:00:14. > :00:17.Exactly a year on since communities across North Wales
:00:18. > :00:19.were devastated by Boxing Day floods, there are calls for
:00:20. > :00:22.flood prevention works in the region to be completed.
:00:23. > :00:26.On Boxing day last year, major roads were shut
:00:27. > :00:28.and Talybont in Gwynedd was underwater for several hours.
:00:29. > :00:31.A new flood defence system for the village
:00:32. > :00:34.was opened in the Autumn, but work on an advanced drainage
:00:35. > :00:36.system for part of the A55 is yet to be completed.
:00:37. > :00:49.Boxing Day, 2015, and Talybont in Gwynedd was underwater.
:00:50. > :00:52.The second bad flood in the village in less than four years.
:00:53. > :00:55.And the second time Mrs Evans watched helplessly as floodwaters
:00:56. > :00:58.About 8:15, I thought, you know, what is the noise?
:00:59. > :01:06.And the noise, the force, out here was like the river had
:01:07. > :01:11.A year later, and some residents have only just moved back.
:01:12. > :01:12.But now, villagers are cautiously optimistic it
:01:13. > :01:19.After the flooding in 2012, a flood defence plan was designed.
:01:20. > :01:22.But money for the project wasn't announced until February this year.
:01:23. > :01:26.And the work wasn't officially completed until October.
:01:27. > :01:28.But the local councillor says the scheme has already helped
:01:29. > :01:37.Following last year's flood, the scheme is now in place.
:01:38. > :01:40.And, as it showed a few weeks ago, when it rained quite
:01:41. > :01:42.heavily on the hills, it did actually divert a significant
:01:43. > :01:49.But it wasn't just parts of Gwynedd underwater a year ago today.
:01:50. > :01:53.Natural Resources Wales estimates 100 properties suffered
:01:54. > :01:55.flooding in 40 communities, from Conwy to Beaumaris
:01:56. > :02:01.on Anglesey, where the castle moat burst its banks.
:02:02. > :02:04.The pumps in attendance had travelled from Newtown in Powys.
:02:05. > :02:06.The appliance didn't get to the island because
:02:07. > :02:17.There's been criticism that a ?22 million advanced drainage
:02:18. > :02:24.system to prevent a repeat of this scene has yet to begin in earnest.
:02:25. > :02:26.But the Government says the negotiations with landowners
:02:27. > :02:36.For now, the residents are putting their faith in the work
:02:37. > :02:38.that has been completed, and keeping an eye on the forecasts.
:02:39. > :02:40.Prisoners caused a disturbance lasting 40 minutes at
:02:41. > :02:45.The Ministry of Justice says no staff or inmates were injured
:02:46. > :02:47.during the incident on one wing, and all prisoners were
:02:48. > :02:53.Hundreds of shoppers started queing in the middle
:02:54. > :02:56.of the night in preparation for the Boxing Day sales.
:02:57. > :02:58.There'd been some suggestions that stores might not be
:02:59. > :03:03.Sales starting earlier and online shopping
:03:04. > :03:06.were cited as some of the reasons behind the anticipated decline.
:03:07. > :03:12.Around 500 people waiting for the shops to open
:03:13. > :03:21.But the Centre for Retail Research suggested spending across
:03:22. > :03:23.Christmas as a whole has been below expectations.
:03:24. > :03:27.The Boxing Day sales, however, could see an extra boost
:03:28. > :03:35.The Boxing Day sales will be sort of seen by people going to buy
:03:36. > :03:39.We don't buy fridges, freezers and new washing
:03:40. > :03:45.Earlier this month, Bridgend MP Madeleine Moon chaired
:03:46. > :03:48.a Parliamentary discussion about Boxing Day shopping
:03:49. > :03:55.after an e-petition gained 140,000 signatures to keep them closed.
:03:56. > :03:58.No decision was taken and the opinions of bargain hunters
:03:59. > :04:01.in Cardiff on the matter today were mixed.
:04:02. > :04:04.I do feel for the people who have to work on Boxing Day.
:04:05. > :04:11.If they shut on Boxing Day, it wouldn't bother me.
:04:12. > :04:16.It will be some time before we get a full picture
:04:17. > :04:19.of Boxing Day sales figures, but many more shoppers are likely
:04:20. > :04:21.to be emptying their wallets as the sales continue over
:04:22. > :04:26.Tonight's sport, and in football Swansea City's 4-1 defeat at home
:04:27. > :04:29.to West Ham left fans calling for the sacking of the
:04:30. > :04:35.It was his seventh defeat in 11 matches.
:04:36. > :04:37.There was frustration for Cardiff City, drawing 2-2,
:04:38. > :04:38.Brentford scoring their equaliser in added time.
:04:39. > :04:42.Newport County remain bottom of League Two after Portsmouth
:04:43. > :04:47.And a late goal from Kai Edwards gave Wrexham their first win in
:04:48. > :04:54.History has been made in the Welsh Premier League -
:04:55. > :04:57.the New Saints have equalled the world record for the most
:04:58. > :05:01.consecutive wins in all competitons by beating Cefn Druids 4-0.
:05:02. > :05:05.They've now matched Ajax's record of 26 consecutive wins set
:05:06. > :05:14.Rugby, and Cardiff Blues beat Newport Gwent Dragons
:05:15. > :05:19.in the Pro-12 Boxing Day derby at the Arms Park.
:05:20. > :05:21.Steven Shingler scored the opening try within two minutes.
:05:22. > :05:27.Around 700 swimmers braved the icy waters in the annual
:05:28. > :05:32.Now in its 46th year, the Pembrokeshire event has raised
:05:33. > :05:39.Let's see what the weather has in store.
:05:40. > :05:41.Clear skies this evening, leading to a sudden drop
:05:42. > :05:44.in temperature with widespread frost overnight and some fog patches.
:05:45. > :05:46.Tomorrow morning is fine and dry with light winds.
:05:47. > :06:01.from all of us on the programme, good evening.
:06:02. > :06:07.and longer spells of rain over northern isles. By the end of the
:06:08. > :06:12.night, temperatures recovering once again after a chilly evening, three
:06:13. > :06:16.to five Celsius. Tomorrow and for the next couple of days, we have
:06:17. > :06:18.this area of high pressure which will really settle the weather down,
:06:19. > :06:19.compared with