15/08/2014 BBC Wales Today


15/08/2014

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The Chief Executive of Pembrokeshire Council is to step aside with

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immediate effect following a row over unlawful payments he received.

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The council has announced that Bryn Parry Jones is taking a period of

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He's currently under investigation by police over cash payments he

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received instead of pension contributions.

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Last Friday, these protesters wanted the Chief Executive of the council

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to go. Today, he stepped aside for a period of absence after months of

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pressure for someone who has become a highly controversial figure. In

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January, the Wales Audit Office decided that cash payments made to

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Bryn Parry Jones and another senior council official instead of pension

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contributions were unlawful. That led to a police investigation but no

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evidence of any criminal offences was found. In July, the council

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decided not to take any further action to reclaim the money worth

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more than ?45,000. But a week later, a new police investigation

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was launched with fresh information. Now it is claimed Bryn

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Parry Jones spoke to two members of the council 's ruling independent

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group asking why they voted for him to give the money back. One of them

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says the chief executive has done the right thing. The Chief Executive

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has taken a very honourable position this morning, with himself and the

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leader. I think it is probably the right decision. The focus has been

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on the Chief Executive for the last 18 months. It is a distraction for

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the council. Some feel Bryn Parry Jones has blurred the lines between

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politics and the job of a neutral official. They have put him on

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gardening leave. It is quite nice burning full pay for this gardening

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leave. It is not much of a sanction, if you ask me. We need to move

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quickly to make sure that there is a real change in Pembrokeshire. This

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former Council Chief Executive says they do a tough job managing big

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budgets and thousands of staff. They are unusual because they along with

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one or two other senior officers on the council are subject to statutory

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protection. They actually are very well protected and the council would

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have to be very clear of its ground if it want to take any formal

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discipline reaction. It cannot also without a totally independent

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inspection by somebody outside of the council. The leader of

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Pembrokeshire Council says Bryn Parry Jones 's departure is in the

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best interests of the authority at this present time. The Jeff

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executive 's critics are determined to make sure that his absence from

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the headquarters becomes a permanent one. -- Chief Executive.

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A rally co-driver from Carmarthenshire has been

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injured in a crash in Northern Ireland which killed his driver.

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Dai Roberts has been airlifted to hospital after the car left

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the road during the Ulster Rally earlier this afternoon.

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He is said to be in a stable condition.

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20-year-old Timothy Cathcart died in the crash.

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The rest of the rally has been cancelled.

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Babies who are normally too young to be vaccinated against measles have

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been given the MMR jab in a bid to contain an outbreak

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There have been two confirmed cases at the Miles of Smiles nursery

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in Baglan and five other children have been tested for the virus.

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But Public Health Wales are confident that

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This is the nursery at the centre of the latest measles out break in the

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Swansea Bay area. Two children attending the nursery in Baglan have

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been confirmed as having measles, five others are being tested for the

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virus. Public Health Wales said the vaccination take a bad business

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three was good but some children were at risk because under normal

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circumstances they were too young to have received one or both doses of

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the MMR vaccine. The first MMR jab is normally given at 12 months of

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age with a second administered when the child is three years and four

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months old. But today there was an opportunity for parents to get their

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children vaccinated earlier than usual. We have a responsibility to

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the children to make sure that the outbreak does not go any further. We

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have had a high volume of children who have already had a vaccination,

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it is just a small minority, that is why we have set up what we have set

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up today. Hopefully any -- everybody is now 100% protected. This comes a

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year after Wales 's worst measles epidemic was declared officially

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over. Most of the cases were in the Swansea area. One man died from

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pneumonia after contracting measles. The father of one was 25. Further

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cases of measles were later identified at this secondary school

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in the Swansea Valley. But health officials are confident the outbreak

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at the nursery is already under control, thanks in part to the

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prompt action taken by the nursery staff. This is not a case of

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panicking, this is not the case of an outbreak like we had in 2013, it

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is not as wide as that. But as ever, with all vaccinations, it is the

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best things to do, get your child vaccinated in line with the

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schedule. In the meantime, the nursery is open as normal and after

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this morning 's vaccination session, more of the children who

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come here are protected against measles.

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The NHS in Wales will be the first in the UK

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to fund a cannabis-based medicine for people with multiple sclerosis.

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Sativex, an oral spray, has been approved by the All Wales Medicines

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Strategy Group and will be available on prescription to treat muscle

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spasms for MS sufferers who have not responded to other treatments.

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It is the first of its kind to be licensed in the UK.

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Hundreds of people paid tribute to Arthur

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Jones, who died after going missing on a walking holiday on Crete,

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Motorcyclists rode alongside the procession in Denbigh

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and there was a guard of honour for the former soldier.

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The 73-year-old was described as a popular character in his hometown.

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He had many friends and his motorcycle club involvement and so

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on, he used to marshal the parade for the remembrance service. He was

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always very much publicly on display then and was involved in much

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charity work as well. And was also a very good laugh, a very good

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raconteur. He was a very popular gentleman.

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Cricket on Glamorgan bowled out Essex for 286 on the first day

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of their championship match at St Helens in Swansea.

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At the close, the Welsh county were 27 for 1 in reply, 259 runs behind.

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As events continue to commemorate the centenary of the start of

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World War I in Flanders, a new memorial to all those

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from Wales who took part in the conflict will be unveiled tomorrow.

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It is estimated that as many as 40,000 soldiers,

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sailors and airmen from Wales died between 1914 and 1918.

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We will be live in Flanders on tomorrow night 's programme.

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Time now for the weather forecast.

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fallen in Cardiff in the last four night. 126 ministers, that is five

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inches of rain. But I can promise plenty of dry weather over the

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weekend. Some sunshine. Watch out for strong winds, especially in the

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north on Sunday. Drive for most of us tonight. A little bit of mist

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forming in Powys by dawn. The lowest temperature eight Celsius in the

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Brecon Beacons. A fine start tomorrow morning with hazy sunshine.

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As time goes on, cloud will spread into North and mid Wales. Across the

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rest of the UK, many southern and eastern areas fine and bright.

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rest of the UK, many southern and friend will bring some rain to

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Northern Ireland and Scotland. friend will bring some rain to

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will spread into the Lake friend will bring some rain to

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in the afternoon. Toast of the rain light.

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in the afternoon. Toast of the rain London. Tomorrow, hazy sunshine in

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Wales, especially in the south London. Tomorrow, hazy sunshine in

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east. Some showers but dry for London. Tomorrow, hazy sunshine in

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of us. The breeze picking up. If you London. Tomorrow, hazy sunshine in

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are going to the Llanrwst show tomorrow, it is looking largely dry.

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are going to the Llanrwst show Tomorrow night, a cold front will

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move to the South, bringing rain. Tomorrow night, a cold front will

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Gusty winds as well. The rain all tied to this deep area of low

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pressure over the North Sea. On Sunday, rain first thing we'll

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clear. Brightening up with some sunshine. Windy on Sunday. Strong

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DeGale force winds in the North and North West. There is a Met Office

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warning in force. We are in for a taste of Autumn next week. Winds

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from the Arctic bringing a drop in temperature.

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Don't forget our bulletin tomorrow at 5:30pm,

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with that special report from Flanders.

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From all of us here, have a good weekend.

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