A welsh language group has warned that local youngsters won’t want to live in communities without services.
The Dyffryn Teifi branch of Cymdeithas yr Iaith has written to the First Minister, thanking him for his interest in the valley, but calling for action to save local services so that young people can settle in the area.
Local Cymdeithas yr Iaith member Gwenllian Llwyd said: "The government is moving painfully slowly in light of the crisis facing the Welsh language and communities in the Teifi Valley.
“Our villages are losing services such as schools and shops, and towns risk losing banks and leisure facilities like the swimming pool.
“Young people will not want to make their home in communities without services, and these problems are undermining efforts to promote the economic growth of the area.”
Cymdeithas yr Iaith is asking the minister to intervene to ensure that banks such as NatWest do not close branches in Llandysul, New Quay and Llanybydder until arrangements such as a fully bi-lingual mobile banking unit is available.
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