Ceredigion County Council should increase its use of the Welsh language and designate it as the official administrative language of the authority, it has been said.

Dyfodol i’r Iaith has identified Ceredigion as one of three councils that it wants to see increase the use of Welsh, alongside Anglesey and Carmarthenshire.

The pressure group has said that it wants the three councils to follow the lead of Gwynedd Council in making Welsh the official language of administration, and has called on councils across Wales to do more to ensure the language is used.

Council leader Ellen ap Gwynn said the council is dedicated to using Welsh in council business and was hoping to increase the number of Welsh speakers.

Figures show that over the last year, 129 staff members have either taken courses to learn the language or improve their Welsh language skills, with 14 staff members succeeding in the Mynediad Learn Welsh exam, and 28 members sitting a language exam in June 2019.

Cllr ap Gwynn said: “We are committed to promoting and facilitating the Welsh language and culture in Ceredigion.

“We encourage the use of Welsh both internally and across the county as highlighted in our policy for promoting and facilitating the use of the Welsh language in the workplace.

“It is our aim not only to use the Welsh language in the delivery of services, but also to encourage the use of Welsh for communicating internally within the workplace.

“We also have a comprehensive Welsh language strategy that works to follow the Welsh Language Standards.­"

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