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Sir - bbc Wales sympathises with Brian Christley of Abergele (North/South divide, Western Mail, Letters, 27 July) and his call for more local television news coverage. We recently published proposals to develop new local television services across Wales, offering viewers a daily news, sport and weather bulletin reflecting their own area in both Welsh and English. These new services would complement our current national news service, BBC Wales Today. If the BBC Governors approve our plans early next year, and sufficient funding is available, we believe local television services will enable BBC Wales to better reflect the local needs and interests of audiences throughout Wales.
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Local Tv Services-Coming Soon?
Controller, BBC Wales
SIR - Ninety four percent of people want a legal right to walk along the coast in Wales (ICM May 2006). This view is shared by your correspondent Mr G J Wheeler (Western Mail Letters, July 27). We trust people will find encouragement in recent words from Countryside Minister Carwyn Jones AM who said (Tuesday 25 July) 'There will be further consideration given to the issue of a...See the full content of this document
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