Leading Welsh language campaigners have warned that plans to close sixth forms in Rhondda Cynon Taf would "kill the Welsh language" in the county borough.The Welsh Language Society has written to Education Minister and Rhondda AM Leighton Andrews asking him to block the council's wish to close schools and setup bilingual colleges instead.

It seems that the County Council and consultants have set their sights on the centralised 3-19 year old super schools in the Llandysul and Tregaron areas and have placed the onus on parents and governors to justify other options.

FIVE Aberystwyth university students are on hunger-strike for 24 hours today (Thursday 3rd December) as a show of support for a Welsh language campaigner who was jailed for protesting against the language policy of major high street stores in north Wales.Osian Jones, from Dyffryn Nantlle, was last week sentenced to 28 days imprisonment for painting slogans on Boots and Superdrug stores in Caernarfon, Llangefni and Bangor in protest against their lack of Welsh services.The students' fast is part of a series of events organised by members of the Welsh Language Society to raise awareness of th

A Welsh language campaigner has been sent to prison for a month at a hearing in Caernarfon magistrates court today (Wednesday, 25th November), following his protest against major high street stores' lack of bilingual language services.In April 2008, Osian Jones, from Dyffryn Nantlle, protested against big retailers in north Wales, including Boots and Superdrug, over their lack