:00:04. > :00:08.Hello and welcome to Wales Today. Tonight's top stories:
:00:08. > :00:18.Police end a seven hour armed siege. Officers close off a street in
:00:18. > :00:29.
:00:29. > :00:36.Tonight's other headlines: Bought by the neighbours next door.
:00:36. > :00:39.Glyndwr University is set to own the home of Wrexham football club.
:00:39. > :00:42.I'm here at the Racecourse where the purchase of this ground paves
:00:42. > :00:45.the way for the fans to finally buy the club.
:00:45. > :00:55.Still working flat out at the age of 80, the Pembrokeshire painter
:00:55. > :00:57.
:00:57. > :01:07.marking eight decades on canvas. It was a family affair at the
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:01:10. > :01:13.Good Evening. A man's been arrested, after a seven hour siege with armed
:01:13. > :01:16.police in Chepstow. Specialist officers, were called to the house
:01:16. > :01:26.in the Bulwark area early this morning, after reports a man was
:01:26. > :01:29.threatening to harm himself. As the residents of this quiet
:01:29. > :01:34.street in Chepstow World Cup this morning, specialist armed police
:01:34. > :01:38.were surrounding one of the houses here. They were responding to
:01:38. > :01:42.reports that this man was threatening to harm himself after
:01:42. > :01:48.barricading himself in the property. The neighbours were shocked at what
:01:48. > :01:52.they were seeing. I got out of bed, hearing voices, looked out of the
:01:52. > :01:57.window and saw several police around and more cars arriving. I
:01:57. > :02:04.dunno what was going on. There was loads of shouting and calling the
:02:04. > :02:12.police and then it would go quiet and then start again. It went on
:02:12. > :02:16.and on and on. Negotiators from the police say they were talking to the
:02:16. > :02:19.34-year-old to try and get him out of the House safely. People near by
:02:19. > :02:24.and watched as specialist teams worked throughout the morning to
:02:24. > :02:28.make sure the street was safe. After seven hours and no end in
:02:29. > :02:33.sight, armed officers decided there was only one way to finish the
:02:33. > :02:38.stand-off, breaking down the door, much to the relief of the street's
:02:38. > :02:43.residents. It was frightening because we have never had anything
:02:43. > :02:47.like this happen before. We have had nothing quite like this.
:02:47. > :02:51.man has been arrested on suspicion of theft and possession of a fire
:02:51. > :02:53.arm and taken into police custody. Wrexham's Racecourse Ground, the
:02:53. > :02:55.oldest international football stadium in the world has been
:02:56. > :02:59.bought by Glyndwr University. The deal should enable football and
:02:59. > :03:03.rugby league to continue to be played there. It's a major step
:03:03. > :03:11.forward which clears the way for the club to be taken over by the
:03:11. > :03:16.Supporter's Trust. Finally some good news after months
:03:16. > :03:19.of stalemate and questions over the future of sport being played here.
:03:19. > :03:23.The ground has been snapped up by Glyndwr University which is just
:03:23. > :03:27.next door. They've also purchased the Colliers Park training ground
:03:27. > :03:30.too. Now all eyes are on the Trust to make sure they can close a deal
:03:30. > :03:34.to buy the club.$$NEWLINE With players not being paid and several
:03:34. > :03:37.potential buyers dropping out, Wrexham needed a deal and fast.
:03:37. > :03:47.With players not being paid and several potential buyers dropping
:03:47. > :03:57.
:03:57. > :04:03.out Wrexham needed a deal and fast. What we are trying to do and we
:04:03. > :04:06.have been doing since 2001 is develop a new kind of university
:04:06. > :04:11.for Wales and that university is based on some of the best
:04:11. > :04:16.universities, not just in the UK but our aspirations for the best
:04:16. > :04:21.universities around the world. future of the football club is
:04:21. > :04:24.undecided. Negotiations with the supporters' club are continuing and
:04:24. > :04:29.the proceeds of the sale should help the club out of debt. We will
:04:29. > :04:34.run the club and make a profit from day one because we cannot afford to
:04:34. > :04:38.go into debt. We do not want any get involved with the club again.
:04:38. > :04:44.At least cities in the hands of the supporters. We will run Wrexham
:04:44. > :04:54.football club for the good of Wrexham football club in the long
:04:54. > :04:54.
:04:54. > :04:57.term. Rugby league side Crusaders share the ground and despite
:04:57. > :05:00.announcing last week that they could no longer afford to play in
:05:00. > :05:03.Superleague next season, at least they'll have a home if they do
:05:03. > :05:05.choose to continue in lower divisions. With a deal for the
:05:05. > :05:08.football club tantalisingly close its current owner thinks the future
:05:08. > :05:12.is bright. I appointed Dean Saunders and I believed in him and
:05:12. > :05:16.backed him all the way through. It has taken longer than I would hope
:05:16. > :05:20.but I believe he has put his mark on it and we have a really good
:05:20. > :05:23.side this year. We can settle of the field matters quickly and we
:05:23. > :05:26.have a great chance of getting promotion.
:05:26. > :05:28.Players, politicians and pundits are all relieved that much of the
:05:28. > :05:31.uncertainty has been resolved. There are plans for major
:05:31. > :05:36.improvments to the stands at this historic ground, which arouses as
:05:36. > :05:41.much passion as the games that take place here.
:05:41. > :05:44.Relief all round, as you said. Do we know any more about the plans
:05:44. > :05:51.for the stadium? There are some big ideas being
:05:51. > :05:55.suggested. There are still some details to be finalised but the
:05:55. > :05:59.university intends to apply for lottery funding to redevelop a
:05:59. > :06:09.couple of the stands here. The one behind the House been in a sorry
:06:09. > :06:09.
:06:09. > :06:13.state for many years. They want to get students involved and currently
:06:13. > :06:20.there is a hall of residence and the plan would be for students to
:06:20. > :06:24.use this in much the same way as American universities use
:06:24. > :06:29.professional stadia right on their doorsteps.
:06:29. > :06:35.How will this affect the university finances?
:06:35. > :06:39.They have not said how much the sale has cost. It is reported to be
:06:39. > :06:44.�1.8 million which will go to pay off some of the club a's dead. The
:06:44. > :06:48.university has said they can well afford this. They are running it as
:06:48. > :06:51.a charity and have taken advice from the Charity Commission.
:06:51. > :06:56.Although some projects they had planned may have to be delayed,
:06:56. > :07:01.they say there is more than enough money in the pot, which they have
:07:01. > :07:04.saved over the last few years, to pay for this new venture.
:07:04. > :07:06.Thank you. A 22-year-old man from Risca has
:07:06. > :07:10.appeared in court charged with causing death by dangerous driving,
:07:10. > :07:13.after a man was found dead by the side of a road near Blackwood. Ian
:07:13. > :07:17.Hamilton's body was discovered in Pontllanfraith three weeks ago. A
:07:17. > :07:20.woman also arrested yesterday, has been released without charge.
:07:20. > :07:22.MPs on the Defence Select Committee say they're concerned about the
:07:22. > :07:25.future of defence technical training, after the UK Government
:07:25. > :07:29.dropped plans to make St Athan in the Vale of Glamorgan its
:07:29. > :07:31.headquarters. Committee member Dai Havard, the Labour MP for Merthyr
:07:31. > :07:41.and Rhymney, said the Welsh Government should lobby UK
:07:41. > :07:46.
:07:46. > :07:49.Ministers forcefully, to have more defence bases in Wales.
:07:49. > :07:52.The Retained Firefighters Union says, changes to the co-responders
:07:52. > :07:55.scheme, could put lives in rural areas at risk. The Union says its
:07:55. > :07:57.firefighters are now only being asked to respond to the most
:07:57. > :08:00.serious cases. The Welsh Ambulance Service insists it hasn't abandoned
:08:00. > :08:04.the scheme and says it will continue to work with the fire
:08:04. > :08:11.service to ensure the service remains effective. But the Union's
:08:11. > :08:17.concerned people are having to wait longer for help to arrive. When
:08:17. > :08:21.somebody is having a serious medical emergency in the area that
:08:21. > :08:25.the fire service covers, it will mean a delay of up to 30 minutes
:08:26. > :08:29.for the arrival of proper help. This will have a critical impact on
:08:29. > :08:32.the patient's condition. A controversial farm, that breeds
:08:32. > :08:35.rag-worms for fishing bait, has gone into liquidation. Dragon Feeds,
:08:35. > :08:38.at Laugharne, received more than �1 million in public funding and had
:08:38. > :08:47.hoped to create around 70 jobs when it started five years ago, but it's
:08:47. > :08:53.thought less than ten people were employed.
:08:53. > :08:57.Ragworms, traditionally used as live bait when fishing. This farm
:08:57. > :09:01.was set up five years ago to develop a sustainable alternative
:09:01. > :09:09.to fishmeal for the commercial sector. With diminishing fish
:09:09. > :09:15.stocks, the managing director told us in 2000 and sex -- 2006 that
:09:15. > :09:20.this was important. It is a dead- end road. And we are increasing our
:09:20. > :09:25.production into something acceptable as an alternative source
:09:25. > :09:31.to fish oil. You can use the worms. The company received over �1
:09:31. > :09:37.million in grants with original plans to build 270 Pons on the
:09:37. > :09:43.marshes. It would create 70 jobs. Only one quarter of that was built
:09:43. > :09:49.and it is thought that less than 10 people were employed.
:09:49. > :09:55.This man's home overlooks the farm. He was always concerned about it.
:09:55. > :10:00.The reality is that only 20% of the tanks were ever developed. What we
:10:00. > :10:03.can see no more than three or four people employed there and there are
:10:03. > :10:11.not full-time and they are not continuously employed so we have
:10:11. > :10:15.been let down drastically on the jobs front. We spoke to the
:10:15. > :10:20.managing director today but he refused to do an interview on
:10:20. > :10:24.camera saying he could not comment because of legal matters and all
:10:25. > :10:30.things are in the hands of the liquidators. They are now looking
:10:30. > :10:35.at selling the company's biggest asset witches Fell and behind me,
:10:35. > :10:42.all 110 acres of it. A handful of people continue to work on the farm
:10:42. > :10:46.at the liquidise has tried to sell it as a going concern.
:10:46. > :10:51.Here at the National Eisteddfod we have been behind the scenes,
:10:51. > :10:57.meeting the woman who is looking after the ropes. Imagine washing
:10:57. > :11:01.and ironing or 500 of them. She is retiring after a quarter of a
:11:01. > :11:06.century. It has been hot again. Temperatures
:11:06. > :11:12.have got up to 77 Fahrenheit. I cannot guarantee sunshine for the
:11:13. > :11:16.rest of the week. You are what you eat, so the saying
:11:16. > :11:19.goes. And for many of us, eating the wrong things has caused chronic
:11:19. > :11:23.health problems and obesity. Conditions such as heart disease
:11:23. > :11:26.and diabetes, are putting an increasing strain on the NHS here.
:11:26. > :11:31.Our reporter Nick Palit was recently diagnosed with Type 2
:11:32. > :11:34.diabetes, he's been on a personal quest to reverse his condition.
:11:34. > :11:40.Tomorrow he'll be looking at the importance of exercise but tonight
:11:41. > :11:44.he's been having expert advice, on the right food.
:11:44. > :11:48.Doing the weekly shop can be hell if you're on a diet and trying to
:11:48. > :11:50.eat healthily, so I need help to steer me away from the things I
:11:51. > :11:53.want to eat, onto the things I should eat. Community Dietician
:11:54. > :12:03.Catherine Washbrook joined me at the supermarket to put me on the
:12:03. > :12:08.right track. When it comes to Dyer Beatties, all fruit and vegetables
:12:08. > :12:12.are encouraged. They have a low glycaemic index so they release the
:12:12. > :12:18.glucose into your bloodstream much slower than high-calorie snack
:12:18. > :12:22.foods. So we filled up on fruit and continued on our way through the
:12:22. > :12:29.Isle of temptation. Every time I come to the supermarket, the smell
:12:29. > :12:33.of bakery products gets you going. They are my downfall. There are no
:12:33. > :12:41.unhealthy foods. It is about the balance and the quantity of how
:12:41. > :12:46.much you eat. Next stop my other downfall, bread. White bread is
:12:46. > :12:50.very refined and releases the glucose quickly. It has a high GI
:12:50. > :13:00.value so it is not great for keeping your blood glucose levels
:13:00. > :13:00.
:13:00. > :13:05.stable. So Brown? Preferentially the granary or the stoneground.
:13:05. > :13:11.You think a bowl of cereal would be healthier than my fry-up but many
:13:11. > :13:16.come loaded with sugar. Preferably wholegrain. Most of them will have
:13:16. > :13:22.the emblem on the top and those are the ones that will keep you Fuller
:13:22. > :13:27.for longer. Even when it comes to potatoes, not all are equal.
:13:27. > :13:33.starch that is available in new potatoes has a much lesser effect
:13:33. > :13:37.on your glucose levels so the energy from new potatoes is
:13:37. > :13:47.released slower than that in the jacket potatoes. Armed could this
:13:47. > :13:53.
:13:53. > :13:57.new-found knowledge I will be a P who also need to know about
:13:57. > :14:00.nutrition and fitness. Currently thirty 6% of children in Wales are
:14:00. > :14:03.overweight or obese - and if left unchecked they'll end up just like
:14:03. > :14:06.me. Here at the Newport Velodrome children and their parents attend
:14:06. > :14:09.the MEND program. 80 courses have run across Wales since it began in
:14:09. > :14:18.2008 and it aims to help youngsters turn around their unhealthy
:14:18. > :14:22.lifestyle. Have if they had been referred from GPs, parents might
:14:22. > :14:28.they have noticed them coming with a healthy weight, coming back
:14:28. > :14:32.fitter and healthier. You look at the amount of fat in 100 grams of
:14:32. > :14:35.food are... While the children exercise - the mums learn about
:14:35. > :14:42.healthy eating and nutrition. Nine year old Jasmine Myers has been
:14:42. > :14:46.attending the ten week program with Mum Tanya. She was self-conscious
:14:46. > :14:52.about her weight, but you can see her joining in, the sparkle is
:14:52. > :14:55.coming back into her. And that's a mantra I've been trying to follow
:14:55. > :14:59.myself with my own diet and exercise. However this month I know
:14:59. > :15:03.the weight loss won't be as great as last month. Two words, Summer
:15:03. > :15:05.Holiday. We all need that time in the sun to do nothing but recharge
:15:05. > :15:10.our batteries - unfortunately when it's at an all-inclusive hotel -it
:15:11. > :15:15.can have consequences for the waistline. Though not every meal
:15:15. > :15:19.was unhealthy. And it wasn't all just eating and lazing in the sun -
:15:19. > :15:23.I did actually swim in the pool and even took regular bike rides.
:15:23. > :15:27.Despite that, I was just a little nervous when I stood on the scales
:15:27. > :15:37.this week - So could do better - must do better - and in fact I'm
:15:37. > :15:53.
:15:53. > :16:03.back in the saddle again. Tomorrow night we'll be looking at exercise
:16:03. > :16:03.
:16:03. > :16:07.and its effect in controlling diabetes. Leroy litre is due to
:16:07. > :16:13.make his first appearance for his new club Swansea City tonight,
:16:13. > :16:19.hours after completing his medical. He has been signed for three years
:16:19. > :16:24.after agreeing a 1.7 �5 million fee. We will have the result of the
:16:24. > :16:28.match tonight. Cricket, it is day two of the
:16:28. > :16:37.Morgan's County Championship match. They have made steady progress.
:16:37. > :16:40.They are 160-2. That is in reply to the total of 399.
:16:40. > :16:44.At the age of 80, most of us would expect to be enjoying retirement,
:16:44. > :16:46.but for one of our leading artists - he couldn't be busier. John Knapp
:16:46. > :16:49.Fisher, from Pembrokeshire, is marking his eighth decade, with a
:16:49. > :16:52.major exhibition of new work. Jamie Owen went to visit him in his
:16:52. > :16:54.gallery, to talk about his paintings. He asked John, where he
:16:54. > :16:57.begins, when he starts on a new idea
:16:57. > :17:07.Well it's been another busy day here on the Maes, with nearly
:17:07. > :17:10.
:17:10. > :17:15.21,000 people here today. There is a draughtsmanship about
:17:15. > :17:25.your work, almost an engineering accuracy, where does that come
:17:25. > :17:27.
:17:27. > :17:35.from? My father was a much better draughtsman than me. I was always
:17:36. > :17:43.amazed at some of his watercolours. He got his drawings, I do not have
:17:43. > :17:51.that. What do you most enjoy painting? I like to have buildings
:17:51. > :18:01.in my drawings. That is very much where I have been for most of my
:18:01. > :18:14.
:18:14. > :18:19.life. What is it about BC that attracts you? -- BC. I tend to make
:18:19. > :18:29.that happen in a lot of my pictures, I like the clear sky as well. How
:18:29. > :18:38.long will it make you -- how long will it take you to do a painting?
:18:39. > :18:48.On and off, to to three weeks. Sometimes longer. How has the
:18:49. > :18:51.
:18:51. > :18:55.landscape changed his you have been painting Wales? I'm not sure, I do
:18:55. > :19:00.not just the picturesque things, I like to do interesting images.
:19:00. > :19:10.you are painting, what do you think about? Are you someone who is
:19:10. > :19:20.happiest painting, or is it a tense process? Usually it is intense
:19:20. > :19:21.
:19:21. > :19:27.concentration. I feel quite tired afterwards. I always found it very
:19:27. > :19:31.absorbing, quite hard work. There are a lot of people who will be
:19:31. > :19:37.astonished that you are still quite flat out, not putting your feet up
:19:37. > :19:47.and having a rest. The only reason that I would stop is because I
:19:47. > :19:53.
:19:53. > :20:03.would want to write. That is it from me, let's get the picture from
:20:03. > :20:26.
:20:26. > :20:33.the Maes. She's with me now, she won the Prose Medal. Can you
:20:33. > :20:40.divulge some information to your husband. There was not a problem
:20:40. > :20:45.there, the business of secrecy was very important. It is different
:20:45. > :20:51.with the Crown and the chair, they have to let you know weeks
:20:51. > :21:00.beforehand. It To what -- it was a long time to keep a secret, I was
:21:00. > :21:05.happy to do it. I guess you were bursting to tell people. Did your
:21:05. > :21:10.husband whispers something in your ear, a message of congratulation?
:21:10. > :21:20.No not a tour, a could not say anything. I was so glad to get on
:21:20. > :21:27.the stage, and to think, at long last I am here. You are used to
:21:27. > :21:35.seeing your husband, the Arch Druid, in his robes. War was unlikely to
:21:35. > :21:40.be the main focus? It was a great privilege, it is a very prestigious
:21:40. > :21:50.prize. I am very glad that I have won it. I was thinking, I have done
:21:50. > :22:10.
:22:10. > :22:19.it, I have done it at last at! Taking it per to stage was the
:22:19. > :22:27.woman responsible for the jury dresses. Imagine having to clean
:22:27. > :22:34.500 roads, she has studied almost a quarter of a century. These roads
:22:34. > :22:44.are worth almost �50,000, some of the most special ones are kept at a
:22:44. > :22:46.
:22:46. > :22:54.safe house. You told me earlier on there was some special roads.
:22:54. > :23:02.are some special ones that I keeper safekeeping. These roads are on
:23:02. > :23:12.display at the National Museum for Welsh life. It is because of the
:23:12. > :23:19.handwork and the gold work that makes it special. There is quite a
:23:19. > :23:26.lot of gold work on this one, it has to be done very specially.
:23:26. > :23:36.is pretty expensive I would imagine? Do you want to know? It is
:23:36. > :23:41.
:23:41. > :23:46.probably worth around �80,000. is her taking charge for the very
:23:46. > :23:52.first time it in 1984. She is giving it all up, and leaving the
:23:52. > :24:02.stage for the last time. I have been a member for 50 years next
:24:02. > :24:02.
:24:02. > :24:11.year, so maybe we will have a number celebration next year. I
:24:11. > :24:19.have been a member for 50 years! We will see what happens! It is always
:24:19. > :24:24.very, very busy writer of the end, sometimes it is madder than others.
:24:24. > :24:31.Do you get a time to look back on all those years? I'm even looking
:24:31. > :24:40.forward to next week where I'm going to be sitting down and
:24:40. > :24:50.thinking very happy forts. No more ironing! No more ironing.
:24:50. > :25:00.
:25:00. > :25:03.We have been struggling in the heat in Maes, we cannot complain.
:25:03. > :25:07.Another very warm day here with sunshine. Highest emperatures today
:25:07. > :25:10.25 Celsius in Flintshire. 24 in Cardiff, 22 in Newbridge no Wye, 19
:25:10. > :25:12.on Anglesey and in Milford Haven. Feeling muggy or Trwmaidd in Welsh.
:25:12. > :25:15.Feeling muggy or Trwmaidd in Welsh. Now if you don't like this muggy
:25:15. > :25:18.weather, well there is change on the way. Pressure is falling with
:25:18. > :25:22.some rain tonight but this will clear tomorrow and it will turn
:25:22. > :25:25.fresher with a drop in humidity. This evening a generally dry start.
:25:25. > :25:29.However cloud will increase with some rain spreading from the
:25:29. > :25:33.southwest later in the evening and overnight. Most of the rain light
:25:33. > :25:37.but with a few heavy bursts in places. Another very mild night.
:25:37. > :25:44.Lowest temperatures 13 to 16 Celsius. Tomorrow's chart shows low
:25:44. > :25:48.pressure over Britain with fronts bringing some rain! Heavy rain in
:25:48. > :25:51.the south and in Scotland. So tomorrow it's an improving story. A
:25:51. > :25:57.damp start. Some rain, drizzle, mist and hill fog but during the
:25:57. > :26:03.morning it will turn drier. So a better afternoon. Mostly dry. A few
:26:03. > :26:09.bright or sunny intervals e.g in eastern Powys and Monmoutshire.
:26:09. > :26:13.More cloudy in the west with drizzle in S+nowdonia. Feeling
:26:13. > :26:16.fresher tomorrow. Top temperatures 16 to 21 Celsius with a light to
:26:16. > :26:23.moderate west to southwesterly breeze. Tomorrow night plenty of
:26:23. > :26:26.cloud. Damp in parts of the north and west. Friday not a bad day on
:26:26. > :26:31.the whole. The odd light shower otherwise dry. A few bright or
:26:31. > :26:33.sunny intervals and feeling fresher with the wind falling light. As for
:26:33. > :26:37.the outlook, not the best of weather this weekend. Saturday
:26:37. > :26:41.sunny intervals and showers. Sunday showers or longer spells of rain.
:26:41. > :26:51.Some heavy showers likely with thunder. The breeze picking-up and
:26:51. > :27:03.
:27:03. > :27:09.feeling cooler. Unsettled next week with below average temperatures!
:27:09. > :27:14.I can promise some sunshine as well, hot and humid here today, not so
:27:14. > :27:19.nice tonight. It should feel fresher, we are going to lose this
:27:19. > :27:27.humility. I have been struggling at night, I get him in danger getting