:00:00. > :00:08.Tonight's headlines: 2,000 jobs and a strong contribution
:00:09. > :00:11.A review says the world's first tidal lagoon in
:00:12. > :00:16.But there remains concern over the impact it could have on wildlife
:00:17. > :00:21.and funding for the billion pound project needs to be secured.
:00:22. > :00:24.And also tonight, the latest on how much less we could be paying
:00:25. > :00:47.The ?1.3 billion Swansea Bay tidal lagoon should get the go ahead.
:00:48. > :00:48.That's the recommendation from a review commissioned
:00:49. > :00:54.It says it would make a "strong contribution" to the energy supply,
:00:55. > :00:58.In a moment we'll look at the challenges the project
:00:59. > :01:01.still faces before it gets the go ahead, but first our
:01:02. > :01:02.economic correspondent Sarah Dickins looks at just
:01:03. > :01:09.A 10.5 kilometre long causeway forming an 11 kilometre lagoon,
:01:10. > :01:12.producing enough tidal energy to generate power for
:01:13. > :01:20.A designer's vision that is now much more likely to happen.
:01:21. > :01:25.The report from the independent Hendry Review recommends
:01:26. > :01:28.that the Swansea tidal lagoon goes ahead.
:01:29. > :01:41.It said let's start tidal lagoons, let's start with Swansea,
:01:42. > :01:47.As the tides ebb and flow so the lagoon, the world's first
:01:48. > :01:51.marine hydro power station, will generate electricity.
:01:52. > :01:54.There would be 16 turbines using the energy as the tide
:01:55. > :02:00.It would also generate hundreds of Welsh jobs.
:02:01. > :02:02.We have an opportunity now for the UK to use
:02:03. > :02:05.its formidable skills to start a new global industry.
:02:06. > :02:11.To do so in a way that enhances our energy security
:02:12. > :02:15.of supply and helps meet our decarbonisation commitments.
:02:16. > :02:18.And at a cost to the pathfinder that is around the cost of a pint
:02:19. > :02:24.Tidal Lagoon Power has promised that half of the ?1.3 billion cost
:02:25. > :02:30.This Abergavenny company will be the first on-site,
:02:31. > :02:33.carrying out the civil engineering for Swansea tidal lagoon.
:02:34. > :02:39.They expect to have 100 people working on the site.
:02:40. > :02:42.By this project going ahead, that will enable us to keep on expanding,
:02:43. > :02:45.to recruit more local people, to train more local people
:02:46. > :02:54.GE at Rugby have the contract for the turbines.
:02:55. > :02:57.At first they would only be assembled in Wales
:02:58. > :03:00.but Tidal Lagoon Power has already put out a tender to build a new ?22
:03:01. > :03:08.million turbine manufacturing plant in Swansea docks.
:03:09. > :03:11.We have invested over the last couple of years in new robots
:03:12. > :03:14.and other automated capability to be able to not only deliver
:03:15. > :03:18.the workload that we have today but also to be able to deliver
:03:19. > :03:27.The Swansea project is the first of six in Tidal Lagoon Power's plans.
:03:28. > :03:34.For tidal energy to have a truly transformational effect
:03:35. > :03:38.on our economy then more lagoons need to follow, particularly here
:03:39. > :03:45.That is when the Welsh economy would really feel the difference,
:03:46. > :03:48.not just in terms of jobs, but also businesses that would be
:03:49. > :03:54.Charles Hendry has suggested there should be a pause to see
:03:55. > :03:59.He is also talking about a tidal lagoon authority.
:04:00. > :04:02.All things that could delay that development.
:04:03. > :04:04.The UK Government says it will consider the recommendations
:04:05. > :04:11.The company hopes to start work on site in spring 2018.
:04:12. > :04:14.As well as securing the necessary funds and the backing
:04:15. > :04:16.of the UK Government, the tidal lagoon scheme also needs
:04:17. > :04:19.a so-called marine licence from Natural Resources Wales.
:04:20. > :04:22.After years of discussions there's still no sign of agreement
:04:23. > :04:24.with serious concerns being raised about the lagoon's
:04:25. > :04:30.Our environment correspondent Steffan Messenger now on what's next
:04:31. > :04:37.Swansea Bay is home to a plethora of birds, fish and other wildlife.
:04:38. > :04:41.So what impact would the lagoon have on them?
:04:42. > :04:45.We promote marine ecosystem regeneration with a ten
:04:46. > :04:49.Developers say the effect on nature will be negligible but fishing
:04:50. > :04:57.The lagoon in Swansea will affect the rivers Tawe, Neath and Afan,
:04:58. > :05:00.all of which are important salmon and sea trout rivers and Natural
:05:01. > :05:07.They haven't yet issued a marine licence.
:05:08. > :05:09.Planning permission for the Swansea Bay lagoon
:05:10. > :05:12.was initially granted based on modelling that suggested it
:05:13. > :05:17.But before Christmas Natural Resources Wales
:05:18. > :05:20.revised its predictions, claiming 21% of salmon and 25%
:05:21. > :05:24.of sea trout could be killed each year as they migrate
:05:25. > :05:33.Tidal Lagoon Power say they don't agree with the figures or the way
:05:34. > :05:37.They have submitted new evidence to NRW which could lead to further
:05:38. > :05:39.delay as a fresh consultation on the marine licence
:05:40. > :05:47.The irony here is that this is about green energy and lots of it.
:05:48. > :05:50.If all six lagoons are built and live up to their promise
:05:51. > :05:52.of delivering around 12% of our electricity needs,
:05:53. > :05:55.that could be a significant boost to the UK's efforts to cut carbon
:05:56. > :05:57.emissions and tackle climate change, which is generally agreed
:05:58. > :06:04.to be the greatest threat to nature conservation.
:06:05. > :06:06.Having listened to the environmental arguments, Charles Hendry's report
:06:07. > :06:09.recommends the first lagoon in Swansea is given the go-ahead,
:06:10. > :06:14.so any effect on wildlife can be carefully monitored.
:06:15. > :06:16.Hendry's review indicates that both economically
:06:17. > :06:18.and environmentally in his view, in his team's view,
:06:19. > :06:23.That is a wake-up call to the UK Government
:06:24. > :06:29.They now need to do their work properly to ensure that they
:06:30. > :06:38.Several environmental charities have given the report's conclusions
:06:39. > :06:41.a cautious welcome but they want assurances there will be enough
:06:42. > :06:43.of a pause between building the first lagoon and starting
:06:44. > :06:49.We are recommending that eight years minimum should be the pause
:06:50. > :06:51.because that is the time span of two fish spawning cycles.
:06:52. > :06:54.If you leave less time than that then we really can't monitor
:06:55. > :07:01.Natural Resources Wales says it's working closely with the developers
:07:02. > :07:04.of the proposed Swansea lagoon and other experts to make sure it
:07:05. > :07:07.rigorously and fairly assesses the impact of this
:07:08. > :07:13.Developing new sources of sustainable energy in a way that
:07:14. > :07:15.minimises harm to the environment is a goal, it says, it
:07:16. > :07:23.Tonight's other news now and the tolls on the Severn Crossings
:07:24. > :07:25.could be cut by more than had been expected.
:07:26. > :07:28.From 2018 when the bridges are due to revert to public ownership,
:07:29. > :07:31.under UK Government plans all cars and small vehicles will pay ?3.
:07:32. > :07:36.Here's our political editor Nick Servini.
:07:37. > :07:40.After years in which drivers have been paying off the cost of building
:07:41. > :07:43.the second Severn Crossing with Britain's biggest bridge toll,
:07:44. > :07:47.new details emerge of what will happen when the bill is paid off.
:07:48. > :07:49.We already knew the current ?6.70 charge for cars
:07:50. > :07:53.Now there is confirmation it will come down further to ?3.
:07:54. > :07:56.Small vans will see a particularly big reduction with the current toll
:07:57. > :08:08.of more than ?13 also coming down to ?3.
:08:09. > :08:11.Lorries and cultures will pay ?10 instead of ?20.
:08:12. > :08:16.Tomorrow we will also see the publication of the consultation
:08:17. > :08:19.into whether to bring in a free flow charging system which would use
:08:20. > :08:23.number plate recognition to identify cars and remove the need to stop
:08:24. > :08:31.Drivers would then pay online or by phone and bring to an end
:08:32. > :08:34.the queues which have been a regular feature on the bridges
:08:35. > :08:39.The UK Government says the new tolls will help boost jobs
:08:40. > :08:42.and trade by cutting the cost of doing business.
:08:43. > :08:45.As well as being welcome news for drivers, this is also a tiny
:08:46. > :08:48.reminder that we are approaching a moment of major change to the cost
:08:49. > :08:55.of entering and leaving South Wales by road.
:08:56. > :08:57.A 30-year-old man has appeared in court charged
:08:58. > :09:02.Dean Joseph Cody, of no fixed address, is accused of killing
:09:03. > :09:03.35-year-old David James Kingsbury a week ago.
:09:04. > :09:06.He was remanded in custody to appear at Mold Crown Court tomorrow.
:09:07. > :09:08.Two other men, charged with assisting an offender,
:09:09. > :09:18.A man who cut his throat in the dock at Haverfordwest Magistrates Court
:09:19. > :09:22.Lukasz Robert Pawlowski, who's 33 and lives in Pembroke Dock,
:09:23. > :09:25.has been arrested on suspicion of possession of a blade.
:09:26. > :09:31.He was due to be sentenced for sexual assault yesterday.
:09:32. > :09:33.In an exclusive interview with BBC Wales, the Labour leader,
:09:34. > :09:36.Jeremy Corbyn, has said that allowing the Welsh Government to set
:09:37. > :09:40.its own immigration rules would be "fraught with difficulties".
:09:41. > :09:42.Mr Corbyn says the idea, which is backed by some
:09:43. > :09:47.of his own MPs, would be very difficult to implement.
:09:48. > :09:51.If you set up a Welsh limit on immigration or started the same
:09:52. > :09:54.thing for English regions would you then restrict the movement
:09:55. > :10:03.What would you do if it was a contracting industry,
:10:04. > :10:06.building industry that had a contract to do work
:10:07. > :10:12.Would you say that the European workers couldn't go and work on it?
:10:13. > :10:15.I think it's fraught with difficulties.
:10:16. > :10:18.Some football news and new Swansea City head coach Paul Clement has
:10:19. > :10:20.completed his first signing since taking up the job.
:10:21. > :10:23.The Swans have bought Dutch international
:10:24. > :10:28.They are believed to have paid PSV Eindhoven a fee
:10:29. > :10:33.Gritters and out in force across Wales tonight.
:10:34. > :10:36.Drivers are being warned to prepare for icy conditions on the roads
:10:37. > :10:38.overnight and into the morning as temperatures are expected to drop
:10:39. > :10:47.Snow did fall in some parts of Wales today but caused little disruption.
:10:48. > :10:54.Is ice likely to be the main issue first thing tomorrow?
:10:55. > :11:02.I think so. Those arctic winds have arrived and temperatures are
:11:03. > :11:08.dropping. It is slowing -- slowing in places at the moment. The wintry
:11:09. > :11:15.showers moving southwards across the country. Hail and snow and even
:11:16. > :11:18.thunderstorms in places. Some clear weather overnight with temperatures
:11:19. > :11:24.close to freezing or below. Widespread ice is likely. We do have
:11:25. > :11:29.an Met Office warning in force for snow and ice and a dusting of snow
:11:30. > :11:35.possible almost anywhere. A few centimetres in places but more in
:11:36. > :11:39.upland areas. An icy start tomorrow. A windy one as well with strong to
:11:40. > :11:47.gale force north-westerly winds. The wintry showers about but also some
:11:48. > :11:50.dry and bright weather. Across the rest of the UK sleet and snow in
:11:51. > :11:56.south-east England will clear during the morning and many places then dry
:11:57. > :11:59.and bright with sunshine. A sprinting of wintry showers in
:12:00. > :12:03.Northern Ireland and the North of Scotland and windy especially in the
:12:04. > :12:08.east. Severe gale force winds combining with some large waves
:12:09. > :12:16.could lead to some coastal flooding on the East Coast. The temperature
:12:17. > :12:21.only two Celsius in Glasgow. Close to home there will be a few wintry
:12:22. > :12:25.showers with snow in places tomorrow afternoon and some parts will stay
:12:26. > :12:29.dry. They will be sunshine and temperatures below average and
:12:30. > :12:39.feeling very cold in the wind. Bitterly cold on the cold -- hills
:12:40. > :12:43.and mountains tomorrow. Tomorrow evening, further wintry showers and
:12:44. > :12:49.some clear frosty weather as well. Still breezy with icy patches. Enter
:12:50. > :12:55.Saturday and a few showers. Most of the snow confined to the hills and
:12:56. > :12:58.mountains. Some sunshine as well as rain and less windy and feeling
:12:59. > :13:07.chilly. All change on Sunday. Cloudy with rain and drizzle. Turning
:13:08. > :13:12.milder. In the meantime someone today whether to come over the next
:13:13. > :13:15.few days. Take care if you are travelling and keep warm.
:13:16. > :13:17.We will have the very latest on the weather picture across Wales
:13:18. > :13:21.There will be travel and weather updates too on Radio Wales,
:13:22. > :13:32.That's Wales Today. From all of us here, good night.
:13:33. > :13:36.'Alla I ddeud 'tha chi bod "man flu" yn bodoli.