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  • pasty_march1

    Cornish marched against another Tax on Cornish Culture

    Posted on 2 May 2012 | No Comments
    Quoting Edward Rowe, aka ‘Kernow King’, from his item in the Guardian newspaper of Monday 30th April, and alluding to the 1497 Cornish Uprising march, against the King’s Taxes among other grievances: “On 29 April 2012, an uprising against the so-called “pasty tax” resulted in...
  • hot pasty

    Hot Pasty Tax?

    Posted on 23 March 2012 | No Comments
    The UK coalition government at Westminster has declared war on hot pasties, taxing their eaters heavily!  Will Cornwall yet declare war on Westminster? In his Budget this week, Chancellor George Osborne announced that he is putting 20% VAT on ‘food sold above ambient temperature, and...
  • popn growth bar chart

    Concreting Cornwall? Last chance to say no!

    Posted on 14 February 2012 | 1 Comment
    Important news that may have passed you by! On January 9 this year, while most of Cornwall was either still recovering from an almighty New Year’s Eve hangover, or yet to focus on what made them decide on just those resolutions for 2012, Cornwall Council...
  • Assembly_petit

    Plaid Cymru Westminster motion for a Cornish Assembly

    Posted on 16 December 2011 | No Comments
    Mebyon Kernow leader, Dick Cole, has reported  “I am pleased to report that yesterday (12 December, 2011) in the House of Commons, our good friends in Plaid Cymru tabled an Early Day Motion (no. 2532) marking the tenth anniversary of the 50,000 declarations, further calling...
  • Loveday 2011

    Mebyon Kernow wins Wendron by-election

    Posted on 25 November 2011 | No Comments
    Loveday Jenkin, standing for Mebyon Kernow, has been clearly elected to Cornwall Council (Konsel Kernow) in the by-election for Wendron caused by the sudden death of Independent Councillor Mike Clayton. This win raises the number of Mebyon Kernow Cornwall Councillors to five. The results were:...
  • rising-graph

    To ‘the three Rs’, add ‘I’ for identity

    Posted on 19 October 2011 | No Comments
    Since 2006 school children in Cornwall have rightly been allowed to record themselves as ‘ethnically’ Cornish on the annual Schools Census (PLASC). Since then the number identifying as Cornish has risen from 24% to 41%. 2006: 24 percent 2007: 27 percent 2008: 30 percent 2009:...
  • Incinerator

    Mega Incinerator project could be up in smoke!

    Posted on 18 October 2011 | No Comments
    An official press statement from UK Law News from the High Court on the  recent St Dennis incinerator ruling. It was as follows: “Objectors opposed to plans for a waste incinerator in the picturesque Cornish countryside today triumphed in their High Court challenge to the...
  • Hayle_Estuary

    MP in Quango shock! He ‘gets’ Cornish heritage ..

    Posted on 2 October 2011 | No Comments
    “Heritage is not English; it’s ours”, says Conservative Westminster MP for Camborne, Redruth and Hayle, George Eustice. “I have always believed this part of Cornwall could make more of its amazing industrial heritage, and earlier this summer I organised a mini- conference to discuss how...
  • arwen_gorsedh

    Helston hosted the 2011 Gorsedh

    Posted on 6 September 2011 | No Comments
    Gorsedh yn Hellys, 2011 - Helston hosted the Open Gorsedh ceremony and associated activities for 2011 on Saturday 3 September at the Penrose Amenity Area, Helston. The ceremony was conducted by the Grand Bard (Bardh Meur), Mick Paynter (Skogynn Pryv) assisted by the Gorsedd Officers....
  • punchTV

    Cornwall misses out on a broadcast TV station

    Posted on 24 August 2011 | No Comments
    Cornwall misses out on a broadcast TV station The Westminster government Culture Secretary Jeremy Hunt’s local TV plan recently unveiled the  location of 65 potential local broadcast TV stations across the UK including nine in the nation of Scotland, six in Wales, and surprise, none...
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