Welsh skills rising among Flintshire council staff as annual language report published
The share of Flintshire County Council staff who say they have no Welsh skills has fallen from 33.1 per cent to 28.7 per cent in a year, according to the council’s annual Welsh language report.
The Welsh Language Standards Annual Monitoring Report, endorsed by cabinet this week, sets out how the council has promoted Cymraeg over the past year and met the requirements of the Welsh Language Standards.
Visits to the council’s Welsh-language web pages rose from 80,000 in 2024/25 to more than 128,000 this year.
Welsh is now also a feature of youth clubs in Saltney and Connah’s Quay, with packs to help promote the language shared with other groups in the area.
The report points to the opening of Ysgol Gymraeg Croes Atti in Flint last November as an example of the council’s commitment to Welsh-medium education.
The school, on Chester Road in Oakenholt, can take up to 240 pupils and includes an immersion programme for children transferring from English-medium education, as well as early years childcare and community space.
It is the first new Welsh-medium school built by the council since it was established in 1996.
The council received three Welsh language complaints during the year and said action was taken in each case.
Councillor Mared Eastwood, Cabinet Member for Education, Welsh Language, Culture and Leisure, said: “Promoting and embracing the Welsh language is a key priority for the Council.
“This report demonstrates the positive progress we are making to ensure residents can access services in Welsh and that opportunities to use the language continue to grow.”
Plans for 2026/27 include a new Welsh language hub on the staff intranet and work to introduce more Welsh place names across the county.