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| Welsh language publishers Golwg have secured £600,000 from the assembly government which had been earmarked for developing the Welsh language press. | Welsh language publishers Golwg have secured £600,000 from the assembly government which had been earmarked for developing the Welsh language press. |
| Plans for Y Byd, a Welsh daily newspaper, were abandoned in February amid claims the assembly government had not provided enough financial support. | Plans for Y Byd, a Welsh daily newspaper, were abandoned in February amid claims the assembly government had not provided enough financial support. |
| Golwg was one of several companies bidding for funding. | Golwg was one of several companies bidding for funding. |
| It has published its weekly Welsh language magazine for 20 years and said it would now develop an online service. | It has published its weekly Welsh language magazine for 20 years and said it would now develop an online service. |
| Dylan Iorwerth, editor and director, said: "We're extremely thrilled but at the same time, we're very cautious of the massive challenge that lies ahead of us and that this will be a huge responsibility for us." | |
| He said they we're planning to develop the online service simultaneously with the existing magazine to "benefit organisations, companies and individuals". | |
| In February, the Culture Minister Rhodri Glyn Thomas announced there would be an extra £600,000 over three years to support an assembly government promise to expand the Welsh language printed press. | In February, the Culture Minister Rhodri Glyn Thomas announced there would be an extra £600,000 over three years to support an assembly government promise to expand the Welsh language printed press. |
| But backers of Y Byd, which was meant to the first Welsh language daily newspaper, claimed the money was insufficient and sounded the death knell for their proposal. | But backers of Y Byd, which was meant to the first Welsh language daily newspaper, claimed the money was insufficient and sounded the death knell for their proposal. |
| The newspaper, which was based in Mychynlleth, was first unveiled last June when the company said it would print the first copy on St Davids Day this year. | The newspaper, which was based in Mychynlleth, was first unveiled last June when the company said it would print the first copy on St Davids Day this year. |
| Five thousand subscribers were being sought for the publication, which was to cover Welsh, UK and international news. | Five thousand subscribers were being sought for the publication, which was to cover Welsh, UK and international news. |
| However, in November the company announced that it was reviewing the timetable for the launch prompted by a a report on the Welsh language press which concluded not enough people would buy Y Byd to make it viable. | However, in November the company announced that it was reviewing the timetable for the launch prompted by a a report on the Welsh language press which concluded not enough people would buy Y Byd to make it viable. |