:00:19. > :00:21.Estate agents in Monmouthshire say they're seeing a big increase
:00:22. > :00:24.in the number of people from England buying property in the area.
:00:25. > :00:26.They say it's partly because of the promise to cut
:00:27. > :00:30.the Severn Bridge tolls which have risen today by 10 pence - to ?6.70.
:00:31. > :00:33.The UK government says it will halve the fees in 20-18 when the bridges
:00:34. > :00:39.To commemorate the first crossing of the Severn Bridge, I have great
:00:40. > :00:43.They've opular since the first bridge was opened
:00:44. > :00:51.Less popular - the charge to use either of the two Severn
:00:52. > :00:53.crossings when travelling from England into Wales.
:00:54. > :00:55.Especially if you live or work near the border,
:00:56. > :01:06.And my partner does so we are paying sort of ?13 a day to get to and from
:01:07. > :01:09.I train over in Portishead two nights a week.
:01:10. > :01:11.It becomes a struggle to get back and forth
:01:12. > :01:15.So as house prices in places like Bristol rise sharply, the UK
:01:16. > :01:19.Government says it's going the half the tolls for the bridges in 2018
:01:20. > :01:22.when they come back into public ownership.
:01:23. > :01:26.Estate agents say that combination is resulting
:01:27. > :01:29.in more sales in Chepstow, Caldicot and here in Magor,
:01:30. > :01:38.About 70 to 80% of all buyers recently have
:01:39. > :01:46.And of course with the bridge coming down in
:01:47. > :01:48.price, people are assuming that they are going to be able
:01:49. > :01:51.to work over the bridge and save a lot of money.
:01:52. > :01:55.says people moving into the area could be great for business.
:01:56. > :01:57.But it also says there's also a challenge.
:01:58. > :02:00.Cheaper tolls might make it more likely that people to go
:02:01. > :02:02.Causeway shopping centre across the water too.
:02:03. > :02:09.The traders should wake up a little bit and think about working together
:02:10. > :02:16.more to do something in the town, to make sure that we are attractive,
:02:17. > :02:22.more attractive than we are at the moment, because the cribs Cosway is
:02:23. > :02:24.going to expand, there will be a temptation of people to go out of
:02:25. > :02:30.the town and go there. The Welsh government says it wants
:02:31. > :02:32.control over the bridge tolls. The UK government has no plans
:02:33. > :02:36.to hand it over but will confirm more details about lowing
:02:37. > :02:38.their cost in due course. A man has been arrested in Llanberis
:02:39. > :02:40.following the suspicious death North Wales Police say they're not
:02:41. > :02:45.looking for anyone else in connection with the incident -
:02:46. > :02:47.which happened at around They are currently
:02:48. > :02:50.awaiting the results A teenager is in a critical
:02:51. > :02:53.condition in hospital following an incident
:02:54. > :02:59.in Newport last night. Police were called to Edward
:03:00. > :03:01.the Seventh Avenue just after ten o'clock, where they found
:03:02. > :03:03.a 19-year-old man Two people are in custody
:03:04. > :03:11.in connection with the incident - and detectives are appealing
:03:12. > :03:12.for witnesses. A wetland centre in Carmarthenshire
:03:13. > :03:14.has re-opened, nine days after closing, following a case
:03:15. > :03:19.of an infectious strain of bird flu. The UK's first H5-N8 strain
:03:20. > :03:22.in a wild bird was found in a wild duck on the Burry Estuary,
:03:23. > :03:28.near the Llanelli Wetland Centre. It closed "as a precautionary
:03:29. > :03:31.measure", but now says all the birds "look fine" and would
:03:32. > :03:35.be watched closely. the Scarlets completed
:03:36. > :03:40.the season's Pro12 double over the Cardiff Blues,
:03:41. > :03:42.in a compelling match in Llanelli. A try by Willis Halaholo wasn't
:03:43. > :03:44.enough to turn things The final score 15-10
:03:45. > :03:50.to the Scarlets. At Rodney Parade, the Ospreys
:03:51. > :03:52.continued their winning streak, beating the Newport
:03:53. > :03:55.Gwent Dragons by 7-0. Justin Tipuric opened
:03:56. > :03:58.the scoring in the first half, In football - as Swansea City look
:03:59. > :04:07.set to appoint the club's third manager this season -
:04:08. > :04:09.the Supporters' Trust say they're happy with
:04:10. > :04:11.the choice of Paul Clement. It's believed the former Derby boss
:04:12. > :04:14.and current Bayern Munich assistant-manager has been in talks
:04:15. > :04:16.with the Premiership club The American, Bob Bradley,
:04:17. > :04:22.was sacked on Tuesday. It's understood an official
:04:23. > :04:40.announcement may come As a 21% shareholder we have been
:04:41. > :04:45.kept fully involved in the selection process. Paul has a very good
:04:46. > :04:49.pedigree, albeit inexperience as a manager. But his pedigree is
:04:50. > :04:53.something that we welcome. We think he will be well-placed to keep us in
:04:54. > :04:58.this league. But if that fails, we think he is the man to mount a
:04:59. > :05:01.promotion challenge that is needed next season.
:05:02. > :05:03.Meanwhile in the National Leage Wrexham were in
:05:04. > :05:05.action this afternoon - but Southport avenged their Boxing
:05:06. > :05:07.Day defeat at the Racecourse - beating Wrexham by three
:05:08. > :05:11.Thousands of people in Wales got 2017 off to a chilly start
:05:12. > :05:13.with a New Year's Day swim in the sea.
:05:14. > :05:15.Nearly 2,000 swimmers braved the waves at this charitable event
:05:16. > :05:19.Other events were held around the Welsh coast with up
:05:20. > :05:21.to 500 swimmers at events in Barry and Abersoch.
:05:22. > :05:23.But organisers cancelled a dip at Morfa Nefyn
:05:24. > :05:25.in Gwynedd due to high winds - that's now been
:05:26. > :05:31.It should be a bit warmer by then - so let's take a look
:05:32. > :05:34.at the New Year weather forecast - skies will clear overnight and it'll
:05:35. > :05:38.A much colder night ahead than recently,
:05:39. > :05:42.A clear and cold start tomorrow morning, then largely dry
:05:43. > :05:45.with plenty of sunshine and lighter winds.
:05:46. > :05:49.Top temperature for the Bank Holiday, six Celsius.
:05:50. > :05:51.That's all from us for the moment - we'll be back with another
:05:52. > :06:16.Good evening. Well, to Bake Off 2017, the weather has been fairly
:06:17. > :06:17.mixed, wet and cloudy in the South, colder but