Y Cymro (, 'The Welshman') is a Welsh-language newspaper, which was first published in 1932. It was founded in Wrexham, and succeeded other newspapers of the same name that had existed during the 19th and early 20th centuries. It is Wales's only national newspaper in Welsh and was previously published weekly. In 2017, the owners and publishers, Tindle Newspapers Group, announced that they would stop publication and that they were looking for new owners to publish the paper. In March 2018, after negotiations between the two companies, its new owners Cyfryngau Cymru Cyf. started publishing Y Cymro as a monthly newspaper. The new company also set up a new Y Cymro website. Earlier newspaper of the same name The first newspaper under the name Y Cymro was published in 1845; this was ecclesiastical in nature with a small quantity of English-language content. This newspaper was published in Bangor by the printer Edward Williams, but it closed two years later due to financial difficulties. It was based in London for a year, with John Ames (Ioan Meirion) as editor. It moved to Holywell between 1851 and 1860, where it was published by William Morris, then to Denbigh for six years. After a gap of four years, it was restarted by Isaac Clarke of Liverpool, formerly of "Granny's Shop", Ruthin, on 22 May 1890 under the editorship of Isaac Foulkes (Llyfrbryf, i.e. 'Bookworm'). During this period, Daniel Owen published chapters of his novel in the paper. In 1907 the paper moved to Mold with the poet T. Gwynn Jones as editor, but it closed again between 1909 and 1914 before finding a home in Dolgellau. This was a religiously themed newspaper with Evan Williams Evans as editor; it closed in 1931. It was relaunched in Dolgellau in 1920 by William Evans. Modern history Y Cymro was relaunched in Wrexham in 1932, when the title was purchased by Rowland Williams of Woodall, Minshall, Thomas & Co., Oswestry (the owners of Hughes & Son publishers of Wrexham). Although he did not speak the language, Thomas's dream was to establish a new newspaper in Welsh. The first number was published on 4 December 1932, with John Eilian as editor. The paper was not entirely successful to begin with, but by 1939 there was some hope of making a profit. The office moved to Oswestry, where the paper went from strength to strength under the editorship