. We are lucky to

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have good judges here and they allowed it to compete today. With a

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medical notes they have taken her full scores as well. We are pleased

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about that. Finally, one of the tougher sports in the world. Good

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luck to Geraint Thomas who gets under way in the tour de France

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this weekend. It is 10 years as the little girl

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from Gwynedd went to America for treatment. Charlotte Speddy is 13

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and has spent much of the last decade receiving treatment.

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She has a rare spinal and rib defect which stopped her lungs

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growing properly. Her family say they can't believe the support they

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received. 2001, Charlotte has taking the

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media attention in her stride. Her family launched a bid to raise

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hundreds of thousands of pounds for a life-saving operation to stop

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everyone was touched by her story. Charlotte's appeal is far from over.

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Her family have paid tribute to the people who have contributed to the

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campaign. Today those 10 years are almost up.

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The only option was flying to Texas for treason at once but it is now

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available in Cardiff. It is easier because it is not that far away. It

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is easier. The family has travelled from the UK to Texas. The girl was

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had infused grapes. Her left lung could not grow. Those trips to

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America would not have been possible without the compassion of

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the local community which helped raise the money for the titanium

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ribs. We live in a small village and everybody helped. It is as --

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it is as if they put their arms around us. A huge amount of money

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was raised. If I wrote letters to date for the next 10 years, would

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not be able to thank everybody that helped us. The brave girl who

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captured people's heart as a three- year-old is now looking forward to

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a bright future. She is considering a career as a nurse to help other

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children like her. An amazing and Lady. A TriStar to

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July but it is only a one! -- a try Choirs promising for this weekend.

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I can't promise you clear blue skies but some sunny spells and

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generally drive. Ideal for a picnic or popping down to the caravan.

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Knitters are keen drivers leaving for the tea tent the cricket at the

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-- it is looking try Fogerty 20 cricket at the Swalec Stadium in

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Cardiff. A high pressure across Britain and

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that means quiet and settled weather. Here is the picture for 8

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o'clock in the morning. They try stars, a sunny start for some parts.

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There will be some cloud floating around as wild. Temperatures in

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Caernarfon starting off around 12 degree Celsius. Hardly a breath of

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wind. A during the day, not a great deal of change. The cloud will come

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and go with a small chance of a light shower. Otherwise try and the

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best of the censure in the afternoon on some of the coasts. It

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will turn as pleasantly warm tomorrow with the sea breezes. Top

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temperatures 18-21 Celsius. On the north coast tomorrow, dry with some

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sunny spells, good weather for the carnival in Llwynypia. -- Y

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Felinheli. Sunday looks a nice day, dry and a sunny start with cloud

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bubbling up. It will turn warmer with a light wind and sea breezes.

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22 degrees in Newtown. Don't forget the suncream. Factor 15 or higher.

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Watch out for high pollen counts. Next week, Monday looks dry and

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warm. Some rain is expected on Tuesday afternoon and it looks more

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unsettled thereafter. Lot going on this weekend. The Conwy walking

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Week starts. Foresee the walks over the next eight days. The Holy

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Trinity Church in Caerphilly has a summer fare tomorrow and it is

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A woman who strangled her severely disabled son has walked free from

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court after the judge said she had been punished enough. Yvonne

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Freaney killed her 11 year-old son. In New York the former head of the

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International Monetary Fund has been released from house arrest

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after doubts raised about the case against him. Andy Murray is on

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Centre Court hoping to become the first Briton to find a place in the

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Wimbledon men's final since 1938. He did take the first set against

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the number one, Rafael Nadal, but he has taken the second and third

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set. The fourth is getting on now. Sounds like the real nail-biter.

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