:00:06. > :00:09.Welcome to Wales Today. The top story tonight:
:00:09. > :00:12.Remploy workers like Alex still fighting to save their jobs. The UK
:00:12. > :00:15.government says it's open to ideas, but is it realistic to expect all
:00:15. > :00:19.the 300 staff to find work with mainstream employers?
:00:19. > :00:29.I would love to think he's going to be employed, I would love that. But
:00:29. > :00:37.
:00:37. > :00:40.better still, I'd prefer him to Also tonight:
:00:40. > :00:48.They've lost their herd to Bovine TB. The farming sisters accuse the
:00:48. > :00:55.Environment Minister of cowardice. He should be watching this
:00:55. > :00:58.happening. He should see the stressor he is putting the animals
:00:58. > :01:00.and as under. Wales's poorest performing schools
:01:00. > :01:03.are promised an extra �10,000 each to boost standards.
:01:03. > :01:06.Getting patients back on their feet quicker after a hip replacement.
:01:06. > :01:10.The surgeon and his engineer brother work in partnership.
:01:10. > :01:20.And the cultural heart of Neath since Victorian times. Gwyn Hall
:01:20. > :01:23.
:01:23. > :01:27.re-opens its doors after fire Good evening. The UK government has
:01:27. > :01:33.said it's willing to listen to ideas on how to keep open seven
:01:33. > :01:35.Welsh factories employing nearly 300 people with disabilities. The
:01:35. > :01:38.Minister for Disabled People, Maria Miller, told Wales Today that she
:01:38. > :01:44.would welcome proposals from the workers themselves or the Welsh
:01:44. > :01:52.Government. She's now due to meet her Welsh counterpart next week.
:01:52. > :02:00.More from Caroline Evans. They will not give up their job without a
:02:00. > :02:06.fight. That was the clear message from workers at Remploy in Swansea.
:02:06. > :02:14.I think we have been shafted, for want of a better word. They are
:02:14. > :02:22.shutting the factories. I am disgusted. I am devastated. We all
:02:22. > :02:27.laugh. -- we all are. I cannot say a lot in words. It has all been
:02:27. > :02:31.said. The UK Government says the money it puts into factories like
:02:31. > :02:36.this could be better spent helping disabled people into the mainstream
:02:37. > :02:40.work place. But it will listen to ideas to save the factories. What
:02:40. > :02:47.we want to do now as we move forward into the consultation
:02:47. > :02:52.period is have conversations with anybody a whole has an idea which
:02:52. > :02:57.has an idea behind it to be able to reduce the number of people who
:02:57. > :03:01.might be subject to losing their jobs at the end of this process. Of
:03:02. > :03:06.course, we want to speak to people who have got those ideas. We urge
:03:06. > :03:10.anybody who wants to look at any of the factory is all part of the
:03:10. > :03:20.factory operations to come forward and talk to us about their ideas.
:03:20. > :03:20.
:03:20. > :03:23.One idea is to turn them into social enterprises like this. Here,
:03:23. > :03:28.these men are part of a team offering Web-based services to
:03:28. > :03:31.clients. I would take any job. I remember when I was looking for
:03:31. > :03:39.work and I was frustrated and sitting at home, trying to find
:03:39. > :03:45.work, I would literally just take anything. Everyone should be given
:03:45. > :03:51.a choice in what they should do. If somebody is I cannot see a reason
:03:51. > :03:54.why that person cannot do the job. The trust which runs the operation
:03:54. > :03:58.says it is a more modern business model but it would not suit
:03:58. > :04:04.everyone currently employed by company macro. If you are disabled,
:04:04. > :04:08.you are nearly twice as just -- twice as likely to be unemployed.
:04:08. > :04:13.That means that you are already at a disadvantage when it comes to the
:04:13. > :04:18.labour market. In areas like this where the labour market is weak
:04:18. > :04:21.where you have hundreds, if not more, of people looking for one job,
:04:21. > :04:27.what this might impact on is that people are being added to the back
:04:27. > :04:37.of a long queue. This man has worked for company macro for 15
:04:37. > :04:40.
:04:40. > :04:45.years. I'm very sad. I love my job. I love my work. But I cannot see
:04:45. > :04:50.him being employed in mainstream. I would love to think that he will be
:04:50. > :04:55.employed, I would love that, but better still, I would prefer him to
:04:55. > :05:01.remain at company macro. That is where he is suited.
:05:01. > :05:05.This underwear for use in Taliban - - tanning salons is made by a
:05:05. > :05:12.Remploy. The company has been fantastic helping to develop the
:05:12. > :05:16.project. Would reply closing, we are going to have to find another
:05:16. > :05:21.manufacturing facility. That will not necessarily be in Wales. We
:05:21. > :05:25.have found Remploy to be really competitive. That is another good
:05:25. > :05:30.reason why the stage year. Welsh Government says it needs more
:05:30. > :05:32.details before it can step in to help the factories. A meeting is
:05:32. > :05:36.being planned for the UK Government next week.
:05:36. > :05:38.Two sisters who run a farm in west Wales have accused the Environment
:05:38. > :05:42.Minister of cowardice for not announcing a decision on how to
:05:42. > :05:45.control Bovine Tuberculosis. Helen and Angela Winsor have lost around
:05:45. > :05:51.100 cows over the past two years, despite efforts to keep their
:05:51. > :05:54.cattle free from TB. They blame the Welsh government for not taking
:05:54. > :06:04.action. You may find some of the pictures in Iolo ap Dafydd's report
:06:04. > :06:08.distressing. It is a day like no other for a
:06:08. > :06:13.Helen Winsor and Angela Winsor. 24 of their cows have been slaughtered.
:06:13. > :06:17.Some were shot on the farmyard. They have been tested for Bovine TB
:06:17. > :06:26.and were classed as actress. The sisters are angry and upset. They
:06:26. > :06:32.have lost 100 cows to Bovine TB in two years. I think you are a coward,
:06:32. > :06:37.Minister. You should be on the yard, watching this happen. You should
:06:37. > :06:41.see the stress you are putting the animals and ascender. But this is a
:06:41. > :06:48.lifetime's work that has been destroyed. Put your finger out and
:06:48. > :06:52.do something. The problem is not confined to this farm. On these 300
:06:52. > :06:56.acres, they have tried to prevent Bovine TB from spreading by it
:06:56. > :07:02.fencing cattle apart. Running an electric fence around outbuilding
:07:02. > :07:06.needs and using the Bowater troughs. A few weeks on from a traumatic day,
:07:06. > :07:10.the shirts have been disinfected, this yard has been claimed. But the
:07:10. > :07:16.cows that have been lost will not be replaced. The question being
:07:16. > :07:21.asked is, how can of farmers from cows commercially when Bovine TB,
:07:22. > :07:26.they believe, carried by infected badgers, continually infects their
:07:26. > :07:30.herd? Badgers are blamed for infecting cattle with TB. But a few
:07:30. > :07:38.miles away, another farmer please vaccinating rather than killing
:07:38. > :07:42.badgers is the short-term answer. There is no need to have to kill a
:07:42. > :07:48.wild animal because it is a career of a disease when we come back so
:07:48. > :07:51.later. The same applies to our cows. We can vaccinate them. There is a
:07:51. > :07:55.vaccine out there for them. All we need now is for the Government to
:07:55. > :08:01.be able to lift the ban on our export market, which would be put
:08:01. > :08:05.in place if we did vaccinate our cars. Last year, the newly elected
:08:05. > :08:09.Welsh Government instigated a scientific for the winter of Bovine
:08:09. > :08:13.TB and whether culling badgers is the way to control the disease. The
:08:13. > :08:17.findings of to to be published. longer this goes on, the more
:08:17. > :08:21.credibility is given to the fact that this could be a political
:08:21. > :08:24.cowardice. The Government need to make a strong decision. They need
:08:24. > :08:29.to make what may not be an easy decision or even the most popular
:08:29. > :08:34.decision, but it would be the right decision. Since last December,
:08:34. > :08:39.farmers have been waiting for the Environment Minister to make a
:08:39. > :08:44.statement. Today, he was opening a flood defence scheme. I will be
:08:44. > :08:47.making a statement on Bovine TB this month. We have been doing
:08:47. > :08:53.necessary work to work at our policy and I will make that clear
:08:53. > :08:57.when I make that statement. Eradicating Bovine TB remains for
:08:57. > :09:02.the -- one of the biggest and most important tasks for the Welsh
:09:02. > :09:06.Government. The Government has also issued a statement saying it
:09:06. > :09:11.recognises the devastating impact of Bovine TB on our farmers in
:09:11. > :09:18.Wales. It is too late for these sisters as they have decided not to
:09:18. > :09:20.keep cattle any more. I am joined by a Robert Parry Jones
:09:20. > :09:23.from the Wildlife Trust of South and West Wales. Presumably, you
:09:23. > :09:27.were against a can of badgers, but you must understand that the
:09:27. > :09:32.decision needs to be done sooner rather than later. Our position has
:09:32. > :09:35.been that we are a Wildlife Trust and we manage our major issues. We
:09:35. > :09:40.need farmers. We sympathise with farmers and what they're going
:09:40. > :09:45.through. We are as committed as them to eradicating Bovine TB in
:09:45. > :09:50.Wales. What we would say is that looking at the Science of that the
:09:50. > :09:56.whole issue, vaccination of badgers is the only long-term solution to
:09:56. > :10:01.the problem. In the meantime, and we have seen a very devastating
:10:01. > :10:07.impact on one particular farm, they are really desperate for a decision.
:10:07. > :10:13.They say that they have gone out of business. It is hard. The Welsh
:10:13. > :10:18.Government has taken its time to do this. But what they have done is
:10:18. > :10:22.look at the Science. We hope that by doing that and by bringing in
:10:22. > :10:26.all the issues, they can make the right decision for wildlife and
:10:26. > :10:31.four Welsh farmers. Whatever decision the Welsh Government comes
:10:31. > :10:36.to, it is going to be the wrong decision for one camp. We have sent
:10:36. > :10:41.-- we have seen such strong and diverse decisions on this.
:10:41. > :10:45.science shows that culling does not have a meaningful contribution to
:10:45. > :10:49.eradicating Bovine TB. But vaccination does. What we would
:10:49. > :10:54.want from the Welsh Government is to announce a vaccination programme.
:10:54. > :11:00.Farmers, while life trusts and other groups can meet and find out
:11:00. > :11:03.how we best implement the vaccination. Thank you very much..
:11:03. > :11:06.One of the UK's biggest loan brokers, Cwmbran-based Yes Loans,
:11:06. > :11:09.could be put out of business after a regulator found it used deceitful
:11:09. > :11:11.practices. The Office of Fair Trading has stopped the company
:11:11. > :11:18.selling loans after customers were charged fees when they handed over
:11:18. > :11:22.their credit card details for identity checks.
:11:22. > :11:24.An eco-centre in Powys says it will be cutting jobs following a review.
:11:24. > :11:29.The Centre for Alternative Technology near Machynlleth blames
:11:29. > :11:32.the economic downturn, and said it was seeking voluntary redundancies.
:11:32. > :11:37.It hasn't revealed how many of its 90 fulltime staff would be losing
:11:37. > :11:41.their jobs. A University of Wales partner
:11:41. > :11:43.college in London has gone into liquidation. Rayat London College
:11:43. > :11:46.was one of several colleges featured in a BBC Wales
:11:46. > :11:49.investigation last year which exposed a scam in which overseas
:11:49. > :11:56.students were being offered help to cheat their way to University of
:11:56. > :11:59.Wales degrees in order to qualify for UK graduate work visas. At the
:11:59. > :12:01.time, Rayat London College denied any wrongdoing, said it had
:12:01. > :12:08.suspended those of its staff allegedly involved and had referred
:12:08. > :12:13.the matter to the police. The lowest-ranked secondary schools
:12:13. > :12:16.in Wales have been promised more funding to improve standards. The
:12:16. > :12:20.Welsh government has set aside �10,000 for every school in the
:12:20. > :12:25.bottom two bands of a performance- grading system. Our Education
:12:25. > :12:35.Correspondant, Nicola Smith, is in the newsroom. Nicky, why this extra
:12:35. > :12:41.cash, and why now? There are five school bans in Wales. Band one is
:12:41. > :12:45.the high us, and five is the lowest. There are 75 secondary schools one
:12:45. > :12:51.in those bans four or five. They are there because of a school's
:12:51. > :12:54.exam performance, attendance levels, the number of pupils eligible for
:12:54. > :12:59.free school meals. The Education Minister has always defended the
:12:59. > :13:03.system. He says it deadened by schools which need extra support.
:13:03. > :13:07.But extra support needs extra cash. Local authorities are beginning to
:13:07. > :13:11.group together in regional consortia to oversee the school
:13:11. > :13:15.improvement and there has been Investment in that. But today,
:13:15. > :13:18.Leighton Andrews said he has listened to the concerns of the
:13:19. > :13:23.profession regarding the additional support that is needed to make this
:13:23. > :13:28.system work. So, for the centre via secondary schools, each of them
:13:28. > :13:33.will get an extra �10,000 as long as they provide an action plan on
:13:33. > :13:37.how they will improve. One of the ways to improve performance is to
:13:37. > :13:42.ensure there is particular support for particular teachers in
:13:42. > :13:46.particular subject areas. Some of the subject areas that matter most
:13:46. > :13:50.will be English or Welsh first language of mathematics of got --.
:13:50. > :13:55.The schools could use that money to get support and of areas.
:13:55. > :14:00.What has the reaction be? Teaching unions have broadly welcomed that.
:14:00. > :14:04.They say every penny will help. Opposition parties say the
:14:04. > :14:07.investment is inadequate, a drop in the ocean. Aside from the
:14:07. > :14:11.announcement on my money, the Minister reiterated his warning to
:14:11. > :14:15.local authorities that they needed to demonstrate they were delivering
:14:15. > :14:19.on school improvement. He also announced what he called a
:14:19. > :14:22.practitioner panel. Headteachers and teachers meeting every couple
:14:22. > :14:32.of months with the Welsh Government to advise them on best practice and
:14:32. > :14:37.
:14:37. > :14:40.Still to come on Wales Today. This was Neath's historic Gwyn Hall five
:14:40. > :14:43.years ago, destroyed by fire during refurbishment work. Take a look
:14:43. > :14:46.around as it prepares to re-open its doors to the public.
:14:46. > :14:50.As thousands gear up for the Sports Relief Mile we visit a project in
:14:50. > :14:52.Merthyr to see how your money makes a difference.
:14:52. > :14:56.A surgeon at Wrexham Maelor Hospital and his engineer brother
:14:56. > :14:59.have teamed up to come up with a unique way to improve hip
:15:00. > :15:02.replacement operations. James Wootton is one of only a few
:15:02. > :15:07.surgeons to use what's called the Direct Anterior Approach to hip
:15:07. > :15:10.surgery. Although the technique gets patients back on their feet
:15:10. > :15:20.more quickly it's more expensive and that's where his brother comes
:15:20. > :15:25.
:15:25. > :15:29.in as Roger Pinney explains. Every step is painful for this man.
:15:29. > :15:36.83 roads getting ready for the most common operation, and a replacement
:15:36. > :15:41.for his arthritic hip. Thousands of new hips are fitted in Wales each
:15:41. > :15:47.year and surgeons like James Wootton at Wrexham Maelor Hospital
:15:47. > :15:52.at constantly innovating. He asked his brother to help and eight
:15:52. > :16:02.result is a piece of equipment to help replacing hip replacements
:16:02. > :16:03.
:16:03. > :16:06.from at the side. It is a whole packet. It is reducing post
:16:06. > :16:13.operative requirement for physiotherapy. There is no home
:16:13. > :16:18.adoptions, very little occupational health required. When managers and
:16:18. > :16:21.surges see this they are more likely to adopt it. It is growing.
:16:22. > :16:26.With other devise fitting a replacement from the funds would
:16:26. > :16:31.mean more staff and time in the operating theatre. Overcoming those
:16:31. > :16:38.problems as part of the design brief. Using this device and method
:16:38. > :16:41.of surgery, my brother's lengths of stay is two days. That is a
:16:41. > :16:48.potential saving of tens of thousands of bed days in hospital.
:16:48. > :16:53.With more than 400 operations under his belt, interest in his results
:16:53. > :17:03.and those potential savings is growing. Car new hot bonnet? This
:17:03. > :17:06.
:17:06. > :17:10.man is eight weeks PO's operation. It is amazing. The early signs are
:17:10. > :17:13.that this man will be following close behind.
:17:13. > :17:16.It's been a landmark in the centre of Neath since Victorian times but
:17:16. > :17:25.five years ago Gwyn Hall was almost destroyed by fire. Tonight it gets
:17:25. > :17:31.its grand reopening and our reporter Jordan Davies is there.
:17:31. > :17:36.We are in the last frantic bar and bistro where Forman did his best of
:17:36. > :17:45.the invited guests are making their way into the auditorium. -- glass
:17:45. > :17:51.fronted. We are here to mark this iconic building. A building that
:17:51. > :17:56.has ravaged by fire, five years ago. Now it has had a �9 million
:17:56. > :18:03.transformation. This was the moment a cornerstone of Neath's committee
:18:03. > :18:06.history went up in flames. The morning after the 125 year-old Gwyn
:18:06. > :18:11.Hall was a wreck of twisted metal and the roof had completely
:18:11. > :18:18.collapsed. It was just weeks away from completing a brand new refit.
:18:18. > :18:23.But now, back dream is a reality. All the groups that used this in
:18:23. > :18:27.the past will be queuing up to use it again. That will be fantastic
:18:27. > :18:37.and they can -- I can only apologise to those people who have
:18:37. > :18:41.been waiting in the wings to get back on the boards and do their bit.
:18:41. > :18:50.This new development boasts a 3 D digital cinema, a dance studio, a
:18:50. > :18:55.bistro, and a theatre. Built in 1887 on land donated by local
:18:55. > :19:02.businessman, a listed building was at the heart of the area. Then the
:19:02. > :19:07.theatre was upstairs and now it is downstairs. There is based in the
:19:08. > :19:12.roof for a professional dance floor and Neath's first cinema in 20
:19:12. > :19:19.years. Steve Jones is a manager and his phone has been red hot with
:19:19. > :19:23.bookings. We want to work with the community. It is a fantastic studio
:19:23. > :19:26.space so we can have as many classes as we can hear. We have
:19:26. > :19:31.signed up a ballet school from the Swansea area who will be providing
:19:31. > :19:36.ballet classes every Friday evening. We want to use this space and enjoy
:19:36. > :19:41.the space. The ambition for the Gwyn Hall goes beyond its walls. It
:19:41. > :19:47.is hoped this iconic building will provide the centrepiece for the
:19:47. > :19:52.regeneration of Neath town centre. This has been the cultural heart of
:19:52. > :19:58.the area for 120 years. It is going to be a springboard for
:19:58. > :20:03.regeneration in the area. I am joined by three guests who have
:20:03. > :20:09.connections with the building.The compere tonight. You perform the as
:20:09. > :20:15.a child. Yes I did. I remember being a little six-year-old on that
:20:15. > :20:22.massive state and for years and years to come I was there from six
:20:22. > :20:25.to 17 performing. It is where my love of performing started. What
:20:25. > :20:30.are your first impressions of the building. It is the first time I
:20:30. > :20:36.have been in it and it is amazing. I was worried that the character of
:20:36. > :20:42.the old building would be lost but it has not. It looks amazing.
:20:42. > :20:48.at the start trialist tonight. You will be performing a solo.S star
:20:48. > :20:57.cellist. He is completely different to what it used to be. Hopefully it
:20:57. > :21:02.will make a lot of difference. are going to be running this
:21:02. > :21:05.building when it is up and running.The Cabinet member for
:21:05. > :21:11.regeneration. What are the ambitions for the future of this
:21:11. > :21:17.place? This is the end of the 60th Jenny to poison iconic building
:21:17. > :21:21.back in the centre of Neath. -- six two-year journey. The main part of
:21:21. > :21:26.this is we can provide a cultural event of our young assistants,
:21:26. > :21:32.young dancers and to bring through music and dance for her children.
:21:32. > :21:39.think it is going to be entertaining. The people of Neath
:21:39. > :21:42.can look forward to many entertaining of evenings to come.
:21:42. > :21:46.Football - Cardiff City failed to move back into the Championship's
:21:46. > :21:50.top six after a 2-2 draw at Brighton. After a goalless first
:21:50. > :21:53.half, striker Joe Mason gave the Bluebirds the lead. But that was
:21:53. > :21:56.cancelled out as Brighton scored to put the match back on level terms.
:21:56. > :22:00.More Cardiff pressure led to this fine goal from Peter Whittingham
:22:00. > :22:03.which looked to have won the match for the visitors. But with one
:22:03. > :22:07.minute of the 90 left, Wales international Sam Vokes equalised
:22:08. > :22:16.for Brighton. The result means Cardiff stay in eightth place, one
:22:16. > :22:22.point off the play-offs. I have to be delighted and the way
:22:22. > :22:28.my team played. I felt they executed the game 0.2 80. They
:22:28. > :22:30.played a good game against a tough team. I think we looked very
:22:30. > :22:38.comfortable tonight. Time now for the full weather
:22:38. > :22:43.The weather is settling down thanks to an eddy of high pressure. We
:22:43. > :22:47.have got cloudy conditions but at least it will be mild. It is thick
:22:48. > :22:57.enough for some light rain or drizzle as Bessie on the hills. For
:22:58. > :22:59.
:22:59. > :23:02.It should be a frost-free night and day morning. The reason for that is
:23:02. > :23:07.we have high pressure building up from the south unsettling things
:23:07. > :23:11.down in time for the weekend. First thing tomorrow morning, it is a
:23:11. > :23:15.cloudy start for many of us. Some light rain or drizzle on the hills
:23:15. > :23:19.but most of us getting away with a dry day and there will be some
:23:19. > :23:25.holes in the cloud. The best of the brightness in Pembrokeshire and the
:23:25. > :23:30.South East. Highs of 13 degrees Celsius. It will be breezy
:23:30. > :23:35.especially along the coast. The winds easing as we go into tomorrow
:23:35. > :23:41.night. Tomorrow night, similar to tonight. Some cloud but the subtle
:23:41. > :23:46.differences we have so mist and hill fog. Visibility poor.
:23:46. > :23:50.Temperatures tomorrow night ranging between 8-9 degrees Celsius. If you
:23:50. > :23:55.are going to the match on Saturday and the Millennium Stadium in
:23:55. > :23:59.should be a dry day, rather cloudy with highs a 14 degrees Celsius.
:23:59. > :24:03.You should be all right with just an extra layer. For the rest of the
:24:03. > :24:06.country on Saturday, there is a risk of some rain for part of
:24:06. > :24:11.flints share, Gwynedd and Cardigan Bay but the rest of the country
:24:11. > :24:15.should be dry with highs of 13 degrees Celsius. The best day of
:24:15. > :24:20.the weekend is likely to be on Sunday when we're going to see some
:24:20. > :24:23.In just a few weeks time, thousands of us will be taking to the streets
:24:23. > :24:26.to run the Sport Relief Mile raising money to change lives
:24:26. > :24:28.around the world and closer to home. Someone who'll be doing his bit
:24:28. > :24:33.this year is Welsh rugby international turned adventurer,
:24:33. > :24:36.Richard Parks. Before setting off on his latest challenge, he paid a
:24:36. > :24:43.visit to a young person's project in Merthyr Tydfil to see how your
:24:43. > :24:45.money can make a difference. Richard Parks is no pushover. He's
:24:45. > :24:47.faced some pretty tough competition on the pitch and even tougher
:24:47. > :24:52.conditions during last year's record breaking challenge to
:24:52. > :24:59.conquer the highest summits on every continent. But he may have
:24:59. > :25:02.just met his match. Go easy on the!
:25:02. > :25:05.Here in Merthyr, there's plenty of fresh faces ready to take him on.
:25:05. > :25:09.Each week, around 70 young people come to this converted engine house
:25:09. > :25:13.to play football. It's all about getting the community engaged in
:25:13. > :25:17.sport and exercise. But it's also a way of getting these young people
:25:17. > :25:20.off the streets and out of trouble. Money raised by Sport Relief covers
:25:20. > :25:28.the running costs of the project, as well as paying for staff and
:25:28. > :25:32.equipment. Sometimes young kids can get this
:25:32. > :25:36.far and with their future. Process like this not only bring kids
:25:36. > :25:45.together where they can engage with each other but to give them
:25:45. > :25:48.something positive to channel their energies into. It's a landscape 16-
:25:48. > :25:54.year-old Callum Williams knows only too well. Coming here isn't just
:25:54. > :25:58.about playing football. I used to be on the streets creating mischief
:25:58. > :26:03.scum I used to be in the parks drinking. I started coming year. I
:26:03. > :26:07.got out of trouble with their police and I met nicer people.
:26:07. > :26:10.think that his 6-14 M! Meanwhile back in goal, Richard
:26:10. > :26:12.Parks is probably wishing he was back scaling the heights and
:26:12. > :26:15.Everest and Kilimanjaro. Mind you, his days of adventure aren't
:26:15. > :26:21.entirely over. He's about to embark on one more challenge for Sport
:26:21. > :26:25.Relief. Is a 1,000 mile race around the UK.
:26:25. > :26:29.It is the first time that sports people and celebrities have gone
:26:29. > :26:32.head-to-head to find out which nation will be first home. I will
:26:32. > :26:35.have a warm bed and somebody to talk to on this one.
:26:35. > :26:38.Last Sport Relief, people of Wales raised and donated more than �1
:26:38. > :26:41.million and since then nearly �2 million has been spent on projects
:26:41. > :26:45.across Wales. And this year, it's hoped we'll raise even more money
:26:45. > :26:48.to change even more lives. If you want to get involved in
:26:48. > :26:50.Sport Relief, then go to sportrelief.com. Fundraising will
:26:50. > :26:59.be held across the country, including the Sports Relief Mile on
:26:59. > :27:02.the 23rd to 25th March. A reminder of tonight's top stories
:27:02. > :27:05.from the BBC - The six soldiers killed in Afghanistan are named,
:27:05. > :27:10.victims of the deadliest single attack on British troops since 2001.
:27:10. > :27:15.Five of them were 21 or under. Their Sergeant was 33. They'd been
:27:15. > :27:18.in Helmand for less than a month. The UK Government has said it's
:27:18. > :27:22.willing to listen to ideas on how to keep open seven Welsh Remploy
:27:22. > :27:24.factories. They employ nearly 300 people with disabilities. The
:27:24. > :27:28.Minister for Disabled People, Maria Miller, says would welcome
:27:28. > :27:31.proposals from the workers themselves or the Welsh Government.
:27:31. > :27:35.That's Wales Today. Here's a reminder of our details on Twitter