Y Cymro ("The Welshman")
is a Welsh languageWelsh is a member of the Brythonic branch of Celtic spoken natively in Wales, in England by some along the Welsh border and in the Welsh immigrant colony in the Chubut Valley in Argentine Patagonia....
newspaperA newspaper is a publication containing news, information, and advertising. General-interest newspapers often feature articles on political events, crime, business, art/entertainment, society and sports. Most traditional papers also feature an editorial page containing columns that express the...
, first published in 1932.
Y Cymro was founded in
WrexhamWrexham is a town in Wales. It is the administrative centre of the wider Wrexham County Borough, and the largest town in North Wales, located to the east of the region. It is situated between the Welsh mountains and the lower Dee Valley close to the border with Cheshire, England...
, and succeeded other newspapers of the same name that had existed during the 19th and early 20th century. It is the only national newspaper in the Welsh language, and is published weekly, on a Wednesday.
In 1945, John Roberts Williams became editor. His seventeen years in the post saw the paper increase its circulation and introduced a new, more "professional" journalistic style.
In 2004 it was sold by North Wales Newspapers to entrepreneur Sir
Ray TindleSir Ray Tindle is a British newspaper and radio-station entrepreneur. He founded the Tindle Newspaper Group and the Tindle Radio Group.After wartime service with the Devonshire Regiment, he bought his first title, the Tooting & Balham Gazette with his £250 demob payment.He was knighted in 1994 for...
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Y Cymro ("The Welshman")
is a Welsh languageWelsh is a member of the Brythonic branch of Celtic spoken natively in Wales, in England by some along the Welsh border and in the Welsh immigrant colony in the Chubut Valley in Argentine Patagonia....
newspaperA newspaper is a publication containing news, information, and advertising. General-interest newspapers often feature articles on political events, crime, business, art/entertainment, society and sports. Most traditional papers also feature an editorial page containing columns that express the...
, first published in 1932.
Y Cymro was founded in
WrexhamWrexham is a town in Wales. It is the administrative centre of the wider Wrexham County Borough, and the largest town in North Wales, located to the east of the region. It is situated between the Welsh mountains and the lower Dee Valley close to the border with Cheshire, England...
, and succeeded other newspapers of the same name that had existed during the 19th and early 20th century. It is the only national newspaper in the Welsh language, and is published weekly, on a Wednesday.
In 1945, John Roberts Williams became editor. His seventeen years in the post saw the paper increase its circulation and introduced a new, more "professional" journalistic style.
In 2004 it was sold by North Wales Newspapers to entrepreneur Sir
Ray TindleSir Ray Tindle is a British newspaper and radio-station entrepreneur. He founded the Tindle Newspaper Group and the Tindle Radio Group.After wartime service with the Devonshire Regiment, he bought his first title, the Tooting & Balham Gazette with his £250 demob payment.He was knighted in 1994 for...
. Prior to this, the publication day was Saturday.
Current circulation is estimated at 4000.