News Archive

Skype in Welsh - warm welcome on Diwrnod Shwmae Su’mae
15/10/2013 - 14:57
The online chatting application Skype will be available in Welsh from today,thanks to the voluntary translation work of some Welsh language activists. The news comes on Shwmae Su’mae Day, a day to encourage individuals to use and celebrate the Welsh language they have every day. The day is organised  by Mudiadau Dathlu’r Gymraeg (Celebrating Our Language), an umbrella group of 25 organisations that work to promote the language at grassroots level every day.
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Cymdeithas' Party Invite For County Council
24/09/2013 - 15:12
Cymdeithas yr Iaith has presented a party invitation to Terry Davies, Chair of Carmarthenshire County Council and Chris Byrne, Deputy Leader of the Council. The invite is to a party at the Council's unit on the National Eisteddfod field in Llanelli next August. The event, which Cymdeithas expect to attract up to 1000 people, will be designed to celebrate the County Council's new strategy for the future of the Welsh language and Welsh-speaking communities in the county.
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New multi-platform Welsh broadcaster needed, concern over BBC's attitude
14/09/2013 - 13:23
Language campaigners have expressed concern over BBC bosses’ lack of ambition for their Welsh language services today, saying that a new independent Welsh language provider is needed.
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Warning over council shake-up impact on Gwynedd language policy
09/09/2013 - 12:09
LOCAL government reorganisation should not threaten Gwynedd’s language policy, that’s Cymdeithas yr Iaith Gymraeg's main message today as they respond to the commission established to consider county councils’ future.
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Cymdeithas call on Carmarthenshire county council to change course to safeguard the language

05/09/2013 - 16:02
In giving evidence to Carmarthenshire County Council's Census Task Group, a delegation from Cymdeithas yr Iaith told the council that there needs to be a total change of course in policies if the Welsh language and communities are to live and thrive in the county.
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CYMDEITHAS YR IAITH BRING SHOP TO A STANDSTILL
03/08/2013 - 13:07
  Business came to a standstill in Marks and Spencer's  Carmarthen store  for half an hour this afternoon (Saturday 3rd of August) as members of Cymdeithas yr Iaith refused to pay for their shopping.  
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“Your Language Policy is PANTS” – Cymdeithas tell M&S
20/07/2013 - 21:31
The flagship M&S store in Carmarthen town centre was encircled today by Cymdeithas yr Iaith supporters holding up a string of 200 pairs of pants to show what they thought of the company’s language policy. Hazel Charles Evans told hundreds of town-centre shoppers and Cymdeithas members that the company had reneged on its commitment to make its Carmarthen store a flagship for the full use of the Welsh language in its business.
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“Abolish second language Welsh education”
01/07/2013 - 15:44
ENDING the teaching of Welsh as a second language is one way to ensure fair access for children to Welsh and respond to the recent Census results, according to a policy paper presented to a Government review by Cymdeithas yr Iaith Gymraeg.
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Delays over Torfaen Welsh language website - campaign threat
01/07/2013 - 12:06
Language campaigners have expressed grave concerns about Torfaen Council’s language policy after they broke a promise to publish their website in Welsh by the beginning of this year.
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The Welsh language belongs to everyone in Carmarthenshire
26/06/2013 - 12:04
Cymdeithas yr Iaith's message to Council Leader For the first time since founding the Council in 1996 a meeting was held today (Wednesday 26th of June) between Carmarthenshire County Council leaders and members of Cymdeithas yr Iaith. The meeting was held following the release of Census results where Carmarthenshire saw the biggest fall in the number of Welsh speakers of all counties.
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