In response to Alun Davies' comments on the Welsh Langugae Standards, Manon Elin, Chair of Cymdeithas yr Iaith's language rights group, said: "The Minister for the Welsh Language has said he wants to build on the Standards system, and we welcome that. What is more, we see it is necessary to strengthen the Welsh Language Measure to include the private sector, and to include the unquestionable right to use the language in every aspect of life on the face of the bill – which would put flesh on the bones of the existing Standards system.

Language campaigners have celebrated Education Secretary Kirsty Williams' announcement that there will be a presumption against the closure of

A mother from Talgarreg in Ceredigion has been elected as the new Chair of Cymdeithas yr Iaith following the organisation's annual general meeting over the weekend. Heledd Gwyndaf was born in Bangor and spent time on the Llyn Peninsula. She moved to the south of Wales while relatively young and went to Ysgol y Dderwen, Carmarthen, Ysgol y Strade, Llanelli and Ysgol Dyffryn Teifi. She attended Bangor University to study History and Welsh before going to the United States to earn a master's degree in Teaching and Learning Theories.