Welsh language campaigners have questioned Gwynedd council's consultation processes over the future of Welsh-medium village Schools, following another official recommendation to close a small school in Gwynedd.On Thursday (24/2), Gwynedd's Education and Young People's Scrutiny Committee will consider official advice to proceed with the closure of Ysgol y Parc near Bala by September 2012.The plan is included a 138-page document to be presented to the committee following a statutory consultation which ended on the 4th February - Cymdeithas suspect that officers have drawn up the report well

Welsh language campaigners have criticised the BBC's decision to pull out of a major children's festival, the Urdd Eisteddfod, taking place in Swansea this year.The annual Urdd Eisteddfod is Europe's largest competitive youth festival, but for the first time in years the BBC will not have a stand for families flocking to the event.Bethan Williams, Chair of language campaign group Cymdeithas yr Iaith Gymraeg, said that the BBC's decision was a worrying sign:"On top of spending less on Welsh language television, getting rid of a Welsh language website, this decision by the BBC shows where

Welsh language campaigners have claimed the BBC's decision to close down its online sports service in Welsh shows that S4C wouldn't be safe in its hands.Menna Machreth, broadcasting spokesperson for Cymdeithas yr Iaith Gymraeg said:"How can we trust the BBC to look after S4C if this is how it treats its current Welsh language services?