21/09/2016 BBC Wales Today

Aberthaw Power Station near Barry pumped out double the limit of toxic

pollution for seven years, making it one of the dirtiest in Europe.

Tonight, Europe puts the UK Government in the dock

with serious questions about why they failed to curb

appearing to lay obstacles across a cycle path

amidst a bitter row between locals and cyclists.

Nigel Davies owed ?50 arrears in council tax,

he was threatened with a visit from bailiffs.

Are local authorities being too heavy handed?

The welshman honoured for his part in one of the most daring raids

of the second world war and it's the Autumn

The nights are drawing in with some rain and cooler air on the way.

The UK Government failed to limit pollution emissions from Aberthaw

power station in the Vale of Glamorgan.

That's the ruling from the European Court of Justice.

The coal-fired station was allowed to pump out more than double

the legal amount of nitrogen oxides for seven years.

Our business correspondent Brian Meechan is at

Aberthaw is a big employer, and lying 600 people here in the Vale of

Glamorgan. Other places around here depend on it. There are also a

number people around Barry as well. This is about a balance between jobs

and the economy, and health and the environment on the other.

Today, an EU court interpreting EU law told ministers they'd got that

balance wrong and that they had to make Aberthaw clean up its act

regardless of whether the UK's leaving the EU.

For 18 months, teams of contractors have been creating the outline of

this colossus. It was a massive construction project designed to use

Welsh coal. It finally began operating in 1971 and now generate

enough electricity to meet the needs of the million households. The coal

you that the site has largely come from opencast mines in Wales and it

is harder to bend and alternatives. That was the reason the UK, argue

that it was a special case and was allowed more than double the

emissions levels of nitrogen oxide many you would normally really

permit. It is produced once you burn coal. This doctor from Cardiff

University is an expert on the effects of pollution and said the

emissions from Aberthaw can cause serious health problems. The

emissions coming out from Aberthaw insist the particular matter and

various gases and, in domination, when you enter Helen, they cause

inflammation of the lungs. If you are healthy, making cars reduced

lung function, giving trouble breathing any long-term. Chronic

exposure to high levels, people with the disease could develop diseases.

They court rejected an idea that Aberthaw was a special case, saying

the UK governments cannot use it in order to the local economy as a

Justice creation not enforcing limits. They say there must also pay

the cost of the case. RWE said Caroline -- said : From April next

year, it will only produce electricity in the periods during

winter. The UK cover and has made it clear that it wants to see all

coal-fired power stations closed by 2025. New blue anchor pub has been

selling beer to customers in nearby east Aberthaw since the 14th

century. One local councillor told me the power station is important to

the area. We don't have an awful lot of unwanted opportunities at the end

this part of Wales. Certainly are, of course, I am concerned about the

loss of jobs. Be completed new technology at Aberthaw has already

reduced emissions. It'll also be using less gold from opencast Welsh

mines so businesses and suppliers can be affected. -- coal -- want.

There is a major clarity surrounding power stations in the UK. This was a

one off Rover Aberthaw but now we need to establish a coal based at

the. The new regulations will be invalid that Aberthaw. If the

European Commission is not satisfied with the progress being made in the

plan, it could result in fines being added to the cost of the clean-up.

Footage has emerged which appears to show the former Secretary

of State for Wales, Ron Davies helping to block an un-official bike

Mr Davies denies intending to hurt anyone by placing rocks

and logs over the trails - in a row over the way mountain

Natural Resources Wales which owns the land has encouraged both sides

Fast, exhilarating and, for many, on their doorstep.

Official bike tracks like this are great for some,

others like to go somewhat off-piste here on Caerphilly Mountain.

Turn off an established walking and cycling trail

It's not against the rules unless you cause damage

Natural Resources Wales, who own the land, recently

removed some dangerous jumps and blocked of

So, this is one of the lines that had

some features in that were deemed to be unsafe.

Some bikers have agreed not to ride them again,

But they say they are now finding rocks and logs

Ones that were not placed there by the landowner.

If you get something like that when you're going at any

speed at all, you'll go over the front of your bike.

That could cause a number of injuries,

you could break your collarbone from landing,

you could hit one of the trees in the woods.

These objects are being placed there, and

they seem to be getting bigger and bigger.

Maybe some people don't agree with the way that we use the

woods but I think when you're putting other

people in danger, that's a problem for us.

Natural Resources Wales put up signs when they closed

some of these trials, asking bikers to stop using them

The signs were torn down and defaced.

abused and intimidated by groups riding through the woods.

This footage appears to show two men using logs

and rocks to block one of

It is understood this man is the former

Secretary of State for Wales Ron Davies.

Both men didn't want to talk to me on camera but both denied intending

They both claimed they couldn't recall

continue to communicate with both groups to tolerate

And to make sure that both of them are allow the impacts

of their activities and behaviours on the route.

Mountain bikers say they've now started online groups

like other those others know which routes are acceptable

A week after the Conservative government in Westminster announced

plans allowing grammar schools to expand in England

they're "not persuaded" that allowing schools to select pupils by

It comes after Ukip called for the grammar system

But Wales' Education Secretary has called them a "distraction".

The number of school children being taught through the medium

That's according to Plaid Cymru, who used a Senedd debate today

They say - the teaching of Welsh in schools needs more funding,

if the Government is going to reach their target of a million

A man has been charged with criminal damage -

after two cars were set alight in Flint.

It happened at a property on Northop Road yesterday.

The 22-year-old man has been released on bail, to appear before

A 54-year-old woman has also been arrested on suspicion

of making threats to kill and is being held by police

A 22-year-old man from the Carmarthenshire area has been

arrested in London on suspicion of terrorism offences.

He has been released on bail pending further police enquires.

Dyfed-Powys Police are not releasing any further details at the moment.

A man who claims he was sexually abused by a former senior police

officer has told a jury the assaults wrecked his life.

Gordon Anglesea, who's 78 and from Old Colwyn,

denies three charges of indecent assault and one

His defence has suggested the witness, who can't be named,

wants compensation to fund a drink and drugs habit.

From Mold Crown Court, Roger Pinney reports.

The evidence of this trial, the fifth day, and details have emerged

that Gordon Anglesea is accused of committing against the second of his

alleged victims. They date back to 1982-1983, when they probably should

-- the probably superintendent was living in Wrexham. Much of that gain

any form of a video interview of the alleged victims. In it, he claimed

he had been sexually assaulted in the changing rooms there are

showering. The attendance there was at Saint Joseph School in Wrexham.

It has changed considerably in the past 30 years but, there, the

witness claimed that Gordon Anglesea exercise this power. Then the jury

heard from the man giving light evidence in court. Although

guaranteed anonymity, he asked for screens to be removed because he

said he wanted to see his alleged abuser, Gordon Anglesea. Under

cross-examination, the witness was pressed about his criminal record

and his mental state. He had spent time in psychiatric institutions and

then his drink and drugs problem. Mining and compensation would come

in very handy to pay for your drink and drugs, wouldn't it? Tiny

Griffiths asked. The witness said he did not want compensation. -- Tania.

He said he wanted people to see and to come forward. He then pointed to

Gordon Anglesea and said this. He has wrecked people's lives. And the

debate it. Gordon Anglesea denies all charges. -- and he needs to pay

for it. Much more to come

before seven o'clock. They say too many cooks

spoil the broth - but the truth is,

Wales has a shortage for his part in one

of the most daring raids The five the Labour leadership

closes today. The campaign has been a battle

for the party's soul; a battle for it's very survival

some would say. And now in Wales -

the party looks set to be handed new powers that will give IT

a bigger say in deciding Who speaks the Labour in Wales? Last

night, Illinois got that bit louder. Meeting in London, in the UK party

was 's ruling body known as the NBC agreed in principle to transcend our

palace to more powers in Wales. -- MBC. This Welsh NEC representative

welcomed the proposed move. We have been wanting well to have more

control over their powers for a long time. I do think that perhaps some

of those who are now more enthusiastic about greater

devolution of the party in Wales are at least partly influenced by the

idea of inciting the Welsh party. But he did not support the changes.

Giving a member of the Welsh Labour front bench a seat on the UK party

bus the gruelling unity. There was, however, unanimous support for

transferring power over these Welsh candidates in Westminster elections.

As for the election of the Welsh Labour leadership. What is important

in shaping policy. It is a big step to become independent. We received a

lot of benefits in kind from London. But battles for control of the party

between the pro-and anti-Jeremy Corbyn camps are set to continue.

Now, if Palin does indeed shift from Labour in London to Labour in

Cardiff -- power. That's because they disconnect, like it already has

in Swansea West between the ANZ MPs, and the membership at large. -- AMs.

Some members back to Jeremy Corbyn while thaw Alyn Smith. The local

party's secretary wants greater say for the members. -- the I am

definitely in favour of more devolution. I would like Welsh

Labour to make sure that we have an opportunity to have more of a voice

to grassroots members. Any elections take place for leader, etc. One

member, one vote and it's for the members. At next week's annual

conference, Labour members will decide whether to back the plans or

not. If they do, it may lead to a louder voice for Welsh Labour. Will

they be speaking in unison? So, plenty to talk about in the Labour

Party conference after the winner of the leadership battle is announced

on Saturday. Our Parliamentary correspondent has been following

what has, at times, been a pretty bitter campaign. How was they when a

patch things up? Yell back that is the big question. It is one Jeremy

Corbyn will try to answer by wiping the slate clean, as he offers, with

his critics by inviting them to rejoin the Labour front bench here

in Westminster. Now, that may sound like a sensible plan but it is by no

means clear that it will work. Some would only go back on condition, the

various conditions that they set out for Jeremy Corbyn. Others will not

go back at any price. Some opponents of Jeremy Corbyn clear that his

supporters in individual constituencies will simply drive to

deselect them, replace them with people who supports Jeremy Corbyn as

candidate. Those changes to the Wales Labour Party rules won't make

any difference to that. Alyn Smith -- Owen Smith said we will rejoin

the Shadow Cabinet. We will carry on serving from the backbenches. That

may sound like an admission from defeat, he said that it is not. We

will find out what Elton on Saturday morning. -- for certain.

Many local authorities in Wales are too quick to use bailiffs

to pursue council tax debts - that's according to

The charity says it's the biggest debt problem it

sees and is calling for a fairer approach to debt recovery.

It was the lead before Christmas when Nigel from Aberdare received a

letter from the local authorities saying he had a ?300 council tax

debt to pay within two weeks or he would be visited by bailiffs. I was

on edge. Even when they walk, I -- not, I was on edge. I have never

been able to my house. I did not want them to. Nigel has actually

made the amount, the mistake had been made because he had changed

address. They said he should get in touch if he needed help. They come

to reception. There are a lot of reasons why someone might get behind

with payments. They could be on a zero our contract, for example,

which means their entitlement to get help with cancelled it can

fluctuate. Citizens advice said the council should lead to people rather

than sending automated letters. They say that should be a better

relationship. Citizens advice said that council tax is the biggest

problem in debt it sees. There are many people in council tax arrears,

that is an increase of 7% on last year. While 97% of council tax was

paid last year, there was still a massive shortfall. Citizens advice

recognises the gaming category made but they call for a better approach

to recover the debt. They say enforcement should not be made for

small bits of 50- ?60. One local authority went to court DJs a debt

of the pounds 95. -- to chase a debt of 3.95. We encourage them to set up

repayment plans and to make sure they are affordable for people. That

would encourage people to set up a more sustainable solution for

everybody. The Welsh local governments association said it will

consider the report 's recommendations while the Welsh and

edible extend the council tax reduction scheme to those on a low

income. Dwr Cymru, Welsh Water has

been told by a watchdog to improve its performance

after complaints about its service - the rise in written complaints

was the biggest among ANY water More rigorous debt collection,

a new billing system - and poor communication caused

some of the problems. Welsh Water says - it's taken steps

to address these issues. Cardiff Airport has announced

an expansion of flights to countries like Greece,

Tenerife and Portugal. Chief Executive, Roger Lewis,

confirmed that next year the airport is "doubling its investment"

with Ryan Air, which began flying from Cardiff in 2014

with the flight operator launching There are concerns that a shortage

of chefs could harm Wales' food industry which is worth around

six billion pounds. The President of the Wales

Culinary Association says - more needs to be done at home -

and in schools to encourage young people to take up cooking

as a career. Behind the scenes at a busy

restaurant, it is a side of eating out most of us never see. But it is

a place their dream careers can be in. Even so, here need of the

kitchen is so -- too much for some to handle. We have a massive

turnover. Some people come in for a fusion, maybe a weekend or three or

four days and they decide that it's not for them. I think sometimes it

is a harsh lesson because of his hard work. 18-year-old Oliver has

worked his way from washing pots to helping prep food in the six month

he has been there. It is tough but it is enjoyable. I love taking part

in it every weekend. I don't know if I will stick with it being so young

and with all the other options I can do but, yeah, for the time being, I

am really enjoying my time here. From Bake Off to Masterchef, you

would imagine that this would be the kind of thing that would have taken

off but it seems that young people do not want to cook. In school,

something just largely to tell you something I wanted to do. There was

not enough cooking going on in homes and there is not good on the

curriculum in schools so what will spark the next generation of chefs

for this country? The food industry in Wales is worth an estimated ?6

billion but it's not unusual for it to be the national minimum wage was

managing a kitchen and anti-social hours are a fact of life for chefs.

But the rewards can be considerable. Many of the chefs have travelled the

world and opened their own restaurants. Now, they are

representing Wales at the culinary Olympic in Germany next month. The

financial rewards are a lot better many get to the doctoral topic takes

a long time but once you are at the top, and you're working in good

places, and you have that knowledge, then you can reap the benefits of

all that knowledge through financial means. Back at Moruzzi, they try to

balance a worklife balance. Unless more young people want to try

cooking as a career, Welsh food lovers may find it hard to aid their

field. -- eat their fill. It was one of the most daring raids

of the Second World War. In Operation Chariot,

British commandos set off in a warship full of explosives,

to destroy a dry dock Crucial to its success was the late

Captain Bill Pritchard, from Cardiff, who's today been

honoured in his home In early 1942, allied troops

were losing the Battle They had to stop the formidable

German battleship the Tirpitz from entering the North Atlantic,

as they couldn't compete British commando troops devised

a plan to destroy the huge dry dock at Saint Nazaire

in German occupied Normandy, the only one big enough

to take the Tirpitz. Crucial to the planning

of the operation was Captain Bill Pritchard from Cardiff,

a commando and Royal Engineer, and son of the master

of Cardiff docks. Key design, badly last ounce of

explosives, the plan to destroy the entire block infrastructure and it's

quite right that we remember him today because without him, as well

as all the other individuals who bought that day, the raid could not

have been a success. The commandos packed the HMS

Campbeltown full of explosives, and disguised it as a German

warship, sailing it straight into the gate of the Saint Nazaire

dry dock while under heavy fire, before carrying out other explosions

around the dock by hand. Captain Pritchard was one of nearly

170 allied soldiers The HMS Campbeltown exploded several

hours later, destroying Today, a plaque was

unveiled in memory of Captain Pritchard,

at retirement flats named after him The ceremony was attended by many

members of his family. We always felt that he did not get,

if you like, in studios for what he did because he was a key planner all

this. That track kudos. The ceremony was also

attended by the Chairman of the Saint Nazaire society,

whose father Captain Sam Beattie was also crucial in the raid,

as commanding officer of the HMS It is absolutely essential that the

GB memory of this raid alive. Because it was so special, after the

war, the French Prime Minister said that the troops who had taken part

in it were the first to give them hope.

Captain Bill Pritchard's family hope the plaque will raise

awareness of his achievements and those of more than 600

other allied troops who took part in what's been described

Tonight's weather now - Derek's got the forecast.

This time last week we were enjoying a return of summer.

Over 28C in Porthmadog but not sunbathing weather today.

Sunshine in short supply today with showers in places.

Most of the rain has been over Ireland and some

Dry for a while but rain will spread from the west overnight.

Lowest temperatures 10 and 14 Celsius with light winds.

The sun will cross the Equator and that means longer

Misty in places too and damp with spots of rain.

However, Pembrokeshire should be dry and clear.

And elsewhere things will cheer-up during the day.

15 to 18 Celsius and feeling fresher with a west to

The odd spot of rain but dry and brightening-up

Tomorrow night maybe a few showers in Gwynedd and Conwy.

Temperatures in mid Wales falling as low as 7 Celsius

The wind light at first but picking-up, especially in the NW.

Low pressure over the Atlantic on Friday and this cold front

is heading our way with strong and gusty winds ahead of it.

So on Saturday a dry start but rain will spread

On Saturday night, the rain will clear.

Sunday breezy and cooler with sunshine and showers.

I'll have an update for you here at eight o'clock and again

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