Summary

  • BBC Wales has been at King's Square, Barry, for day 1 of the election tour

  • Online, television and radio took the political temperature

  • Just 17 days until polling

  • Voters, school children and studio guests have been having their say on the big issues

  1. Postpublished at 15:03 BST 20 April 2015

    That's all from our live page reporting team - Elise Jenkins, Mike Burgess, Rhiannon Beacham and Nicola Bryan - for today. We'll be back on Wednesday from Guildhall Square in Carmarthen.

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  2. Postpublished at 14:46 BST 20 April 2015

    Eleri Sion and guest

    BBC Radio Wales presenter Eleri Sion chats to Barnaby Hibbert, who runs The Gallery restaurant which has won an award for sustainability.

  3. 'Poverty'published at 14:39 BST 20 April 2015

    Eileen Preen

    Eileen Preen, 80, said: "I'm worried about poverty in Barry. It's important to give to charity.

    "Me and my husband are better off now than we've ever been in our lives but we've saved been careful with our money.

    "I feel upset thinking of my mother and knowing she didn't have the life I've had. I'm going to vote, I always have."

  4. Postpublished at 14:22 BST 20 April 2015

    Mother-of-five Sandra Westall, 57, said: "The health service is on the decline. Mental health is under-resourced.

    "Something needs to be done about immigration. There are not enough jobs to go around.

    Sandra Westall

    "I haven't decided who to vote for yet, but I will definitely vote."

  5. Postpublished at 14:18 BST 20 April 2015

    Tim Jones, 62, from Barry, keeps us guessing...

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  6. Postpublished at 13:42 BST 20 April 2015

    Jamie Owen live from Barry

    Jamie live
  7. Postpublished at 13:20 BST 20 April 2015

    tent

    BBC Wales is broadcasting from the tent at King's Square, Barry, throughout the day

  8. Wales Today gearing uppublished at 13:14 BST 20 April 2015

    BBC Wales Today presenter Jamie Owen is gearing up to go live from the tour at 13:30 BST.

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  9. Behind the scenespublished at 12:36 BST 20 April 2015

    Stef Messenger

    Behind the scenes... youth correspondent Steff Messenger edits interviews being fed back to BBC Broadcasting House

  10. Postpublished at 12:30 BST 20 April 2015

    Meanwhile, back at the tent, the BBC Radio Wales' Good Evening Wales programme will be asking people in Barry whether the town's economy is the most important thing to them. Hear that or come and join in between 16:30 and 18:00 BST.

    Those who come along can also choose whether to drop a coloured ball into the yes box or no box, too.

    GEW team
  11. 'Voting matters'published at 12:17 BST 20 April 2015

    Pets 'R' Us manager Ian Bosley, 22, said he was going to vote.

    "It matters because it will determine how businesses like this are run.

    "Big companies are taking over and stamping out small companies. People need to shop local.

    "Small businesses need more help to stay open."

    Ian Bosley
  12. 'Voting is important'published at 12:13 BST 20 April 2015

    Owner of Color Nails Club, Huyen Thi, is from Vietnam and has run her business for five years.

    The mother-of-two said: "Barry is a good place to run a business. It's really friendly.

    "I think we get a pretty good deal here. There's lots of parking. I'm happy with the rent.

    "Compared to Vietnam we have things very good here. It's easier to get a good school here than it is in London.

    "I'm going to vote. It's important."

    Huyen Thi
  13. 'Get out of EU'published at 12:12 BST 20 April 2015

    William Tinto, 79, wants out of the EU.

    He said: "I voted to join the EEC but it's developed into a pantomime. I've got no time whatsoever for them.

    "I've traditionally lived in Labour areas all my life but I've always voted to keep Labour out."

    Williams Tinto
  14. 'Haven't thought about voting'published at 12:03 BST 20 April 2015

    His friend Jordon Olsen, 18, added: "I'm not sure what I want to do for a living but languages are always good to have.

    "It's hard getting a job and I think college will make it easier. I feel optimistic about the future.

    "I haven't thought about voting."

  15. 'Stuck up politicians'published at 12:01 BST 20 April 2015

    Tony Barnett, 18, at youth training provider The People Business, said: "I'm not going to vote. I think it's all boring. I think politicians are stuck up."

    The People Business
  16. 'Barry is rubbish'published at 11:55 BST 20 April 2015

    Ann went on: "Our town Barry is now rubbish. Shop rents are too high and local people can't afford the rent. I'd like to see things like haberdashers and delis.

    "I'd never move from Barry. I love it.

    "We're going to lose our library and that's not right."

  17. Postpublished at 11:53 BST 20 April 2015

    Ann Wright told us: "Waiting lists on the NHS are terrible. I'm waiting for a scan on my leg.

    "I'm diabetic. I've been waiting and waiting for an operation to have stents."

    Ann Wright
  18. Postpublished at 11:51 BST 20 April 2015

    Resident Fred, 65, told us: "Yes, I'm going to vote - the most important thing to me is the health service. It's difficult to get a doctor's appointment and that's why so many people end up going to the hospital."

  19. Postpublished at 11:43 BST 20 April 2015

    Ruby Nash, 27, has lived in Barry for 15 years and has two kids - including Cody, five, who has Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy.

    She's been campaigning for a house that's suitable for him.

    "My worry is that my son is going to become a prisoner on his own home. The the corridors are too narrow for his wheelchair. We can't afford a hoist to get him in and out of the bath because the house is not structurally strong enough to hold it."

    Ruby Nash

    "Government needs to step in to ensure that local authorities have suitable housing stock for disabled tenants."

  20. Postpublished at 11:37 BST 20 April 2015

    Anthony Musto, 28, said his dad has owned Lacucina coffee shop for 8 years.

    "I want to buy my own house. I rent with my fiancee at the moment. It's hard to save a deposit when you're renting because rent is so expensive. The government needs to help first time buyers.

    "Inheritance tax doesn't make sense. You pay tax all your life and then you've got to again when you're dead. It's unfair.

    "I don't think that putting minimum wage up is a good idea."

    Anthony Musto