Women thrown out of shop for speaking Welsh

Two sisters say they were asked to leave a gift shop while on holiday on the Isle of Wight for speaking Welsh.

Rosemary Dean and her sister Ann have complained to the Welsh Equality and Human Rights Commission.

Mrs Dean from Neath Port Talbot claimed the shopkeeper Sue Pratley told them she took exception to the language being spoken on her premises.



Ms Pratley said when she asked the sisters to speak in English they told her she should learn to speak Welsh.

Ms Pratley, who runs Grange Gifts, said she had not banned the women from the shop but admitted asking them to leave. "I said I wished they would speak English, but she took issue with that and said I should learn to speak Welsh," she added.

"I didn't ban them from the shop, but I did ask them to leave. I welcome all creeds and colours and running a shop you get a lot of abuse. Mostly you just take it but sometimes you do retaliate."

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