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BBC and others may have 'nabbed' Welsh speakers, says commissioner

The Traffic Commissioner for Wales Nick Jones says public sector organisations including the BBC may have "nabbed" Welsh speakers in the capital.

He has been unable to set up an office in Cardiff because, he says, of difficulties in finding bilingual staff.

29 November 2017

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