01/08/2011 BBC Wales Today


01/08/2011

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Good evening. Members of the National Union of Journalists at

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BBC Wales are taking part in industrial action. The walk-out

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began at midnight and is the second of two, one-day strikes over

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potential redundancies. The BBC says it's trying to reduce the need

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for compulsory redundancies, but that it's likely to be impossible

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to avoid them. It has apologised for any disruption to programmes.

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Worshippers fighting to save their church in Rhondda from closure are

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meeting this evening to decide whether or not to accept an offer

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to sell it to them. The Church in Wales has offered parishioners at

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All Saints Church in Maerdy the chance to buy the building for

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�1,000. Protesters have camped in the building for almost a month to

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try to get it reopened. Alan Main objective is for the Church to

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remain here. -- Alan Main objective. We want to support the worshippers

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see on a Sunday, and every day if they want to worship here. That is

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what our main objective is. There are lots of legalities surrounding

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that, so we have to look into that now. Repair work on the Brynglas

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tunnel is continuing following the fire which severely damaged the

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tunnel last week. The first westbound closure of the tunnel

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will start tonight with the carriageway due to be closed from

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8:00pm, re-opening by 6:00am the following morning. The work is

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scheduled to last up to a week. A witness in the original

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investigation into the murder of Cardiff prostitute Lynette White

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has told a court he changed his story about what he had seen the

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night she died. Mark Grommek, who lived in the flat above Miss White,

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said police pressure had driven him to the verge of a nervous breakdown.

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The original prosecution resulted in the wrongful conviction of three

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innocent men. Eight police officers involved in that investigation are

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accused of conspiring to pervert the course of justice. They've all

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pleaded not guilty and the trial continues at Swansea Crown Court.

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An independent Texas-based company has bought the Chevron oil refinery

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in Pembroke in a �447 million deal. It is hoped the sale to a

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subsidiary of Valero Energy Corporation will secure the

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refinery's future. It employs 1,400 people and is worth an estimated

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�1.5 million a week to Pembrokeshire's economy.

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The National Eisteddfod is underway in Wrexham all week. In this

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afternoon's crowning ceremony, the winning poet was Geraint Lloyd Owen,

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a former teacher who now works in publishing. Clearly emotional

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during the ceremony, he attributed his success to his mother, who died

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exactly 22 years ago and the motivation of having a younger

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brother who's won twice before at the National Eisteddfod.

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Rugby, and Lions hooker Matthew Rees is doubtful for Wales World

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Cup warm-up game with England on Saturday. He's having injections

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for a neck injury. The Cardiff Blues flanker Sam Warburton, who

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skippered Wales in their defeat to the Barbarians two months ago,

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looks likely to continue as captain at Twickenham.

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Football, and Swansea City say they have agreed personal terms with

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Wayne Routledge who will have a medical tomorrow. An undisclosed

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fee with Newcastle has already been settled. Meanwhile Manchester City

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manager Roberto Mancini says he'll give his blessing to Craig Bellamy

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With the weather forecast for Wales, August has got off to a

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disappointing start, cloudy and Monday, and it will stay like that

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for the next few days. A few showers and the forecast as well.

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Plenty of cloud across the country with mist and hill fog. Outbreaks

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of rain and drizzle which could be heavy during the early hours and it

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will be a close night with temperatures not dropping below 15

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Celsius. An improving story tonight. The rain in the east will clear

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away, then the country brightens up. Most of the country dry, but not

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everywhere. A few showers breaking out during the afternoon. A warm

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and humid day tomorrow with top temperatures of 23 Celsius. Colder

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on the coast where it stays Misti. The wins will remain light. If you

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are off to Wrexham, it will brighten up with a chance of a

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share in the afternoon. Wednesday will continue warm and humid.

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Thundery showers breaking out in the afternoon. On Thursday it turns

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unsettled, so rain and showers. We'll have a full round up of all

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