A petition signed by over 7,500 people calling for an independent review of how the BBC portrays the Welsh language will close on Friday. Huw Marshall created the petition after the BBC’s flagship current affairs programme Newsnight posed the question “is the Welsh language a help or hindrance to […]
A petition calling for an independent review into how the BBC portrays the Welsh language has been set up after Newsnight were accused of making “journalistic fools” of themselves on the issue. Newsnight ran a segment asking “is the Welsh language a help or hindrance to the nation” and invited […]
There hasn’t been enough content depicting Wales on the corporations’ UK-wide channels, according to BBC Wales’ Head of Content. Although many BBC programmes were made in Wales, such as Dr Who and Casualty, Welsh life was very seldom depicted in them, she said. She added that the BBC had a […]
What can be done to strengthen the fragmented Welsh media will be discussed at the National Eisteddfod on Wednesday. Golwg’s Editor-in-Chief Dylan Iorwerth will chair a panel including: Elin Jones, the Llywydd of the National Assembly Garmon Rhys, BBC Cymru’s Head of News Ifan Morgan Jones, Nation.Cymru’s Editor and Journalism […]
An MP has accused Sports Direct of “casually mistreating” their staff after a sign banning workers from speaking any language other than English was posted on Twitter. A photo of the sign, which according to the poster was taken at the store in Bangor, says that English is the official […]
Cardiff will host Wales’ first festival exploring how Wales could be an independent nation, it was announced today. The festival will take place at three venues on Womanby Street on Saturday, September 16th. Tickets are on sale now. Indyfest will explore the theme of independence through poetry, song, drama, […]
Dyfrig Jones Call it the curse of the politician. If you truly care about the principles, the people, the party – then you can never really retire. I haven’t been a member of Cyngor Gwynedd since May of this year, but it doesn’t mean that I’ve managed to leave […]
First Minister Carwyn Jones is unlikely to deny consent for the EU Withdrawal Bill if Labour vote for it in the House of Commons, according to Plaid Cymru MP Jonathan Edwards. The Second Reading of the EU Withdrawal Bill in the House of Commons will conclude on Monday 11 September. […]
A police boss believes the devolution of policing to Wales is inevitable, saying it’s a matter of when not if. Arfon Jones, the newly-elected chairman of the All-Wales Policing Group, said there was now an unstoppable momentum in favour of the idea. Mr Jones, the North Wales Police and […]
The Cabinet Secretary for Economy and Infrastructure, Ken Skates, has announced that plans for an ‘Iron Ring’ sculpture at Flint Castle have been put on hold. It was announced today that he would “pause and review the plans for the sculpture”. Ken Skates said: “We have listened and recognise […]