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Kate Barnett from Newtown with daughter Isla.

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Her son's death at The Royal Shrewsbury Hospital was 'avoidable'.

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She speaks of her anger after an investigation is launched

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The hospital is not learning. You go into hospital to have a baby, you do

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not expect to come out without her baby.

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Tonight the Health Trust apologises unreservedly

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Lansbury Park in Caerphilly is the most deprived

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community in Wales - a report calls for a new approach

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All the children are just in trainers and tracksuit bottoms.

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Heading into the mountains over the Easter weekend -

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a plea from frustrated rescue teams - to make sure you are

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Shaping the future of the steel industry - how researchers

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at Swansea University have teamed up with TATA to trial new technology.

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Newport County's caretaker manager says it would be a dream come true

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A couple from Powys whose baby son died at a hospital in Shrewsbury,

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have spoken of their anger that infants have continued to die

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at the same NHS Trust - which is now at the centre

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Jenson Barnett from Newtown died in 20-13 from brain injuries,

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two days after a failed attempt to deliver him with forceps.

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Tonight - the boss of the health trust has apologised unreservedly

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Little Jenson Barnett should have been nearly four years old now.

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But he died just two days after he was born

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Staff tried to deliver him with forceps but they slipped

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off his head causing injuries to his brain.

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He was later born by emergency caesarian section but it was too

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We spent that night with him but obviously he had tubes all over him.

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There were six or seven doctors around him, he was going for scans.

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His longest word in difficulty as well. We spent the night with him

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and then the next EU got mixed -- move to a different unit with lots

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more tubes again but yes, it was not nice.

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and Telford NHS Trust over the past eight years.

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Seven of those deaths, including Jensons, were said to be avoidable.

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Kate, who's since had a daughter Isla, says despite an apology

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and assurances that lessons would be learned she's angry that

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similar tragedies continued at the trust.

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At the time they said they were going to do stuff about it and

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things had changed, but obviously they have not. Seeing all this on

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the news has really made me quite angry rather than upset. They have

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in mid Wales delivers around 4,700 babies each year - around 224

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Tonight there chief executive has apologised unreservedly to the

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parents involved. It has learned lessons but it must strive to do

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more. The UK Health Secretary

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Jeremy Hunt has asked for a review into the deaths

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and other incidents at the trust. And for the families affected

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to be kept informed. There needs to be an investigation

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into what happens, there must be full transparency in order for

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lessons to be learned. There needs to be a full apology to all the

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families who had such tragedies. Kate Barnett

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and her husband say that Jenson will always be a big

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part of their family - and hope other families will be

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spared the pain they've experienced. You go into hospital to have a baby,

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you do not expect to come out without a baby. It is not the same.

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Nothing will bring him back but our family and friends, we are strong

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Many policies aimed at reducing poverty in Wales

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That's the damning finding of a major new study

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into the poorest place in the country -

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Experts spent six months analysing the estate.

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Our Economics Correspondent, Sarah Dickins, has

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Lansbury Park sits almost in the shadow of Caerphilly's famous

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castle but it is a world away from its grandeur.

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This is the most deprived community in Wales and although

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proud and tight knit, it has complex problems.

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It feels like one that is almost hemmed in, turning in on itself.

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As a nation we are creating economic policies which are dislocated

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from people who live in communities like Lansbury.

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We need to talk to them, engage them rather than leave them behind.

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With the children in school a group of mothers start their work-out.

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These women were brought up in Lansbury Park and are still

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It does not mean that is what is going wrong in the community.

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Although Lansbury Park is close to jobs in Cardiff and the M4,

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I'm told it is hard for young people to get jobs.

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I think there are jobs out there and it does not help

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when people would like to go for a job that they think, it is not

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worth me trying because I do not have the qualifications,

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Two thirds of lone parents are not employed, that's 50% higher

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Men living in Lansbury Park are more than twice as likely to be

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You can see the challenges, more than half of the adults

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on the estate have no qualifications and half of no car.

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Caerphilly council owns the social housing, not a housing association.

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It is making houses warmer and drier as part of a ?10 million

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It is also trying to setup work experience for residents

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It knows it needs to do things very differently and argues that does

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It is about giving those people the confidence and the self belief

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It means working with them to make them believe

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People say you are not good enough, you believe you are not good enough,

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There is a real mix of problems here.

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I have been talking to people at community events,

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and to community workers as well and what they tell

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me is that the group of people who are hardest

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One solution in the report is that there should be more

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day-to-day or even mundane jobs here on the estate,

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Caring for people and providing food.

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That way there could be jobs here that people would not need

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too many qualifications for and they would not

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As the Welsh Government determines its future

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anti-poverty policies, the message from Lansbury Park will

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The sister of a woman unlawfully killed at a hostel in Argoed has

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spoken about how she discovered she'd been murdered -

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Cerys Yemm was attacked by Matthew Williams in November 2014.

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Police officers stunned him with a Taser, but he later died.

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Cerys Yemm's sister, Shannon was speaking on the BBC's

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I had seen a post obviously that there had been a murder.

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please don't tell me it's true, it's not your sister.

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I had to drive home from Cardiff then,

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People couldn't tell me, were crying, couldn't

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Gwent Police say there was a delay in telling Cerys Yemm's

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family about her death, because they wanted her mother to be

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told by an officer who'd dealt with her previously.

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The former head of a Swansea homeless charity has admitted

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forging invoices for ?1.3 million into his own bank account -

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Robert Davies was working for Cyrenians Cymru

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when he was arrested in December 20-14.

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The charity later went into administration.

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Davies was remanded in custody, to be sentenced later this month.

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The Easter getaway has begun tonight and with it,

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volunteer rescuers have expressed their frustration

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at the number of people who go into the mountains poorly equipped.

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Snowdonia is one of our most popular destinations and Roger Pinney

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Yes, near Llanberis and with views like this its no wonder visitors

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But this, believe me, pales into insignificance compared

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with the view from the top of Snowdon or the other

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peaks in North and South Wales for that matter.

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The problem is many people tackle them without properly

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The sign says it all, car park full and that is a day ahead of the bank

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holiday weekends. This is the start of two of the tracks up Snowdon.

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Among those getting ready I met two people and they seem to know what

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they were doing. You have to be ready for the cold, prepare for

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dehydration, basic essentials and know the conditions of the mountain.

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At we have been checking the difficulty and the road conditions

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every day in the week. Even though we have not been here before, we

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always know the route. Not everyone is that appeared, today the cloud

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was closing in and it was bitter on the summit, feeling like minus seven

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Celsius in the wind but still the those ill-equipped. You notice men

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with families, more the children that are just in trainers and jeans

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and tracksuit bottoms. It is quite rough up there. I took my gloves off

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for a minute and I could not feel my fingers. Some people just have

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jumpers on and they will freeze. It is called, definitely. No wonder

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volunteers like those in the mountain rescue team get frustrated.

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They call this beast. Today members were planning a simulated rescue,

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and one of the toughest peaks in Snowdonia. We have had 80 call-outs

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already this year. We're some of their busiest rescue teams in the

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country year. Certainly between Ogwen Valley and Llanberis. As

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volunteers, we are leaving our homes, work and families to carry

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out rescues and it is very frustrating when we find people who,

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it is almost a self-inflicted injury by going out ill-prepared. It is a

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similar story in South and mid Wales. This team has had 81 calls

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since New Year, they know Easter will be busy so that is a warning.

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We strive to provide a professional service but we are volunteers and

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potentially with the increasing trend in calls for help, there

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potential for a drain on resources and availability. Mountain rescuers

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love the terrain in which they work but warn that maintenance, although

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beautiful, they will come back and bite you. Every rescuer I have ever

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spoken to have told me they want people to come to the mountains, but

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they want them to come well-prepared. Plan ahead, we're the

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right clothing, consider that arena and the weather. Always be prepared

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to change plans if the weather changes. Thank you very much.

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As we saw in Roger's report - plenty of visitors have already

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But Professor Brian Garrod - a tourism expert from

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Aberystwyth University - says the industry here could miss

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out, despite the large increase in overseas visitors to the UK

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The Welsh Government says tourism here has been enjoying

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With the temperature only a touch above 10 degrees,

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that has not stopped holiday-makers heading to the beach in Aberystwyth.

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It is part of a tourism boom Wales has been

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It is predicted this season will be even busier, especially

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Aled who runs Cambria Tours says he has seen overseas bookings treble

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We have seen a growth in the last year, huge

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growth from North America, Canada, Germany.

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It can be 15 or 20% cheaper overnight.

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So our main focus are our tour operators overseas.

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They were obviously being able to pass on their savings due

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A million legends lie, awake and reimagined...

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This year the campaign focuses on legends fronted

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The idea is to sell our landscape based on thousands

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One expert fears we fail to capitalise on the increased

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It is one thing getting them to arrive another thing to get them

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I think that the facilities we have in Wales, whilst excellent,

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We don't have the kind of things they were really after.

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We have really good hotels here but not the best.

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While we have good theme parks, we don't have the best.

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We are always competing against neighbours in England and Scotland.

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The Welsh Government said tourism is strong with more than 850,000

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people visiting Wales from overseas in the first nine months of 2016.

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That's up 12% on the year before with tourists spending more as well.

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It is a view backed by Richard Edwards who runs a B

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He says visitors are blown away by what Wales has to offer.

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We have the quality to attract a high spending

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There are few places in the UK or even the world which had such

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an amazing mix of man-made, historic, cultural and

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These American tourists from Oklahoma were planning

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a holiday in Hawaii but the exchange rate and the history of Wales

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has seen them book a holiday in Aberystwyth instead.

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We thought the weak pound made it more attractive

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a holiday that appealed to everybody in my family.

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My parents, especially my father, is more interested in history.

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So another bumper season is expected for the industry in Wales

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with the weak pound proving a strong draw for overseas tourists.

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Still to come. Can you port counties stay in the football league. And the

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Easter holiday, not a write-off by any means. I will have the latest

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for costs -- forecast. The Welsh Conservatives have

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launched their campaign for the local government elections

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promising strong councils to give Their leader Andrew RT Davies said

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the party is "very positive" going to the elections,

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despite the row over a Ukip AM joining the Tory

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group in the Assembly. From the launch in

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the Vale of Gmaorgan - here's our Political Reporter Bethan

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Lewis. All smiles at the launch of their

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plans for Welsh councils but it comes only days after Andrew RT

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Davies's decision to welcome a former Ukip AM into the Assembly

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group which prompted a backlash from senior figures in the party. Today

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they wanted to focus on the message for voters on May the force. We want

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to stop the centralisation of power in Cardiff and let councils give

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communities real control. The reality is that on the doorstep

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people are more interested in potholes and personalities. The

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selection is so much more important than one person. We are focused on

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doing the right thing, shouting for you if you have been ignored for

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Labour by so long, this is your chance to make a difference. Welsh

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Conservatives hold 104 seats in Wales, down from 170 49 years ago.

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Monmouthshire is currently the only council run by the Welsh

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Conservatives. In order to make gains, they hope the promise of

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feeder council tax and revitalising high streets will appeal to voters.

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Last year's elections was disappointing for their

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Conservatives after an impressive performance in the UK general

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election. It will be looking for a gains in places like the Vale of

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Glamorgan. In view of tensions over the Ukip am, could there be more at

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stake this time? Do you feel the pressure as the leader in view of

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the disappointing performance in the Assembly elections last year and the

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tensions over what happened last week? We always look positively,

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from my point of view I am positive individual which is why we have an

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exciting manifesto and if you are in your local community want change and

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accountability and good quality local services, then you need to

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vote Welsh Conservative and made a fourth. That is omitted all of the

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party should be able to agree on, whatever the tensions behind the

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scenes. The challenge over the next three weeks is to the voters. -- is

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The challenges of the steel industry have been well documented over

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the past 18 months - but now scientists in Swansea

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say their research is helping it become more efficient.

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Two projects at the University have won Royal Society

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awards for innovation - which they say can make the UK steel

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These days there's less fanfare, but just as much innovation.

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They've scanned these large furnaces in Port Talbot

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to see exactly how the liquid steel moves -

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improving the design - so the lining lasts longer,

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and the pipes that blow the air in to mix are more efficient.

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the steelworks ?4 million a year.

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Production of steel in Port Talbot is important for the local community

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and also important to the economy of Wales so we are generating more

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value through innovation. This needle barely

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looks like its moving - but its checking the new coating

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on this piece of steel. They prevent rust

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and are not just used in the steel industry but for construction,

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cars and planes. as long as what's used now,

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because it only releases the chemical that's used

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to prevent corrosion - This is what they have currently and

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if we can offer something better, it is a market leader.

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The current industry coating is toxic and will be banned in 2019.

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The research to find a replacement has taken 20 years.

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You could put it down to luck as well, we tested it, five days a

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week, 24 hours. They have been churned out over time, a student

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could the test on and then we did it for a whole month because we could

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for the project is to start a business in south Wales -

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the market is estimated at around 30 million pounds.

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There'll also be a UK Steel Science Centre

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in Swansea Bay as part of the City Deal.

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It will aim to see even more innovations

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in the lab to keep Port Talbot steelworks at the front

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Claire is here with tonight's sport now - Claire.

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They looked down and out but Newport County could be

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on the verge of turning around their season and staying

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The Exiles are a side transformed under caretaker Coach Mike Flynn.

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He's been speaking about what it would mean to him if his side can

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Training with the spring on their step, their season was written off a

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few weeks ago but how things have changed. Many are putting their

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revival down to this man, caretaker manager Mike Flynn. When he came in

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in March, they were bottom of the table, he has been in charge for

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seven games and they have 14-mac of them. We have had a good run but

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that counts for nothing no, there are five games to go. I want to make

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sure that good run continues. We need to stay in the football league,

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it is huge. They are still in the relegation zone but just three

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points adrift. A home win over struggling Yeovil Town, coupled with

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defeat by Hartlepool -- for Hartlepool with see them claim above

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the drop zone. Tomorrow is a massive game. If we get a win, we will be in

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a good place so hopefully tomorrow is a good game for us and we get the

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result. The boss is passionate about this club, it means everything to

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him. For fans of the club it is often a roller-coaster ride, the

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club return to the football league after a 25 year absence in 2013.

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Their performance at Wembley saw them enjoy a homecoming parade. The

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manager says it is vital to keep their status, not just for the club

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but for the town. Say what it means to everybody, not just me but my

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family, my friends, people, you get stopped in the streets, I would say

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a dream come true but it would be massive, it would mean so much to me

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if I am of -- if I am honest. They are defying logic and expectation,

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the momentum is building and the fairy tale ending could be on the

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And plans for Rodney Parade, the home the Exiles share

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with the Dragons will be discussed at a General Meeting of Newport RFC

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They're set to vote on the potential takeover of the Dragons

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and the Rodney Parade ground by the WRU, which needs 75 percent

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Finally Snooker and the only Welshman at the World

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snooker Championship, Ryan Day will play World number 44

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It's the first time in 40 years of the event at The Crucible that

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How's it looking for the Easter weekend?

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The all important question. Good evening.

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One or two showers but a fair amount of dry weather as well.

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Some bright weather and sunshine in the mix.

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During the early hours thicker cloud will bring a little rain

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Here's the picture for 8 in the morning.

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Damp in mid Wales and the NW with mist and hill fog.

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During the day, rain and drizzle will become more widespread.

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The rain turning heavier and more persistent in north,

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mid and West Wales later in the afternoon.

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The rain turning heavier mid to late afternoon.

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Monmouthshire mostly dry and cloudy tomorrow.

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The temperature reaching 12 or 13 Celsius.

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Tomorrow evening rain will spread southeast and clear away.

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Dry overnight bar the odd shower and turning cooler.

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And then for Saturday, not a bad day overall.

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Breaks in the cloud and some sunshine.

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There is the risk of some rain in the north for a time.

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Elsewhere dry and brightening-up with some sunshine.

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Temperatures not that high but out of the breeze it

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Bank Holiday Monday, one or two showers here and there.

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The cloud breaking with some sunshine.

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So a mixed bag this Easter weekend and rather cool but a reasonable

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We'll be back with a quick update at eight, more

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But that is Wales Today, from all of us on the programme,

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