08/10/2016 BBC Wales Today

Ruption is expected on the A48 in Carmarthenshire next weekend -

when the road is closed to fix a fractured pipeline.

So far, nearly a 150,000 litres of kerosene have leaked

Normally tranquil part of the countryside. The silence broken by

these machines. The purpose was to minimise the impact of an oil spill

on the environment. The initial estimate of around 70,000 litres has

now risen to 140,000 of kerosene. It is coming from a pipeline which

carries the oil from the Pembroke refinery. With the cause of the

league still unknown that figure could rise. We have been told there

is an estimated 140,000 beaters. I think today we have been told 88,000

has been recovered. That is a significant figure this close to

when the incident happened. The fractured pipe is 12 metres below

ground and to fix the problem the A48 will have to be excavated,

meaning closure in both directions over a weekend. Natural resources

Wales said about half the spilt material has been recovered from the

water. And that it is working closely with the pipeline owner to

minimise the impact on wildlife. The environmental consequences of the

spillage are visible. And now a local assembly member is concerned

about the potential impact on the local economy. The proposal to close

what is the main arterial route in West Wales over the course of a

whole weekend has very serious implications. The closure is planned

from next Friday evening to early on Monday October 17. With traffic

diverted. People are being warned to expect delays as work is carried out

to find the source of the leak and to stop any further damage.

The man who delivered a blueprint for reforming public services

in Wales says he's "disappointed" so little has changed

since he recommended merging local councils -

Ministers have shelved plans for mergers, due to lack of support,

and now want councils to work together to deliver services

I think I am, personally. I think probably my commission members were

disappointed, given the depth of the evidence we took and at the time,

virtually everybody we spoke to expressed a view something had to be

done. The First Minister has called

on the Welsh Secretary to apologise for comments he made about Plaid

Cymru. Carwyn Jones says Alun Cairns's

attempt, on BBC Question Time, to link Plaid with illegal action

against migrants into Welsh-speaking communities,

was "unwise and baseless". A spokesman for Mr Cairns has

declined to comment. A memorial concert will be held

in Cardiff this evening to mark 50 Cantata Memoria, a new choral work

by composer Sir Karl Jenkins, will be premiered at

the Wales Millenium Centre. It includes a children's choir

of 116, which is the number of children who died

in the disaster. You can see highlights

of the concert on S4C Football now and the Wales Manager

Chris Coleman has confirmed that Joe Allen is out of tomorrow's

World Cup qualifier against Georgia, The squad trained at

the Cardiff City They're already without the Arsenal

midfielder Aaron Ramsey, It is a shame for us. It is good for

Georgia. It is a shame as well without Aaron, of course. But no, we

are there, the game is in front of us. We have got other players that

can step in and do the job for us, which they will.

In the National League Wrexham had their sixth defeat under Gary Mills,

An own goal by Wrexham goalkeeper Shwan Jalal helped the hosts.

And Newport County had a nil-nil draw away to Colchester United.

The weather forecast now, with Sue Charles.

The settled spell continues with more fine weather tomorrow.

Fairly quiet tonight with clear spells, less cloud, patchy

mist and fog, as temperatures will fall, seven to 10 Celsius but

A chilly start tomorrow, largely fine with sunny spells, some cloud

could be big enough for the odd bit of drizzle but otherwise dry and

feeling chilly in the north-easterly breeze.

13 Celsius in Wrexham and 15 in Carmarthenshire.

High pressure keeps it settled next week, but with chilly nights.

We'll be back at around 5 past 6 tomorrow evening.