{"id":15822,"date":"2017-01-24T16:21:05","date_gmt":"2017-01-24T16:21:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jomec.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/?p=15822"},"modified":"2017-01-24T16:21:05","modified_gmt":"2017-01-24T16:21:05","slug":"supermarket-accused-ignoring-welsh-language-cardiff-store","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2017\/01\/24\/supermarket-accused-ignoring-welsh-language-cardiff-store\/","title":{"rendered":"Supermarket accused of ignoring Welsh language in Cardiff store"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><figure id=\"attachment_15830\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-15830\" style=\"width: 960px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-large wp-image-15830\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/01\/Lidl-crop-1024x766.jpg\" alt=\"Lidl East Tyndall Street\" width=\"960\" height=\"718\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/01\/Lidl-crop-1024x766.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/01\/Lidl-crop-300x224.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/01\/Lidl-crop-770x576.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/01\/Lidl-crop-500x374.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/01\/Lidl-crop-293x219.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/01\/Lidl-crop.jpg 1027w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-15830\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-15830\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/01\/Lidl-crop-1024x766.jpg\" alt=\"Lidl East Tyndall Street\" width=\"960\" height=\"718\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/01\/Lidl-crop-1024x766.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/01\/Lidl-crop-300x224.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/01\/Lidl-crop-770x576.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/01\/Lidl-crop-500x374.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/01\/Lidl-crop-293x219.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/01\/Lidl-crop.jpg 1027w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/noscript> The Lidl on East Tyndall Street, which opened in December, has been criticised for its lack of Welsh signs.<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A WELSH language campaign group has criticised Lidl\u2019s failure to provide bilingual signs and checkouts in their new Cardiff store.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Cymdeithas yr Iaith Gymraeg&#8217;s comments come a week after two customers tweeted @LidlUK pointing out that there were very few bilingual signs around the Splott store and complaining that the self-service checkouts were in English only.<\/span><br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n<figure id=\"attachment_15843\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-15843\" style=\"width: 746px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-15843\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/01\/Tweets-crop-1024x623.jpg\" alt=\"Shaun Edwards, 29, and Nic James, 32, drew attention to the issue on Twitter \" width=\"746\" height=\"454\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/01\/Tweets-crop-1024x623.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/01\/Tweets-crop-300x183.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/01\/Tweets-crop-770x468.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/01\/Tweets-crop-500x304.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/01\/Tweets-crop-293x178.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/01\/Tweets-crop.jpg 1282w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 746px) 100vw, 746px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-15843\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-15843\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/01\/Tweets-crop-1024x623.jpg\" alt=\"Shaun Edwards, 29, and Nic James, 32, drew attention to the issue on Twitter \" width=\"746\" height=\"454\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/01\/Tweets-crop-1024x623.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/01\/Tweets-crop-300x183.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/01\/Tweets-crop-770x468.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/01\/Tweets-crop-500x304.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/01\/Tweets-crop-293x178.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/01\/Tweets-crop.jpg 1282w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 746px) 100vw, 746px\" \/><\/noscript> Shaun Edwards, 29, and Nic James, 32, drew attention to the issue on Twitter<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A spokesperson for the campaign group said: \u201cLidl have shown a complete disregard for the Welsh language. People should have the right to use Welsh and have fair access to the language in all aspects of life, and supermarkets operating in Wales have a duty to provide their services in Welsh.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cBilingual signage and a Welsh language option on their self-service checkouts are pretty basic stuff. The solution is to bring supermarkets under the Welsh Language Measure 2011, requiring them by law to provide services in Welsh.\u201d <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Welsh was given equal status to English in Wales under the Welsh Language Act 1993, ensuring public bodies had to offer their services equally in both languages. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Businesses aren\u2019t under the same legal obligation, but some maintain that supermarkets should still be expected to respect the equality of the two languages. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Nic James, 32, from Adamsdown, noticed the lack of Welsh during a visit to the store. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">He tweeted his complaint to @LidlUK and received a number of retweets, replies and likes echoing his concerns. Mr James subsequently made a formal complaint to Lidl in an online form but has so far only received a reply to say his complaint is being dealt with. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Mr James said: \u201cReally, from a supermarket, I expect just full equality. Other store\u2019s Welsh language provision is usually quite good. It\u2019s better than it used to be. There has been an improvement.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cI just expect all signs to be bilingual, all announcements to be bilingual and the self-service checkouts to be bilingual. I think it should just be a given. It should just be an expected thing.\u201d <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Shaun Edwards, 29, also from Adamsdown, agrees that Welsh language use in supermarkets has improved in recent years. Mr Edwards said: \u201cI worked for Tesco over ten years ago in 2005. Back then all of their signage outside and inside the store was all bilingual.\u201d<br \/>\n<\/span><br \/>\n<figure id=\"attachment_15845\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-15845\" style=\"width: 476px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-15845\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/01\/IMG_6730-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Nic James and Shaun Edwards are Welsh learners who are finding inconsistent use of Welsh at Lidl \" width=\"476\" height=\"317\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/01\/IMG_6730-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/01\/IMG_6730-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/01\/IMG_6730-770x513.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/01\/IMG_6730-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/01\/IMG_6730-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/01\/IMG_6730-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/01\/IMG_6730-1155x770.jpg 1155w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/01\/IMG_6730-370x247.jpg 370w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/01\/IMG_6730-293x195.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/01\/IMG_6730-1400x933.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 476px) 100vw, 476px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-15845\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-15845\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/01\/IMG_6730-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Nic James and Shaun Edwards are Welsh learners who are finding inconsistent use of Welsh at Lidl \" width=\"476\" height=\"317\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/01\/IMG_6730-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/01\/IMG_6730-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/01\/IMG_6730-770x513.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/01\/IMG_6730-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/01\/IMG_6730-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/01\/IMG_6730-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/01\/IMG_6730-1155x770.jpg 1155w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/01\/IMG_6730-370x247.jpg 370w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/01\/IMG_6730-293x195.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/01\/IMG_6730-1400x933.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 476px) 100vw, 476px\" \/><\/noscript> Nic James and Shaun Edwards are Welsh learners who believe in equality for the language<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Tesco, Morrisons, Aldi and Co-op Food all use bilingual signs in their stores, car parks and petrol stations in Wales. Tesco and Morrisons both offer bilingual services at their self-service checkouts, with Morrisons introducing a \u201c<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Iaith Gwaith\/Working Welsh\u201d badge scheme<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> which helps customers find shop assistants who can communicate\u00a0in Welsh. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span>In response to the criticism, Lidl said: &#8220;Lidl UK respects and embraces the Welsh language, encouraging our bilingual colleagues to speak Welsh with customers where possible. We are currently in the process of reviewing the signage in our Welsh stores, with a view to updating it in due course.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A WELSH language campaign group has criticised Lidl\u2019s failure to provide bilingual signs and checkouts in their new Cardiff store. 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