News Archive

20/10/2010 - 10:08
For the first time today, a Welsh Council is set to buck the trend and change its strategy to support Village Schools.
07/10/2010 - 17:56
Welsh language campaigners have accused the Government of 'lying' after they presented changes that fail to establish rights for people or its official status.Today Cymdeithas yr Iaith Gymraeg released a motion that will go before the Cymdeithas yr Iaith AGM in Aberystwyth on October 30th that calls on Assembly Members to abstain on the proposed law unless further changes are made.Regarding of
04/10/2010 - 17:07
SuperTed will lead a protest in Cardiff against planned cuts to S4C's budget today (12 noon, Monday, 4th October).The Tory-Liberal Democrat government in London is intending to cut the budget of the only television channel available in the Welsh language, by up to 40%.
30/09/2010 - 15:49
Members of Cymdeithas Yr Iaith in Ceredigion have expressed their dissapointment following a meeting with MP Mark Williams on Tuesday the 28th of September, because they failed to receive an unconditional promise from him that he would vote against any cuts to S4C's budget.
28/09/2010 - 15:42
Ahead of today's meeting of Ceredigion Council's Cabinet to discuss changing the process for reviewing the future of village schools, Cymdeithas yr Iaith have called for the decision to be made by the Full Council.Cymdeithas yr Iaith condemn as negative the whole concept of singling out individual schools for review and favour instead positively reviewing all schools area by area to see how they can be positively developed.
24/09/2010 - 16:53
Cymdeithas yr Iaith has congratulated the officers of Conwy County Council for their willingness to be persuaded by public opinion to amend their strategy so as to support Welsh-medium rural schools.In a letter to the Society, Conwy's Chief Education Officer, Geraint James, says that he will be amending the strategy"to show the strength of feeling and view held by t
23/09/2010 - 15:03
The future of communities in north Wales will be debated at a conference at Glyndwr Unversity tomorrow (10am, Saturday, 22 September), following concerns about the effect of rural school closures and the Cheshire-North East Wales sub-regional plan.Politicians, political activists along with representatives who specialize in issues concerning planning and sustainab
21/09/2010 - 13:00
Language activists will sleep outside the Assembly tonight (6pm, Monday, 20th September) to highlight the flaws in government plans for a new Welsh language law.Speaking ahead of an Assembly debate on the proposed law tomorrow (Tuesday 21st September) , the Chair of the campaign group Cymdeithas yr Iaith Gymraeg said that 'several' Assembly Members are ready to table amendments.In two open letters earlier this year, over a dozen lawyers and fourteen language groups criticised the plans for failing to deliver One Wales government promises.
20/09/2010 - 10:22
Night Festival - don't fall asleep over the Welsh language.Clear Rights, Not a Mess-ure!Monday night, 20th September from 5pm - 8.30am 21st September, 2010 outside the National Assembly.The Assembly Government are sleeping. That's why the Language Measure is weak.