Welsh Teacher Refuses to Pay Fine to English Court

August 16, 2012

News from Celtic Press A man has been sent to jail in Wales for refusing to pay his fine, because it was not written in the Welsh language. Welsh language campaigner and member of Cymdeithas yr Iaith Gymraeg (a Welsh language organisation), Jamie

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Comments About Welsh Language Provoke Anger

September 13, 2011

A Welsh politician is standing up for the right of Welsh people not to be publicly humiliated in the media for the language they speak. Jonathan Edwards, a Member of the Westminster Parliament for Carmarthen East and Dinefwr in North Wales, complained to

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Cymru: Hotel Language Dispute Update

May 20, 2011

The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) for Wales has responded to a letter from the General Secretary of the Celtic League following discrimination against Welsh language speakers at a hotel in the north of Wales. In the letter, the EHRC state that:

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New Welsh Language Legislation Adopted

December 10, 2010

The Welsh language became an official language of Wales, following a landmark vote at the national assembly in Caerdydd/Cardiff, yesterday (7th December 2010). The measure, which is set to become law in the New Year, is the longest and most complex piece of

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Plaudit For Airport Over Language policy

November 27, 2010

The general secretary (GS) of the Celtic League has written to Cardiff Airport to congratulate them on their new bilingual Welsh/English language policy, which he says has “really made the airport stand out” compared to previously. At the 2010 AGM in Mannin/Isle of

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Cymru: Police Use of Language Tokenistic

August 23, 2010

A language activist in Wales has raised her concerns with the Welsh Language Board over the “tokenistic” use of the Welsh language by South Wales Police. Lleucu Meinir complained to the Welsh Language Board (WLB) following two £30 parking fines she received which

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