29/07/2013 BBC Wales Today

CEDWHITE Welcome to Wales Today. Our top story: The world's largest

passenger planes touches down in Cardiff. Now there are hopes that

contracts for servicing the aircraft will follow.

There's a huge maintenance depot here with 800 workers. Servicing the

The other headlines tonight, why the law could be changed to make it

harder to live in caravans all year round.

Swansea tries to get on top of its centre centre -- city centre drink

culture. And jazz Carlin misses out by. 014

of a second. Good evening. Long-haul aircraft

like the Boeing 747 are already serviced there. Tonight British

Airways says Cardiff airport could be where the new fleet of 12

superjumbo planes are also serviced. That would safeguard hundreds of

jobs. The company was speaking as the

first Airbus A380 touched down at Cardiff. Live to our business

(inaudible) We forget a lot of people work here at Cardiff airport,

specifically at the British Airways maintenance facility where there's

800 staff. For them they had an historic day today, as the world's

largest passenger aircraft flew in. BA's Airbus A380. They got up close

and were given the opportunity to see that new aircraft as it came in.

They were given a taster, but the real prize for the staff is the

prospect of long-term maintenance contracts.

With its unmistakably high tail fin and curved Welsh-made wings, the

Airbus A380 touched down at Cardiff, the biggest aircraft ever to have

landed at the airport. BA has become the first British airline to order

the super upbows. Before commercial flights start in September, this was

a practice diversion and an opportunity to show the hundreds of

staff at the maintenance centre in Cardiff. They already maintain BA's

biggest planes here. A decision will be made over the next two years

whether that will include the A380s in future. It's a decision we'll

make when the time is right. We'll look t the competitive landscape.

there a chance it will come to Cardiff? There's always a chance. We

have great skills base and a great workforce, fantastic work ethic. At

the end of the day, it will be a rational business decision. This

aeroplane will need facility investment and the like. We'll have

to make that decision at the right time. Board staff were given the

chance to see for themselves the inside of the aircraft. The other

thing next to it are a couple of cameras. Zblt Cardiff-born pilot

learned to fly 30 years ago on gliders at nearby Stagen. Technology

has moved on. The wings, for example, they're 50% bigger area

than on a jumbo. It's incredibly quiet. For our customers it's quiet

inside. There are just under 500 seats on this plane. That's about a

third more than you'll find on a 747. It's here at the back of the

aircraft thaw get a real sense of the scale of it, particularly with

this staircase. That takes me to the upper deck.

This Gooly area for the cabin -- Gooly area -- gally area for the

cabin crew. BA gave the best indication yet that the maintenance

work on the Dreamliner would be coming to Cardiff. This could be

significant as BA's Dreamliner fleet will be more than 40 strong. So the

world's largest and most advanced passenger planes could be flying in

and out of Cardiff to be maintained. But could any be taking passengers

in the future? As part of efforts to restructure air travel across the

UK, one group of academics and business leaders have put together

proposals to develop long-haul services out of Cardiff. The future

of the airport is really about long-haul flights. It's got a

fantastic opportunity with a long runway to actual actually have

bigger aircraft landing and taking off from Cardiff, especially for the

transatlantic flight to New York. There's a huge catchment area for

that particular flight. If planes of this size are ever going to carry

passengers out of Cardiff, it's certainly a long way off. The most

realistic hope in the medium term at least is that Welsh engineers

service them instead. It was announced today that a new

express bus service will take passengers from the city centre of

Cardiff every 20 minutes from early in the morning to late at night. The

idea is to boost passenger numbers. At its peak this airport had more

than two million passengers. Last year that number fell to just over a

million. Since then, of course, the Welsh Government has bought this

airport. So we've been asking potential passengers what would make

this airport more attractive to them. It's pointless looking at

Cardiff. You'll have to change or something. You haven't got the

long-haul flights. We work abroad a lot. For us, getting from Cardiff

would be very convenient. We spend a lot of time, even the short-haul

stuff to Europe is actually a lot more expensive from Cardiff in a lot

of circumstances than going to Stansted or Heathrow. It would be

good for Cardiff itself, where more people have a chance of going better

places. I'm joined by the chief executive of the airport John Horn.

A lot has been going on today. Let's start with the A380. What does it

mean for Cardiff airport the fact that it can land here? It's a

feather in our cap. There's only a handful of airports in the UK that

can take this, the largest passenger carrying aircraft in the world. And

operationally, it means a great deal for us. I mentioned in the item

there that people will see some of the most desirable and advanced

passenger aeroplanes flying in and out to be maintained. What are the

prospects of passengers flying long haul from the airport? Long-term, we

think that opportunity exists. That's driven by market. That's what

we're focussed on. It's not just the 380. There are planes that would

suit those markets. We're talking to airlines across the board at the

moment. Some of those things we believe will come about in the

future. What are you focussed on? What's in your in-tray? Really, what

we're focussing on is what those people have been saying to you - we

want more services to Europe. We want more holiday destinations, more

business flights. We're looking at that and what we've been able to do

already is achieve some of those. We have a fantastic new schedule with

Aer Lingus operating over Dublin into the US with fantastic

time-saving connections. We've got extra capacity from chart charter

operators themselves. Finally, there's been a lot of criticism

about the connections to this airport. What difference will the

new bus link make today? It will be significant. High frequency, every

20 minutes, it's a very high quality bus, with leather seats and WiFi.

It's the right sort of connection that enables not just passengers

travelling out from the airport, but passengers that are flying in from

other places Germany for instance, with lustancea's flight on

Saturdays, that's -- Lufthansa's flighted on Saturdays, that bus will

be important to them. From a very busy day at the terminal

here, back to you. The public services ombudsman for

Wales has recommended The Health Board, which runs the Princess of

Wales hospital in Bridgend, apologise to the family of an

elderly woman and pay compensation following failures in her care. The

Health Board has accepted the recommendations. The 82-year-old

died days after being admitted to A & E. It comes Dales after a BBC

Wales investigation uncovered allegations that an elderly patient

was repeatedly neglected at the same hospital. That sparked calls for a

public inquiry. A man and a woman have been remanded

in custody following the death of a man outside a pub on Thursday night.

The pub's manager, Tracy Jones and Anthony Smith, have both been

charged with manslaughter after 54-year-old Paul Blackledge died in

hospital. They will appear in court next week.

A workman, who died while removing asbestos, may have been leak

tricuted. 26-year-old James Pull died at the site ten days ago. The

Coroner heard he suffered cardiac arrest while working in ceiling

space. The school was forced to close over safety fears. The Coroner

has adjourned the investigation until October.

Holiday homes or permanent homes? Thousands of people along the Welsh

coast are living in static caravans all year round, although they are

not permitted to do. So now there are calls for the rules to be

tightened. Our coastline is crowded with

caravan parks and most of them provide the perfect chance to get

away from it all for a few weeks a year. Many are breaking the rules

and living on such parks all year round. They don't pay council tax

but use many local services. Darren miller says it's time to get tough.

What we want to do is to improve the regulatory framework, make it easier

for local authorities to enforce, tougher the penalties for people who

break the law and make sure that this is a phenomenon which we nip in

the bud so we can actually have and ennigh a -- enjoy a wonderful

industry for generations to come. The current laws on caravanning date

to 1960 and Darren says it's time to update them to fit what is now a

multimillion pound industry. Nearly two million stay in private caravan

holiday homes each year. Half a million rent while 450,000 use

touring caravans. Conwy alone is estimated to have 5 5,000 people

living in caravans the whole time. With caravanning making up a large

proportion of tourism income, you can understand why we don't want to

alienate those who want to come. Andy runs Treetop Park near holly

well. We do check on the residences of our customers to make sure

they're not living here. We monitor usage. We're here every day as

owners of the park. We would know if someone was living here. In the case

of our area where we're open for ten-and-a-half months, we ask for

three proofs of residence and the park license clearly details the way

that the caravan can and can't be used. Some arg unite new law could

force legitimate caravanners to ditch their pitch and turn their

back on Wales. People are urged to have their say over the next few

weeks. A man charged with arson following a

fire which destroyed a Poundstretcher store in May has been

remanded in custody. The 27-year-old Stephen Powell will appear before

the Crown Court next month. It closed part of the main street in

the town and took six hours to bring under control.

Controversial plans for an egg factory housing more than 17,000

chickens are due to be discussed by Wrexham Council. The development has

been recommended for approval despite concerns over the noise and

smell. If the plans go ahead, 400 tons of manure would need to be

cleaned out every 60 weeks, which would be used as fertiliser on niche

land. Can there be too man many bars in

one place? That's what Swansea Council is asking. There are

currently more than 250 licenses premises there. With alcohol-related

crime on the rise, the leader of the council says something must be done.

The council is due to debate a new policy on curbing the number of life

senses handed out tomorrow. Another lively night out in Swansea.

Revellers from near and far. The seemingly never ending choices of

bars and clubs making it a popular destination for hen and stag

parties. Has the city's night life Spiralled out of control? There are

currently more than 250 licensed premises in the city centre. Last

year there were nearly a thousand alcohol-related incidents on Wine

Street alone. The cost of policing that was nearly �600,000. The leader

of the County Council says enough is enough and says it's time to limit

the number of licenses handed out. . It's about being able to maintain

the street as a place of fun and safe entertainment, but recognising

with people living in the city centre they have rights in terms of

what happens in the city centre in the evening. At the moment, when an

application is made for a license to sell alcohol, the presumption is

that it will be granted. Under the new proposals if there are concerns

a new bar or club would have a Negative -- would have a negative

impact on the city centre, then the applicant has to prove it wouldn't

be the case. Here in Swansea giving places like Wine Street, already

packed with licensed premises, there's a feeling it's too little

too late. Steve George say manager at one of the bars on the street.

He's got another idea. With Wine Street, the need to pedestrianise it

and bring a cafe culture and encourage people to come and eat and

drink will change the demographic of people coming here. You know older,

more responsible people coming into town as a consequence. The council

will discuss the presence of sex entertainment venues in Swansea,

with the leader hoping it will be possible to ban any opening in the

city centre. Both policies will be debated tomorrow evening.

Much more to come before 7pm: Including a full weather forecast

and all of tonight's sport. One year on, we've been to catch up with

Aidan Reynolds the young Welsh javelin thrower who played a crucial

part in the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games.

The World Swimming Championships are under way in Barcelona. Ashley is

here with all the sport. Yes,. 014 was all that separated

jazz Carlin from a medal last night. She finished an agonising fourth

place in the race. It's a brilliant return to form for a swimmer who

missed the London Olympics after suffering grand lar fever. She could

yet win a medal this week. Walking out for a World Championship

final is a fine achievement for any swimmer. But it was all the sweeter

for Jazz Carlin. She missed out on a home Olympics after illness left her

unable to trained properly before the Games. 12 months on and it's a

different story. She's new a real contender. Last night in Barcelona,

she competed in the first of three events, the final of the 400m

freestyle. The shortest of her three events is

also, in theory, her weakest. She came within a whisker of a medal.

Just 014 of a second separated her from the bronze. She smashed the

Welsh record too. Jazz spoke to Wales Today before heading to Spain.

Then she was confident she was in the best form of her life. This year

I've come back. I've had a solid block of training, which I think has

really paid off and showed in my racing. I've never had that winter

block without illness or injury free. Yeah, I think that's

definitely showed in my racing and moving forward it's great to see my

times are what they are this year and hopefully I can go faster.

couldn't have been more different. She kept getting ill, missing hours

of vital training. Ultimately it stopped her from qualifying for the

Olympics. It was the lowest point in her

career. While others went to London, she had her tonsils out. It gave her

time to reflect and she's now focussing on long ere vents like the

800 and 1500m, which her coach believes are better suited to her.

She wouldn't be the swimmer she is today. That's the hard truth. If she

hadn't gotten sick and missed the Olympics, she wouldn't have had the

same motivation. She might have had her tonsils out, I'm not sure she

would have done the distance training she has. This morning she

failed to qualify for the final of the gruelling 1500m event. But her

best chance of a medal should come in the 800m on Saturday.

Football and speculation is continuing about the future of

Gareth Bale and a potential world record move to Real Madrid. The

chairman of Tottenham is adamant the Wales international won't be sold,

despite the player indicating he wants to speak to the Spanish giants

about a move that could be worth more than �80 million. Cardiff City

have appointed club director and merch ant bank Memhet Dalman. Last

week, former own owner Sam Haman was made honorary president after the

backer said a long standing debt had been written off.

Swansea City are preparing for a return to European competition. The

swans host mall mow in the Europa League -- Malmo in the Europa

League. It's very, very important for the

team and for the club and for the fans. I think that the first test is

Thursday against a very big opportunity for everybody. If it's

possible to play, I'm very excited. Yeah, I'm looking forward to this

competition. We'll have all the build up this week. The operators of

the Millennium Stadium have all but ruled out rebuilding its two-tier

north stand to complete three tiers around the ground. Sources have told

BBC Wales that the cost of rove building the stand would not be

recouped for only a limited improvement to the capacity. The

stand is the only surviving part of the old National Stadium which backs

on onto Cardiff Arms Park's club ground.

Simon Jones is in the Glamorgan squad for their T20 match tomorrow.

The Ashes winner hasn't played since May due it a shoulder injury. A win

for Glamorgan will see them qualify for the T20 quarter finals.

Now it's a year since the Olympics, an event that impacted millions of

people in all sorts of different ways. Tonight in the first of a

series of reports, we've been to catch up with Aidan Reynolds, a

young Welsh javelin thrower who played a crucial part in the opening

ceremony. Aidan, based in Telford, was picked to light the flame. 12

months on he's still using it as motivation as he chases his own

ambitions. With the world watching, it was a

moment that stunned Aidan's family and friends, sworn to seekericy he

hadn't been able to tell anyone about it. This was the moment last

summer when he, with six other young British athletes, carried the

Olympic flame around the stadium before lighting the cauldron. 12

months on he speaks of that day with disbelief. It was just unbelievable.

We were sat there, the six of us and Danny Boyle comes in and tells us

what his idea is about inspiring a generation and for about three

minutes, there was just silence. No-one knew what to say. We were

just laughing. We didn't think, we were like "Is that actually true?

Young javelin thrower Aidan Reynolds is nominated by Lynn Davies CBE.

Aidan's been representing Wales since a schoolboy. His talent and

potential has been recognised by Lynn Davies for some time. Last

year, the passing of the torch similar blielzed former champions

passing on their legacy to future stars. Aidan's parents knew he was

involved but had no idea how big his role would be. The lights went down

and we saw seven people and we knew it was going to be crazy. It was

nonstop phoning for quite some time. After about five minutes the people

next door were knocking on the window with a lot of champagne.

a lot of screaming and a lot of tears. It was a very good night.

Months on Aidan has completed his first year at Oxford studying

physics. During the summer it's dad overseeing his daily training,

keeping him on the right road. And this is where his heart lies,

throwing the javelin. Studying with exams, moving 100 miles from home

and with his coach based in Loughborough, it's been a tough

year. But his dedication is easy to see. Last summer, he was through the

into the limelight. 12 months on, his aims are clear: The Commonwealth

Games next year and then Rio. Definitely. It's a long way to get.

There that's definitely the dream at the moment. 68. 77 is my PB at the

moment. At the beginning of this season I would have thought I would

have thrown further. I've had a tough year. So I can't complain.

Being on the biggest stage in the brightest spotlight, now it's time

for Aidan to shine on his own terms. Ever since I did the opening

ceremony, I told myself, I want to be there again, but as an athlete.

That's definitely the dream. , as part of our series, a year on from

London 2012, we'll hear from some of the Welsh medallists and finding out

whether Olympic success changed their lives. Winning the Olympics

has changed my life. I think it's just made me grow up a lot more.

Yeah, I've still got so much more experience to get, now because I'm

Olympic champion, there's a lot of pressure coming from everywhere to

expect me to be the best and winning everything. In terms of personal

sponsorship it's not really helped. But everyone says a year after the

Games, everyone is looking at different directions and then three

years out people look at the Games again. That's tomorrow. I'm done for

tonight. Let's see what the weather has in

store. store.

Derek, a mixed bag? Yes, very mixed indeed. A few places

were lucky today and stayed dry. Others have had a drenching with big

towering clouds, heavy down pours and thunder storms as well. The

showers show up really well on the radar, moving North Eastwards across

the country today. Some heavy down pours for example. Sunshine in

Swansea. This evening then scattered heavy showers will move away. A few

showers overnight in the south and west. Other-wise it's a dry picture.

Lowest temperatures 12 to 16 Celsius. Here's the picture for the

morning, a cloudy start in the south. A little rain likely for

Barry, Cardiff and Newported. Further north, plenty of cloud for

Powys and Ceredigion, a few showers. It's nice and bright on the north

coast. During the day, rain in the south will move away. It will start

to brighten up. A few sharp showers likely in the afternoon. The best of

the sunshine in the north. Some places are dry. The wind is lighter

than today with temperatures similar with the West to South Westerly

breeze. If you're head together cricket in Cardiff tomorrow evening,

good news, it should be dry with a breeze. Elsewhere any showers will

fade away. Dry for a while, but it won't last. Rain spreads from the

south-west after midnight. Into Wednesday, cloudy, outbreaks of

rain, spreading their way northwards. The rain heaviest in the

north and west. Mist, hill hand coastal fog. Should turn drier later

in the south. Into Thursday, much brighter, brightening up with some

sunshine. Very warm as well and feeling humid with a south-easterly

breeze. Temperatures back into the mid-to high 20s. Showers possible in

the north. Later in the west showers could be thundery. Friday is warm

and breezy. The chance of a few showers and some sunshine. July was

on course to be one of the driest on record, but not any more. There is

more rain on the way. Tropical on Thursday, but by the weekend, cool

and fresher with sunny spells and showers. Our picture tonight is from

Paul Dyer, tower towering clouds, a sign of unstable air and heavy

sign of unstable air and heavy showers.

The headlines again: British Airways says there's a chance they could

carry out the maintenance of its super jumbo passenger planes from

its base at Cardiff Airport. Today the company's first A380 touched

down in Cardiff on a test flight. The airport's chief executive told

us it's looking to develop long-haul services. We think long-term that

opportunity exists. That's driven by markets and clearly, that's what

we're focussing on the it's not just the 380. There are lots of

aeroplanes that suit those markets. We're talking to airlines across the

board at the moment. Some of those things we believe will come about in

the future. We'll have an update for you here at

8pm and I'm back after the BBC News at 10pm. That's Wales Today. Thanks