A papur bro (''local paper''; plural ''papurau bro'') is a
Welsh-language
Welsh ( or ) is a Celtic language of the Brittonic subgroup that is native to the Welsh people. Welsh is spoken natively in Wales, by some in England, and in Y Wladfa (the Welsh colony in Chubut Province, Argentina). Historically, it has al ...
local community
newsletter
A newsletter is a printed or electronic report containing news concerning the activities of a business or an organization that is sent to its members, customers, employees or other subscribers. Newsletters generally contain one main topic of int ...
, produced by volunteers and generally published monthly. The first such publication was ''
Y Dinesydd
''Y Dinesydd'' (Welsh for ''The Citizen'') is a monthly local Welsh-language newspaper (normally called a '' papur bro'') for Cardiff, Wales, established in April 1973. '', established in
Cardiff
Cardiff (; cy, Caerdydd ) is the capital and largest city of Wales. It forms a principal area, officially known as the City and County of Cardiff ( cy, Dinas a Sir Caerdydd, links=no), and the city is the eleventh-largest in the United Kingd ...
in April 1973. There are currently 58 ''papurau bro'', produced throughout Wales. With changing times and appetites, more modern, online versions of papurau bro have started to appear such as: Pobl Caerdydd (Cardiff), Pobl Aberystwyth, Pobl y Fro (Vale of Glamorgan) and Pobl Dinefwr.
During 2015-2016, Papurau bro had a combined distribution of 66,808 copies each month.
See also
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List of Papurau Bro
This article lists and provides a summary of the content of some of those broadcast, print, and other media currently being produced in the Welsh language.
Television
Current channels
S4C broadcasts exclusively in Welsh and has an annual budg ...
References
Newspapers published in Wales
Welsh-language newspapers
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