Following Ceredigion County Council's Cabinet's decision today to publish a statutory notice to close Ysgol Llangynfelyn in North Ceredigion, Bethan Williams, Dyfed organiser for Cymdeithas yr Iaith said: "We congratulate parents, children and the community of Llangynfelyn on their persistent campaign to keep the school open. Many of the families have moved to the area, but they have become an active part of the community, and the school is their main contact with the Welsh language and culture.

Keeping a promise to open a new Welsh medium starter class in Grangetown this month would be evidence that Cardiff Council's leader is 'serious about supporting the Welsh language', according to local language campaigners.

Cardiff Council has claimed that Welsh is not part of the ‘social fabric’ of the capital city in a letter to language campaigners about its planning policy.

During a demonstration outside the Welsh Government stand at the Eisteddfod in Meifod on Friday 7th August, members of Cymdeithas yr Iaith have dumped an old car at the entrance to the stand with the words "Cymraeg Ail Iaith" ("Welsh as a second language") painted on it.