25/03/2016 BBC Wales Today


25/03/2016

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Some of Wales' most visited museums will be closed over the Easter break

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It's over plans to stop extra payments for weekend working.

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It is amongst one of Wales's top visitor attractions but the doors

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weren't open at the Big Pit mining museum this morning.

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On the day the chatter and footsteps of visitors would normally be heard,

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The museum opened at one o'clock but with a limited service.

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I drove four hours to come down here specifically to get here.

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I was just very disappointed the underground pit was closed.

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Over the bank holiday, another five establishments run

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by National Museum Wales are affected by industrial action.

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I have come all the way from Australia and I can't see

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all that Wales has to offer so I'm disappointed about it.

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If they did it outside the most popular times then we may not see it

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but this way they know they get most effect.

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For more than two years, PCS union members have been

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protesting against cuts to frontline staff members pay on weekends

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But National Museum Wales says a cut of 4.7% to its annual grant

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from the last government means extra weekend payments

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They want to be treated fairly and in the same way as everybody

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It is the lowest paid, they want some security.

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The last planned strikes were suspended in September

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after negotiations but further disagreements means

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National Museum Wales says resolving it is a matter of urgency

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and an individual consultation process will start on Monday.

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An organisation which helps train people who want to work

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in television, film and the creative industries is closing

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Creative Skillset Cymru says it's due to a lack of public funding.

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A temporary ban has been imposed on the chemical transformation

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of underground coal into synthetic natural gas.

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The Welsh Government says it's a precautionary approach

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towards developing resources unconventionally.

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A temporary ban on fracking is also in place.

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Security at the World Half Marathon Championships in Cardiff will be

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"proportionate following events in Belgium, according

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to the president of athletics governing body, Lord Coe.

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Double Olympic gold medallist Mo Farah will race tomorrow,

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continuing his build to the Rio Olympics this summer.

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Cardiff is used to hosting big scale sporting events but tomorrow will be

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the largest athletics event ever to be held in Wales.

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200 elite athletes from 54 countries will be taking part,

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But for Olympian Mo Farah it is not just about clocking

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Young people from across the city got the chance to ask him a few

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It was a great experience, to meet an Olympic winner.

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Like, "I'm in the same room as Mo Farah!"

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The council has warned of long delays at peak times and routes

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will be busy from 9:00am until 9:00pm but despite fears over

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recent events, security will be discreet and proportionate,

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Security is always at the foremost in the event organisers mind,

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whatever the level, the threat level is.

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These kids will be amongst the 100,000 people expected to line

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the streets of Cardiff tomorrow and organisers will be hoping

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the enthusiasm at seeing one of British athletic's top

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Rugby and a bonus point win tonight for the Cardiff Blues

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against Treviso at the Arms Park, keeping up their hopes of reaching

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Good evening. After a fine Good Friday, increasingly unsettled over

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the Easter weekend and wet and windy on Saturday and Sunday. Sunshine and

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blustery showers. Overnight rain arriving from the West. Cloudy so

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not a cold night but the wind picks up tomorrow with a Met Office

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warning in place. Rain spread in from the west, moving eastwards.

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10-20 millimetres likely. Gusts along the exposed coasts. Clearing

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to showers later with highs of 13 Celsius. If you are worth watching

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for the world half marathon like me, not ideal conditions. It will be wet

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and very windy at times. Easter Day is a bit better. The story showers.

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Some heavy but with sunshine in between. Into bank holiday Monday,

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strong Katie will bring further wet and windy weather so not a good

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start to British summertime. Our next update is

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at 5:10pm tomorrow. Good evening. It's been a glorious

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Good Friday across many parts of the country. We have had largely dry and

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bright conditions. Here was the scene

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