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Good evening welcome to Wales Today. Our top story - A Jury hears that

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the man on trial for the rape and murder of a pregnant teenager had

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Tonight's other headlines - Police ban an extremist Muslim group from

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meeting at this community hall in Cardiff.

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For more than 60 years the Welsh Conservatives have held their party

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conference in Llandudno. Now they've called it off because they

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Will it be Bond in the Beacons? A film company gets the go-ahead to

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use a Carmarthenshire mountainside for its new movie.

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In tonight's sport - Rugby, football and rhythmic gymnastics.

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Her struggle to compete on the big stage, Frankie Jones shares with us

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Good evening. A jury at Newport Crown Court has heard that the man

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on trial for the rape and murder of a heavily pregnant teenager had

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traces of her DNA on his clothes. The body of 19-year-old Nikkita

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Grender was found in her burnt-out flat last February. Carl Whant, her

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boyfriend's cousin, is accused of rape, murder, child destruction and

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arson, all of which he denies. Caroline Evans was in court.

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This afternoon fire fighters told how they broke down the door at the

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flat after they were called to the fire. The smoke was so thick at

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first they could not see anything. Then on the bed where they believe

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the fire started, they found the body of Nikitta Grender. The 19-

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year-old was within weeks of expecting her first child, a

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daughter she had called Kelsey. The man who is accused of her murder

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and of setting a fire to cover his tracks is Carl Whant, her

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boyfriend's cousin. The court heard that he claims that months before

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he had tried to start a relationship with her, he says they

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had met at a.. On the night she died she he says they had

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consensual sex at her flat. The prosecution say this is false.

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While he may have had a fixation with her she detested him. On the

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night of the murder, Goma's Bob -- boyfriend was with Carl Whant at an

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all-night party. They had taken cocaine better Carl Whant Kent been

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missing at the party between 5 and 6 am. He says he drove his car to

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his grandmothers to get cigarettes but the prosecution say the vehicle

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was caught on CCTV driving in the opposite direction to the route he

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said he had taken. When police examined it after his arrest, they

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found blood under the carpet. The prosecution say that must have got

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there when he hit the murder weapon, a knife that has not been found.

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The jury were also told how forensic experts have examined the

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blue shirt he had been wearing and found Bill's DNA on the collar and

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on the cuff. 27-year-old Carl Whant denies rape, murder, tiled

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destruction and arson. The case will continue on Monday. -- trial

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Counter Terrorism officers arrested a man in Cardiff last night after

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reports that a group with links to Muslim extremists were meeting in a

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council-run community Centre. Over now to our reporter Nick Pallit

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Yes, it was here at Canton Community Centre that the drama

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unfolded last night. A group meeting here was believed to have

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links with the banned organisation, Muslims against Crusades. Counter

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Terrorism Police broke up the meeting and one man was arrested on

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a public order offence. Canton Community Centre hosts all the

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usual events you'd expect in hall like this from slimming and fitness

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clubs to mother and toddler groups. But for the last few weeks it had

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also been hosting a group you wouldn't expect, a group Counter

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Terrorism Police believe were associated with a banned

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organisation of Islamic extremists. Muslims Against Crusades, seen here

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marching in London, are on a Home Office watch list and being a

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member is a criminal offence. Those meeting in Canton were believed to

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be associated with them. The Assisant Chief Constable of South

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Wales Matt Jukes said last night's action here forms part of a wider

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strategy to prevent radicalisation within our communities and to stop

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vulnerable people from being drawn into extremism or becoming prey to

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He added that while there is a need for a careful balance in protecting

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freedom of speech, promoting or glorifying terrorism is unlawful,

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and groups such as Muslims Against Crusades have no place in South

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Wales. Canton is a multi-cultural part of the Welsh capital with

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several mosques in the area. One local councillor says it was the

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community itself that raised their concerns and alerted police.

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community was horrified because it right by them is a nursery and many

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other facilities. Basically, they were meeting in the heart of the

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community. When officers from the Wales Extremism and Counter

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Terrorism Unit attended the community centre, one man was

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arrested on a public order offence. The others attending the meeting

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were handed letters advising them they'd no longer be able to meet in

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council-run properties. Muslim leaders in the city support that

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action. We took this decision two years ago

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that we would not allow this organisation to take any meetings

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or functions in a mosque. I am glad the local authority has taken

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action as well. Cardiff Council say they're working

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closely with community groups and the Police to ensure such groups

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are unable to reform and meet in any other council premises. He at

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the Community Centre, the snooker and pool club has just kicked out

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the kids. We have its 10th birthday party here. It was horrific to the

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community that it was used by these Islamic extremists. The police's

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action follows concern by the local community who reported it to the

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police. There was applause from the local council on his partnership

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approach will be used again in the A woman from Flintshire who was a

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passenger on the grounded Italian cruise lines, Costa Concordia, is

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taking legal advice over what happened to her. Sandra Rogers from

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Caergwrle near Wrexham, but now lives on the island of Menorca. She

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was taking a break with her family, but in the chaotic scenes after the

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shipwreck, Mrs Rogers lost the ashes of her late husband.

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I got lost from my daughter and my grandchildren. I got completely

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disorientated and people were screaming, you can imagine the

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chaos. Nobody told us to keep calm. My husband loved the Grande pre. He

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wanted to see its so I thought that is where we will put his ashes.

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A company in Monmouthshire has won a multi-million pound order to

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build 35 wind turbines. Maney Bridge has taken on 45 people and

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transferred more its factory in Chepstow after the deal with a

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German company, Nordex. 14 towers will be sited at the Pant-y-Wal

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windfarm in the Rhondda. The Conservative Party in Wales has

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had to cancel its spring conference in Llandudno because it can't

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afford to stage it. The party took the step at just a fortnight's

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notice and may mow face calls for compensation. In Llandudno,

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hoteliers say they will lose a considerable amount of business and

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lobby groups including charities who have already made accommodation

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and travel plans say they may be Winston Churchill and rejuvenated

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by a holiday goes to Llandudno, home of this year's conference.

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has been a long and largely happy relationship. Back in 1948, Winston

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Churchill was leader when the Conservatives came to Llandudno.

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Thousands came out to see the big man. We will be the ones who will

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stop the arguments that too often block progress in Wales. Fast-

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forward more than half-a-century and David Cameron was there. There

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was Conservatives spring conference a launch pad to his 2010 election

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campaign. The Welsh party was due back in February this year and the

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cancellation was given yesterday. Cancellation is not the word the

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party wants to use. It is a postponement. We have focused on

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the local government elections are we need a launch in March and a

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venue and date to be confirmed. That will be a positive for

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experience. The reality is, the financial constraints and also the

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security constraints indicated to us was a deficit we could not carry.

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That may be so but for the decision to be made at the fortnight's

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notice it has raised a few eyebrows. To say this announcement has come

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as a surprise would be an understatement. As late as last

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Friday there was a meeting to discuss media coverage. Yesterday,

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hotels are still taking calls about room bookings. In resorts like

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Llandudno conference is a big business. May bring in visitors out

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of season. A filling rooms in the first week of February is not easy.

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The Imperial was to be at the main hotel. Here they estimate the lost

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business to be worth in the region of �20,000. Very disappointed to be

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let down as such short notice. We were confident we had a full house

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for the first weekend -- week in February. We now have a in empty

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how best map itself. At the Imperial Hotel, haven't ruled out

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seeking compensation. They may not be the only ones. The decision to

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save the was Conservative some money it may have cost and goodwill.

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The European Aviation Safety Agency has ordered Airbus to carry out

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inspections of its A380 planes after cracks were found in the

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wings of the superjumbo. The aircraft's wings are made at

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Broughton in Flintshire and the company says that the cracks came

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from the production process rather than from flying itself. A little

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earlier I spoke to Rob Hewson, an aviation expert. I began by asking

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him whether passengers needed to be concerned about these cracks?

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On the information that we have at the moment, absolutely not. There

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is no danger to the aircraft, to passengers. This is not a key

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structural elements of the aircraft. It is a problem for the

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manufacturer and one they would rather not have. In the grounds

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scheme of things come in the grounds story of their plane design,

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this is one of those things that happens and was the problem is

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understood that is a problem that can be fixed without any fuss or

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bother. The cracks, are they likely to be a result of the way the wings

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are made at Broughton? production problems they have to

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get back to schedule a -- on schedule, there was a steep

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learning curve with those planes. The way the first 20 were built is

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not how the subsequent aircraft are built. They might be done

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differently. I suspect the procedures have changed quite a lot

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with what was learned on those earlier planes. Is this going to

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affect the company's reputation? should not. It told depends how the

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deal with it and depends ultimately how serious this is. It is not

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serious, it is not an emergency measure but it should be no long-

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term problem for Broughton which is at the heart of the airburst

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Organisation building aircraft now. -- Airbus. These are the wings

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specialists. I don't believe this will be a serious problem 31. --

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for anyone. Still ahead before 7pm. Blazing a trail. The beach race

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that's set to bring tens of thousands of motorcycling fans to

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Swansea. She's not in the Olympic Team yet but she's ready for take-

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off. A statute is dedicated to rhythmic gymnast, Frankie Jones, at

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Heathrow. Could James Bond be on his way to

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the Brecon Beacons? That's the question people in Carmarthenshire

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are asking tonight after the Brecon Beacons National Park Authority

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recommended approving a planning application from a production

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company hoping to film in the area. The filming would take place on

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Mynydd y Llan near Llangadog. Could this be where James Bond gets

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the better of his next rival or meets his latest love interest?

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Speculation Daniel Craig could soon be paying the Brecon Beacons a

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visit is rife following today's decision by the National Park. It

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comes just a couple of months after the makers of the new Bond

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blockbuster, Skyfall, abandoned plans to film in Scotland.

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According to reports, that announcement was made by production

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manager, Russell Lodge. There was a locations manager named there are

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so loch that Brecon. Could you confirm that the film will be

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filmed here? That hasn't stopped people living locally drawing their

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own conclusions. Everybody is having a good guess. I turned to

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the internet and put in a few key words someone was Skyfall.

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Hopefully, fingers crossed, nobody has confirmed it but that is what

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we have heard. The production company says it intends to bring

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200 people to the area and suggests the work could be worth �1.4

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million pounds to the local economy. Regardless of what the film is we

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want the National economic benefits for the National Park. That is what

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we're here for. The film itself is a secondary issue for us. We're in

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the biz is a determining the planning application. The Welsh

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Government now has 21 days to give its approval. The film company

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hopes to begin working on Mynydd y Administrators for Peacocks are

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continuing to look for a buyer for the clothing retailer. A total of

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249 staff, almost half the head office workforce in Cardiff, were

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made redundant yesterday. KPMG say they're using all their contacts in

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the retail industry to try to find a buyer.

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Just days after going into administration, this Peacocks store

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in Barry was doing a brisk business. Slashed prices attracting customers

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through the door, but attracting a buyer for the retailer will be

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trickier. D'Administration means that the administration will sell

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the business free of the liabilities of the company saw the

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job will be to try and realise best values for that asset and make the

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funds available to the creditors. Peacocks began life as a Victorian

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Penny Bazaar in Cheshire in 1884. The business moved to Wales in the

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1940's, establishing itself as a traditional womens' clothing

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retailer. With the move came growth, more stores opened, concentrated in

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South Wales and southern England. It was kept a family business for

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generations until the it was floated on the stock exchange in

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the late 90's. It was never at the cutting edge of fashion. Straight

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off the catwalk was not a phrase associated with Peacocks. But for a

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close to a decade, it's focused on fast fashion. It is one of the most

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competitive in high street fashion. Young people who want fast fashion.

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They don't want to buy something that will last them fears. They

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want something that is relatively cheap and disposable. Or they want

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something with a good brand name. If Peacocks does survive, many

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predict it will be vastly slimmed down, so many stores like this one

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in Barry may disappear. Around 70,000 people could descend

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on Swansea Bay in March, when hundreds of motocross and quad

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bikes compete in the first Welsh Beach Race. It's hoped it could be

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a big boost to the local economy, but questions have been raised

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about the long term environmental impact. More from Jenny Rees.

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It's not your typical quiet day at the seaside, but with tens of

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thousands of spectators, the Beach Race in Weston-super-Mare brings in

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more than �3 million to the local economy every October. And it's

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hoped the same could happen here in Swansea when the first Welsh Beach

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Race is held over three days in March. We are planning to be here

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for 10 years. The ten-year goal will hopefully be 300,000 plus

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spectators. Probably the biggest event in Europe. Stretching along

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the seafront, roughly from the university to the town centre,

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there'll be a number of events taking place every day. One man in

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particular is keen to see the race come to Wales. It is local, it is

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30 minutes from my home town. The crowd will push me to get in the

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top three. Up around 300 motorbikes will descend up on Swansea Bay.

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Around 300,000 tons of sand will be best used to create ramps and tunes.

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This whole beach will become an arena but not everybody is happy

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with the plans. Geologist Paul Llewelyn, has written to Swansea

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Council, calling for a full environmental impact assessment to

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be done. One of the dangers is, because of our industrial history,

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we have a lot of zinc, lead and mercury and if you disturb that

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sediment, that metal will get back into the water and will be

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available for a absorption by marine organisms. Swansea Council

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says it's working with the promoters and the Countryside

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Council for Wales to make sure the environment is properly protected

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during and after the races. Important archaeological sites and

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birdlife habitats will be fenced off and the beach will be put back

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to normal after the event. Good evening. Let's start with what

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is a big weekend of European rugby. The Ospreys have a slim chance, but

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the Blues are the only Welsh team with a realistic chance of making

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the last eight of the Heineken Cup. They welcome Racing Metro on Sunday.

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Edinburgh are currently top of the group, but equal on 17 points, so

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the Blues need to match whatever their Scottish rivals pick up in

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terms of a win and bonus point to progress to the next stage. We are

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going for 10 tries and as many bonus points as we can get. The

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focus has to be on getting a win. European games are tough regardless

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of the team they will send over. We have got to be focused on what we

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can get done. Football and Brendan Rodgers'

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future at Swansea could be sorted by the end of the month. The Swans

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manager is hoping to upgrade his current one year rolling contract.

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The Swans are aiming to build on their victory over Arsenal with a

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trip to Sunderland tomorrow. reaction of the players after the

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game was very poignant. They were not jumping about all the changing

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room because they had beaten Arsenal. They were happy, of course,

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but relaxed and ready for the next challenge. It was a great win but

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they are ready now to continue the fight for more points. In the

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Championship, Cardiff City are looking to close the gap on the top

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two. They welcome Portsmouth tomorrow and say they won't be

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getting distracted by Tuesday's second leg Carling Cup match with

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Palace. We are not down to the point where we have 10 games to go.

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We have 20 games to go. You just have to keep your eye focused

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straight in front of you in terms of the team you got on Saturday,

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not get carried away with anything else. And in the Blue Square

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Premier, Newport County welcome Forest Greene and Wrexham face

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Kettering, hoping their recent FA Cup exploits can be a springboard

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for promotion. That should be the catalyst for us to move on and get

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the promotion that everybody wants. I will keep banging the drum up

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them. They all wanted as much as the fans do. If we can keep the

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group together, we have every chance.

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Some sports stars are used to the limelight, but not rhythmic gymnast,

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Frankie Jones. Despite being five- times British Champion and a

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Commonwealth medalist, Frankie still feels like an outsider,

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competing in a minority sport with very little funding to pursue her

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dream of competing at the Olympics. But this week, she got a real taste

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of how the Olympics could change her life, as Ashleigh Crowter

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reports. In 2012, thank you Jones is on show

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for all to see. It is the power of the Olympics at work, having a

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sculpture dedicated in her honour was something that would never have

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happened had London not one the 2012 games. The piece by a British

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artist will greet travellers as they arrive at Heathrow's Terminal

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5. It is a huge honour for an athlete whose sports get some next

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to no provision the UK. It is amazing to represent the sport. So

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many people would get to see it and be reminded of the grace and beauty

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of rhythmic gymnastics. Present it is one part of her sporting life.

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Relentless graft and struggling against the odds also characterise

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the road to London. Sometimes, it all feels too much. The training

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sessions are hard and made harder by a three-hour return journey to

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work each day. Time that she could use to rest. She gets no funding

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from British gymnastics and often doesn't know how she pay for her

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petrol each week. I am struggling all the time. It's really difficult.

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If it wasn't for the backing I had from Wales, I would not be doing

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the sport. It is difficult because it takes away some of my focus

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sometimes. I have to go and do random shows to earn some money. I

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am managing to stay in it and do everything. So I can't complain.

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will be worth it if she becomes an Olympian. This week, she had the

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chance to turn the training into a performance into -- at a special

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competition. This was a dress rehearsal and she was keen to

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impress. He there were some brilliant moments and a few

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mistakes too. Thank you finished last in the competition. Up until

:24:29.:24:33.

the official announcement is made, she is still worried 13 GB may

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decide not a beggar. Do you think you might feel more confident they

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will pick you? I've got a lot of work to do. The standards are very

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high. Rhythmic gymnastics is a major sport in some countries.

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Their athletes have many advantages over thank you Jones. But still,

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she has been inspired, not least by the support she has received.

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fact that the crowd has supported me so much, you want to do it for

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them. They are excited for you and you don't want to let them down.

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That is great motivation to perform in front of them again at the

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Olympics in the summer. And finally, North Wales rugby

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league is back tonight. The North Wales Crusaders are playing a

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friendly at Leigh East. Competition for them in the 10-team

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Championship One league starts in March.

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The weather now. Here's Sue. How's Chilly and windy, but not too bad

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for a weekend in mid January. We can see the weather fronts pushing

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in from the Atlantic, bringing cloud and rain at times. There will

:25:44.:25:47.

be sunny spells too but those narrow isobars show the brisk and

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cold northwesterly winds. Tonight, we'll see the odd shower. The wind

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picks up. It's misty, murky and cloudy and that holds up the

:25:55.:26:00.

temperatures. No lower than 7C or 8C. Those are more typical daytime

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temperatures. So a mild, cloudy and damp start tomorrow. A cold front

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sinks southwards with patchy drizzle. Then it turns colder

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behind it, but also brighter from the north through the afternoon

:26:12.:26:15.

with variable amounts of cloud. Feeling fresher in those

:26:15.:26:19.

strengthening northwesterly winds, especially on exposed coasts. Highs

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of 7C to 9C from Anglesey to Flintshire. A bit milder, 10C to

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11C where it stays cloudy in the south. For Sunday, it's a cloudy

:26:29.:26:33.

start. Damp and drizzly further north but an improving picture. A

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better chance of sunny spells for most of us by the afternoon.

:26:36.:26:40.

Brighter but very breezy. Those brisk northwesterly winds making it

:26:40.:26:44.

feel colder than the temperatures suggest. So it's blustery and

:26:44.:26:49.

chilly but not too bad for the weekend. Cold on Monday with a

:26:49.:26:56.

frost. Milder and unsettled again on Tuesday. Today's picture is from

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Russ Sheaf from Deganwy, taken along the river looking down the

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Conwy Valley. You should see a few bright spells there this weekend.

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