News Archive

30/05/2017 - 16:41
Māori language advocates and activists from the Te Panekiretanga o te Reo group (School for Language Excellence) from Aotearoa-New Zealand visted the Urdd Eisteddfod today (Tuesday 30th May) as a part of their study trip visiting lesser spoken language communities across western Europe.
29/05/2017 - 16:06
Most kids need to attend Welsh-medium primary schools by 2030 in order to reach the Welsh Government's million Welsh speakers target, according to a campaign group's research.   
03/05/2017 - 10:22
Following an open forum to discuss the use of Welsh in health provision in Carmarthen Cymdeithas yr Iaith has welcomed steps to improve Welsh provision while maintaining that a change of mindset is needed for the long-term.
27/04/2017 - 17:16
Campaign group Cymdeithas yr Iaith has welcomed a tribunal's decision to refuse a bid by Pembrokeshire County Council to block rights for vulnerable people to receive services in Welsh.   The local authority had attempted to challenge a duty imposed on the authority to provide simultaneous translation in meetings with individuals to discuss their well-being so the discussion could take place in Welsh. Responding to the decision, Bethan Williams from Cymdeithas yr Iaith Gymraeg commented:
24/03/2017 - 10:26
Campaigners have picketed supermarkets in Cardiff and Bangor over a lack of Welsh language services with a call to strengthen