P197 CEEFAX 197 Sat 9 Apr 00:29/12 1/9 COMING UP..... COAL: Rj-opening hope for Betws * Cznon Valley investment boost ABUSE: Social worker "blackmail" FACTO"Z: 230 jobs lost in Gwent RWANDA: Fears for Welsh family (5 MU$DIR: Police release man on bail IN BRIEF: Motorist dies in crash - Home 110 Flash 150 Diary 180 Politics 130 World 160 Dispatch 190 UsjrGuidjP197 CEEFAX 197 Sat 9 Apr 00:16/42 2/9 Union officials at Betws Colliery in Dyfed say they are hopeful the mine will re-open soon. They say they anticipate there will bj 90 jobs at the Ammanford pit where coal production ceased in January of last year. MUM official Anthony Jones says hj is confident that the majority of the workers who lost their jobs when Betws closed last June will bj re-employed at the mine. Home 110 Flash 150 Diary 180 Politics 130 World 160 Dispatch 190 UsjrGuidjP197 CJEFAX 197 Sat 9 Apr 00:40/24 3/9 The North Wales police authority has backed down in a dispute with the Home Office. It had wanted the Home Secretary to lift guidelines which prevented the current acting Chief Constable, John Tecwyn Owen, from applying for the post pjrmanjntly. Members djcidjd to re-advertise the job after learning there was no chance of a Govjrnmjnt climbdown. An appointment may bj made bz the end of May. Home 110 Flash 150 Diary 180 $ Politics 130 World 160 Dispatch 190 UsjrGuidjP197 CEEFAX 197 Sat 9 Apr 00:47/48 4/9 A clothing company is to close its factory in Newport, Gwent, in July with the loss of 230 jobs. Compton and Webb said the decision was necessary for survival in a highly competitive market. The factory, which makes military and police uniforms, has been trading at a considerable loss for the last three years. The OMB union said many of the workers are skilled machinists, pressers and mechanics. (upppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppz - Home 110 Flash 150 Diary 180 ( Politics 130 World 160 Dispatch 190 UsjrGuidjP197 CJJFAX 197 Sat 9 Apr 00:17/22 5/: I A social worker has denied trying to blackmail a witness in the Pembrokjshire child abuse case. $hj claim was made as Tudor Walters, of Dyfed council, gave evidence at the Swansea trial. Mr Walters was accused in court of putting pressure on a witness to help convict nine min of being in an alleged pajdophile ring. However, hj denied pressurising anzonj to make false allegations about sexual abuse. Home 110 Flash 150 Diary 180 Politics 130 World 160 Dispatch 190 UsjrGuidjP197 CJEFAX 197 Sat 9 Apr 00:04/20 6/: A family from Cardiff are caught up in the fighting in Rwanda. Peter and Jenny Andrews are working as missionaries and are in Kigali with their three children, Nicholas, Christopher and Benjamin. Mrs Andrews has also bren helping refugees from Burundi, who are camped out in the hills around Kigali. (u Home 110 Flash 150 Diary 180 Politics 130 World 160 Dispatch 190 UsjrGuidjP197 CEEFAX 197 Sat 9 Apr 00:01/12 7/9 I The WDA is to invest an additional £10.8 million in the Cznon Valley Joint Venture. The move to accelerate job creation follows British Coal's decision to close Tower Colliery. The venture was launched in 1991 with Cynon Valley Council and Mid Glamorgan County Council. The Agency said the investment represents an increase of more than 60% over planned spending. Home 110 Flash 150 Diary 180 Politics 130 World 160 Dispatch 190 UsjrGuidjP197 CJEFAX 197 Sat 9 Apr 00:45/14 8/9 A man has been released on police bail after being interviewed about the death of a widow on Anglesjy. A total of three min and a juvenile have been interviewed about the death of Doreen Morris. All four have been released without charge. The body of Mrs Morris, 64, was found in her burnt-out bungalow in Holyhjad a fortnight ago. Home 110 Flash 150 Diary 180 Politics 130 World 160 Dispatch 190 UsjrGuidjP197 CJEFAX 197 Sat 9 Apr 00:45/24 9/9 I CRASH: A motorist, 18, died after his Vauxhall car crashed into a lamppost in Abjrbargoed, Mid Glamorgan, last night. FESTIVAL: US playwright Arthur Miller has agreed to become a patton of the Swansea UK Year of Literature 1995. He joins a list including PD James. FIRE: Children are believed to have started a fire in an empty cottage in Newport, Gwent. Firemen limited the damage to fittings in the lounge. Home 110 Flash 150 Diary 180 Politics 130 World 160 Dispatch 190 UsjrGuidj