:00:00. > :00:08.Welcome to Wales Today. Our top story.
:00:08. > :00:11.An airport the size of Gatwick here. Could Cardiff and Bristol be
:00:11. > :00:18.replaced by a new operation in the Severn Estuary?
:00:18. > :00:21.They took to the streets to protest against fracking in Wales. Tonight,
:00:21. > :00:26.a senior government minister throws his weight behind shale gas.
:00:26. > :00:32.One of Britain's top chefs, Bryn Williams, is to open a new eatery on
:00:32. > :00:34.the North Wales coast. It's all over. 1,800 competitors
:00:34. > :00:43.from 40 countries in Tenby's Ironman.
:00:43. > :00:46.They've only been there twice before. Jubliation for fans and
:00:46. > :00:48.players. Glamorgan are in a Lord's final for the first time in 13
:00:48. > :01:10.years. Good evening. Plans for a new Welsh
:01:10. > :01:13.airport the size of Gatwick have been submitted to the Airports
:01:13. > :01:16.Commission. The man behind the plans says the Welsh Government should
:01:16. > :01:20.sell Cardiff airport and invest the money in the new site. Severnside
:01:20. > :01:32.Airport would replace Cardiff and Bristol and be built in the Severn
:01:32. > :01:38.Estuary. Jordan Davies has more. Hong Kong, one of the most iconic
:01:38. > :01:42.cities in the world. Served by an engineering marvel. Hong Kong
:01:42. > :01:47.airport. It was built on an island halfway around the world had decades
:01:47. > :01:54.away from anything seen in Wales. Or is it? The air jet shaded in dread
:01:54. > :01:58.could become Severnside Airport, a project with a runway built on a
:01:58. > :02:04.man-made island in the Severn estuary. A similar proposal was
:02:04. > :02:14.dismissed in number of years ago over a lack of concern -- over a
:02:14. > :02:18.concern of a lack of passengers. But it is said now that the input could
:02:18. > :02:31.be used to transform the Welsh economy. We would like the airport
:02:31. > :02:36.owners to invest in the new airport. We think it will be possible to get
:02:36. > :02:47.over international funds rather like the ones that come in to and
:02:47. > :02:52.Heathrow who would be able to put in serious fans of money into building
:02:52. > :02:58.the airport. The scale would be remarkable. It would open in 2029
:02:58. > :03:05.and Caddick 14.1 million passengers a year. But a trip -- relies on the
:03:05. > :03:11.sale of Cardiff and Bristol airports. Bristol is seen as one of
:03:11. > :03:15.the best performing regional airports and they have called the
:03:15. > :03:25.plan is far-fetched. Cardiff has seen its passenger numbers halved
:03:25. > :03:32.from its highest total two years ago. Plans for the revamped Cardiff
:03:32. > :03:39.have been submitted as the Western Gateway. I do not think this will be
:03:39. > :03:43.given the go-ahead. There are a variety of options for the Davis
:03:43. > :03:53.commission put up this is one option. If this blue sky thinking of
:03:53. > :03:57.a concrete proposal? Either way, the plans are for the future. It will be
:03:57. > :03:58.a couple of years before we find out whether these proposals will take
:03:58. > :04:10.off. Simon Calder is the travel editor of
:04:10. > :04:19.the Independent. How likely is it that this Severnside Airport will be
:04:19. > :04:28.built? I would probably give it 100 or 500 to one. -- against. That has
:04:28. > :04:32.been an obsession about what we will do in the London area. This would
:04:32. > :04:36.remind the Davis commission will have an awful lot of proposals to
:04:37. > :04:41.sit through that that is an awful lot to be considered beyond Wales.
:04:41. > :04:46.The basic problem is that you need to have a national airport for the
:04:46. > :04:50.national capital and about the last place you would put it if you were
:04:50. > :04:58.starting afresh is south-west of Cardiff. It is almost easier to get
:04:58. > :05:09.to Bristol from East Cardiff until the current airport. What is the
:05:09. > :05:14.future for the airport? It will not come forward and less radical steps
:05:14. > :05:18.are taken. If you look at Iceland, it has set itself up as the aviation
:05:18. > :05:23.hub of the north Atlantic and is doing well as they had. It is
:05:23. > :05:27.possible but if you could knew and a line in, you could offer something
:05:27. > :05:31.similar was up Cardiff is in a much better position in terms of
:05:31. > :05:39.connecting to north America but we are a long way from that at the
:05:39. > :05:42.moment. It is for the Welsh Government to question how can they
:05:42. > :05:51.get things better than they are in now. It is up to them to question
:05:51. > :05:58.how they can get into a wider UK provision? Ultimately, it will
:05:58. > :06:06.depend on the commission on whether to expand Heathrow or do nothing
:06:06. > :06:09.which will have an impact on Wales. The best result for travellers and
:06:09. > :06:14.the Welsh Government would be to get some real tension going between
:06:14. > :06:19.Cardiff and Bristol to get them closer in scale and that will have
:06:19. > :06:34.lots of benefits for travellers and for the taxpayers in Wales.
:06:34. > :06:37.A 22-year-old man from Newport has appeared in court charged with three
:06:37. > :06:41.counts of attempted murder following a shooting in the city last week.
:06:41. > :06:44.Lewis Bridge was arrested on Friday. A second Newport man, who was
:06:44. > :06:50.arrested on suspicion of attempted murder, has been released on police
:06:50. > :06:53.bail. A pensioner who admitted having
:06:53. > :06:56.almost a quarter of a million child sex abuse images has been jailed for
:06:57. > :06:59.12 months at Caernarfon Crown Court. 71-year-old Robert O'Brien from
:06:59. > :07:02.Benllech on Anglesey was also ordered to register as a sex
:07:02. > :07:07.offender for ten years. The court was told that many images were of
:07:07. > :07:10.the most serious kind. Cheaper fuel bills and energy self
:07:10. > :07:13.sufficiency. That's what supporters of Shale gas promise. It's suggested
:07:13. > :07:16.that South Wales has huge reserves that could be tapped by a process
:07:16. > :07:19.called fracking. But protestors in the Vale of Glamorgan have already
:07:19. > :07:22.made clear their opposition to exploiting those reserves. Tonight a
:07:22. > :07:24.senior government minister threw his weight behind the exploitation of
:07:25. > :07:28.shale gas. Our Environment Correspondent Iolo ap Dafydd is
:07:28. > :07:35.here. How significant is Ed Davey's speech? He is the UK energy
:07:35. > :07:41.minister. He is a Liberal Democrat and part of the coalition government
:07:41. > :07:49.but also he follows the Chancellor and also the Prime Minister in
:07:49. > :07:55.supporting shale gas. A clear, warm support for shale gas. As long as it
:07:55. > :07:59.is done in an environmentally friendly way and is economically
:07:59. > :08:04.viable. That is a long way to go before we approach the situation we
:08:04. > :08:12.have seen in America never hundreds of gas trials across the country. It
:08:12. > :08:19.is inevitable that another new energy source will be controversial?
:08:19. > :08:27.Fracking is taken as an abbreviation for all kinds of gas drilling. We
:08:27. > :08:31.have seen protests in Wales, in the Vale of Glamorgan last year. There
:08:31. > :08:42.was a drilling application to look for cars -- to look for gas. It is
:08:42. > :08:48.relevant that people follow the arguments for this. With the
:08:49. > :08:54.publication of another report by the Department of energy and climate
:08:55. > :08:59.change, it says shale gas is not as bad as people make out. Less
:08:59. > :09:07.emissions than burning coal or LNG gas. What could it mean for Wales?
:09:07. > :09:15.The minister was cautious, much more cautious than the Prime Minister. In
:09:15. > :09:21.-- if licences are issued by the Department, that will affect
:09:21. > :09:27.everyone in these areas. If we do have shale gas, it means we will
:09:27. > :09:34.import less LNG liquid gas into Pembrokeshire. That could affect the
:09:34. > :10:05.application for a new power station in Pembrokeshire.
:10:05. > :10:17.To Welsh MPs have been questioning the former director-general of the
:10:17. > :10:42.BBC about the size of redundancy pay-outs to senior executives. The
:10:42. > :10:45.Conservative MP and Labour sit It was short listed for the title of
:10:45. > :10:47.Britain's Worst New Building, the Carbuncle Cup.
:10:47. > :10:50.Though visitors this summer didn't seem to mind how it looked. Today,
:10:50. > :10:53.First Minister Carwyn Jones opened Porth Eirias, a multi-million pounds
:10:53. > :10:57.watersports centre on Colwyn Bay promenade. He revealed that the food
:10:57. > :11:04.outlet there is to be run by one of Britain's top chefs. Roger Pinney is
:11:04. > :11:14.there. The involvement of Bryn Williams means this development will
:11:15. > :11:19.serve more than teas and coffees. There have been seaside cafes and
:11:19. > :11:30.Colwyn Bay from far as long as anyone can remember. This answers
:11:30. > :11:34.the usual fare. It is closing down in October. It is a decision by the
:11:34. > :11:41.council. The operator says he would be more than happy to compete with a
:11:41. > :11:48.newcomer across the way. I think it will be very expensive. We do not
:11:48. > :11:53.know yet. Bryn Williams says he will be catering for a wide variety of
:11:53. > :12:02.tastes and pocket. He is one of the country 's best-known chefs. Quite a
:12:02. > :12:11.catch for the town. His involvement was announced by the first Minister
:12:11. > :12:18.today. I did not want to go through my whole career without cooking in
:12:18. > :12:23.Wales. I left when I was 20 and it would be a shame if I could not cock
:12:23. > :12:34.back in Wales. His arrival is a Wellcome boost for the water sport
:12:34. > :12:43.centre. Good weather in December coupled with improvements -- good
:12:43. > :12:51.weather in the summer coupled with improvements could lead to better
:12:51. > :13:00.times. It is part of a wider project to boost this flagging resort. We
:13:00. > :13:04.have thought of adding a water sports centre as well. It is a
:13:04. > :13:10.fantastic project. Colwyn Bay can then look back towards the sea with
:13:10. > :13:15.more people in the summer. Criticism comes easy. A celebrity chef will
:13:15. > :13:21.bring something new to this part of comes easy. A celebrity chef will
:13:21. > :13:28.the North Wales coast. It is important that as the first Minister
:13:28. > :13:34.said to put it in context. It is part of a much wider waterfront
:13:34. > :13:38.project. That has been a refurbishment of the promenade and
:13:38. > :13:44.even the beach I am standing on is man-made. Half 1 million of sand was
:13:44. > :13:50.pumped in here in the spring. It is not finished yet. Perhaps in time,
:13:50. > :13:53.critics were learned to love this place.
:13:53. > :13:57.You're watching Wales Today. Much more to come before seven o'clock.
:13:57. > :14:01.Glamorgan are hunting silver-wear for this trophy cabinet. They're
:14:01. > :14:06.gearing up for their first final at Lords in 13 years. And there was no
:14:06. > :14:08.lazy Sunday in Tenby this weekend. Thousands turned out for the Ironman
:14:08. > :14:20.event. Earlier we were talking about the
:14:20. > :14:24.plans for an airport for the Severn Estuary. Of course, a barrage across
:14:24. > :14:27.from South Wales to Western Super Mare has long been discussed. But
:14:27. > :14:30.tonight one of its leading supporters, the MP for Neath Peter
:14:30. > :14:32.Hain, has criticised the UK Government for dragging its feet
:14:32. > :14:35.Hain, has criticised the UK over the proposal.
:14:35. > :14:41.Its supporters say it would give us energy for the future. Opponents say
:14:41. > :14:45.it would be a disaster for the Severn wildlife. The latest scheme
:14:45. > :14:47.to build an 11-mile long barrage across the Severn would cost
:14:47. > :15:00.£25-billion and take around seven years to complete. The various
:15:00. > :15:05.schemes to build a barrage have come and gone down the years. This latest
:15:05. > :15:13.tourist centres on an exchange of letters between Peter Hain and the
:15:13. > :15:17.Chancellor. The letters show Mr Osborne saying I need to see more
:15:17. > :15:21.evidence surrounding the cost, benefits and impacts before I can
:15:21. > :15:25.look at it includes -- greater detail. Mr Hain says I can only
:15:25. > :15:31.conclude the government is not interested. The government is not
:15:31. > :15:38.engaged properly. I have spent a year trying to persuade them
:15:38. > :15:43.privately. I am fed up. They keep asking for more information. They
:15:43. > :15:49.treat it differently compared to other power station and nuclear
:15:49. > :15:52.power. Mr Hain wrote to the Chancellor after what he called the
:15:52. > :15:55.negative attitude of the Energy Department and the scheme's had a
:15:55. > :15:58.rocky ride since it was first unveiled. In June, the Commons
:15:58. > :16:01.Energy Committee said the case for the barrage was unproven, there was
:16:01. > :16:04.a lack of information and a perceived lack of transparency. It
:16:04. > :16:07.went on to say that the company promoting the plans, Hafren Power
:16:08. > :16:12.has yet to provide robust and independently verified evidence of
:16:12. > :16:15.the viability of the project. Despite Mr Hain's frustration, the
:16:15. > :16:18.company behind the scheme says it says it's still working hard to
:16:18. > :16:25.convince ministers to give it the green light. I do not think it is
:16:25. > :16:30.dead in the water. We might need a new focus and perhaps get the
:16:30. > :16:34.government more involved as an active partner in the project going
:16:34. > :16:45.forward. I do not think that take long to bring about. The options
:16:45. > :16:50.remain on the table. People are coming out with new plans all the
:16:50. > :16:56.time. That is a significant amount of tidal power available there. The
:16:56. > :17:00.average output could be the equivalent to a couple of power
:17:01. > :17:04.stations. The government insists no decision has been made, and it's
:17:04. > :17:06.willing to look at any new evidence. So the plans remain on the table for
:17:06. > :17:14.now. But it's also clear they're no So the plans remain on the table for
:17:14. > :17:16.nearer being turned into reality. After years of campaigning by
:17:16. > :17:19.parents, Wales' largest Welsh language primary school has opened
:17:20. > :17:22.its doors to pupils for the first time. Ysgol Treganna in the Canton
:17:22. > :17:25.area of Cardiff cost nearly £10-million. It was built to address
:17:25. > :17:28.the demand for Welsh-medium primary school places in the west of the
:17:28. > :17:30.city. Buildings, spare places and
:17:30. > :17:34.performance will be looked at as part of a review of education in the
:17:34. > :17:37.St David's area by Pembrokeshire Council. It will also consider the
:17:37. > :17:40.future of Ysgol Dewi Sant, the city's secondary school. Parents
:17:40. > :17:43.have been concerned that it could close as the council tackles surplus
:17:43. > :17:46.places in the secondary sector. A woman has been bitten by a
:17:46. > :17:50.ten-foot long python in Swansea. Sue Cull suffered bites to both her legs
:17:50. > :17:53.while walking through long grass in the Dyfatty area of the city. Police
:17:54. > :17:59.say a python had been reported missing but has now been captured.
:17:59. > :18:02.There were scenes of euphoria from Glamorgan's cricketers at the
:18:02. > :18:06.weekend. They're are heading to Lord's for only the third time in
:18:06. > :18:10.their history. Glamorgan are in the final of the YB40, after beat
:18:10. > :18:14.Hampshire. Claire's live at the Swalec Stadium tonight.
:18:14. > :18:22.Thank you, good evening. Welcome to the memorabilia room here at the
:18:22. > :18:29.home of Glamorgan. The cupboards been bare for the last few seasons.
:18:29. > :18:35.They last won silverware in 2004 when they lifted the Sunday League
:18:35. > :18:38.trophy. But fans, who've been snapping up tickets, are hoping the
:18:38. > :18:48.Lord's final a week Saturday will mean a new piece of silverwear is
:18:48. > :18:59.brought home to Wales. Some that app for us? My feet haven't touched the
:18:59. > :19:06.floor yet. We were underdogs in Hampshire. We did not play like it.
:19:06. > :19:11.It was an outstanding performance. Many did not think you had it in the
:19:11. > :19:18.U. Is a performance like that, with everybody coming together,
:19:18. > :19:24.syndication against criticism? It proves the ambition is here. We have
:19:24. > :19:28.been telling people for a while but we are a good side. It is tough to
:19:28. > :19:33.get people to believe you when the performances and not necessarily
:19:33. > :19:37.there. Another competition was disappointing this year. To get
:19:37. > :19:42.through to this final now shows the character in the side to bounce back
:19:42. > :19:50.and put the performances in to get to the final. What does a
:19:50. > :19:56.performance like that to four confidence? A lot of people said we
:19:56. > :20:08.were underdogs and it did not fancy ass. They thought we were underdogs
:20:08. > :20:21.-- fancy ass. We will take plenty of confidence in the B final. --
:20:21. > :20:24.entered the final. I have been trying to avoid the game they are
:20:24. > :20:29.playing tonight. It'll be a tough game. Congratulations we will be
:20:29. > :20:34.watching you closely. Football and Gareth Bale will not
:20:34. > :20:36.start for Wales against Serbia. Manager Chris Coleman says he could
:20:36. > :20:39.start for Wales against Serbia. be on the bench tomorrow night, but
:20:39. > :20:43.he's under no pressure to play the most expensive player in the world
:20:43. > :20:47.at the Cardiff City Stadium. Bale has had a scan today, and if that's
:20:47. > :21:03.ok, Coleman could use him as a replacement. Today, he is thinking
:21:03. > :21:09.he wants to have a scan and that it is clear. Psychologically, that will
:21:09. > :21:19.put his mind at rest. His life has been turned upside down. He wants to
:21:20. > :21:21.have that peace of mind. If he comes back, he will play some part
:21:21. > :21:25.tomorrow night. Tenby came to a standstill yesterday
:21:25. > :21:28.as 1,500 competitors from around the world took part in the third Ironman
:21:28. > :21:34.Wales contest. Nearly 90, a record breaking number, were from
:21:34. > :21:35.Pembrokeshire. Organisers say they're delighted with the local
:21:35. > :21:46.support. Abigail Neal reports. The morning after the gruelling day
:21:46. > :21:49.before. Ironmen and women ditched their diet plans and energy drinks
:21:49. > :21:56.in favour of a nice sit down and some well deserved cake. It was all
:21:56. > :22:03.in honour of the trophy ceremony today for a double UK victory.
:22:03. > :22:06.31-year-old Lucy Gossage won Ironman UK five weeks ago and yesterday she
:22:06. > :22:14.repeated that success 25 minutes ahead of her nearest rival. Gossage
:22:14. > :22:23.praised the crowds for their help during the cycle up Saundersfoot's
:22:23. > :22:27.notorious Heartbreak Hill. The support was unlike anything I have
:22:27. > :22:33.ever experienced. That gave me a little boost. It was nice overtaking
:22:33. > :22:36.the men on the hill as well. Scotland's Scott Neyedli crossed the
:22:36. > :22:40.finish line in just over nine hours. A former pro who came out of
:22:40. > :22:43.retirement for this race, he still hasn't got over his surprise. I
:22:43. > :22:59.didn't expect to actually come away with a win. But a true and my years
:22:59. > :23:03.of experience. -- I drew on my years of experience. When I saw the
:23:03. > :23:06.opportunity, I grabbed onto it and went for that. 1,500 competitors
:23:06. > :23:08.from 40 different countries made the dash from Tenby's North Beach
:23:08. > :23:15.yesterday for a 2.4-mile swim, followed by a 112-mile bike ride and
:23:16. > :23:19.then a marathon. The course is notoriously tough. There are no flat
:23:19. > :23:26.sections, just up, down and back up again. The time spent training is
:23:26. > :23:33.also tough on the athletes families. Ben Haines was out to watch his dad.
:23:33. > :23:37.He has been very good. He trains all the time. Now in it's third year,
:23:37. > :23:40.Ironman Wales is growing in popularity. 90 people from
:23:40. > :23:49.Pembrokeshire took part this year, a record number of local competitors
:23:49. > :23:53.for any Ironman event. We think Pembrokeshire, on a global scale, is
:23:53. > :24:00.at the top of the list with the number of athletes taking part. That
:24:00. > :24:03.is way up there and the athletes seem to have come from all different
:24:03. > :24:05.experiences and backgrounds. It's estimated this ultimate triathlon
:24:05. > :24:08.brings in more than £4-million to the Pembrokeshire economy. The good
:24:08. > :24:11.news is, with such strong local support, organisers say they're
:24:11. > :24:18.planning a long-term future for Tenby and the Ironman.
:24:18. > :24:22.Well we've come outside, overlooking the pitch. Derek didn't take part in
:24:22. > :24:26.Iron man this year. Next year, Derek??
:24:26. > :24:32.There's always next year. Then again I'd rather watch with an ice-cream!
:24:32. > :24:36.Anyway, some lovely sunshine in Tenby today but not dry everywhere.
:24:36. > :24:50.A few heavy showers in Powys and northeast. It does feel like autumn
:24:50. > :24:54.now. Last week temperatures were in the low to mid 20s. This week, the
:24:54. > :24:59.mid to high teens. The weather quite changeable. Some sunshine. A few
:24:59. > :25:03.showers and some rain on the way. Tonight a few showers, mainly in the
:25:03. > :25:09.north and west. Otherwise a dry night. Some clear spells. A few mist
:25:09. > :25:14.and fog patches forming. Not as chilly as last night but quite cool
:25:14. > :25:18.inland. Nine Celsius in Sennybridge. 13 Celsius in Llandudno. Tomorrow's
:25:19. > :25:22.chart shows a deep low over the North Sea. High pressure to the west
:25:22. > :25:28.of Ireland and that means brisker winds. Strong to gale force winds on
:25:28. > :25:36.the east coast. So tomorrow breezier than today. A few showers in the
:25:36. > :25:42.north and west. Otherwise dry. Some bright spells. The best of the
:25:42. > :25:47.sunshine in the south. Temperatures 15 Celsius in Penmachno. 17 Celsius
:25:47. > :25:53.in Neath with a cool northwesterly breeze, but out of the wind and in
:25:53. > :25:57.the sunshine it will feel pleasant. In Bridgend county tomorrow, a nice
:25:57. > :26:01.day. Dry with sunny spells. 16 Celsius in Maesteg. In Flintshire
:26:01. > :26:05.tomorrow, breezy but drier than today. Sunshine at times. 15 Celsius
:26:05. > :26:09.in Holywell. Tomorrow night generally dry. Just the odd light
:26:09. > :26:15.shower in the west, in Pembrokeshire and on the Llyn Peninsula. Lowest
:26:15. > :26:19.temps nine Celsius to 13 Celsius. Wednesday will start off dry and
:26:19. > :26:22.bright but it won't last. Rain will spread from the northwest during the
:26:22. > :26:26.day. Thursday drier for a time but cloud will thicken with some patchy
:26:26. > :26:30.rain and drizzle spreading from the west. Friday cloudy with outbreaks
:26:30. > :26:34.of rain and drizzle. Low cloud, mist and hill fog. Feeling humid. Drier
:26:34. > :26:40.in the north. As for the weekend, some sunshine on Saturday. Sunday
:26:40. > :26:44.windier with a little rain. Next week, the signs are it will turn
:26:44. > :26:47.colder and windier. But high pressure may bring more settled
:26:47. > :26:48.weather during the fourth week of September.
:26:48. > :26:52.So breezy with some sunshine tomorrow but not dry all week,
:26:52. > :26:55.Claire. Thanks Derek. And just a reminder tickets for the final at
:26:55. > :27:03.Lord's on sale now. Glamorgan are hoping to take a good crowd with
:27:03. > :27:07.them. For now, back to you in the studio.
:27:07. > :27:10.The headlines again. Plans for a new Welsh airport, the size of Gatwick,
:27:10. > :27:13.have been submitted to the Airports Commission. The man behind the plans
:27:13. > :27:17.says the Welsh Government should sell Cardiff airport and invest the
:27:17. > :27:25.money in the new site to be built in the Severn Estuary. The UK energy
:27:25. > :27:31.minister has voiced his support for shale class exploitation. It is
:27:31. > :27:38.suggested that sufferers could have huge reserves. There have already
:27:38. > :27:42.been protests against fracking here. We'll have an update for you at
:27:42. > :27:45.eight o'clock and I'll be back after the BBC News at Ten. That's Wales
:27:45. > :27:45.Today, thank you for watching. From all