:00:18. > :00:21.People in Torfaen could have their black bins collected once a month in
:00:22. > :00:25.It's just one of the proposals being considered
:00:26. > :00:31.by the council as it aims to reach Welsh government waste targets.
:00:32. > :00:33.At the moment, people like Garry Bartlet from
:00:34. > :00:36.Cwmbran prepare for their rubbish to be collected every two weeks.
:00:37. > :00:56.Introducing monthly black bin bag collections is just one
:00:57. > :00:59.of a number of ideas being considered by Torfean Council.
:01:00. > :01:03.It's trying to meet new waste targets set by the Welsh Government.
:01:04. > :01:05.At the moment the recycling rate stands at 52% -
:01:06. > :01:12.If councils don't reach their new recycling target,
:01:13. > :01:18.Next year local authorities could face fines of ?100,000 for every
:01:19. > :01:23.With many already struggling with budgets, Torfean is one
:01:24. > :01:27.of a number of areas looking at ways to stop that happening.
:01:28. > :01:29.Last month Gwynedd Council approved plans for black bag
:01:30. > :01:37.rubbish to be collected every three weeks instead of fortnightly.
:01:38. > :01:39.In Neath Port Talbot, changes there have seen smaller
:01:40. > :01:41.wheelie bins introduced to encourage people to recycle more.
:01:42. > :01:45.But people living in the Torfean argue they already limit the amount
:01:46. > :01:48.they throw in the black bins, and monthly pick-ups won't change that.
:01:49. > :01:56.I do not think it would make people recycle more, to be honest. It would
:01:57. > :02:00.make things worse. Ridiculous. It is school every fortnight, so there is
:02:01. > :02:04.no way they could move it to one month. It is ridiculous. There will
:02:05. > :02:12.be rubbish everywhere. Torfean council say they're also
:02:13. > :02:14.looking at other options, including limiting people to two
:02:15. > :02:18.bags or reducing the bin size. A consultation will be held
:02:19. > :02:20.before any plans are approved. The former leader of the
:02:21. > :02:23.Welsh Liberal Democrats has told BBC Wales the party's solicitors
:02:24. > :02:26.decided to hold back Lord Rennard's apology on sexual harassment
:02:27. > :02:28.allegations until after last week's Lord Carlile says senior party
:02:29. > :02:31.figures, including Deputy Prime Minister Nick
:02:32. > :02:33.Clegg, saw Lord Rennard's apology "weeks ago", although it was only
:02:34. > :02:36.issued on Thursday. Three of the four women involved,
:02:37. > :02:39.including Welsh party activist Alison Goldsworthy, are calling for
:02:40. > :02:47.the peer's expulsion from the party. Gwynedd Council says school buses
:02:48. > :02:50.will run as usual on Monday despite the closure
:02:51. > :02:53.of a local bus operator overnight. Padarn Bus, which served the Gwynedd
:02:54. > :02:56.and Anglesey areas, folded last Operators have been found
:02:57. > :03:04.for routes in Anglesey, but in Gwynedd the council is warning
:03:05. > :03:19.of some service disruptions. Big changes to the probation system
:03:20. > :03:22.come into effect today. Staff will be transferred to new organisations,
:03:23. > :03:24.which will be run by private firms after a bidding process in the
:03:25. > :03:27.autumn. Rugby, and former captain
:03:28. > :03:29.Matthew Rees has completed a season in which he received treatment for
:03:30. > :03:33.testicular cancer by being named in The hooker is joined by four
:03:34. > :03:37.uncapped players in the 32-man squad, which was announced after
:03:38. > :03:49.last night's trial match victory for It's a great story in terms of what
:03:50. > :03:58.he has had to go through and the amount of work he has gone into
:03:59. > :03:59.putting himself in shape. You have got to take your hat off to Matthew
:04:00. > :04:07.in terms of that. It's the final day of competitions
:04:08. > :04:10.at the Urdd National Eisteddfod. More than 86,000 people have
:04:11. > :04:13.attended this year's festival in the Bala -
:04:14. > :04:15.an increase of 5,000 on last year. The Eisteddfod will move
:04:16. > :04:16.to Caerphilly next year. The Eisteddfod will move
:04:17. > :04:17.to Caerphilly next year. It has been mainly dry day across
:04:18. > :04:28.Wales. Will it last? We have seen plenty of dry weather
:04:29. > :04:35.across Wales today. But it has been quite cloudy. That is thanks to this
:04:36. > :04:38.area of high pressure. Tonight it will be dry across the country, with
:04:39. > :04:50.cloud creeping across the West and variable amounts of cloud. Onto
:04:51. > :04:54.tomorrow morning, like today it will be fairly cloudy, but the cloud is
:04:55. > :04:57.breaking up over North Wales and South East Wales, with temperatures
:04:58. > :05:00.reaching 19 or 20 Celsius. You can see rain behind me that will push
:05:01. > :05:04.into the country across Monday, so turning more unsettled.
:05:05. > :05:17.That is all from me. Goodbye. Hello. So far, so good. Most of us
:05:18. > :05:18.have had