News Archive

Welsh Language Act Demonstration in Bangor
23/01/2007 - 19:36
Cymdeithas yr Iaith Gymraeg will be holding the latest in a series of demonstrations calling for a new Welsh Language Act at 2pm on Saturday January 27th by the Town Clock in BangorThe demonstration will be addressed by Steffan Cravos (Chair of Cymdeithas yr Iaith Gymraeg), Bethan Williams (Chair of Cymdeithas yr Iaith at the University of Bangor) and Hywel Williams MP (Plaid Cymru spokesperson on t
read more...

Mynyddcerrig a Done Deal!
08/01/2007 - 15:43
The future of the Welsh-medium Primary School at Mynyddcerrig will be before the Executive Board of Carmarthenshire County Council for the final time tomorrow morning (10am Tuesday 9th January).
read more...

Don't impose Englishness on us Blair!
08/12/2006 - 18:01
Cymdeithas yr Iaith Gymraeg has attacked Tony Blair's asertion today that minorities in Britain have a 'duty' to integrate. Dafydd Morgan Lewis said on behalf of the Society:"This is a bare faced cheek when one considers that the English themselves are the worst people in the world at intigrating and accepting other people's cultures.
read more...

Alun Pugh agrees to meet Cymdeithas Officials to discuss Language Measure
29/11/2006 - 19:06
At 12.30 today members of Cymdeithas yr Iaith Gymraeg presented a draft Welsh language measure to the political parties in the National Assembly. The event was co-sponsored by Plaid Cymru, the Conservatives and the Liberal Democrats, and representatives of these parties addressed the meeting.
read more...

Members present draft Welsh language legislation
27/11/2006 - 21:49
On Wednesday the 29th of November Cymdeithas yr Iaith Gymraeg will present a draft Welsh language measure to the political parties in Cardiff Bay.
read more...

Cerdigion Council adopt English as their official language
24/11/2006 - 16:10
Cymdeithas yr Iaith has reacted with a promise of direct action to the decision of Ceredigion Council's Executive Board to publish all reports and documents on their website in English with a note "reluctantly" admitting that they will only be translated to Welsh as resources allow.
read more...

Chief Executive Misleads Campaigners and Parents on School Future?
09/11/2006 - 16:27
Cymdeithas yr Iaith have challenged Carmarthenshire County Council's Chief Executive, Mark James to come clean on whether he misled campaigners as he tried to explain away the fact that the council's executive board had not even bothered to discuss the future of ysgol mynyddcerrig school at their meeting on the 20th of September.
read more...

4 Arrested at Language Protest
14/10/2006 - 15:26
At 12.30pm today (Saturday 14/10), around a 100 members of Cymdeithas yr Iaith Gymraeg (The Welsh Language Society) marched to the new ‘Ystwyth Retail Park’ site in Aberystwyth, in order to hold a Protest Rally.
read more...

Morrisons considers going Welsh
09/10/2006 - 20:03
Morrisons have agreed to consider the possibility of implimenting a seven point plan to make full use of the Welsh language in their stores. The Cymdeithas yr Iaith Gymraeg deputation that met Morrisons officials in Baradford today pressed the company to pre-empt a New Welsh Language Act by making a full comitment to Wales and the Welsh language now.
read more...

New Tour for Welsh language Bands
05/10/2006 - 15:45
The Welsh Language Society Entertainment Team will launch their latest gig project towards the end of November as the first ever ‘Taith Tafod’ tour is held.
read more...