:00:09. > :00:13.Judie Thomas owes tax and she owes wages to some of her
:00:14. > :00:16.Questions tonight over why she got thousands of pounds
:00:17. > :00:20.And the call for children who have free school meals -
:00:21. > :00:34.not to be allowed to go hungry in the holidays.
:00:35. > :00:39.Questions are being asked tonight about the Welsh Government's support
:00:40. > :00:41.for a businesswoman who's being pursued by former employees
:00:42. > :00:43.and Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs for unpaid
:00:44. > :00:46.Judie Thomas runs companies with links to the fashion industry.
:00:47. > :00:49.But a BBC Wales investigation has found that she was awarded funding
:00:50. > :00:51.despite leaving a trail of debt from previous business ventures.
:00:52. > :01:07.Helena was an apprentice at Project WT, a clothes factory in
:01:08. > :01:09.Helena was an apprentice at Project WD, a clothes factory in
:01:10. > :01:12.She was employed under the Welsh government's flagship
:01:13. > :01:14.skills programme for young people, Jobs Growth Wales.
:01:15. > :01:17.But she left the company in February as she wasn't
:01:18. > :01:22.It is an added stress that I don't need at the moment.
:01:23. > :01:29.I thought that with Project WD, it
:01:30. > :01:33.I thought it would be too good to be true.
:01:34. > :01:35.So I was left feeling confused and very, very angry.
:01:36. > :01:39.Helena is just one of a number of people who say they weren't paid
:01:40. > :01:41.properly for their time at Project WD.
:01:42. > :01:45.Judie Thomas is the owner of the company.
:01:46. > :01:47.In 2010, a BBC Wales Week In Week Out investigation revealed a
:01:48. > :01:50.trail of debt and broken promises surrounding events she promoted
:01:51. > :01:56.Three years after the programme, Judie
:01:57. > :01:58.Thomas is still involved in the world of fashion, making
:01:59. > :02:02.The Welsh government gave her ?9,000 of
:02:03. > :02:05.funding in a scheme designed to encourage employers to recruit
:02:06. > :02:11.But some of her staff are now pursuing court action
:02:12. > :02:16.Judie Thomas didn't respond to our questions so
:02:17. > :02:20.Firstly, Mrs Thomas, I'm just wondering why you haven't
:02:21. > :02:23.I'm not really willing to discuss it.
:02:24. > :02:32.Do you think the Welsh government should be giving you
:02:33. > :02:34.money, Mrs Thomas, considering your business background?
:02:35. > :02:38.But it is not only employees of Project
:02:39. > :02:44.Chris Price runs a civil engineering firm in
:02:45. > :02:53.For the past two years, he has been pursuing a debt of
:02:54. > :02:56.?33,000 from another company of which Judie Thomas was a director
:02:57. > :02:59.after his firm did a sub contracting job for them.
:03:00. > :03:01.He was shocked that she had received government funding.
:03:02. > :03:03.It doesn't take a lot of digging to find previous
:03:04. > :03:05.companies have gone through being wound up.
:03:06. > :03:08.I would have thought a bit more due diligence would have been
:03:09. > :03:12.The company that owed Chris money was forced into
:03:13. > :03:20.It is understood that Judie Thomas owes
:03:21. > :03:28.The Welsh government says it is investigating its involvement
:03:29. > :03:31.with Judie Thomas and cannot comment well that is ongoing.
:03:32. > :03:33.with Judie Thomas and cannot comment while that is ongoing.
:03:34. > :03:36.Although it did say that companies participating in its schemes must
:03:37. > :03:39.provide evidence of wages being paid before they receive funding.
:03:40. > :03:40.Helena says her wages have recently been
:03:41. > :03:46.An investigation has begun into a fire at a disused school
:03:47. > :03:48.in Cardiff which the fire service says was probably
:03:49. > :03:52.Emergency services were called to Glyn Derw High School at around
:03:53. > :04:05.At its peak 54 firefighters and seven engines were on site.
:04:06. > :04:08.Two RAF jets were scrambled to escort a civilian aircraft
:04:09. > :04:12.These pictures, filmed by a viewer, show the plane
:04:13. > :04:13.landing and the Typhoons, which were launched
:04:14. > :04:19.They were brought in as a precautionary measure when
:04:20. > :04:26.It's believed the privately-owned plane lost radio contact.
:04:27. > :04:28.During term-time many children across Wales benefit
:04:29. > :04:33.And tonight there are calls for something similar to be provided
:04:34. > :04:39.The Church in Wales says that it's too often left to the voluntary
:04:40. > :04:41.sector and the service can be patchy.
:04:42. > :04:44.From Wrexham, Teleri Glyn Jones reports.
:04:45. > :04:47.Every morning during the school holidays, these volunteers prepare
:04:48. > :04:55.This food is delivered to children in some of the most
:04:56. > :05:00.This team at St Marks Church provides food
:05:01. > :05:01.for three playschemes during the school holiday.
:05:02. > :05:08.Now, that doesn't come cheap and although much of this
:05:09. > :05:13.food is donated, it costs around ?350 per week.
:05:14. > :05:15.That's money that comes straight from the Church in
:05:16. > :05:20.The Church in Wales say that because there is no
:05:21. > :05:23.place to support children during the holidays,
:05:24. > :05:24.feeding the most needy in
:05:25. > :05:26.our society has been left to the voluntary sector
:05:27. > :05:34.The provision is there during school term time and then suddenly
:05:35. > :05:37.there is a gap and while it is perhaps not so bad during half term,
:05:38. > :05:40.when it comes to the long school summer holidays, some children can
:05:41. > :05:44.seriously lose food over a long period of time.
:05:45. > :05:46.I certainly think that they should be doing some more
:05:47. > :05:50.if they have the resources and are able to do it because it is
:05:51. > :05:52.certainly true that for some families, their budgets are so
:05:53. > :05:59.The relationship between eating well and doing well at school
:06:00. > :06:01.is well established but research by Bangor University suggests not
:06:02. > :06:03.having enough food during the holidays can
:06:04. > :06:11.Teachers noticed that the children aren't performing as well,
:06:12. > :06:15.not learning as well and it takes a month or longer for them
:06:16. > :06:17.to actually catch up with where they were before
:06:18. > :06:21.There is an argument that this will be a logical
:06:22. > :06:27.step for the government to step in because we already have three school
:06:28. > :06:31.to be provided when children are on holiday.
:06:32. > :06:33.This children's centre is one of the schemes that benefits
:06:34. > :06:39.Gareth, one of the play leaders here, says the food
:06:40. > :06:45.A lot of these kids spend hours down here.
:06:46. > :06:47.We are open eight hours during the
:06:48. > :06:51.So they spend a lot of time down here, obviously, burning
:06:52. > :06:53.up a lot of energy doing what they are doing.
:06:54. > :06:56.They are getting engrossed in things and they forget
:06:57. > :06:59.they have not had a butty or something like that so giving our
:07:00. > :07:03.It is back to school next week for these
:07:04. > :07:06.The situation here and across Wales will no doubt give
:07:07. > :07:09.The disused Grade II listed Coal Exchange building
:07:10. > :07:13.in Cardiff Bay is to be converted into a luxury 200-suite hotel.
:07:14. > :07:16.The developer says the ?40 million project will create 100 construction
:07:17. > :07:21.jobs and employ 60 staff members once it's open.
:07:22. > :07:24.There have been several failed attempts to regenerate the building
:07:25. > :07:26.where the first ever million pound cheque was signed.
:07:27. > :07:28.One campaign group has raised concerns over
:07:29. > :07:37.Golf and Ian Woosnam says he's played his final Masters,
:07:38. > :07:38.25 years after winning the Green Jacket,
:07:39. > :07:46.After finishing 19 over par he said it would be his last go
:07:47. > :07:48.at Augusta because he was in pain all the way round.
:07:49. > :07:51.He's the only Welshman to win one of golf's major championships.
:07:52. > :08:03.Time for the weekend weather forecast now with Derek.
:08:04. > :08:10.A variety of spring weather this weekend. Gardeners, look out for
:08:11. > :08:14.some frost and wind on Sunday. Tonight we have a band of rain
:08:15. > :08:18.moving eastwards, clearing and followed by dry weather overnight.
:08:19. > :08:22.Showers reaching the south-west later on and by the end of the
:08:23. > :08:25.night, cold enough inland for a touch of frost.
:08:26. > :08:27.The northeast dry and sunny for a time.
:08:28. > :08:29.Elsewhere showers heavy in places with hail and sleet.
:08:30. > :08:32.You may even hear a rumble of thunder!
:08:33. > :08:36.So it's a case of dodging the showers tomorrow.
:08:37. > :08:42.But in between the showers some blue sky and sunshine with fewer showers
:08:43. > :08:54.Only six to nine Celsius with a light to moderate breeze.
:08:55. > :08:58.The temperature dropping sharply during a shower.
:08:59. > :09:01.If you're heading into the hills and mountains, the thermals
:09:02. > :09:06.Freezing on Pen y Fan with a mixture of sunshine,
:09:07. > :09:10.Tomorrow evening one or two showers otherwise a dry night.
:09:11. > :09:14.Some frost, especially in mid and north Wales.
:09:15. > :09:28.Low-pressure centre to the south of the British Isles so a breezy day on
:09:29. > :09:33.Sunday with the strongest winds in the south-west. A couple of showers
:09:34. > :09:35.but otherwise a lot of dry weather. The best of the sunshine in the
:09:36. > :09:38.North. However, some rain may reach south
:09:39. > :09:40.later in the afternoon. So a mixed bag this weekend
:09:41. > :09:43.but not a total write-off. Next week, changeable
:09:44. > :09:45.and turning a bit warmer. We're back with our next update at 6
:09:46. > :09:49.o'clock tomorrow evening.