News Archive

“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.

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.

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.

Launch of Siarter Sir Gâr language charter

24/06/2013 - 11:00

Cymdeithas yr Iaith in Carmarthenshire will put demands to the county council to act to strengthen the Welsh language in the county, on Wednesday 26th June, as they launch their laungage charter, Siarter Sir Gâr. The charter, which covers housing and planning, education, health, leisure and the use of Welsh within the County Council puts forward radical, but practical, steps the Council can adopt. Heledd ap Gwynfor, a member of Cymdeithas yr Iaith in Carmarthern said:

Representing more than 1,300 petitioners

14/06/2013 - 17:35

Members of Cymdeithas yr Iaith in Ceredigion have presented a petition to call on the Council to ensure that they can live in Welsh in the county. The petition, which has more than 1,300 signatures, calls on the Council to work through the medium of Welsh, following the example of Gwynedd Council, to ensure jobs for local people, to provide recreational services for young people in Welsh and ensure that housing available to local people. One of the activists said:

Cardiff Welsh speakers call on Cardiff Council to reverse cuts

13/06/2013 - 11:18

Leading Cardiff Welsh speakers have hit out over Cardiff Council’s cuts to Welsh language services ahead of a major festival in the city.

Denbighshire agrees to Welsh Language Commissioner holding a review of their Local Development Plan

07/06/2013 - 19:23

Denbighshire council's leader has agreed to invite the Welsh Language Commissioner to review their Local Development Plan (LDP) and give her opinion on how it will affect the language in the county, in a meeting with Cymdeithas yr Iaith Gymraeg.

Welsh Government's Big Conference - urgent action needed

06/06/2013 - 14:58

Cymdeithas yr Iaith Gymraeg has reacted to the official launch of the Welsh Government's Big Conference about the future of the Welsh language.

Further evidence of need for planning guidelines on the Welsh language.

24/05/2013 - 19:44

Following news that a planning application for 61 houses in Llandovery has been given the go-ahead, Cymdeithas yr Iaith Gymraeg has expressed further concern that TAN 20 guidelines have yet to be published. Sioned Elin of Cymdeithas yr Iaith said: