:00:00. > :00:08.Welcome to Wales Today: Cutting council sport and leisure services
:00:09. > :00:11.could fuel our obesity crisis and pile up trouble for the NHS
:00:12. > :00:16.according to one of the country's leading doctors.
:00:17. > :00:19.We need to tackle this in every direction from the food industry,
:00:20. > :00:28.media and doctors as well as leisure centres.
:00:29. > :00:33.We'll be live in Swansea finding out if the days of council-run leisure
:00:34. > :00:36.centres are over. As councils across the county start
:00:37. > :00:52.to sign off their budgets - tonight how your services will be affected.
:00:53. > :00:56.Our other headlines: Two police officers are sacked after this
:00:57. > :01:02.detective sexually assaulted domestic violence victims.
:01:03. > :01:08.Lauren's mum couldn't buy new shoes til payday - should pupils be
:01:09. > :01:11.punished for the wrong uniform? Good evening. In tonight's sport:
:01:12. > :01:14.Getting ready for the Queen's Baton Relay - school children here show
:01:15. > :01:16.off their design as Wales' Commonwealth Games torchbearers are
:01:17. > :01:20.named. And after that defeat to England
:01:21. > :01:21.Warren Gatland faces calls to change his side ahead of the Six Nations
:01:22. > :01:32.finale against Scotland. Good evening. Cuts to leisure
:01:33. > :01:37.services could be disastrous at a time when more than half of adults
:01:38. > :01:40.in Wales are overweight or obese. That's the stark warning from a
:01:41. > :01:44.leading doctor. Tonight, as councils across the country look to make
:01:45. > :01:47.millions of pounds in savings and are finalising budgets, we look at
:01:48. > :01:52.how the services you use will be affected. Leisure is particularly
:01:53. > :01:55.vulnerable because there's no legal obligation for councils to provide
:01:56. > :02:04.it. Our sports news correspondent Gareth Lewis is in Swansea. Gareth.
:02:05. > :02:07.Welcome to what thousands of people still call Swansea Leisure Centre,
:02:08. > :02:12.which was the name of this place when it was run by the council. It
:02:13. > :02:15.was taken over by a trust six years ago, which shows that changes to
:02:16. > :02:22.leisure provision have been happening for some time. They're in
:02:23. > :02:28.real focus now because of those savings. And because of potential
:02:29. > :02:32.cuts or price rises this is, as you mentioned, a time of concern and
:02:33. > :02:33.worry for those looking after our health and those involved in
:02:34. > :02:43.grassroots sport. The 200 junior and senior players of
:02:44. > :02:47.Dafen AFC in Llanelli are enjoying something of a reprieve. After
:02:48. > :02:50.vociferous protests, Carmarthenshire council voted unanimously last week
:02:51. > :02:55.to freeze planned rises in fees for sports pitches pending a review. But
:02:56. > :03:03.will any celebrations be short-lived?
:03:04. > :03:09.Who knows. It is still hanging over us at the moment that in the back of
:03:10. > :03:16.my mind I think there are elections next year so that might be just
:03:17. > :03:21.keeping us quiet. We are trying to raise money left right and centre at
:03:22. > :03:25.the moment. If the plug was pulled, you would find there would be at
:03:26. > :03:29.least 100 children from this area alone walking the streets and not
:03:30. > :03:31.doing anything. Carmarthenshire's decision shows
:03:32. > :03:35.just how unpopular making cuts to leisure can be. The council needs to
:03:36. > :03:38.make cuts of ?30m over three years. It currently spends ?260,000 a year
:03:39. > :03:43.maintaining pitches and changing rooms. The original plans to raise
:03:44. > :03:50.fees from ?73 this April to a potential ?235 by 2016 for an adult
:03:51. > :03:53.football pitch are now on hold. The man who runs Wales's only NHS-funded
:03:54. > :04:01.obesity clinic is alarmed at any threat to our ability to take
:04:02. > :04:07.exercise. I think it is depressing and
:04:08. > :04:17.alarming. It is a disastrous move. We already have an obesity crisis in
:04:18. > :04:21.Wales. I call it an obesity tsunami and we have to tackle it in every
:04:22. > :04:26.direction from the food industry, politicians, media and also leisure
:04:27. > :04:31.centres. Those at the top of sport agree with
:04:32. > :04:35.Dr Haboubi that cuts to leisure are a false economy.
:04:36. > :04:38.We need to consider any closures that we make today could be passing
:04:39. > :04:46.on the cost to health in the future. Young people and elderly people need
:04:47. > :04:48.to be active as part of a healthy life.
:04:49. > :04:51.Even a world away from the hub-bub of football of gymnastics, there's
:04:52. > :05:02.change and uncertainty over the future. The council needs to save
:05:03. > :05:12.?25 million over four years. The bowls Company fred-mack club needs
:05:13. > :05:16.to find ?11,000 a year but is up for it.
:05:17. > :05:26.There is a large amount of money involved but we feel we can make it
:05:27. > :05:32.and in 2014 we are using it as a test to find out and hopefully we
:05:33. > :05:36.can make it work. One thing is certain - this is a
:05:37. > :05:39.time of great change for how our leisure services are funded and run.
:05:40. > :05:43.The days of the council being the main provider have gone in parts of
:05:44. > :05:49.Wales. But change is one thing - change that gets the support of the
:05:50. > :05:52.electorate is another. It is warmer in here than it was on
:05:53. > :05:56.the touchline. Richard Proctor is chief executive of the company which
:05:57. > :06:01.runs the LC. Welcome to the programme. Are the
:06:02. > :06:05.days of a council run leisure Centre coming to an end with Mac hopefully
:06:06. > :06:10.we have shown there are different ways of delivering it.
:06:11. > :06:14.It is a reduced cost so better value for the taxpayer and better
:06:15. > :06:16.standards and facilities. Hopefully it demonstrates a different way of
:06:17. > :06:21.doing it. The council isn't out of the
:06:22. > :06:28.equation and you get half ?1 million a year from them in the study.
:06:29. > :06:33.We have reduced that since we started. The council still dictate
:06:34. > :06:38.what they want delivered to the community. They determined the
:06:39. > :06:39.outcome and we are there to deliver it for them. So the relationship is
:06:40. > :06:45.very important. We have a great elation gyp with
:06:46. > :06:53.them and it is about what they want. -- relationship with them.
:06:54. > :06:58.I would say come and have a look if you are feeling uneasy but there are
:06:59. > :07:06.different ways of doing it. You get a better experience from a customer
:07:07. > :07:13.and a better out put for the council.
:07:14. > :07:20.Leisure cuts are a hot topic. Wrexham Council will be discussing
:07:21. > :07:22.the future of a leisure centre controversially earmarked for
:07:23. > :07:25.closure. Well, sport and leisure facilities
:07:26. > :07:27.aren't the only services affected by shrinking budgets. Many services are
:07:28. > :07:30.under pressure. Our political reporter Daniel Davies has been
:07:31. > :07:33.looking at what services are being prioritised by local authorities.
:07:34. > :07:36.Dan, it's a mixed picture. Councils are under pressure and
:07:37. > :07:39.we've been looking at the consequences for our services. Take
:07:40. > :07:43.libraries for example. In Rhondda Cynon Taf the council wants to close
:07:44. > :07:47.14 out of 26 libraries in the county borough - part of a plan to save
:07:48. > :07:51.?70m over four years. In neighbouring Vale of Glamorgan they
:07:52. > :07:58.haven't closed any yet but a report on the council's nine libraries will
:07:59. > :08:03.go to its cabinet soon. Nursery places vary around Wales. In Neath
:08:04. > :08:06.Port Talbot children can go part-time the day after their third
:08:07. > :08:10.birthday, if there's space for them. In Bridgend children have to wait
:08:11. > :08:14.until the school term after their three - but the council says it
:08:15. > :08:18.needs to make cuts of ?1.5m from other budgets to protect that
:08:19. > :08:23.service. And all councils now collect black bag rubbish once a
:08:24. > :08:26.fortnight. Pembrokeshire was the last to start doing that in October
:08:27. > :08:29.last year, saying it has to meet government recycling targets and
:08:30. > :08:33.save half a million pounds a year. Some people in Powys still have a
:08:34. > :08:48.weekly collection, but by the end of this year everyone in the county
:08:49. > :08:53.will be on fortnightly collections. There was government has decided to
:08:54. > :08:57.protect the NHS which means less money for councils. They can't cut
:08:58. > :09:02.social services so the axe will fall more heavily on things like
:09:03. > :09:05.libraries and nurseries. Thank you very much indeed.
:09:06. > :09:08.Later in the programme we'll be looking at how schools, although not
:09:09. > :09:14.affected directly by the cuts, are still facing the squeeze.
:09:15. > :09:17.Now the rest of the day's news. Two South Wales police officers have
:09:18. > :09:22.been sacked after they failed to investigate properly a colleague who
:09:23. > :09:25.was later jailed for sexual assault. Detective Constable Jeffrey Davies
:09:26. > :09:26.was jailed for three years last summer for offences against two
:09:27. > :09:38.women. Caroline Evans reports. As a family liaison officer Jeffrey
:09:39. > :09:44.Davies was supposed to support victims of crime, instead he took
:09:45. > :09:47.advantage of his position. Today we learned two of his superior officers
:09:48. > :09:55.have been sacked for failing to address the allegations against
:09:56. > :10:00.Davies. The conduct of these two officers
:10:01. > :10:05.fell well below the standards we would expect of leaders in our
:10:06. > :10:09.organisation. They didn't deal with the complaints of two vulnerable
:10:10. > :10:12.women and they made light, in some ways, of those complaints. They have
:10:13. > :10:14.been dismissed. Davies, his detective sergeant
:10:15. > :10:17.Richard Jones and detective inspector Philip Camm all worked
:10:18. > :10:21.here at Merthyr Tydfil police station part of Aberdare CID. The
:10:22. > :10:23.Independent Police Complaints Commission which led the
:10:24. > :10:26.investigation said they uncovered what amounted to a canteen culture
:10:27. > :10:29.where inappropriate comments were viewed as harmless banter and showed
:10:30. > :10:41.the officers concerned had nothing but contempt for the women.
:10:42. > :10:47.The women concerned in this particular investigation came to the
:10:48. > :10:50.police for help. They were making very serious allegations of a sexual
:10:51. > :10:57.nature against a serving police officer. They should have expected
:10:58. > :11:00.to be treated with respect, with dignity and they should have
:11:01. > :11:03.expected that their allegations were investigated quickly and thoroughly.
:11:04. > :11:06.South Wales Police say they believe they have dealt with this matter
:11:07. > :11:09.robustly. They want to assure women that this was exceptional behaviour
:11:10. > :11:19.and say it should not deter other vicitms from reporting issues to the
:11:20. > :11:21.police. Swansea-born MP, Nigel Evans, used
:11:22. > :11:26.his "powerful" influence to sexually assault young men - a court has
:11:27. > :11:29.heard. The 56-year-old appeared at Preston Crown Court to face trial
:11:30. > :11:42.for nine sex offences against seven men, between 2002 and 2013. He
:11:43. > :11:45.denies the charges. The service which treats children
:11:46. > :11:49.and young people with mental health problems in Wales is in crisis,
:11:50. > :11:53.according to child health experts. The Welsh Government refutes the
:11:54. > :11:57.claims, and says it will spend an extra ?250,000 a year to try to
:11:58. > :12:00.tackle the problem. But a BBC Wales investigation has found that young
:12:01. > :12:07.people are often left struggling to cope without the appropriate
:12:08. > :12:10.support. I think in Wales there is a
:12:11. > :12:16.situation where the government policy and its legislative framework
:12:17. > :12:21.is quite good, quite advanced. On the other hand, delivery falls a
:12:22. > :12:24.long way short. It is very patchy across Wales and we still haven't
:12:25. > :12:28.overcome the difficulties of transition for people going from
:12:29. > :12:55.childhood with a mental illness into adult hood. They are difficult
:12:56. > :12:58.changes. Schools need to consider the
:12:59. > :13:01.financial situation of families after a teenage pupil from Wrexham
:13:02. > :13:05.was punished for wearing the wrong shoes to school. Llyr Gruffydd, a
:13:06. > :13:08.Plaid Cymru AM for North Wales, says it was unfair that a pupil had to
:13:09. > :13:11.pay for her parents' difficulties. Chris Dearden reports.
:13:12. > :13:15.Lauren's mother wrote a book in her ledger to explain to teachers she
:13:16. > :13:19.couldn't afford leather shoes. I explained that I couldn't afford
:13:20. > :13:23.them until I get paid and then I can get her better shoes but the rules
:13:24. > :13:27.and the Galatians that they seem to have don't give much leeway at all.
:13:28. > :13:33.Those rules say footwear has to be plain black so when Lauren got to
:13:34. > :13:37.school wearing these shoes, she was put in isolation for the day.
:13:38. > :13:43.When it was full, she was moved into a store room which Lauren says was
:13:44. > :13:46.no bigger than a cupboard. I found it very unfair because it
:13:47. > :13:51.wasn't my fault so I shouldn't be getting the punishment for it.
:13:52. > :13:57.The school says it is a private matter but it will be dealing with
:13:58. > :14:03.the complaint from Lauren's man. -- Lauren's mother. We have to see it
:14:04. > :14:06.here guide is for teachers on how they deal with those situations on
:14:07. > :14:10.the coal face because there has been a breakdown somewhere.
:14:11. > :14:15.It is a subject which causes regular problems for headteachers and Wales.
:14:16. > :14:18.The Welsh government says its guidance makes it clear that schools
:14:19. > :14:24.should consider costs when setting uniform policy.
:14:25. > :14:28.Uniform is popular with parents and pupils because it is a good leveller
:14:29. > :14:34.in situations where children are competing to wear designer brands or
:14:35. > :14:37.the best clothing, some parents can't afford to support their
:14:38. > :14:41.children in that kind of environment.
:14:42. > :14:45.As for Lauren, she hasn't had to go to school in her canvas shoes
:14:46. > :14:47.today. She finally got her new ones over the weekend.
:14:48. > :14:51.Still ahead tonight: Warren Gatland names his side to face Scotland on
:14:52. > :14:53.Thursday - is it time to make changes with a World Cup to plan
:14:54. > :14:57.for? And it's winging its way to Wales -
:14:58. > :14:59.we'll be live in Grenada as the Queen's Baton Relay makes its way
:15:00. > :15:13.across the Commonwealth. Let's return now to our series
:15:14. > :15:16.looking at cuts to council budgets and how that affects our services.
:15:17. > :15:19.Schools budgets in Wales are protected from cuts by the welsh
:15:20. > :15:22.government. But as our education correspondent, Arwyn Jones found
:15:23. > :15:31.out, that doesn't mean they're not feeling the squeeze.
:15:32. > :15:37.He had the Roman fort, they are taking these children through their
:15:38. > :15:43.marching drills. As well as battles for educational purposes, like this
:15:44. > :15:46.one. There are many skirmishes over education in Wales at the moment
:15:47. > :15:53.because even though spending in schools is protected, it doesn't
:15:54. > :15:57.mean they are immune from cuts. It is a similar fight scene all over
:15:58. > :16:00.Wales as councils set their budgets. Local authorities keep between ten
:16:01. > :16:05.and 20% of schools budgets for central services and now there is a
:16:06. > :16:11.call to give that money directly to schools because they spend it more
:16:12. > :16:16.effectively. Schools pay money towards statutory
:16:17. > :16:21.testing, the circuits within schools. That is the equivalent of
:16:22. > :16:27.?91,000 per high school. They could imply an electrician and still have
:16:28. > :16:32.half the budget of Dover. Councils defend their right to keep central
:16:33. > :16:35.services but many are diverting more responsible is used to schools
:16:36. > :16:40.themselves. Support levels are reducing as the
:16:41. > :16:45.amount of money devolved to schools is decreased and we would question
:16:46. > :16:52.whether the additional funding is adequate to provide those additional
:16:53. > :16:55.services. And it's not only schools feeling
:16:56. > :17:02.the pinch. This costs of after-school clubs and bicycles and
:17:03. > :17:09.councils in Wales are rising -- run by schools. According to recent
:17:10. > :17:12.research, the cost has gone up by 15% in Wales but come down in
:17:13. > :17:16.England. After-school clubs have gone up
:17:17. > :17:19.significantly in Wales but in England they have gone down this
:17:20. > :17:24.year so the situation in Wales this quite difficult for parents.
:17:25. > :17:27.Councils argue schools budgets have fared much better than other
:17:28. > :17:33.services. Local authorities are facing tough financial times and
:17:34. > :17:36.have to make cuts. So while schools are protected, it doesn't mean they
:17:37. > :17:40.are unscathed. Tomorrow we'll be talking about your
:17:41. > :17:43.council tax bill - who's paying the most, who's seen the biggest
:17:44. > :17:45.increases and how that all impacts businesses where you live. That's
:17:46. > :17:53.6:30pm tomorrow. More analysis online.
:17:54. > :17:57.Time to talk sport now - here's Claire.
:17:58. > :18:00.Good evening. Some of our most committed community sports
:18:01. > :18:02.volunteers have been rewarded for their efforts with the honour of
:18:03. > :18:07.carrying the Queen's Commonwealth Baton when it comes to Wales in May.
:18:08. > :18:11.They'll be joined by top sports stars, as the relay passes through
:18:12. > :18:16.on route to Glasgow. The baton is currently travelling through the
:18:17. > :18:22.Caribbean. We'll be getting a live update shortly after this report
:18:23. > :18:27.from Ashleigh Crowter. It is still more than two months
:18:28. > :18:32.away but the relay is already proving an inspiration. Today in
:18:33. > :18:36.Carmarthenshire, children showed off their own bat on design. When the
:18:37. > :18:41.real thing comes to Carmarthen, it will bring back memories for this
:18:42. > :18:48.former distance runner. He has carried it three times.
:18:49. > :18:50.The first time was a very big honour for a youngster. The second time it
:18:51. > :18:56.was the Manchester Commonwealth Games in 2002. I ran along the
:18:57. > :19:02.quayside in Carmarthen and there were hardly any people there. This
:19:03. > :19:05.year I hope there will be many more. This woman is a volunteer in
:19:06. > :19:10.Aberystwyth and she runs sports clubs for children.
:19:11. > :19:17.It is a great honour. I have worked quite hard for the Urdd so it is a
:19:18. > :19:23.reward for the work I've done for the Urdd. Some national sporting
:19:24. > :19:36.stars will carry the baton, including Mark Colborn.
:19:37. > :19:43.Ray Williams won Commonwealth gold and is proud to be another battle
:19:44. > :19:46.carrier. It is special for the community in Wales because it gives
:19:47. > :19:50.youngsters a chance to have a feel of it before they see it in July.
:19:51. > :19:57.Today is Commonwealth Day and it was marked with a flag lifted outside
:19:58. > :20:01.County Hall. An injured soldier climbed Snowdon
:20:02. > :20:05.to show his support. Let's go live to Grenada now and speak now to the
:20:06. > :20:08.BBC's Mark Beaumont, whose job it is to follow the baton as it travels
:20:09. > :20:18.around the Commonwealth. Just take us through where has the
:20:19. > :20:29.baton been so far? Welcome, from a very blustery and
:20:30. > :20:33.harder. It started from Buckingham Palace and has already been through
:20:34. > :20:35.the African nations and now it is in the Caribbean. Five months on the
:20:36. > :20:42.road and the reception has been fantastic. It has been in the
:20:43. > :20:45.Falkland Islands in the last week. They are looking forward to
:20:46. > :20:51.representing themselves because at the Olympics they would be part of
:20:52. > :20:54.Team GB. In Barbados, the rugby team have just had a call up to play
:20:55. > :21:00.against the mighty all Blacks. They didn't think they were going. I bet
:21:01. > :21:07.getting an incredible reception on its journey but what will be
:21:08. > :21:13.happening when it comes to Wales? Well, by the time it gets to the
:21:14. > :21:18.British Isles on the 11th of May and Wales between the 24th and the 30th,
:21:19. > :21:22.there will be the build-up to the opening ceremony on the 23rd and
:21:23. > :21:27.deeper will be following the journey. I hope that is what it be
:21:28. > :21:31.like in Wales as well there will be lots of sporting heroes and
:21:32. > :21:34.community heroes getting involved. We look forward to it arriving.
:21:35. > :21:37.Thank you. Let's turn to rugby now and Wales'
:21:38. > :21:42.two-year reign as Six Nations champions came to an emphatic end
:21:43. > :21:45.yesterday with defeat to England. The loss has prompted calls for
:21:46. > :21:52.Warren Gatland to make changes to his side. Former Wales and Lions
:21:53. > :21:58.wing Dafydd James is here. Great to see you.
:21:59. > :22:00.England were clearly the better side yesterday. What went wrong for
:22:01. > :22:04.Wales? England were by far the better team but what was
:22:05. > :22:07.particularly disappointing was Wales failed to adapt to what was in front
:22:08. > :22:13.of them. They only had a plan A. The kicking
:22:14. > :22:18.out of hand was pretty poor and turnovers were particularly
:22:19. > :22:22.disappointing. Most importantly, lack of creativity was a major
:22:23. > :22:25.factor. And there are calls for changes
:22:26. > :22:29.ahead of the Scotland game this weekend. Are you thinking wholesale
:22:30. > :22:34.changes or perhaps a change in the style of play?
:22:35. > :22:38.I would like to see a change in the style of play. The one up rugby
:22:39. > :22:44.mentality is a little bit and familiar to us. -- unfamiliar. I
:22:45. > :22:49.think there will be changes to the front five and halfbacks. I would
:22:50. > :22:59.like to see James Hook coming in and putting a spark in the backline.
:23:00. > :23:04.Gethin Jenkins is set to get a record-breaking 105 th cap.
:23:05. > :23:08.Do you think you will be missing out? It did appear as though he
:23:09. > :23:13.could miss out because there is no place for sentiment in the game.
:23:14. > :23:17.Wales have to win and you got to make the right changes to build for
:23:18. > :23:24.the World Cup, 18 months away. With that only 18 months away, is it
:23:25. > :23:29.important to perhaps not have a sense of panic. The team has
:23:30. > :23:31.achieved so much already. There is always that element when we
:23:32. > :23:38.play against England and get the wrong result but let's not panic. It
:23:39. > :23:43.is a case that we have world-class players in the squad but they should
:23:44. > :23:45.be playing on form and not reputation and perhaps Warren
:23:46. > :23:50.Gatland needs to get a little bit of spark back in there but I'm sure
:23:51. > :23:54.Wales will bounce back. On the back of yesterday's performance everybody
:23:55. > :23:56.is hurting. It was a bad one, let's write it off.
:23:57. > :24:00.Football and Cardiff City 3-1 say their win over Fulham has given them
:24:01. > :24:05.renewed optimism as they fight for Premier League survival. Two goals
:24:06. > :24:09.from captain Stephen Caulker and an own goal helped secure the three
:24:10. > :24:13.vital points. The win keeps them in the bottom three but they're up to
:24:14. > :24:16.18th, on the same points as West Brom, who have a game in hand.
:24:17. > :24:21.Manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer says they need to win four of their last
:24:22. > :24:24.nine fixtures. They are away to Everton this weekend.
:24:25. > :24:27.Welsh golfer Jamie Donaldson has strengthened his claim for a Ryder
:24:28. > :24:32.Cup spot with a second place finish in the World Golf Championship event
:24:33. > :24:35.in Miami. The 39-year-old is up to 27th in the world rankings and
:24:36. > :24:39.second on the world points list qualification for the European Ryder
:24:40. > :24:43.Cup. Captain Paul McGinley will name his 12-man team at the end of
:24:44. > :24:44.August. Not quite Miami temperatures here.
:24:45. > :24:59.But we can't complain, Derek? Yesterday was the warmer day of the
:25:00. > :25:05.year so far. In much of Wales the temperatures soared to 18 Celsius. A
:25:06. > :25:13.little bit cooler today but 18 Celsius is not bad. Plenty more dry
:25:14. > :25:17.weather this week thanks to high pressure. More sunshine but there
:25:18. > :25:24.will be some cloud in the mix with a few mist and fog patches. Watch out
:25:25. > :25:28.for a touch of frost. Dry and clear tonight with some cloud in the east.
:25:29. > :25:31.Colder than last night. Where the sky remains clear, temperatures will
:25:32. > :25:35.fall close to freezing with a slight frost. Tomorrow's chart shows high
:25:36. > :25:39.pressure over the UK. Something we haven't seen for quite some time. Of
:25:40. > :25:42.course high pressure does not always mean sunshine and some of the
:25:43. > :25:45.country will wake up to cloud tomorrow morning. Cloud in Wrexham,
:25:46. > :25:49.Knighton, Brecon and Monmouth. Feeling chilly too. Further west,
:25:50. > :26:01.much brighter. Sunshine in Haverfordwest, Aberystwyth and
:26:02. > :26:06.Caernarfon. A mixture of cloud and sunshine. The north and west
:26:07. > :26:09.enjoying the lions share of the sunshine! Top temperatures ten to 13
:26:10. > :26:14.Celsius with a light east to north-easterly breeze. In the
:26:15. > :26:21.Marches tomorrow dry and fairly cloudy. Hopefully some sunshine in
:26:22. > :26:23.Welshpool and Montgomery. For guaranteed sunshine tomorrow, head
:26:24. > :26:27.west. A beautiful day on the Cardigan Bay coast with a high of 12
:26:28. > :26:30.in Barmouth. Tomorrow night dry with cloud becoming more widespread. Some
:26:31. > :26:34.mist and fog patches as well. Parts of the west and north clear with a
:26:35. > :26:42.touch of frost. Wednesday another dry day. The cloud will break with
:26:43. > :26:45.most places enjoying some sunshine and the rest of the week remains
:26:46. > :26:48.dry. Sunny spells once any morning mist and fog clears. Mild afternoons
:26:49. > :26:56.but chilly at night with a risk of frost. Cloudier Friday.
:26:57. > :26:58.After such a wet winter, a dry spell of weather for us this week. Thank
:26:59. > :27:03.goodness! The headlines again: As councils
:27:04. > :27:06.across the country are looking to save millions of pounds, a leading
:27:07. > :27:10.doctor has said, cutting leisure services could be disastrous - at a
:27:11. > :27:13.time when more than half of adults in Wales are overweight or obese.
:27:14. > :27:16.Two South Wales Police officers have been sacked after an investigation
:27:17. > :27:19.into how a colleague sexually assaulted domestic violence victims.
:27:20. > :27:23.Family liaison officer Jeffrey Davies was jailed for three years
:27:24. > :27:27.for sex offences against two women in Merthyr Tydfil. A police watchdog
:27:28. > :27:31.has ruled the two officers failed to properly follow up complaints from
:27:32. > :27:38.the women. X-Ray's on in half an hour. Here's
:27:39. > :27:40.Lucy and Rhodri. Tonight the call centre which
:27:41. > :27:47.promises to wipe tens of thousands of your debts but leaves you a ring
:27:48. > :27:52.more than ever. I will try and solve the mystery of the missing birthday
:27:53. > :27:56.hasn't. And the EC corrects causing fires
:27:57. > :28:00.across Wales. -- E cigarettes.
:28:01. > :28:02.I'll have an update for you here at 8:00pm and again after the BBC News
:28:03. > :28:11.at Ten. Good evening. with loads of running,
:28:12. > :28:15.swimming and cycling events. You don't need hi-tech equipment
:28:16. > :28:18.to get involved - Show your support by wearing
:28:19. > :28:23.a Sport Relief T-shirt or even one of these Sport Relief
:28:24. > :28:28.headbands. See you later.