In light of Pembrokeshire County Council's decission yesterday to accept recommendations regarding changes to education in the north and south west of the county, Bethan Wiilliams, area officer of Dyfed for Cymdeithas yr Iaith said:

In a letter to John Whittingdale, Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, regarding possible cuts to S4C's funding, Cymdeithas yr Iaith Gymraeg has said that the Government was 'ignoring' the Welsh language and that they are ‘misunderstanding' the nature of S4C.

Ceredigion members of Cymdeithas yr Iaith have welcomed the fact that Ceredigion Ceredigion Council has voted to keep a condition requiring language impact assessments of specific developments. The campaigners also called on the Welsh Government to provide clearer planning guidelines. Planning legislation was passed recently that establishes the Welsh language a statutory consideration but the Government has not yet issued guidelines to explain how to implement the new law.

Cymdeithas yr Iaith Gymraeg has expressed its concern with a statement by the Welsh Government about changes to the way Welsh is taught in schools today.    Responding to the statement, Ffred Ffransis, education spokesperson for Cymdeithas yr Iaith Gymraeg, commented: