News Archive

Give newcomers a stake in the future of our Welsh-speaking communities - Cymdeithas plea to Council

24/03/2015 - 17:43

Expressing its disappointment that Ceredigion's Cabinet has once again taken the "predictable" path of starting a Statutory Consultation on a proposal to close two village schools Cymdeithas say that these schools could be the key to drawing newcomers into Welsh-language community life.

Gwynedd housing association appoints two non-Welsh speakers

19/03/2015 - 21:14

Cymdeithas yr Iaith has responded with dismay to the news that two non-Welsh speaking directors have been appointed by Cartrefi Cymunedol Gwynedd.

Campaigners welcome Powys working group - but timetable needed

05/03/2015 - 18:14

Language campaigners have welcomed the announcement that Powys County Council is to establish a working group that will tackle the decline in the number of Welsh speakers in the County. On behalf of the Maldwyn branch of Cymdeithas yr Iaith, Elwyn Vaughan said:

New rights to the Welsh language - response

04/03/2015 - 10:00

Cymdeithas yr Iaith Gymraeg has reacted to the new language rights published today. Manon Elin, vice-chair of Cymdeithas yr Iaith Gymraeg’s rights group commented:

'How can we keep an eye on the council's work?'

25/02/2015 - 13:40

Carmarthenshire County Council has come under fire for stopping the public from going to meetings of a panel discussing far-reaching changes aimed at strengthening the Welsh language in the area.

Students target Morrisons

23/02/2015 - 11:03

Students have pasted posters in the Morrisons store in Aberystwyth as part of a national campaign against the supermarket because of its lack of Welsh language services.

School condemned without visit

11/02/2015 - 10:39

Cymdeithas yr Iaith has criticised a report presented to Ceredigion County Council that recommends the closure of a Welsh-medium village school, the author of which has neither visited the school or spoken to anyone connected specifically with the school.

Cross-party call to put the Welsh language at heart of Planning Bill

06/02/2015 - 13:22

Opposition parties warn Carwyn Jones over weak language rights

05/02/2015 - 11:16

NEW duties on organisations to provide services in Welsh could be blocked in the Assembly if there are not major improvements - that's the suggestion from the three opposition parties in a joint letter to the First Minister released today (4th February).