Type Weekly newspaper Editor Dylan Halliday Language Welsh | Format Compact Founded 1932 | |
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Headquarters 9 Bank Place, Porthmadog, Gwynedd, LL48 9AA | ||
Y Cymro (Welsh for The Welshman, [ə ˈkəmrɔ]) is a Welsh language newspaper, 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 century. It is the only national newspaper in the Welsh language, and is published weekly, on a Friday.
In 1945, John Roberts Williams became editor. Williams re-employed Geoff Charles as a photographer and he built up an archive whilst working for the paper which is now in the National Library of Wales.
Williams' seventeen years in the post saw the paper increase its circulation and introduced a new, more "professional" journalistic style. ə In 2004 it was sold by North Wales Newspapers to entrepreneur Sir Ray Tindle. Prior to this, the publication day was Saturday.
Circulation is approximately 4,100 printed copies.
In April 2010, the weekly editions of Y Cymro became available to view as an online digital newspaper on a subscription basis.