28/08/2016 BBC Wales Today

Good evening.

Voters here would turn down devolution if a referendum

on the existence of the Welsh Assembly was held now -

that's according to the leader of the Welsh Conservatives.

Andrew RT Davies insists he supports devolution but claims

the Assembly and the Welsh Government have failed

to convince the public.

Here's our Political Correspondent, Arwyn Jones.

The end of the road for these runners this morning in the shadow

of the Assembly building in Cardiff Bay.

It is fair to say devolution is a marathon, not a sprint.

Since it was created in 1999, there's been another referendum to

give this place more powers and opinion polls

suggest support is growing.

Some of the runners here who support devolution said more work

was still needed to convince the voters.

There's a lack of understanding and communication as

to the relevance of the Welsh Assembly government in

people's lives.

And people have a general mistrust of politicians and the

establishment at the moment sadly.

With politics it is well, sort of, they'll do it.

We will just carry on and someone else will decide.

I think if they let people know enough

about politics... because it affects everybody.

Andrew RT Davies was the only party leader in Wales to

campaign to leave the EU.

He says that vote gives the political

establishment here such a kicking that support for the Assembly and

the Welsh government can no longer be taken for granted and that

a referendum to create an Assembly would not be won.

We've seen with the EU referendum that there is a strong

antiestablishment vein running through the voters'

minds at the moment.

The further away from Cardiff you go the less

warm the embrace given to the National Assembly.

Particularly in North Wales and in West Wales for example.

It is for politicians to raise their game

and promote the virtues of what

the National Assembly does for the people of Wales and indeed

actually redefine how decision-making is

taken here in Wales.

Good morning.

The Assembly was created by the tiniest of margins nearly 20

years ago.

The Welsh government says the public will judge its success on how

policies help their lives but that it won't take

anything for granted.

The last BHS store in Wales has closed today, in Swansea.

The company had six stores here and hundreds of jobs have been lost.

But the staff in Swansea decided to go out on a high -

as Nicola Smith reports.

CHEERING.

You'd be forgiven for thinking it's Christmas but staff

here are trying to bring some cheer to the store on its final day of

trading.

55 people work in Swansea including single mum, Dawn.

I've been here ten years and I'm absolutely

gutted that the shop is closing.

I'm likely to cry.

Genuinely.

I've loved every minute here.

Absolutely loved every minute of working here.

Today, she is saying goodbye along with the

hundreds of shoppers who came to a pick up a bargain and make one

last visit to a store that's been here for generations.

The other Welsh shops in Carmarthen, Cardiff Bay, Newport,

Wrexham and Llandudno have already closed after the retailer was put

into administration.

I will miss it dreadfully.

I know.

For our age group we don't get many choices.

It's sad really, isn't it?

Woolworths and everything.

All the old stores are going.

Yeah, another one gone.

There will be more going to go, isn't there?

It's all down to outlets outside the city, that's

what it's all down to.

But despite the uncertainty over the future of

their pensions, the store manager told me 80% of his staff have found

new jobs.

Lots of the retailers on the high Street have been very

helpful to us.

They've managed to secure vacancies for our staff and

the staff that work here, you know, yes, of course I'm biased but my

staff have been fabulous.

They are fabulous and they're going to be a credit

to other people where they go to work.

Just really good.

A couple of weeks ago I had my first interview in ten years

and thankfully I got the job.

So, yeah.

I was breathing a sigh of relief.

Tonight when the doors are closed and the stock cleared the

staff are holding their Christmas party.

It marks the end of an era for them, for the city and for

generations of BHS customers.

Cardiff Met have missed out on a place in the UEFA Women's

Champions-League knock-out stages.

They lost eight goals to nil to the Icelandic group

winners Bray-the-Blick.

Let's take a look at tomorrow's forecast -

and it'll feel fresher overnight with lows of 12C.

In the morning any mist or fogwill soon clear to leave a fine day,

with good spells of sunshine and light winds.

Top temperature 22C.

And that's all from us this bank holiday Sunday -

join us in Breakfast from 6.30 tomorrow morning.

Until then, nos da, goodnight.