:00:12. > :00:14.Fewer people are dying from strokes here.
:00:15. > :00:17.The call for more investment in long term help for survivors.
:00:18. > :00:19.By discussing with these people I began to see
:00:20. > :00:21.that I can overcome this with help from them
:00:22. > :00:33.but also a large input from myself and my family.
:00:34. > :00:40.They may be a little young to vote - but the First Minister claims Wales
:00:41. > :00:43.is on the up as he launches Welsh Labour's re-election bid.
:00:44. > :00:45.Exercise helps Katie West battle depression.
:00:46. > :00:48.The call from a leading charity to transform how sport is used
:00:49. > :00:53.75 years since German bombs devastated parts of Swansea -
:00:54. > :01:04.at snooker's Welsh Open quarterfinals.
:01:05. > :01:06.As Neath's Michael White aims to become the first Welshman
:01:07. > :01:27.There's been a call for more investment in long term help
:01:28. > :01:30.for stroke survivors, after new figures show fewer of us
:01:31. > :01:43.Here in Wales around 7000 of us suffer a stroke every year.
:01:44. > :01:46.Over a decade ago more than 3,000 people died as a result
:01:47. > :01:48.By 2014 that number had fallen to just over two thousand
:01:49. > :01:52.A report for the Welsh Government says that's due to improved
:01:53. > :01:55.Roger Pinney has this special report.
:01:56. > :02:12.Eddie Lloyd Davis is a stroke survivor, his hit last October.
:02:13. > :02:14.So it's about four and a half months.
:02:15. > :02:21.Eddie got prompt treatment and he says
:02:22. > :02:23.first-class recovery support which continued
:02:24. > :02:32.I began to see that I overcome this with help from them but also a large
:02:33. > :02:40.These people visited me almost on a daily basis.
:02:41. > :02:48.We had special access to the stroke unit.
:02:49. > :02:54.Stroke care unit in the in the Betsy Cadwallader region now
:02:55. > :03:02.Just two and a half years ago it was the worst.
:03:03. > :03:04.Changes include basing specialists stroke nurses in
:03:05. > :03:07.There's also been the kind of investment in ongoing support
:03:08. > :03:14.Television advertising campaigns like this one
:03:15. > :03:17.have done much to raise awareness of the symptoms of stroke and time
:03:18. > :03:23.The faster you act, the more of the person you save.
:03:24. > :03:26.Each year in Wales around 7000 of us will suffer an attack.
:03:27. > :03:29.You can get a stroke at any age but the older we get,
:03:30. > :03:31.Risk factors include high blood pressure,
:03:32. > :03:38.So there are things we can do to help ourselves avoid an attack.
:03:39. > :03:40.Survival rates have never been better and, overall,
:03:41. > :04:02.As, if not better, than the health service in England. In the Betsy
:04:03. > :04:06.Cadwallader board area over 90% of patients are delivered to a stroke
:04:07. > :04:12.unit within 90 minutes of arriving in hospital. In other areas it is
:04:13. > :04:18.less than 60%. If they get treated as soon as possible, they have an
:04:19. > :04:23.excellent outcome compared to people who are not being looked after in a
:04:24. > :04:27.stroke unit. There are drugs that can only be offered in the first
:04:28. > :04:36.four and a half hours, so timing is crucial. Staff will ensure that a
:04:37. > :04:40.patient gets prompt assessment and if a stroke patients can access the
:04:41. > :04:44.unit within four hours we know that they will get access to all of the
:04:45. > :04:50.treatment they need to get quickly going after stroke. The Welsh
:04:51. > :04:59.government says it is continuing to invest in stroke units across Wales.
:05:00. > :05:04.But improvements in care are always possible.
:05:05. > :05:07.Wales is "on the up" - that's according to the First
:05:08. > :05:09.Minister as he launches Welsh Labour's re-election bid
:05:10. > :05:10.at the Party's conference in Llandudno.
:05:11. > :05:12.With less than three months until the Assembly Elections,
:05:13. > :05:16.Carwyn Jones has been defending his government's
:05:17. > :05:18.perfomance halfway through what he calls their "decade
:05:19. > :05:21.From Llandudno, here's our Political Editor,
:05:22. > :05:31.Labour has built many Welsh governments in the past. There is
:05:32. > :05:37.plenty of history but he wants a future with a younger generation.
:05:38. > :05:42.Carwyn Jones here in real promoting the expansion of free nursery
:05:43. > :05:49.places. I believe we have achieved what we said we would do in 2011. Of
:05:50. > :05:55.course, it is now time to be more ambitious. You never sit back and
:05:56. > :06:00.say look at what we've done. It is not good enough. We say, we've
:06:01. > :06:03.completed that part of what we wanted to do, time to move on and be
:06:04. > :06:09.more ambitious for the people of Wales. This is one constituency
:06:10. > :06:20.Labour lost in the general election in one of the biggest shocks last
:06:21. > :06:26.year. Labour faced a perfect storm here with problems in the local
:06:27. > :06:30.health board and the rise of Ukip. It led them to ask whether Labour
:06:31. > :06:36.has a problem in the North. It caused opponents to say they are not
:06:37. > :06:44.only vulnerable here but also further east. Cathy is a former
:06:45. > :06:48.adviser to Welsh Labour. She outlined the challenges Labour faces
:06:49. > :06:52.as it tries to defend its record on the delivery of public services.
:06:53. > :06:59.They have to defend their record. Kara
:07:00. > :07:09.-- Kara Winger Ellis is confident that he will be able to use
:07:10. > :07:16.the stage is being set for a conference that takes place after an
:07:17. > :07:20.extraordinary year for labour that so many Jamaat developments. It does
:07:21. > :07:27.not want to add losing power in Wales to the list. -- many dramatic
:07:28. > :07:30.develop. Well Nick is in Llandudno for us
:07:31. > :07:33.tonight, Nick how major are the challenges
:07:34. > :07:42.the partys facing? This will all be about the delivery
:07:43. > :07:47.of public services. The Achilles heel of this administration is the
:07:48. > :07:53.state of the NHS. That is where discussions will be intense. The
:07:54. > :07:57.party believes that a recent report from the OECD think tank that said
:07:58. > :08:07.that health care quality compared with other areas, it has given them
:08:08. > :08:12.moment on health. We are not expecting any rabbits out of the hat
:08:13. > :08:18.on this. The message will be steady as she goes with the system we have
:08:19. > :08:22.in place. When Carwyn Jones says that there is more work to do we can
:08:23. > :08:25.read into that that the NHS is part of it. It's an appeal to give Labour
:08:26. > :08:27.more time. And Jeremy Corbyn arrives tomorrow -
:08:28. > :08:41.how will that go down? Outwardly, he'll be welcomed. Behind
:08:42. > :08:50.he'll be considered a distraction. Carwyn Jones says that the choice is
:08:51. > :08:57.a straight choice between Carwyn Jones and the leader of the Welsh
:08:58. > :09:00.Conservatives. It is likely to be the most presidential assembly
:09:01. > :09:03.campaign that we have seen. Thank you.
:09:04. > :09:06.An investigation is underway into the cause of a large fire
:09:07. > :09:08.at a commercial laundry in Llandudno Junction.
:09:09. > :09:11.The blaze at Express Linen Services began yesterday evening and fire
:09:12. > :09:15.crews were still damping down at the scene earlier today.
:09:16. > :09:17.At its height 40 firefighters tackled the blaze.
:09:18. > :09:24.A number of properties were evacuated as a precaution.
:09:25. > :09:27.About 20 past eight I was walking at the back where the playing fields
:09:28. > :09:30.are and I just saw smoke and it sounded like fireworks
:09:31. > :09:39.Snuck under the tape, so it was laundry on fire,
:09:40. > :09:42.snuck round the back to get my dogs, the whole thing was ablaze.
:09:43. > :09:45.Friends and relatives are being asked not to visit
:09:46. > :09:47.patients at Bronglais Hospital in Aberystwyth.
:09:48. > :09:50.Two of the hospital's wards have been temporarily closed due
:09:51. > :09:58.A leading charity is calling for a transformation in the way
:09:59. > :10:03.we use sport to help deal with mental health problems.
:10:04. > :10:06.As part of the BBC's In the Mind series,
:10:07. > :10:08.Tomos Dafydd is here to examine how the right kind
:10:09. > :10:09.of exercise can improve mental wellbeing.
:10:10. > :10:15.Mental health is fast becoming one of the great issues
:10:16. > :10:20.of our time - one in four people has a mental health problem.
:10:21. > :10:22.It often leads to poor physical health too.
:10:23. > :10:25.People living with a serious mental health condition die 12-13 years
:10:26. > :10:28.earlier than the rest of the population.
:10:29. > :10:33.The welsh government spends more than 6.8 billion pounds on health -
:10:34. > :10:36.nearly 800 million pounds on mental health services,
:10:37. > :10:42.that's more than any other illness or condition.
:10:43. > :10:45.Now the charity Mind Cymru says the way GPs recommend physical
:10:46. > :10:46.activity is patchy and wants a more focused,
:10:47. > :11:02.I can dead-lift 150 kilos, which is the equivalent of a male
:11:03. > :11:07.giant panda, and I live with anxiety and depression.
:11:08. > :11:10.For Katie, everyday tasks can be a challenge.
:11:11. > :11:14.She used to have panic attacks and was signed off work for a while.
:11:15. > :11:19.She also had to deal with suicidal thoughts.
:11:20. > :11:22.You have dark thoughts and you have suicidal thoughts on a daily basis
:11:23. > :11:25.but you don't necessarily act on them.
:11:26. > :11:29.It's when there have been a couple of times
:11:30. > :11:32.where it's built up to the point where I've become really concerned
:11:33. > :11:36.that I was actually going to act on those thoughts.
:11:37. > :11:40.Katy trains regularly here in Prestatyn.
:11:41. > :11:43.She started exercising after a recommendation from her GP.
:11:44. > :11:48.She told me it helps ease her problems.
:11:49. > :11:51.I can come in here, feeling so, so low and
:11:52. > :11:56.I will always leave feeling like my mood is completely lifted.
:11:57. > :11:58.I wouldn't like to think where I'd be
:11:59. > :12:04.But for many with mental health problems, making the first
:12:05. > :12:07.step towards getting physically active can be difficult.
:12:08. > :12:11.Feeling embarrassed and ashamed is often a barrier.
:12:12. > :12:13.It's well-established that people with mental health problems
:12:14. > :12:17.are more likely to experience problems with their physical health.
:12:18. > :12:21.They are at a higher risk of being obese or overweight,
:12:22. > :12:24.twice as likely to die from heart disease and four
:12:25. > :12:28.times more likely to die from respiratory disease.
:12:29. > :12:37.Those are some of the reasons why Mind Cymru
:12:38. > :12:39.is calling for a transformation on the way people are
:12:40. > :12:43.We know that in some parts of Wales people are referred for physical
:12:44. > :12:46.activity when they go to their GP with a mental
:12:47. > :12:49.In other parts of the country, they just don't.
:12:50. > :12:52.I think it's a tragedy that people with mental health problems
:12:53. > :12:53.are so much more susceptible to physical
:12:54. > :12:56.This is the kind of scheme the charity has
:12:57. > :13:06.Being part of the group makes it easy to get involved.
:13:07. > :13:11.There are lots of things that go on in my head
:13:12. > :13:15.You're worrying about what people are thinking.
:13:16. > :13:17.I don't mean in a negative way, but just to
:13:18. > :13:20.come to football, to learn and be around a group of people
:13:21. > :13:23.and to switch that off because you've got a simple set
:13:24. > :13:26.of rules, you know what you're all here for and you can,
:13:27. > :13:30.Similar sessions are held at Merthyr football club and a scheme will be
:13:31. > :13:33.rolled out to Newport and Wrexham football clubs later this year.
:13:34. > :13:41.It's hard the backing of some high-profile players.
:13:42. > :13:44."We wear the same shirt" is a campaign created in partnership
:13:45. > :13:46.with charities and the Welsh football trust.
:13:47. > :13:48.Katie, for one is in no doubt that keeping active
:13:49. > :13:51.helps her state of mind but, for so many, getting access
:13:52. > :13:53.to the right kind of activity as well as being
:13:54. > :13:56.supported long-term remains a real challenge.
:13:57. > :14:00.That's why charities want to make mental health a priority
:14:01. > :14:03.for politicians, so expect to hear more
:14:04. > :14:05.about the problems facing people with mental health issues
:14:06. > :14:07.between now and the Assembly Elections in May.
:14:08. > :14:14.More than 200 people died as German bombs reigned down on Swansea.
:14:15. > :14:20.75 years on, we hear from one survivor.
:14:21. > :14:23.The noise of the bombs dropping was frightening because they made
:14:24. > :14:37.If they were louder, obviously, they were nearer.
:14:38. > :14:40.It looks like there's another long night ahead for European Leaders
:14:41. > :14:42.who are in Brussels, discussing whether to allow Britain
:14:43. > :14:44.to change the terms of its relationship
:14:45. > :14:48.If David Cameron gets the deal he wants, a vote on whether to leave
:14:49. > :14:51.or remain in the UK will go ahead in June.
:14:52. > :14:53.In a moment we'll hear from our Welsh Affairs Editor
:14:54. > :14:56.Vaughan Roderick - but first - with an assessment of how EU
:14:57. > :15:02.membership affects us here in Wales - here's Arwyn Jones.
:15:03. > :15:12.The EU is often called the biggest trading bloc in the world. One big
:15:13. > :15:16.marketplace. Where better to discuss it done in our biggest indoor
:15:17. > :15:22.market. The people who sell stuff here have a view on pretty much
:15:23. > :15:27.anything. The vast majority of meat from Wales is exported to the EE
:15:28. > :15:36.you. The red meat market alone is worth around ?175 million per year.
:15:37. > :15:42.If the UK left the EU, that market wouldn't be there any more. This
:15:43. > :15:47.butchers is run by a married couple with different views when it comes
:15:48. > :15:51.to the European Union. I think we need it but he has to make the
:15:52. > :16:01.changes and if he doesn't stand is ground, where done for. The way I
:16:02. > :16:10.look at it, they want our stuff, we want their stuff. Go back the way we
:16:11. > :16:15.were before. Farmers get their share of around ?200 million of European
:16:16. > :16:20.funding per year. The average dairy farmer gets around ?22,000. The
:16:21. > :16:26.average sheep farmer around 19,000. One gripe is around immigration
:16:27. > :16:32.because any EU citizen can come to live in Wales. Wales is the part of
:16:33. > :16:39.the UK with the lowest proportion of people born abroad. People do come
:16:40. > :16:44.here to live with the largest numbers from Poland and Ireland.
:16:45. > :16:56.Wales also benefits from grant aid for poorer countries. It is around
:16:57. > :17:01.two billion and has helped raise thousands of jobs. Critics say that
:17:02. > :17:07.the money could come from the UK Government. Supporters of the EU say
:17:08. > :17:13.that there is no guarantee that a UK Government would keep giving so much
:17:14. > :17:17.money to Wales. If they leave, it will tell every other major player,
:17:18. > :17:22.Germany and stuff like that, to cause them to leave. If they all
:17:23. > :17:28.leave it might bring instability on the whole economic front. The EU
:17:29. > :17:33.regulates fishing off the Welsh coast. It is designed to protect
:17:34. > :17:38.stocks that fishermen say it could damage the industry. They have been
:17:39. > :17:45.able to fish our water is virtually dry. We should be able to do that
:17:46. > :17:49.ourselves. Opponents say that if we left the EU, there would be more
:17:50. > :17:54.freedom to trade with markets like China and India without having to go
:17:55. > :17:59.through Brussels. It is clear that the debate is heating up but until
:18:00. > :18:00.there is agreement in Wales and a date for the vote, the campaign is
:18:01. > :18:03.still on ice. There's no denying that leaving
:18:04. > :18:14.the EU would have a huge impact This is a really big deal. One or
:18:15. > :18:19.two referenda in the past have been once we have wondered why we are
:18:20. > :18:27.having them. Remember the one on the alternative vote. This is of huge
:18:28. > :18:36.legitimate significance. No one is saying this decision is not
:18:37. > :18:41.important. A lot of people are asking the same questions as in
:18:42. > :18:45.other parts of the UK. Let's not pretend that Wales is a separate
:18:46. > :18:52.argument. The issues around migration and trade, they are UK
:18:53. > :18:56.wide issues but there are issues that are specific to Wales around
:18:57. > :19:01.agriculture and also whether the UK Government would give regional aid
:19:02. > :19:09.to Wales in the way that the EU does. There is a slight difference.
:19:10. > :19:14.The UK is a net contributor to the EU that Wales is a net beneficiary.
:19:15. > :19:24.Would the UK Government make up the difference? We have been here
:19:25. > :19:31.before. 1975. I remember it, sadly. It was a very different world. A
:19:32. > :19:35.mirror image of why we are now. Back then, the Conservative Party was
:19:36. > :19:41.more or less united in favour of staying in. It was labour that was
:19:42. > :19:46.divided. The key issue was fear of what would happen if we left. It may
:19:47. > :19:52.well be a major factor in this referendum again. Who knows? It is a
:19:53. > :19:57.very different world to the one we had. We were in the days of the
:19:58. > :20:03.three-day week and hot summers and power shortages and all that stuff.
:20:04. > :20:10.It is the 21st-century and this is a 21st century decision.
:20:11. > :20:13.We can return to Swansea now and today marks 75 years
:20:14. > :20:15.since the German Luftwaffe devastated parts of the city.
:20:16. > :20:18.More than 200 people died and hundreds more were injured
:20:19. > :20:20.as bombs descended on the city in 1941.
:20:21. > :20:23.It was one of the UK's worst affected towns and it took many
:20:24. > :20:28.Our Swansea reporter Ben Price has the story.
:20:29. > :20:36.Just after 7:30pm on February 19, 1941, Swansea was disturbed by the
:20:37. > :20:47.rumbling of the German love bluffer overhead. The city was repeatedly
:20:48. > :20:52.bombed. Fred Jones was 12. He lived on Townhill overlooking the city. He
:20:53. > :20:57.took cover in the air raid shelter. The noise of the bombs dropping was
:20:58. > :21:00.frightening. They made a screeching sound. If they were louder,
:21:01. > :21:08.obviously, they were nearer. You would flinch. Is this going to be
:21:09. > :21:12.ours? Luckily, it didn't happen. We had one in century outside the
:21:13. > :21:20.house, the nearest we got to an explosion. Swansea docks was the
:21:21. > :21:26.main target. The aim, to prevent the export of Welsh coal. Bombs were
:21:27. > :21:32.dropped across the city. A reminder, bombs discovered as recently as
:21:33. > :21:35.yesterday. Safely detonated on the beach. These bombs obliterated large
:21:36. > :21:44.parts of the city centre and many iconic buildings. Here stood the Ben
:21:45. > :21:49.Evans department store. It was burned to a shell. The remains of
:21:50. > :21:56.Swansea Castle survived. All around was a scene of utter chaos. 850
:21:57. > :22:02.buildings were destroyed and 11,000 were badly damaged. Homes and
:22:03. > :22:08.businesses were lost. Some managed to recover, like this cafe. Saint
:22:09. > :22:14.Merry 's church was gutted by fire as bombs crashed through its roof.
:22:15. > :22:19.There were fire engines about, there were people repairing water mains
:22:20. > :22:29.that had gone. Electricity mains had gone. It was a hive of activity. At
:22:30. > :22:35.the city's grand Theatre, the story of others who experienced the Blitz.
:22:36. > :22:41.People were going home from work. The town was as it was. The world
:22:42. > :22:47.was as it was and by the Saturday morning everything had been blown to
:22:48. > :22:53.smithereens. No shops, no food, it must have been terrifying. Swansea
:22:54. > :22:59.has seen big changes but the events of those three nights in 1941 will
:23:00. > :23:02.never be forgotten. Onto sport and the Welsh Open
:23:03. > :23:05.Snooker Championships reaches its climax this weekend -
:23:06. > :23:08.But will a Welshman lift the title? Let's Join Iwan Griffiths
:23:09. > :23:10.who's at the MotorPoint Arena We're at the quarter-final stage
:23:11. > :23:18.Lucy and one Welshman remains Michael White - the 24-year-old
:23:19. > :23:24.from Neath will walk into this arena in just a few minutes -
:23:25. > :23:27.he faces Northern Ireland's Hoping to become the first player
:23:28. > :23:34.from Wales to win the competition since Mark Williams lifted
:23:35. > :23:38.the trophy back in 1999. Michael White has been assessing
:23:39. > :23:41.tonight's opponent Mark Allen. He was on fire last
:23:42. > :23:45.night against Ryan Day. He was when I came through
:23:46. > :23:54.the juniors and when one everything, I'll just go out there
:23:55. > :24:15.and try and enjoy it. I'm joined by Dominic Dale who has
:24:16. > :24:21.been competing during the week. A proud Welshman. He has to be on top
:24:22. > :24:27.of his game this week. He does. They have played three times. Michael has
:24:28. > :24:34.beaten him. He has some pedigree in the sport, winning the shoot out and
:24:35. > :24:38.the Indian open. Winning a ranking event is important for tonight. He
:24:39. > :24:46.will have a fantastic audience tonight giving his full support and
:24:47. > :24:55.that will be a factor. This afternoon the crowd saw a 147. The
:24:56. > :25:02.headlines earlier were of Ronnie O'Sullivan choosing the pink over
:25:03. > :25:08.black to go for a 146. If you put the top players under pressure they
:25:09. > :25:12.can be beaten. Every match is a different day. Ronnie can be beaten
:25:13. > :25:20.and everybody in the tournament knows that. We are waiting for the
:25:21. > :25:25.players. Can Michael White do it? Definitely. With all the support I
:25:26. > :25:26.am going to go for Michael White 5-3. I am going to be sitting there
:25:27. > :25:36.with them supporting as well. Footbal, the Cardiff City
:25:37. > :25:39.manager - Russell Slade - says he wants the owner
:25:40. > :25:42.of the club - Vincent Tan - Tan watched Cardiff's goalless draw
:25:43. > :25:45.at Charlton last week. The Bluebirds take on Brighton
:25:46. > :25:50.tomorrow. Newport County - six points
:25:51. > :25:53.above the relegation places While Wrexham -
:25:54. > :25:58.unbeaten in 4 games - Onto Rugby and both Dan Lydiate
:25:59. > :26:02.and Hallam Amos will be looking to impress Wales Coach Warren
:26:03. > :26:04.Gatland this evening - before Monday's team announcement
:26:05. > :26:07.for the next Six Nations match - Amos plays for the Dragons
:26:08. > :26:10.in Treviso, while Lydiate will start in the Ospreys
:26:11. > :26:12.home game against Edinburgh. The match is live on BBC Two Wales
:26:13. > :26:15.and BBC Radio Wales. So the crowd are settling
:26:16. > :26:19.in the Motor Point Arena. Michael White is due,
:26:20. > :26:22.he's facing Mark Allen at 7. Iwan - thank you -
:26:23. > :26:38.we can get a weather forecast now - How is it looking for the weekend?
:26:39. > :26:45.Milder conditions but it is wet and windy. Quite a lot of wet weather
:26:46. > :26:51.around tonight. There will be breaks in the cloud but it should be frost
:26:52. > :26:58.free. Temperature is no lower than four Celsius. Tomorrow, we have a
:26:59. > :27:06.weather front that is going to linger into Sunday. We will see a
:27:07. > :27:12.lot of rain. Notice a squeeze on the isobars. Strong winds as well. On
:27:13. > :27:16.Saturday, rain spreading in from the West. The potential for some
:27:17. > :27:24.localised flooding. Temperatures back up into double figures. Patchy
:27:25. > :27:30.rain for Saturday night. We hang on to low-level cloud and mist and fog.
:27:31. > :27:37.Another Veremalua night. Temperatures not changing very much.
:27:38. > :27:49.Ranging between five and 10 Celsius. Best another very mild night. Much
:27:50. > :27:54.of the rain across mid and North Wales, more patchy further south.
:27:55. > :28:00.Temperatures creeping up to 12 Celsius. The average for this time
:28:01. > :28:07.of year is around seven. The start of next week will see the return of
:28:08. > :28:16.colder air. There is the potential for a fuchsia hours. Have a lovely
:28:17. > :28:18.weekend. Back to Lucy. From all of ours on the programme, thanks for
:28:19. > :28:19.watching and have