On a huge weekend for Welsh sport, we looked at Wales’ chances of winning a Six Nations Grand Slam in Paris, the South Wales derby and the unveiling of Gemma Grainger as the new Wales Women’s manager.
Away from the sport, we also covered the controversy surrounding the Welsh language options on the census and a brand new environmental mural in Grangetown.
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17:17
Signing Off…
And that’s that!
Thank you for following our live coverage, we’ll be back on Tuesday for another exciting day of news.
And come on Wales!
16:40
And that’s a wrap!
16:04
A summary of today’s news
Our headlines this afternoon:
- All eyes are on the Stade de France as Wales look to win their second Six Nations Grand Slam in three years.
- Mark Drakeford has announced that vaccinations will go ahead as planned until the end of the month.
- Black Welsh history will be taught to all pupils says Education Minister Kirsty Williams
- Maindy Velodrome is to be relocated to Cardiff International Sports Village, with the former site to be taken over by Cathays High School.
- There’s growing concern amongst Welsh speakers surrounding the options for the Welsh language on the 2021 census.
- A whale has been painted onto the side of a house in Grangetown as a warning against climate change.
- And one of Wales’ biggest football matches is happening tomorrow. Swansea City take on Cardiff for a chance to steal the bragging rights away from their rivals.
15:44
Coming up on CJS at 4
CJS at 4 newsreader Lowri Pitcher has a sneak preview at what we can expect from our 4 o’clock bulletin.
15:07
East Vs West
As Swansea City prepare to take on Cardiff at in the South Wales Derby tomorrow, we spoke to two of our sport reporters to see their predictions for tomorrow’s big game.
Caleb Darwin, CJS’s self- proclaimed “resident Cardiff City fan” is backing Mick McCarthy’s Blues and predicts a 2-1 win for City.
Henry Payne points out that that Cardiff have only lost once in their last fourteen games and are on top form. But because of Swansea’s strong defence, he reckons it will be a 1-1 draw.
13:47
Give us a laugh!
With it being Comic Relief today, here’s a selection of our reporters telling us their very best (and worst) jokes. We apologise in advance…
13:35
Coming up at 2
Our newsreader Zahra Fatima talks us through what’s coming up during CJS News’ 2 o clock bulletin
12:50
Round and round and round…
There’s big news for cycling fans in Cardiff as plans have emerged to relocate the Maindy Velodrome to the Cardiff International Sports Village. It comes as the current location is slated to taken over by Cathays High School.
The track has previously been home to a certain Geraint Thomas… I wonder what happened to him?
Our reporter Aliraza Manji has been out and about and, as you can tell from the photo below, he’s been really getting into the spirit of things!
12:43
Today’s Coronavirus Briefing
The First Minister Mark Drakeford is currently giving an update on the current coronavirus situation in Wales.
The main headlines are:
- Everyone who is scheduled for a second dose will still be able to receive one
- No pre-existing appointments will be cancelled this month
- There are two clusters of cases in Anglesey and Merthyr Tydfil
- People need to engage more with contact tracing
The First Minister also encouraged people to only watch Saturday’s rugby with their own household.
12:33
A new curriculum
Much has been written over the last few weeks on the new curriculum being implemented here in Wales, but there’s one specific aspect that is being celebrated today by activists.
Welsh Education Minister Kirsty Williams announced today that black history will be taught to all pupils, in a victory for campaign groups.
Wales has a long history of BME figures, with some of the most prominent figures being headmaster Betty Campbell and rugby player Clive Sullivan.
12:17
Which box should I tick?
There’s growing concern amongst Welsh speakers surrounding the options for the Welsh language on the 2021 census.
Currently, there’re four options for Welsh on the census, ‘Speak Welsh’, ‘Read Welsh’, ‘Understand Welsh’ and ‘Write Welsh’ and some campaigners are urging Welsh speakers of all levels to tick all four boxes.
Cymdeithas yr Iaith (Welsh Language Society) are behind the campaign and told our reporters that they feel that there’s an inconsistency as there’s only one option for the English language.
11:51
Live at the Principality
Our reporter Seb Bench has been out and about around Cardiff, getting ready to preview the all-important Wales v France rugby match.
Can Wales hold on and claim a second Grand Slam in three years?
10:56
Hard at work
It’s all go here at CJS News!
Alicia is currently editing together something to give us all a bit of a laugh – it is Comic Relief today after all.
Let us know what your favourite jokes are by contacting us at @broadcastcjs
10:23
Back to the studio
One of our CJS News presenting team today is rather excited about being back in the studio.
As you can see from Zahra’s tweet below, we’ve got an absolutely jam packed day of news!
10:01
And your new Wales Women’s manager is…
Gemma Grainger!
Grainger joins from just across the border, having been a part of England’s youth setup. She’ll take charge of her first senior international matches later this Spring.
09:54
Moving away from the rugby…
Despite the main sporting focus being on the rugby, we have some upcoming breaking news as Wales Women reveal their new manager.
The position has been vacant since previous manager Jayne Ludlow resigned after Wales failed to qualify for a second successive major tournament.
The Welsh FA are making the announcement at 10:00 so we’ll be bringing you that as soon as we get it
The new manager will be looking to take Jess Fishlock and co. to Australia and New Zealand for the 2023 World Cup.
09:42
And we’re off!
A busy start to the morning with our production team spilling out into the corridors of JOMEC.
