:00:02. > :00:05.Welcome to Wales Today. Tonight's headlines:
:00:05. > :00:10.A change of direction for the Welsh Government's transport plans. East-
:00:10. > :00:13.west links take priority to get the economy moving.
:00:13. > :00:23.Tonight, a warning for the electric car revolution as experts say there
:00:23. > :00:33.
:00:33. > :00:36.aren't enough plug in points to Also in the programme tonight:
:00:37. > :00:45.The idea of a barrage across the Severn is floated again - this time
:00:45. > :00:47.with private money. After the strike - a Tory MP says
:00:47. > :00:50.any delay in docking pay would be a scandal.
:00:50. > :00:53.And in tonight's sport - we surprise this year's Unsung Hero
:00:53. > :01:01.winner. Come rain or shine, these youngsters are out playing golf -
:01:01. > :01:06.tonight their coach gets his award. He's not a boring coach that says,
:01:06. > :01:13."Do this, do this, do this!" He tells us like a joke then he does
:01:13. > :01:18.Tackling traffic, getting more train services and encouraging
:01:18. > :01:21.people onto their bikes. Just some of the headlines from the Welsh
:01:22. > :01:24.Government's new four year transport plan. With budgets tight,
:01:24. > :01:32.there's a focus on cheaper, smaller scale solutions to bottlenecks and
:01:32. > :01:34.on east-west rather than north- south links. Kate Morgan reports.
:01:34. > :01:40.One year on from the Welsh Government's first transport vision,
:01:40. > :01:44.there's been a big change in direction. At the top of today's
:01:44. > :01:49.list, improving east to west traffic links. Like keeping cars
:01:49. > :01:53.moving on the A55 at Britannia Bridge during rush hour busy times.
:01:53. > :02:03.Or improving the slip-road on the A470 Aberycynon roundabout. Small
:02:03. > :02:09.projects designed to keep roads clear, and businesses busy.
:02:09. > :02:12.We held a stake holders group. We are focusing strongly on East and
:02:12. > :02:19.West connectivity, both in the North, Mid and South Wales. They
:02:19. > :02:22.tell us that is where we want to be. We see economic value, moving
:02:22. > :02:25.across the east and west. It is about priorities in the system.
:02:25. > :02:28.But with big budget cutbacks from Westminster, the shift in emphasis
:02:28. > :02:32.means delays to some high flying north-south projects. No extra
:02:32. > :02:35.seats for the Cardiff to Anglesey flights. And there's a longer wait
:02:35. > :02:45.for the A470 to be improved at Rhayader, with the deadline pushed
:02:45. > :02:46.
:02:46. > :02:49.back for another four years. Unfortunately, a lot of the
:02:49. > :02:53.projects seem to be delayed. That is worrying because not one new
:02:53. > :02:57.project has started since the election in May. The minister talks
:02:57. > :03:00.about an emphasis on East and West links. If there were major
:03:00. > :03:03.financial implications, that would change the whole strategy.
:03:03. > :03:05.On the trains, there's plans to get an hourly service between
:03:05. > :03:08.Aberystwyth and Shrewsbury. Further south, there'll be additional
:03:08. > :03:15.platforms at Barry, Pontypridd and Caerphilly. All investments
:03:15. > :03:19.welcomed by these commuters in Ystrad Mynach.
:03:19. > :03:23.I would like to have more services on the weekend. On a Sunday, for
:03:23. > :03:27.example. It would help, yes. Especially
:03:27. > :03:30.further up the valley. The bus service is very expensive.
:03:30. > :03:33.In Merthyr, people will be encouraged to ditch their cars to
:03:33. > :03:36.walk between communities on new traffic free paths. Another example
:03:36. > :03:45.of the focus on smaller ideas which could have bigger economic and
:03:45. > :03:49.social impacts. It is a plan that reflects the
:03:49. > :03:53.economic climate. There has been a 40 % reduction in the Welsh
:03:53. > :03:57.government's budget and that had to be reflected in capital expenditure.
:03:57. > :04:01.I think what they have done is to go for a wider group of smaller
:04:01. > :04:04.schemes, rather than concentrating on the larger schemes.
:04:04. > :04:07.Over the next four years, the Welsh Government will be hoping to cut
:04:07. > :04:10.back on these, not just to keep drivers moving, but also the
:04:10. > :04:13.economy. A business plan outlining a new
:04:13. > :04:16.proposal to build a barrage across the Severn Estuary is being looked
:04:16. > :04:19.at by the UK Government. A consortium called Corlan Hafren has
:04:19. > :04:22.submitted a first draft to build a low head barrage between Cardiff
:04:22. > :04:25.and Weston Super Mare in Somerset. This new proposal would be financed
:04:25. > :04:28.privately. It comes just over a year since the government declared
:04:28. > :04:34.that no public investments would be available. More from our
:04:34. > :04:37.environment correspondent, Iolo ap Dafydd.
:04:37. > :04:41.The most talked-about scheme to harness the power of the Severn
:04:42. > :04:45.estuary has been the Cardiff West and barrage. Plans were put on ice
:04:45. > :04:50.last year after a two-year feasibility study found that the
:04:50. > :04:57.cost could be �34 billion, twice the original estimate, and was too
:04:57. > :05:02.prohibitive. Where a new plan is on the table from a consortium that
:05:02. > :05:04.includes construction companies and energy experts. It wouldn't give
:05:04. > :05:09.details of the plan but the Department for energy and climate
:05:09. > :05:13.change confirmed it was assessing a business draft for a privately
:05:13. > :05:16.financed barrage which it said was an interesting proposal. Even has
:05:16. > :05:20.plans for the previous Cardiff barrage planned it, work has
:05:20. > :05:23.continued on how to harness the power of the second-highest tidal
:05:23. > :05:27.range in the world. This project is feasible because it
:05:27. > :05:31.would last for many years. There is a capital cost at the outset but
:05:32. > :05:35.once that has been paid off, this will be a long-term acid for Wales,
:05:35. > :05:39.generating energy for years to come. But there would be huge
:05:39. > :05:44.environmental issues to consider. There are concerns about any
:05:44. > :05:49.adverse impacts to mudflats where tens of thousands of birds feed and
:05:49. > :05:53.wild salmon stocks which migrate up the Severn and onto the river Usk.
:05:53. > :05:57.The principal concern for us is the impact on intertidal murder habitat
:05:57. > :06:02.which is a key supporting habitat for internationally important
:06:02. > :06:07.numbers of birds. 70,000 birds coming here to the Severn Estuary
:06:07. > :06:11.in the winter migration, which makes it an estuary which is
:06:11. > :06:16.important on a European scale. Friends of the Earth has been
:06:16. > :06:20.pushing for a long term, actually, for harnessing the River Severn
:06:20. > :06:26.tidal energy. Our proposal is to use title lagoons rather than a
:06:26. > :06:30.fixed barrage across the River Severn. It would be more flexible
:06:30. > :06:33.than a fixed barrage. In the past there has been support
:06:33. > :06:41.for a title brief and tidal raccoons on both the English and
:06:41. > :06:44.Welsh sides of the estuary. The barrage is seen as an answer. It
:06:44. > :06:50.was expected to provide around 5% of the UK electricity and thousands
:06:50. > :06:54.of jobs. A barrage is still on the agenda.
:06:54. > :07:00.The UK government will have a final say but the First Minister, Carwyn
:07:00. > :07:04.Jones, has made a statement today anything over 50 megawatts in terms
:07:04. > :07:07.of large projects like the garage in the future, a large scale wind
:07:07. > :07:12.farms, they are all decided by the Westminster government.
:07:12. > :07:16.Carwyn Jones is also energy minister. He has said that he wants
:07:16. > :07:20.to see the Welsh government maximising the generation of
:07:20. > :07:25.electricity from onshore and offshore wind farms. He says Wales
:07:25. > :07:30.is open for business. He wants to work with the energy sector. A week
:07:30. > :07:35.last Monday, many of these Energy representatives went to see him,
:07:35. > :07:42.saying they were concerned and disheartened because of his
:07:42. > :07:46.comments in June when he said he sought no more need for pylons in
:07:46. > :07:50.Powys. He also said he was to see the benefit of an energy
:07:50. > :07:54.infrastructure in Wales. That is in contrast to what he said in June.
:07:54. > :07:58.I'm wondering whether his new proposals and policies, whether
:07:58. > :08:01.there is a change of policy here, a change of emphasis by the Welsh
:08:01. > :08:04.government. A man has appeared in court charged
:08:04. > :08:06.with dangerous driving after an accident which left a Welsh
:08:06. > :08:10.paralympic champion seriously injured. Simon Richardson was
:08:10. > :08:12.cycling on the A48 near Bridgend in August when the incident happened.
:08:12. > :08:17.Edward Howell Adams from Cowbridge has also been charged with drink
:08:17. > :08:20.driving and failing to stop after an accident.
:08:20. > :08:25.Construction equipment manufacturer JCB says more than 350 jobs will be
:08:25. > :08:28.created at three of its factories, including Wrexham. The company's
:08:28. > :08:33.investing �31 million to develop a new generation of engines which
:08:33. > :08:39.will go into production in 2016. At the moment, around 350 people work
:08:39. > :08:43.at the Wrexham site. And up to 100 jobs are being
:08:43. > :08:45.created in Cardiff by the financial consultancy firm Deloitte. It's
:08:45. > :08:49.expanding its operations in the city and developing a new centre
:08:50. > :08:57.for its risk management services. The new jobs will be in place by
:08:57. > :09:02.the end of next year. Still to come in the programme
:09:02. > :09:11.tonight: What do these have in common? You can plug in an electric
:09:11. > :09:14.car in both. Concerns there aren't Tens of thousands of public sector
:09:14. > :09:17.workers who took part in a strike over pensions last week will lose a
:09:17. > :09:23.day's pay, but some local councils have decided to delay docking the
:09:23. > :09:25.pay until after Christmas. The decision has angered some Welsh MPs.
:09:25. > :09:34.Our Political Correspondent, Tomos Livingstone, is at Westminster,
:09:34. > :09:38.Tomos why is this so controversial? It is standard practice for workers
:09:38. > :09:41.who walked out on strike to use a day's pay. Trade unions say
:09:41. > :09:46.employers like councils should wait until after Christmas before taking
:09:46. > :09:52.the money out. That has angered some MPs which sake it and amounts
:09:52. > :09:58.to a strike now, pay later policy. I'm chained -- I am joined by a
:09:58. > :10:02.Conservative politician. It is quite simple. In a democracy,
:10:02. > :10:05.we accept people have the right to strike but with a strike comes
:10:05. > :10:08.consequences and one of the consequences will be financial.
:10:08. > :10:12.People in my constituency and across Wales were affected by this
:10:12. > :10:16.strike last week and had to take a day of work because of the strike
:10:16. > :10:20.action. Nobody will compensate them or make it easier for them and yet
:10:20. > :10:23.the unions are expecting the public sector to make it easier for their
:10:23. > :10:27.own members to deal with Christmas, despite the fact they went on
:10:27. > :10:30.strike. It makes a difference to the
:10:30. > :10:33.taxpayer whether the money is Dr from striking workers before or
:10:33. > :10:37.after Christmas. I think it does because it
:10:37. > :10:42.questions the blow of going on strike. It makes it easier for
:10:42. > :10:45.unions to call people out on strike because they say, we will speak to
:10:45. > :10:48.local authorities and despite the fact you are going on strike before
:10:48. > :10:51.Christmas and making life difficult for other people before Christmas,
:10:52. > :10:55.he will be cushioned and you won't have to suffer a loss of income
:10:55. > :11:00.until February. Trade unions are calling you
:11:00. > :11:05.Scrooge. I find that utterly unbelievable.
:11:05. > :11:08.Unions should show a sensitivity towards the rest of the population
:11:08. > :11:11.and, in effect calling a strike before Christmas which has caused
:11:11. > :11:16.hard-working families a lot of money before Christmas.
:11:16. > :11:18.A sign that this pension reform still has the power to divide
:11:18. > :11:22.opinion a week after the strikes took place.
:11:22. > :11:24.Talks are underway in an attempt to resolve problems at a company which
:11:24. > :11:28.received millions of pounds of grant aid from the Welsh Government
:11:28. > :11:30.and EU. The Welsh Government has confirmed it is aware of
:11:30. > :11:34.difficulties at Selonda UK, which operates a hi-tech seabass farm
:11:34. > :11:36.from a site near Beaumaris on Anglesey. A company spokesman told
:11:37. > :11:41.Wales Today he was discussing various options with a number of
:11:41. > :11:43.parties. The Assembly has unanimously passed
:11:43. > :11:47.a motion calling for greater collaboration between Welsh
:11:47. > :11:49.Universities. Education Minister Leighton Andrews said no decisions
:11:49. > :11:55.on any possible mergers would be made until after a formal
:11:55. > :11:58.consultation process, which would begin the new year. It comes on the
:11:58. > :12:03.day when Bangor and Aberystwyth universities signed a deal to work
:12:03. > :12:05.closer together in areas like teaching and learning.
:12:06. > :12:08.Earlier in the programme we heard about the government's transport
:12:08. > :12:11.plans, but motorists in Wales looking to benefit from greener
:12:11. > :12:17.electric cars are at a disadvantage because we've failed to invest in
:12:17. > :12:20.publicly available charging points. That's the verdict of a leading
:12:20. > :12:23.Welsh academic who specialises in the motor industry. Dr Peter Wells
:12:23. > :12:26.says a Welsh bid to be part of a �30million pound government
:12:26. > :12:36.initiative to provide more plugged in places" failed last year, and he
:12:36. > :12:37.
:12:37. > :12:42.fears we may now be left in the Electric vehicles are no longer the
:12:42. > :12:46.cars of the future. They are here right now. This British-built car
:12:46. > :12:51.is the European Car of the year. You can charge it at home overnight
:12:51. > :12:56.for about �2. For this technology to flourish, public charging points
:12:56. > :13:02.of vital as the car can only do 100 miles before it grinds to a halt.
:13:02. > :13:06.Driving this car is unremarkable, save for the eerie silence you get
:13:06. > :13:11.from having no engine and no exhaust pipe. What is remarkable of
:13:11. > :13:15.the potential savings you can make for your wallet and the environment.
:13:16. > :13:20.With no public infrastructure of charging points, it seems access to
:13:20. > :13:25.this green technology in Welsh cities is severely hampered. London
:13:25. > :13:31.has a network of more than 150 electric prods. Major English and
:13:31. > :13:35.Scottish cities have also charged ahead with this technology. An
:13:35. > :13:42.Irish neighbours are also sailing ahead, literally. This Irish ferry
:13:42. > :13:49.which docks in Tolly head -- Holyhead, has charging points on
:13:49. > :13:55.its Kardex. -- car deck.
:13:55. > :13:58.Wales is behind other areas in the UK. Some locations have been
:13:58. > :14:01.sponsored under the Plugged in Places scheme. Those places are
:14:01. > :14:05.really beginning to develop a significant infrastructures and can
:14:05. > :14:10.support a network of electric vehicles. In Wales that is not the
:14:10. > :14:14.case. At around �30,000, this electric
:14:14. > :14:18.car and ones from other manufacturers are not cheap. Buyers
:14:18. > :14:23.get a �5,000 government grant and can charge it up for free at the
:14:23. > :14:27.dealership. The Department for Transport best dinner -- estimate
:14:27. > :14:32.8,600 cars will be on British roads by the end of this year and they
:14:32. > :14:37.have a target of one charging point for every 1.8 cars. That would
:14:37. > :14:42.equate to nearly 5,000 public charging points. England currently
:14:42. > :14:46.has 704. Here in Wales, websites promoting electric vehicles pate in
:14:46. > :14:52.even bleaker picture of how we are faring. Many points listed are
:14:52. > :14:56.available yet. Here is one that is. If you book ahead. From this semi-
:14:56. > :14:59.detached house in Cardiff, this man is offering motorists use of his
:14:59. > :15:03.solar power supply, even though he doesn't have a car himself.
:15:03. > :15:09.I put my name on the site because I want the electric cars to be able
:15:09. > :15:11.to go a little bit further than at the existing infrastructure will
:15:11. > :15:15.allow a. At the University of Glamorgan,
:15:15. > :15:19.they have been researching all forms of alternative power sources,
:15:19. > :15:24.including hydrogen and by a gas. The was government has been advised
:15:24. > :15:34.this more diverse fault -- future is the route to follow, rather than
:15:34. > :15:39.
:15:39. > :15:46.The take-up at the moment is quite slow. People are waiting to see
:15:46. > :15:49.where the charge posts will be placed. But they can also charge at
:15:49. > :15:53.home, as an alternative. I do not really think we have fallen that
:15:53. > :15:58.far behind. The are now starting to see more private enterprise is
:15:58. > :16:03.coming into Wales to look at putting in charge posts. One such
:16:03. > :16:12.company working with the Welsh government is charge master. It is
:16:12. > :16:18.setting up 40 charge points from January. The St David's car-park
:16:18. > :16:25.will probably be the first to get it installed. Swansea should be in
:16:26. > :16:30.the second phase of the roll-out. It is estimated there will be 2
:16:30. > :16:34.million electric cars on British roads by the end of the decade.
:16:34. > :16:38.Drivers from the rest of the UK will need to steer clear of Wales
:16:38. > :16:40.if we do not have charge posts by then. Good evening. The winner of
:16:40. > :16:44.this year's BBC Wales Sports Personality will be announced on
:16:44. > :16:47.Monday. Details of the five contenders in just a minute. First
:16:47. > :16:50.tonight on Wales Today, we can reveal the winner of this years
:16:50. > :17:00.Unsung Hero Award. It's 26-year-old golf coach Gareth Wyn Hughes from
:17:00. > :17:02.
:17:02. > :17:07.Tylorstown in the Rhondda and I've been to surprise him. We are at the
:17:07. > :17:17.golf club. He has no idea I am here. He thinks he is here for a
:17:17. > :17:26.
:17:26. > :17:32.completely different reason. Let's Hello, ladies and gentlemen. Thank
:17:32. > :17:34.you for being here. Gareth Wyn Hughes, I think you think you wise
:17:34. > :17:39.here for a different reason that I am delighted to tell you that on
:17:39. > :17:48.behalf for everybody at BBC Wales, you have won this year's BBC's
:17:48. > :17:53.Sports personality unsung hero or ward. Congratulations. It is
:17:53. > :18:03.absolutely fantastic. That is brilliant. You seem a little lost
:18:03. > :18:07.for words. Congratulations. This is the reason he has won this award.
:18:07. > :18:12.A wet and windy Saturday morning in the Rhondda Valley. The weather not
:18:12. > :18:17.enough to dampen the spirits of a new generation of golf enthusiasts.
:18:17. > :18:27.Their love of the game is being nurtured by their coach, 26-year-
:18:27. > :18:29.
:18:29. > :18:33.old Gareth Wyn Hughes. He is the driving force at this club. It is
:18:34. > :18:38.not his job. He works as a community support officer but he
:18:38. > :18:42.plays off a handicap of five and can often give up to 20 hours of
:18:42. > :18:49.his spare time each week coaching the under twelves. He has been
:18:49. > :18:53.doing it for seven years. When he started, there were fewer than 10
:18:53. > :19:02.juniors and now what is bursting with 70 in the academy and local
:19:02. > :19:06.schools on board. I love to see their faces I love to see them
:19:06. > :19:11.progress. Often in the Rhondda Valleys, you were led to believe
:19:11. > :19:17.that you cannot achieve. That you should accept the average. That is
:19:17. > :19:22.absolutely wrong. We have huge talent. I think with a little bit
:19:22. > :19:29.of dedication and a little bit of a hard worker, they can achieve
:19:29. > :19:33.absolutely anything they want. of Gareth Wyn Hughes's achievements
:19:33. > :19:40.has been the development of the nine-hole course. He applied to the
:19:40. > :19:46.Ryder Cup fan than was awarded almost �80,000. He has also secured
:19:46. > :19:51.the field next door for future development. He goes about his
:19:51. > :19:57.business and does not do anything to gain recognition. This project
:19:57. > :20:01.and facility, he helped develop it, it is really pushing junior golf in
:20:01. > :20:05.the South Wales Valleys to the next level. He is my son but he is a
:20:05. > :20:10.fantastic young man. He told me that someone had nominated him and
:20:10. > :20:13.me and his mother were over the moon. I do not think anyone
:20:13. > :20:20.deserves it anymore. The children are finding his passion is rubbing
:20:20. > :20:26.off on them. He is the best person to have around. He has given me a
:20:26. > :20:32.lot of confidence. I was really shy when I started. I did not like to
:20:32. > :20:42.talk to people. He has given me a lot of confidence and help.
:20:42. > :20:45.
:20:45. > :20:53.tells a few jokes. He doesn't just tell us and go away. He comes by
:20:54. > :21:00.you and sorted out with you. also ensured that the golf club has
:21:00. > :21:06.its very unprofessional. -- very own professional. I would not be
:21:06. > :21:11.here without him. We can hardly cope with the level of kids we have
:21:11. > :21:16.got now. It is fantastic. It is a wet and cold day and they are
:21:16. > :21:26.turning up in their droves. It is a thriving community and golf's
:21:26. > :21:29.
:21:29. > :21:36.selling point? It is all about family. My dad is my hero. If my
:21:36. > :21:46.son feels about me as I feel about him, I have done a good job. Night
:21:46. > :21:49.
:21:49. > :21:55.Shot! Excellent! We have caught our breath. How did you keep this a
:21:55. > :22:02.secret? It was very hard! I am glad it was just one day! Did he have
:22:02. > :22:08.any idea at all? Not at all. If I had known I was filming, I would
:22:08. > :22:13.have changed from a working clothes! Thank you very much.
:22:13. > :22:23.was it like when you found out? was so emotional, I looked at my
:22:23. > :22:26.
:22:26. > :22:33.husband and we burst out crying. We said, it cannot be true. Huge
:22:33. > :22:37.congratulations, this year's unsung hero.
:22:37. > :22:40.So congratulations to this year's Unsung Hero, Gareth Wyn Hughes. Let
:22:40. > :22:43.me just show how things can go wrong. Gareth's family and friends
:22:43. > :22:53.helped to sneak us into the club without him seeing us, but we
:22:53. > :23:03.forgot one thing. Have a look at our first attempt to surprise him.
:23:03. > :23:08.
:23:08. > :23:15.Are we ready? Let go. It's locked. Do you know the code? It was a
:23:15. > :23:18.really worrying couple of minutes. Thank you to that man in the
:23:18. > :23:21.leather jacket! Gareth's won his award but who will be crowned this
:23:21. > :23:25.year's BBC Wales Sports Personality of the Year? There's still plenty
:23:25. > :23:35.of time to vote for your favourite. We're looking at all the contenders
:23:35. > :23:36.
:23:36. > :23:40.this week. Tonight it's the turn of 400 metres hurdler Dai Greene.
:23:40. > :23:46.Green and gold, the combination that was the talk of the track in
:23:46. > :23:48.2011. Dai Greene winning gold for Great Britain in the 400 metre
:23:48. > :23:56.hurdles in the world championships was the pinnacle of another
:23:56. > :23:59.successful year. He did not just set the gold standard, sprinkle in
:23:59. > :24:02.some glittering performances in the diamond lead during the summer and
:24:02. > :24:12.you have someone who will be setting his sights on more precious
:24:12. > :24:12.
:24:12. > :25:02.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 49 seconds
:25:02. > :25:05.metal at the London Olympics next Swansea City manager Brendan
:25:05. > :25:08.Rodgers is understood to have turned down an offer to take charge
:25:08. > :25:12.of Northern Ireland on a part time basis. He has said it's a job he'd
:25:12. > :25:14.like someday, but for now he wants to focus all his attention on
:25:14. > :25:17.Swansea City. Wrexham are three points clear at
:25:17. > :25:26.the top of the Conference after a 2-0 win over third placed Southport
:25:26. > :25:33.last night. They're now unbeaten in 15 games. Derek, I hear locking
:25:33. > :25:37.ourselves in may not be such a bad I think the best place tomorrow
:25:37. > :25:40.will be indoors. If you thought today was windy, just wait until
:25:40. > :25:44.tomorrow. Trouble is brewing out in the Atlantic, bringing heavy rain.
:25:44. > :25:48.Strong to severe gale force winds as well. North Wales will bear the
:25:48. > :25:53.brunt of the gales with some travel disruption likely. This evening dry
:25:53. > :25:57.with lighter winds. A touch of frost inland but it won't last.
:25:57. > :25:59.Cloud will bring rain after midnight. The wind picking up again
:25:59. > :26:04.with temperatures rising. Tomorrow's chart shows an intense
:26:04. > :26:09.low on our door step. Scotland will be worst hit by the storm but Wales
:26:09. > :26:19.will be affected as well. Wind gusts 50 to 70 mph likely.
:26:19. > :26:20.
:26:20. > :26:23.Dangerously windy on the mountains. So tomorrow wild and windy. Some
:26:23. > :26:26.rain and drizzle as well. Some heavy rain for a time clearing from
:26:26. > :26:29.all but the South East during the afternoon. Milder. Temperatures up
:26:30. > :26:35.to 12 Celsius but temperatures will drop once the rain clears. Tomorrow
:26:35. > :26:40.night cold and windy. Dry for most but with a few showers in the north.
:26:40. > :26:44.Falling as rain, hail, sleet and snow. Friday a cold, breezy day.
:26:44. > :26:47.Some sunshine and wintry showers. Most of the showers in the north.
:26:47. > :26:49.In fact there is a Met Office snow warning for northern counties.
:26:49. > :26:52.Anglesey, Gwynedd, Conwy, Denbighshire, Wrexham and
:26:52. > :26:55.Flintshire. Most of the snow on the higher ground where it will settle
:26:55. > :26:57.and build up but widespread disruption is not expected. On
:26:57. > :27:00.Friday night into Saturday, ice will be a hazard with temperatures
:27:00. > :27:03.falling below freezing. As for the weekend, Saturday will start frosty.
:27:04. > :27:08.Sunshine and fewer showers. Sunday less cold but windier with some
:27:08. > :27:12.rain. So all kinds of winter weather over the next few days.
:27:12. > :27:22.Don't forget, you can keep up to date with the latest traffic and
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