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    New book and review – Cornwall through Time

    Posted on 17 May 2012 | No Comments
    Review of new book: “Cornwall Through Time” This is another book in this very clever format: an old view of a Cornish scene in black and white accompanied by a new colour picture taken recently in the same area, with about four lines of comment....
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    10 Years on – Petition for a Cornish Assembly

    Posted on 16 December 2011 | 1 Comment
    Councillor Cole said that “Today (10 December, 2011) marks the tenth anniversary of the presentation of 50,000 Declarations for a Cornish Assembly to 10 Downing Street. Getting over 50,000 people to show their support for a Cornish Assembly in less than twenty months was a truly...
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    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...
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    Rev. Robert Stephen Hawker

    Posted on 15 November 2011 | 1 Comment
    by Tom Bowden - Robert Stephen Hawker was born on 3rd December 1803 in Plymouth and he was the son of a doctor. Robert then went on to Oxford University where he won the Newdigate Prize for Poetry. His father could not continue to support...
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    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...
  • Policing in Cornwall may be even more from ‘up country’

    Policing in Cornwall may be even more from ‘up country’

    Posted on 15 July 2011 | 2 Comments
    In a ConDem government move than would further distance policing of Cornwall from the community of the Duchy, the UK Government’s so-called Police Reform and Social Responsibility Bill is at the 3rd reading, due by the House of Lords for next Tuesday, 19/07/2011 The Bill...
  • [Bewnans Kernow] Cultural cooperation latest news and background

    [Bewnans Kernow] Cultural cooperation latest news and background

    Posted on 25 January 2011 | No Comments
    Bewnans Kernow  (the Partnership of Cornish Cultural Organisations) is set for a big 2011, having completed the all important nine month review with Cornwall Council on 20 October 2010. Bewnans Kernow, which is a name in Kernewek and means in English – ‘Life of Cornwall’,...
  • [Bewnans Kernow] 2011 BK Conference for cultural organisations

    [Bewnans Kernow] 2011 BK Conference for cultural organisations

    Posted on 25 January 2011 | No Comments
    Bewnans Kernow 2011 Conference Theme: ‘Cornish Identity – Good for business’ Welcome & introduction: Presenters: Cllr Pat Harvey, Chair, Cornwall Council – Cllr Alec Robertson. Leader, Cornwall Council – Mick Paynter, Grand Bard Gorsedh Kernow Date: 12th February 2011 Time: Arrive for 9.30 a.m Programme...
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    Kernewek Lowender – the World’s Largest Cornish Festival

    Posted on 27 September 2010 | No Comments
    38 years of exploring the Cornish heritage on the North Yorke Peninsular in Australia will next be celebrated at the 20th Kernewek Lowender in May 2011
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    Rally to Keep Cornwall Whole!

    Posted on 26 September 2010 | No Comments
    A rally is planned to protest the Devonwall constituency.