Several prominent Welsh people have signed a petition calling on the Government to halt local housing plans in an effort to strengthen the Welsh language.Among the people who have signed the petition are writers Dewi Prysor, Catrin Dafydd, Angharad Blythe and Dr Mererid Hopwood, and musicians Geraint Lovgreen, Steve Eaves, Ceri Cunnington, Lleuwen Steffan, a Gwyneth Glyn.

Campaigners have raised doubts about the language impact study that's been commissioned into building the proposed new nuclear power station on Ynys Môn.The fears follow news that the company which is developing Wylfa B, Horizon, decided itself who was to carry out the study, rather than planning authorities Language campaign group Cymdeithas yr Iaith Gymraeg, the Welsh Language Society, has also queried the fact that

Following a discussion in a meeting of the ruling body of Cymdeithas yr Iaith Gymraeg on the weekend, the group will be advising its members to start paying their TV licences again. The organisation will continue to campaign for a strong future for Welsh television by calling for the devolution of broadcasting to Wales. Members of the campaign group will meet outside the Senedd, in Cardiff Bay, next week ( 12:30pm, Tuesday, 8th November) to lobby politicians in Cardiff Bay ahead of a debate on S4C in the Assembly chamber.

Cymdeithas yr Iaith's reaction to the agreement between the BBC, S4C and DCMS. Cymdeithas Chair Bethan Williams commented: