Steffan Cravos former Chair of Cymdeithas yr Iaith Gymraeg, and Osian Jones the organisation's North Wales Field Workrt are to appear before Caernarfon Magistrates Court at 9 o'clock tomorrow, Wednesday August 14th. They have been charged with criminal damage...
The new Heritage Minister, Alun Ffred Jones will attend a book launch at the Cymdeithas yr Iaith Gymraeg tent (906 -908) on the National Eisteddfod field at 1 o'clock on Monday August 4th. The book, 'Hawl i'r Gymraeg' (A...
Cymdeithas yr Iaith Gymraeg will deliver it's final warning to the Welsh Assembly Government on the Eisteddfod field on Thursday August 7th at 1 o' clock. Alun Ffred Jones the new Heritage Minister has been invited to join the...
In order to draw attention to the housing crisis in our communities members of Cymdeithas yr Iaith Gymraeg intend to build a house on the National Eisteddfod field at 1 o'clock today (friday August 8th). The house will then...
Cymdeithas yr Iaith has vowed to do everything possible to stop a housing development, which would undermine a Welsh speaking community in the Teifi valley and which makes a total nonsense of planning...
Cymdeithas yr Iaith will be taking action on the Eisteddfod field in Cardiff to open up the campaign and debate about a Welsh-medium Federal College to the people. Education Minister, Jane Hutt, has announced that a Working Group -...
Today, Cymdeithas yr Iaith Gymraeg will be putting the case for a Welsh language daily newspaper before the National Assembly's Petition's Committee which meets at the Royal Show in Llanelwedd today. Cymdeithas had launched a petition following the announcement...
Cymdeithas yr Iaith Gymraeg has written to Alun Ffred Jones congratulating him on his appointment as the new Heritage Minister. Speaking on behalf of Cymdeithas yr Iaith Gymraeg, Dafydd Morgan Lewis said, "We wish Alun Ffred Jones well in...
Steffan Cravos former Chair of Cymdeithas yr Iaith Gymraeg, and Osian Jones the organisation's North Wales Organizer are to appear before Caernarfon Magistrates Court at 9 o'clock tomorrow, Wednesday July 15th. They have been charged with criminal damage following...
Ceredigion County Council's Cabinet will be discussing tomorrow their 'School reorganisation policy. Below you will find Cymdeithas yr Iaith's response to this report: Cymdeithas yr Iaith welcomes Ceredigion's willingness to discuss with all concerned a county-wide strategy for rural...
Cymdeithas yr Iaith have hit out at the pressure which Carmarthenshire County Council have exerted on Ysgol Carreg Hirfaen which is a 3-site federation. By changing the funding formula to discriminate against smaller schools , and by removing the...
Steffan Cravos, Cymdeithas yr Iaith's Entertainment Officer, recently announced on C2 Radio Cymru the full list of bands playing at Cymdeithas yr Iaith's gigs during the National Eisteddfod Week in Cardiff this year. Two gigs per night will run...
On Thursday Jane Hutt is expected to make an announcement concerning the Welsh Assembly Government's policy regarding a Welsh Medium Federal College. To coincide with this Cymdeithas yr Iaith Gymraeg will today be presenting a petition with 1,000 signatures...
Cymdeithas yr Iaith have welcomed the statement made by Councillor Liz Saville (the cabinet member that holds the education portfolio) that the old school re-organisation plan has come to an end and there are no longer any schools on...
Slogans were painted last night on 'Boots' branches at Aberaeron and Lampeter stating "95% uniaith Saesneg" (95% English only) and stickers calling for a New Welsh Language Act were plastered over Boots branches in Aberystwyth, Carmarthen, Llanelli, Newcastle Emlyn...
Cymdeithas yr Iaith has called on all those free to travel to come to Caernarfon at 1pm Thursday 19th June ahead of a crucial meeting of Gwynedd County Council. The Council will be considering a motion from the education...
Cymdeithas yr Iaith have called on Jane Hutt to intervene to stop Carmarthenshire County Councils dash to review village schools. Following 15 minutes of self-congratulatory discussion, Carmarthenshires Executive Board passed the recommendation to review the future of 11 Welsh-medium...
Four members of Cymdeithas yr Iaith Gymraeg (The Welsh Language Society), including Cymdeithas' regional officer in the north Osian Jones, and former Chairman Steffan Cravos, were arrested in Caernarfon last night for painting slogans and covering the...
Today (Thursday 5th June), during the early hours of this morning, members of Cymdeithas yr Iaith in the Gwynedd-Môn Region went out to paint the slogan "Cadwn ein Hysgolion" (Save our Schools) on a wall in Caernarfon Town Centre....
Cymdeithas yr Iaith has dubbed Carmarthenshire Cabinet Member for Education, Coun. Ieuan Jones, 'Mr Forgetful' for conveniently forgetting to tell voters in last months election of plans revealed today for a bumper year for Village School Closures in the...
Cymdeithas yr Iaith has called on the new Executive Committee of Ynys Mon County Council to reject the advice of officers at a crucial meeting of the Committee tomorrow (2/6) to discuss the future of Village Schools. According to...
At the culmination of a march on the field of the Urdd National Eisteddfod in Penrhyn Bay at 3pm today, Cymdeithas yr Iaith will be calling on the Assemblys Education Minister to stop the proposed mass cull of Welsh-medium...
Cymdeithas yr Iaith has welcomed the statement by Dyfed Edwards, new leader of Plaid Group on Gwynedd County Council, that the draft plan for re-organising primary schools 'must be looked at...
Cymdeithas yr Iaith Gymraeg has accused Rhodri Glyn Thomas the Heritage Minister of political spin with today's announcement that 57 organisations are to treat Welsh on an equal footing with...
A protest by members of Cymdeithas yr Iaith Gymraeg in Morrisons Caernarfon was held on Saturday (May 3rd, 2008). The stores English only leaflets were presented back to the company in a large pile at the shops entrance. Members...
In face of the stunning election results today in Carmarthenshire, Cymdeithas yr Iaith have announced that they will be calling on the new County Council to immediately bin its controversial schools closure plan which could have led to the...
Cymdeithas yr Iaith have supported the call made by Gwynedd Schools and Supporters' Alliance for the new County Council to recognise that there is now no way that they can proceed to adopt the controversial Schools Re-organisation Plan. Cymdeithas...
While giving support to the Welsh Government's proposal to allow local authorities to purchase houses and rent them back to homeowners who are experiencing mortgage repayment problems, Cymdeithas yr Iaith have called on the government to 'go the extra...
Pickets were held outside the Salisbury Road branch of Tesco Express in Cathays, Cardiff and Tesco in Bangor. This is but one of many events being held by Cymdeithas yr Iaith (The Welsh Language Society) to underline the need...
Cymdeithas yr Iaith have drawn the attention of the Education Minister to the uccess of a small school of 26 children in Ceredigion. Ysgol Dihewyd have received a glowing report from...
