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[Save Penwith Moors] Libel allegation against Cornwall Council

A book published by Cornwall Council in April 2011 with financial support from English Heritage: Managing the historic environment on west Cornwall’s rough ground by Graeme Kirkham, with Peter Herring,…

Yippee Ti-Yi-Yo, English Nature’s got to go

The UK Quango, called Natural England, (aka English Nature) is an Executive Non-departmental Public Body responsible to the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs. “Our purpose is…

All lawful UK complaint procedures exhausted on moor ‘vandalism’

The local action group Save Penwith Moors has reported that their campaign, begun in July 2008, has now exhausted all lawful UK complaint procedures – from all management levels within…

10 Years on – Petition for a Cornish Assembly

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…

Plaid Cymru Westminster motion for a Cornish Assembly

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…

New Book and Review – River Tamar Through Time

Cornwall24.net e-magazine has been kindly provided with a copy of a new book by publisher Amberley books, to review. The flyer that accompanied the request indicates it is the latest…

Winner Kan rag Kernow 2011 – Benjad

The Kan rag Kernow (Song for Cornwall) is a song competition to find a song in Kernewek, the Cornish language, to represent Cornwall at the Pan Celtic Festival in Ireland…

Rev. Robert Stephen Hawker

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…

[Save Penwith Moors] 2.5% is too much for ‘not-natural England’

2.5 % IS ALL WE ARE ASKING FOR, says Save Penwith Moors: The total ‘Natural England’ target area for ‘Higher Level Stewardship’ in Penwith is 24,134 hectares. Save Penwith Moors…

Cornish Celts exist, says Prof Peter Beresford Ellis

The Celtic Nations, 1961- 2011, a Sea Change? Some personal views, by Professor Peter Beresford Ellis Below is the text of the presentation about the Celtic League which was prepared…