‘Reversing the tide against the Welsh language in our communities’, is the language campaign group Cymdeithas yr Iaith Gymraeg’s description of the Planning Bill they launched in the Senedd in Cardiff today. The Property and Planning Bill, drafted by the language pressure group, outlines a package of changes in order to protect Welsh speaking communities as well as expanding its use in every part of Wales.

Language activists marked the start of a period of protest in Aberystwyth today to press the Welsh Government to change its policies to ensure the Welsh language grows over the years ahead. Campaigners unveiled banners on bridges across Wales over the weekend - from Menai bridge to the Severn bridge - calling on the Government to act starting on Pont Trefechan in Aberystwyth. This series of symbolic campaigns is a response to the crisis shown by the Census results over a year ago.

Business came to a standstill for half an hour at Marks and Spencer in Trostre, near Llanelli, today (Saturday 25th January) after members of Cymdeithas yr Iaith refused to pay for their shopping  

In a meeting today (Saturday 18th of January), members of Cymdeithas yr Iaith decided that the Government had failed to act on 5 out of 6 policy demands the organisation set out 6 months ago. The 6 points are: Welsh-medium Education for All - the meeting heard that the government will not consider revising the Second Language Welsh curriculum for a further year.