of John Roberts Williams. The paper moved again to Mold when it became part of the company Papurau Newydd Gogledd Cymru ('North Wales Newspapers'). In 1945, John Roberts Williams became editor. Williams re-employed Geoff Charles as a photographer and he built up an archive whilst working for the paper which is now in the National Library of Wales. Williams's 17 years in the post saw the paper increase its circulation to a peak of 28,000 and introduced a new, more "professional" journalistic style. In 2004 it was sold by North Wales Newspapers to the entrepreneur Sir Ray Tindle. Before that, the publication day was Saturday. As of 2003, circulation was about 4,100 printed copies. In 2003 a digital version was published, which was available via the NewsStand company. Then, in 2004, the paper was purchased by the Cambrian News, part of the Tindle newspaper group, and the office moved to Porthmadog. The paper was relaunched in a new form in November 2004. A new website was launched in 2011, with a selection of stories from the paper and a full digital version available by subscription. In April 2010, the weekly editions of Y Cymro became available to view as an on-line digital newspaper. In March 2017 Tindle Newspapers announced that the paper was for sale and would cease publication in June if no buyer was found. The publishers Y Lolfa stated that they were not in a position to buy it. By June, four groups had expressed interest in buying the paper, although negotiations continued between them and Tindle and the Welsh Books Council. Thus it was expected that the 30 June edition would be the last to be published for the time being. In June 2017, the owners of Y Cymro could not find a buyer, and the paper closed along with its website. In November 2017 it was announced that a campaign group had received funding from the Welsh Books Council to assist a relaunch of Y Cymro as a monthly newspaper, which was launched by Cyfryngau Cymru Cyf. in March 2018. See also List of Welsh-language media References External links Y Cymro Digital Newspaper Welsh-language newspapers Newspapers published in Wales Publications established in 1932 1932 establishments in Wales