Welsh is a Brittonic language of the Celtic language family that is native to the Welsh people. Welsh is spoken natively in Wales, by some in England, and in Y Wladfa. Historically, it has also been known in English as "British", "Cambrian", "Cambric" and "Cymric".
Plaid Cymru is a Welsh nationalist and social democratic political party in Wales, which advocates for Welsh independence from the United Kingdom.
Rhodri Glyn Thomas is a Welsh politician. He was the Plaid Cymru National Assembly for Wales Member for Carmarthen East and Dinefwr from 1999 to 2016, when he did not re-stand for election. Following his retirement from the Assembly he was appointed President of the National Library of Wales.
This article is about the particular significance of the year 2006 to Wales and its people.
Wales at Six is the evening news programme produced by ITV Cymru Wales and broadcasting to Wales. It broadcasts for thirty minutes each Monday to Friday from 18:00, covering national news stories, features, sport and weather. It is presented by Andrea Byrne or Jonathan Hill. Shorter bulletins air at other times.
Newyddion (News) is a Welsh-language news programme consisting of Welsh, UK, and international news, produced daily by BBC Cymru Wales and broadcast on S4C.
The Wales Book of the Year is a Welsh literary award given annually to the best Welsh and English language works in the fields of fiction and literary criticism by Welsh or Welsh interest authors. Established in 1992, the awards are currently administered by Literature Wales, and supported by the Arts Council of Wales, Welsh Government and the Welsh Books Council.
The media in Wales provide services in both English and Welsh, and play a role in modern Welsh culture. BBC Wales began broadcasting in 1923 have helped to promote a form of standardised spoken Welsh, and one historian has argued that the concept of Wales as a single national entity owes much to modern broadcasting. The national broadcasters are based in the capital, Cardiff.
The 2011 National Assembly for Wales election was an election for the National Assembly. The poll was held on 5 May 2011 and decided the incumbency for all the Assembly's seats. It was the fourth election for seats in the National Assembly for Wales, and the second election taken under the rules of the Government of Wales Act 2006.
Y Cymro is a Welsh language newspaper, which was first published in 1932. Y Cymro was founded in Wrexham, and succeeded other newspapers of the same name that had existed during the 19th and early 20th centuries. It is the only Welsh language national newspaper for Wales and was previously published weekly. In 2017, the owners and publishers, Tindle Newspapers Group announced that they would stop publishing the paper and that they were looking for new owners to publish the paper. In March 2018, after negotiations between the two companies, new owners Cyfryngau Cymru Cyf started publishing Y Cymro as a monthly newspaper. The new company also set up a new Y Cymro website.
Plaid Cymru; The Party of Wales originated in 1925 after a meeting held at that year's National Eisteddfod in Pwllheli, Caernarfonshire. Representatives from two Welsh nationalist groups founded the previous year, Byddin Ymreolwyr Cymru and Y Mudiad Cymreig, agreed to meet and discuss the need for a "Welsh party". The party was founded as Plaid Genedlaethol Cymru, the National Party of Wales, and attracted members from the left, right and centre of the political spectrum, including both monarchists and republicans. Its principal aims include the promotion of the Welsh language and the political independence of the Welsh nation.
This article is about the particular significance of the year 2008 to Wales and its people.
This article is about the particular significance of the year 2011 to Wales and its people.
The 2007 National Assembly election was held on Thursday 3 May 2007 to elect members to the National Assembly for Wales. It was the third general election. On the same day local elections in England and Scotland, and the Scottish Parliament election took place. This election was preceded by the previous Assembly election in 2003.
The 2016 National Assembly for Wales election was held on Thursday 5 May 2016, to elect members (AMs) of the National Assembly for Wales, now known as the Senedd. It was the fifth election for the National Assembly, the third election taken under the rules of the Government of Wales Act 2006 and the first since the Wales Act 2014.
The 2012 Plaid leadership election was held following the resignation of Ieuan Wyn Jones following the 2011 Assembly Elections. Following the election Jones originally stated that he would resign in the first half of the Assembly term. Nominations officially opened on 3 January 2012.
This article is about the particular significance of the year 2018 to Wales and its people.
The Institute of Welsh Affairs (IWA) is an independent charity and membership-based think-tank based Cardiff, Wales, which specialises in public policy and debate around the economy, education, environment and health sectors in Wales.
The National is a Welsh compact newspaper and daily news website. It is owned by Newsquest, whilst Gavin Thompson is the editor. Three journalists – audience and content editor Michael Sweet and reporters Gareth Axenderrie and Rachel Nurse – have been taken on to work for the title. Unlike the Scottish outlet of the same name, The National takes no political stance and claims to simply be "pro-Wales". It became a weekly newspaper from 17 April.
