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Finding a senior figure to speak in Welsh a 'challenge' for council

SPEAKING to a senior leader in one Welsh county through the language “would be a challenge” the officer responsible for its promotion has admitted. Councils and other public bodies are required to ...
The PIE News

MPs and university leaders crowned winners of 2026 Duolingo Language Challenge

Alex Mayer and Vanessa Lemm have been named the top winners of the 2026 Duolingo Language Challenge, after competing against ...
The Guardian

Welsh ‘revolution’ required to hit target of 1m speakers by 2050, says report

Welsh language commissioner calls for ‘transformative’ intervention, amid Reform UK threats to undo new powers A “revolution is required” to protect the Welsh language, according to a major new report ...
The Conversation

‘Still here’: Welsh world cup song Yma o Hyd and how the language is adapting to survive

The Welsh government has a language strategy that aims to have a million people speaking Welsh by 2050. And it seems to be working: recently on TV channel S4C, 230,000 children from more than 1,000 ...
Computer Weekly

Wales partners with OpenAI to improve Welsh language tech

The Welsh government has signed a partnership deal with OpenAI as part of a plan to increase Welsh speakers in the country. The government believes that artificial intelligence (AI) technologies can ...
The Guardian

‘A fire that’s burning again’: Welsh language resurges thanks to adult learners

The number of people on Dysgu Cymraeg courses has risen by 61% since 2017, as people in Wales rediscover the ‘poetry’ of the language Elinor Staniforth from Cardiff hated Welsh lessons at her ...