:00:06. > :00:09.Good evening. Tourism officials are hoping for significant numbers of
:00:09. > :00:12.visitors to Wales during the Easter break. The industry is worth
:00:12. > :00:22.billions of pounds every year to the Welsh economy and this weekend
:00:22. > :00:23.
:00:23. > :00:26.is seen as the start of the tourist season. Nick Palit reports.
:00:26. > :00:32.With the weather clear and dry, those involved with tourism in
:00:32. > :00:36.Wales, they are hoping that many will be tempted to a day-trip. It
:00:36. > :00:40.wasn't as warm as they would have liked but families were keen to
:00:40. > :00:45.enjoy the fun of a traditional Welsh seaside. The Welsh government
:00:45. > :00:49.estimates visitors spend around �3.3 billion here every year.
:00:49. > :00:54.Industry leaders say a good Easter weekend gives confidence to the
:00:54. > :00:59.whole sector at the beginning of the season and it is often weather
:00:59. > :01:02.dependent. If today is anything to go by, the signs so far positive.
:01:02. > :01:07.Tourism chiefs believe the increasing price of fuel could work
:01:07. > :01:16.to our advantage in Wales. They are hoping the fact that Welsh resorts
:01:16. > :01:20.are often a short drive from large centres of population will make
:01:20. > :01:25.them popular. With the price of fuel being
:01:25. > :01:30.wattages today, it is very important to us because we are that
:01:30. > :01:35.much closer to L major sources of visitors: Birmingham, Manchester,
:01:35. > :01:41.London, and possibly the West Country or Scotland.
:01:41. > :01:45.Some visitors to Porthcawl today seem to agree. I we will go down to
:01:45. > :01:50.10 the this year, in the summer, in the caravan.
:01:50. > :01:55.We did feel the need to grow a broader a moment. There are
:01:55. > :02:00.brilliant places to stay in the UK. If people enjoyed trips like this
:02:00. > :02:03.in Wales, it is hoped the economic downturn will encourage
:02:03. > :02:06.holidaymakers to choose Wales for longer breaks as well.
:02:06. > :02:09.One man has been cleared of the manslaughter of a drug dealer in
:02:09. > :02:13.Newport, but the jury are still considering their verdicts on two
:02:13. > :02:16.others. The body of Tony Singh was found in his flat four days after
:02:16. > :02:18.he was attacked in November 2010. All three have been cleared of
:02:18. > :02:21.conspiracy to rob. Work to remove thousands of litres
:02:21. > :02:24.of fuel from a stricken cargo ship off the North Wales Coast is
:02:24. > :02:29.continuing tonight. The vessel was grounded on Tuesday night at
:02:29. > :02:32.Llanddulas near Colwyn Bay. Once the fuel has been taken away, work
:02:32. > :02:35.will begin to move the wreck. Meanwhile, the A55 nearby has fully
:02:35. > :02:38.re-opened although speed restrictions are in place.
:02:38. > :02:41.Hundreds of people have been taking part in events to mark Easter. The
:02:41. > :02:44.Archbishop of Wales led a two-mile walk through the streets of Barry
:02:44. > :02:54.representing Christ's journey to the cross. In Wrexham, there were
:02:54. > :02:55.
:02:55. > :03:02.dramatic scenes re-enacting the We've got a nice ground as well,
:03:02. > :03:06.haven't we? My lord and master!
:03:06. > :03:11.Dramatic scenes are re-enacting the story of Christ's death from those
:03:11. > :03:17.in Wrexham's churches. Hundreds joined the procession to follow and
:03:17. > :03:21.vents -- events. It ended with Jesus's Crucifixion.
:03:21. > :03:26.It comes across sometimes as maybe not that a vicious or violent but
:03:26. > :03:30.actually, it is the death of a wonderful man.
:03:30. > :03:35.We are bringing into life. It's in front of your eyes so you can
:03:35. > :03:41.relate to it on another level. In Barry, Christians of all
:03:41. > :03:45.traditions and ages came together to share the story.
:03:45. > :03:49.We thought, why not get all the churches together? And started
:03:49. > :03:54.speaking to local ministers and they were enthused by the idea and
:03:54. > :03:56.it has grown from there and it has been a big turnout. Some judges
:03:56. > :04:01.have cancelled their services to be here.
:04:01. > :04:05.They took their message to the local railway station and the
:04:05. > :04:15.town's Kings Square. At each stop, and addressed by the Archbishop of
:04:15. > :04:19.
:04:19. > :04:26.Wales as well as Bible readings and Judges now hope to develop the
:04:26. > :04:30.tradition year on year to bring the story too far more people.
:04:30. > :04:40.Swansea City remain 11th in the Premier League after losing at home
:04:40. > :04:41.
:04:41. > :04:45.to Newcastle United two-nil. With three games in eight days, has
:04:45. > :04:50.won the manager Brendan Rogers opted to leave leading scorer Scott
:04:50. > :04:56.Sinclair and Danny Graham on the bench. They didn't have the best of
:04:56. > :05:01.starts. Newcastle in tangerine a tour through the defence. This
:05:01. > :05:05.strike salt Swansea a goal down within the first five minutes. They
:05:05. > :05:11.responded well, dominated possession and forcing some great
:05:11. > :05:17.saves from the Newcastle keeper. Second half and they came close.
:05:18. > :05:22.Swansea City piled on the pressure but an equaliser proved elusive.
:05:22. > :05:29.And it was Newcastle who got the crucial second goal. The same
:05:29. > :05:32.scorer silencing the Swansea crowd. We are want to be challenging for a
:05:32. > :05:37.Champions League position also for little Swansea to really dominate
:05:37. > :05:43.the game like we did, it will be interesting to see the possession
:05:44. > :05:48.statistics but on top of that, 13 efforts on goal. Over 20 shots and
:05:48. > :05:52.13 on targets. We can find that we bit of luck.
:05:52. > :05:57.Swansea's third defeat at home in four games. They will have to
:05:57. > :05:59.regroup before they travel to Queen's Park Rangers.
:05:59. > :06:06.In the Conference a real blow to Wrexham's automatic promotion hopes.
:06:06. > :06:09.They lost at home to Alfreton Town 1-0. The game between Newport
:06:09. > :06:12.County and Telford has just kicked- off and it's goalless so far.
:06:12. > :06:15.Cricket and a mixed day for Glamorgan. They could only manage a
:06:15. > :06:17.first innings total of 124 but the Welsh county's bowlers hit back,
:06:17. > :06:19.restricting Leicestershire to 110 in their second innings. Glamorgan
:06:20. > :06:29.will resume tomorrow requiring another 215 runs with 9 wickets
:06:30. > :06:32.
:06:32. > :06:35.Time for the weather forecast now Good evening. We have a lot of
:06:35. > :06:39.cloud around for this Easter weekend but at least it's a bit
:06:39. > :06:44.milder than the last few days. We have some patchy rain around but
:06:44. > :06:48.not amounting to much. A cloudy story tonight with rain around
:06:48. > :06:54.Anglesey and across to Wrexham, courtesy of a weather front. That
:06:54. > :06:58.will peter out and it becomes dry and less cold than last night. Top
:06:58. > :07:02.temperature eight Celsius. First thing tomorrow, a cloudy start with
:07:02. > :07:08.patchy rain. Into the afternoon we will start to see some brighter
:07:08. > :07:13.conditions but feeling cool with highs of 13 Celsius. Sunday will