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Good evening. Welcome to Wales When is it going to end?

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Good evening. Welcome to Wales Today. Tonight's top stories.

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650 jobs under threat after a Newport bakery loses a multi-million

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pound contract with Marks Spencer. I thought it was going to be for

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quite awhile that I was going to working here.

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It could deal a heavy blow to the local economy.

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Also tonight. Could the sea be the answer to our

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energy needs? Plans for a tidal lagoon in Swansea Bay.

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We've been battered by wind and rain this week. Wales gets ready for more

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severe weather to come. Good evening. In tonight's sport.

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It's been all change since Swansea and Cardiff last met - now there is

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pride and vital Premier League points at stake.

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And the crossing may have been rough but the spirits are high - the Welsh

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exodus to Dublin ahead of the Six Nations clash.

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Hopefully a Welsh win but after last week who knows?

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Good evening. The future of 650 jobs are under threat at a bakery in

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Newport tonight after they lost a multi-million pound contract with

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Marks Spencer. Avana Bakeries in Rogerstone say they're looking for

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new work, but the future of the whole site is in doubt. Our

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economics correspondent Sarah Dickins reports.

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Workers clocking in full shifts today heard the bad news. Their

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biggest contract had been lost. They have been told redundancies could

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begin as early as April. Workers have been involved in decorating

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cakes here for over 25 years. 650 jobs are in question. The contract

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amounts to 85% of its business, making a range of cakes for its

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stores across Britain. I am on a temporary contract on the verge of

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being taken on full time so that is a knock to me now. I can't see that

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happening. We do products for Tesco, Sainsbury's and we recently

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received quite a large algae contract. We have got the business

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but to make 85% of the incoming business is going to be a really

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hard task. Avana Bakeries is owned by a group based in Birmingham. But

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it adds it is going to do everything it can to attract new customers. I

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have had an assurance that officials will do everything they can to help.

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I don't know whether they will get orders and that is what the managers

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have assured me, that they are looking for new orders. It would be

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perfect if Marks Spencer changed their mind but I can't see that

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happening. All jobs are important. We need jobs in Newport and south

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Wales. These jobs, five or ten years ago, replaced what were industrial

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jobs. They are really important. Their work at the plant is skilled

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and relatively well-paid. Employees had thought business was going well.

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They are a good workforce so they are very solid in how they are and

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they performed very well over Christmas. This is a shock. The

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harsh reality is that Marks Spencer will in future gets its

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cakes supplied by a firm in Oldham. In a statement it said the decision

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was part of its work to further improve the quality of its food

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supply chain. Workers can only hope that new orders can be found.

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Sarah is outside the bakery for us tonight. Is this company are unusual

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in having one big contract making up the majority of their business? Not

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that unusual. The food sector is surprisingly important for our

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economy. Quite a few of the larger employers in the food sector are a

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bit like this one. They have a big contract, largely with a

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supermarket. We have had numerous stories of abattoirs and food

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processing plants closely tied in with some of the big names in the

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supermarkets and when those supermarkets decide they want to get

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it from somewhere else, either for reasons of quality or cost, that is

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a problem. 85% of the work at this factory is done for Marks

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Spencer. Those contracts are fantastic to win but they are

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devastating when they go. How much of a blow to the economy could it

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be? 650 jobs if this site goes. If it loses the Marks Spencer

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contract and can't get two extra capacity, if all these jobs go,

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obviously there is that loss in income to the community but, more

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importantly, these are skilled jobs and there are not many other people

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wanting to take on people with these particular skills. Rogerstone is not

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one of the worst affected areas of industrial Wales but it is fragile

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and anywhere losing 650 well-paid jobs is a blow economic league and

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emotionally. -- economically. It could provide power for 120,000

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homes for 120 years by using the energy from the flow of the tide.

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That's the claim from developers behind a new tidal lagoon in Swansea

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Bay that has been submitted for approval today. The ?850 million

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scheme would initially create 2,000 jobs and will connect Swansea Docks

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and the Neath river estuary. But opponents say the energy generated

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doesn't justify the cost. On a day like today, it is easy to

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see why the government is interested in generating power from wind and

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wave. In four years time, they could be the world's first energy

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generating lagoon on the other side of the breakwater. It could cover a

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quarter of Swansea Bay, from the dock area towards the university's

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new science campus. 16 turbines, seven metre in diameter, would catch

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the world's second highest tides, rushing in from the Atlantic Ocean.

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If the scheme is approved, this newly formed company say power could

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be reduced for 216 hours a day. This is about launching an industry. The

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price will be cheaper than nuclear power. The money is there to build

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the lagoon. We do need to which even the correct subsidy level from the

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British government. They could be at two 2000 construction jobs, 60

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full-time posts are promised and it is hoped it will become a tourist

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attraction. But the real prize could be a fit with thousand engineering

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jobs, establishing a new tidal energy industry in -- if three or

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four tidal lagoons are building future. To generate a cleaner source

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of power for any adversity, tidal lagoon power is asking for a

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government subsidy for around 40 years. Last year, EDF energy secured

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?92 50 per megawatt hour of energy after 2023. Large solar parks will

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attract government support of ?120 per megawatt hour. Wind farms on

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land typically are offered ?95. Wind farms offshore demand ?155. The

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tidal lagoon in Swansea are asking for an electricity strike price of

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between ?155 and ?154 per megawatt hour. The development claim the

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subsidy was fall as more are built but those who favour a much bigger

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barrage across the Severn Estuary between Cardiff and

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Weston-super-Mare say the price of energy generated from a lagoon could

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be its biggest drawback. The Swansea Bay tidal lagoon is fine for Swansea

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Bay but it is 1500 football pitches in size. You would need 50 of them

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to generate the fraction of the power of the Severn barrage. In

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contrast to a barrage across the seven, tidal lagoons would not block

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river estuaries. Scrutiny will now start in earnest. The planning

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Inspectorate will look at this proposal for up to a year. The final

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decision will rest with Ed Davey, the energy minister in Westminster.

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April Imrie investigation for murder and the possession of jerk -- drugs

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is under way following the death of a 33 old woman from Swansea in

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Bulgaria. Nina Holmes from Gorseinon collapsed in the skiing resort of

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Borovets on Sunday. The Foreign Office has said it's providing help

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to her family. A series of clinics will be held by

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Abertawe Bro Morgannwg University Health Board for patients and their

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relatives who want to voice concerns about standards of care. It follows

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a public meeting last week where calls were made for the Health

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Board's chief executive to resign. The Labour Assembly Member Keith

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Davies has called for the immediate suspension of the chief executive of

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Carmarthenshire county council. His comments come after a report from

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the auditor general, -- auditor general's office claims of the

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payments made to him were unlawful. It's heading our way and is supposed

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to hit land at around 8.00pm tonight but what will Hurricane Petra bring?

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We're being told to expect disruption to transport and to

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power. For some, it's just adding to the difficulties the rain has

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already brought. Caroline Evans has been looking at how conditions are

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affecting people and what one of our power companies is doing to prepare

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for the next 48 hours. Here at the Cardiff heard of Western

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power distribution, they are ready. All staff on stand-by. This is the

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control centre that controls the network. Across South Wales and the

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south-west of England. The company constantly monitors the weather. The

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wind is the main concern, particularly if it goes over 60 mph.

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We normally have people on stand-by over a weekend and that will be 40

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or so. We have now put everybody on stand-by so that goes up to about

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300. That is right across South Wales. We also put other people

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across the whole of the business from Skegness to Land's End on

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stand-by so we could be able to call on them as well if things get really

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bad. News that a section of the Cambrian line is expected to reopen

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on Monday has brought relief for some. Brilliant news for the

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community after a month of destruction. It is really good news

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for the town. I know it has had an adverse effect on the economy. But

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for farmers, the weather continues to make life difficult, killing

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crops and soaking pastures at what is one of the busiest times of the

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year. We have turned up about 400 lambs. I walk around them each

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morning, worried how I will find them because they have been outside

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in torrential rain all night. If you have water standing on a crop for

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more than a fortnight, the crop will actually die and rot away. There are

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lots of lakes on the fields where we have corn which have been studied

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since Christmas. After what was the wettest January in 50 years, this

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week Wales saw a bus washed off the road, beach huts damaged and a train

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overturned. Student accommodation in Aberystwyth was also evacuated. And

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on top of the beacons, fresh snow. Still to come in the programme.

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Marking half a century of programmes from BBC Wales.

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And a broadcasting revolution for the country.

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Good evening. A lot has changed since Swansea and Cardiff last met

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each other on a football field. It has been a jubilant few weeks with

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both clubs sacking their managers. The men who have replaced them are

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comparative rookies but they have been thrown into a South Wales derby

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that will have a huge bearing on whether their clubs avoid relegation

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from the Premier League. The South will star be is spicy at

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the best of times but the added ingredients of two new managers and

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a relegation scrap means tomorrow's match is hotter than ever. In

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November, it was Malky Mackay against Michael Laudrup. Tomorrow,

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the new men in charge will fight for a victory which could help define

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their young managerial careers. In the away dugout, Ole Gunnar

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Solskjaer hoping to lift Cardiff out of the bottom three since taking

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charge. And over yet, Garry Monk, a matched a manager for the first

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time. Win the Derby, and the job could be his long-term. It is

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massive. It has got to be about the football. I have said that the

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players. I think it makes for a great game. Especially at home in

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front of our supporters. We lost the first game their place so we have

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the right a wrong. We are burning to create history. To be fair, to

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repeat history. You can create history by doing the double, Craig

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scored the winner at the Liberty Stadium three years ago. So it is an

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important game for us, don't worry. The form of both clubs is for coming

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into the match. Cardiff have won two and Swansea just one of their last

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ten semi-league matches. That has pulled them both into the relegation

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scrap. A Cardiff win would put them level but the Swans can open a

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6-point gap over their rivals if they come out on top. A lot of fans

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will be making a day of it. This city centre restaurant in Swansea

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will be busier than normal with a rush of people hoping to celebrate

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or maybe commiserate over dinner and drinks. My cell is full, my fridge

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is full. That has a knock-on effect to my suppliers. They are happy this

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weekend. We are buying a lot more produce. It is an upward spiral for

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all of us. Commentator Rob Phillips is looking forward to one of the

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highlights of the year. He is preparing to describe a match for

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radio Wales tomorrow evening. It really is a close one to call. In

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terms of quality, Swansea city probably cannot on top but in terms

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of commitment and maybe the desire in a derby, these Cardiff players

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have got a lot going for them. These are two clubs trying to move clear

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of a crisis. This is the perfect opportunity for both to take a big

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step forward. It's been billed as the grudge match

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of this year's Six Nations. Wales are in Dublin hunting a win that

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would keep them on course to become the first nation to win three

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successive Six Nations titles. The hundreds of fans that have made the

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trip are confident Wales have a few tricks up their sleeves to overcome

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the Irish challenge. Holyhead port today and rugby fans

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arriving to catch the ferry to Dublin. The Welsh team can boast a

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loyal and loud following and these fans couldn't wait to get there.

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Fantastic. It is always an epic trip when we go to Ireland. The French

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game is on Friday which is awkward so this has become our home trip.

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One of the lads bought it for me to get in the spirit of things. For

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those who braved the weather and have already arrived in Dublin, they

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are optimistic that not only will they be going home in calmer

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conditions but they will get that win over the Irish. They will tackle

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hard but I think we will come away victorious. Hopefully a Welsh win

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but after last week who knows? Wales came unstuck to Ireland at home

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despite going on to win the championship last year. They know

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they can't let that happen again if they are to stay on course for the

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historic three title wins on the trot. Every game is tough but this

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game in particular, given the quality of Ireland and the way they

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played last weekend and the last game was New Zealand, they looked

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like a good outfit and they are going to be tough to beat. It is

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definitely going to be a key battle. Whatever team wins, I think they

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will go on and have a lot of momentum. Ireland are boosted by the

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return of Paul O'Connell and Gordon D'Arcy. And despite Warren

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Gatland's plea, the whole saga over Brian O'Driscoll's Lions axing and

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the notion of this being a revenge mission for the centre is the

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subplot to the whole weekend. The players know each other very well

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and Ireland's coach says that adds extra spice. Paul O'Connell was

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talking about always feeling that Mike Phillips was difficult to play

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against and getting angry with him on occasions but he says he is a

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great guy and they kid around together on the Lions tour. It is

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like when you compete with your brother. You are that much more

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competitive. Best of friends on the streets of Dublin today, they will

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be Celtic froze just before kick-off in the game earmarked as the biggest

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grudge match of this year's tournament.

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So, it's all set up, and there's plenty of action. After a great

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start to their campaign, the Under 20s play tonight. Scrum V are live

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in Athlone. Coverage starts at 7:15pm over on BBC Two Wales. And

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Wales Women are hoping to bounce back from their defeat to Italy.

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They're also in action tonight. Here's how tomorrow looks - covearge

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of Ireland and Wales starts at two o'clock on BBC One Wales. That game

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is followed by Scotland against Ireland. Scotland and England,

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rather. And tomorrow afternoon, Radio Wales will also have

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commentary of the big football derby.

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And as we just saw, thousands of Welsh fans will be in Dublin for

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tomorrow's game, but for most of us it'll be an afternoon on the sofa

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glued to the telly. This is how Maureen Boyardi and her friends in

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Treorchy enjoyed last weekend's Italy game. No shortage of high

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spirits there. But how and where will you be watching the Ireland

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match? Take a photo or video and send it to us. Here's how to get in

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touch. E-mail us at [email protected]. We look

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forward to hearing from you. The opening ceremony for the Winter

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Olympics is underway in Russia. The only Welsh athlete in the British

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team is from West Wales. He is the brakeman in the bobsleigh team. He

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is in with a realistic chance of winning a medal.

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Newport County's game against Fleetwood tonight is off. It's their

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fifth postponement at Rodney Parade since late December. The Football

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League has been in touch over the state of their pitch. Wrexham are

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holding a pitch inspection at 8.00am tomorrow ahead of their Conference

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game against Dartford. Now the face of BBC Wales on our TV

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screens has changed over the years - and this weekend marks the fiftieth

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anniversary of the launch of a uniquely Welsh television service.

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Before 1964 viewers here shared a local service with the west of

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England, but a broadcasting revolution meant programmes from

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Wales would now hold their own - as our arts and media correspondent Huw

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Thomas reports. Over changing times and changing

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styles, BBC Wales has been broadcasting to a distinctly Welsh

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audience for 50 years. From dramas and music to in-depth

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investigations, it was a decision in 1964 that began a revolution in the

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new service. A new transmitter was built in Cardiff, creating a new

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wave length for BBC One and ending the need to share airspace and

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schedules with the English regions. But not everyone was pleased. There

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were a couple of areas where people went for the Bristol service rather

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than the Welsh service. There were those who complained, particularly

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in parts of north west Wales that they weren't getting enough in

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Welsh. You could say it was something of a conundrum. Welsh

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language programmes were a staple of the BBC will service. It was not

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until 1982 that S4C would become a permanent home for shows like this

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soap opera. Over time, our tastes have changed, but through it all we

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have been glued to the box. From early transmissions to a full

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schedule of programmes, the BBC has been broadcasting its bespoke

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service for the last 50 years. And while many others now watch

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programmes online, more than 90% of television viewing still happens

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while we sat in front of the box. We all change when you think about

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it. We are all different people. In recent years it is drama like

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Doctor Who that has become an important part of BBC will's

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output, made here and shown across Britain and around the world. There

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are plenty of challenges ahead. BBC were, like every part of the BBC, is

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going to need to adapt and evolve, but that basic notion that Wales

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deserved its own media service that can deal with Wales on its own terms

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in our own language, I think that is hugely important and it is something

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that will endure. In its 50th year, BBC Wales's programmes are watched

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by a million people a week on BBC One Wales and while the shows have

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come a long way in 50 years, it is a tougher task than ever to keep

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audiences gripped with all the chalice and technology in their

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living rooms -- channels. Who knows what the next 50 years

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will bring? Derek will probably still be here. Now he can bring us

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the weather. Batten down the hatches again. The

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next big Atlantic storm is on our door step, bringing yet more rain

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and very strong winds. Met Office warnings are in force, one for heavy

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rain, plus an amber warning for severe gales in southern counties.

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Gusts of 70mph to 80mph on the Bristol Channel coast tomorrow

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afternoon could bring down a few trees. Be prepared for more

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flooding, travel disruption and possible power cuts this weekend.

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This evening it will turn wet and windy. Another 10mm to 20mm of rain.

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Strong to gale force winds as well. The rain clearing to showers after

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midnight.. Temperatures staying above freezing. The chart for

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tomorrow shows an intense low pressure centred over Ireland. Lots

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of isobars and that means very strong winds. So at 8.00am in the

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morning, some places dry but not everywhere. There will be heavy

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showers around. Breezy in the east. The wind stronger in the south and

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west with gales on the coast. During the day, more rain and heavy showers

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to come. Hail and thunder possible. Snow on the mountains and very

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windy. Gales inland with gusts over 50mph. Severe gales on the south and

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west coast. At the Liberty Stadium, strong winds will ruffle the

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feathers of the Swans and the Bluebirds. Wet at times as well and

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feeling cold. Not quite so windy in Dublin for the rugby but watch out

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for heavy showers. If you're out on the town tomorrow night, it will

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continue very windy with gales. More rain and heavy showers as well with

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snow on higher ground. Sunday will be windy too with further rain and

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blustery showers. Snow on some hills and mountains. Turning drier later

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in the day. The tides this weekend will be lower than recently, but big

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waves are expected in the south-west so there is a risk of flooding on

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parts of the coast. Next week, Monday will be calmer with some

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sunshine but the signs are that it won't last. Low pressure may bring

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more rain and strong winds by Tuesday. Still no sign of the

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weather settling down. So the record breaking wet winter looks set to

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continue for a while yet. You can keep up to date with the forecast on

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our website. Hopefully the Welsh rugby team will give something smile

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about tomorrow. The main news a game from the BBC.

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The chair of the Environment Agency has defended its handling of the

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flooding crisis during a visit to Somerset, saying he has no intention

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of resigning. And six and 50 jobs are under threat

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at a bakery near Newport after it lost a multi-million pound contract

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with Marks Spencer. -- 650. Avana Bakeries say they are looking for

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new work. And that is Wales Today. We'll have

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more news at 8.00pm and at 10.25pm. For now though, from all of us

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more news at 8.00pm and at 10.25pm. For now though, from all of us on

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the programme, have a good evening.

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