As nominations open for candidates wishing to stand in the local elections, members of Cymdeithas yr Iaith have gone to County Hall in Carmarthen to launch a campaign to call on candidates to "make the most of the last chance" to restore Welsh as the main language in Carmarthenshire.
David Williams, vice chair of Cymdeithas in Carmarthenshire, said to supporters holding banners on the steps of County Hall:
Projects to improve minority ethnic and language groups' access to Welsh should be a priority for a new body being set up to promote the language, according to campaigners.
In her closing speech at a Public Forum in Carmarthen today (Saturday 28th of January), the regional Chair of Cymdeithas yr Iaith appealed to Carmarthenshire County Council to use next year's revision of the Local Development Plan (LDP) to ensure that young people have the chance to make their future in our local Welsh-speaking communities.
People from local communities all over the county came to the Forum to explain to leading councillors and officers how the housing market, planning policies and the lack of services were undermining Welsh-speaking communities.
