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 Topic: NewsThe new items published under this topic are as follows.INTERNET - CAMPAIGN FOR NATIONAL DOMAIN SUFFIXESThe Celtic League has urged the Cornish Language Partnership to support the campaign to adopt national internet domain suffixes for the Celtic countries. So far just Ireland and Mannin have national domain suffixes (ie and im respectively). CORNWALL COUNCIL MONEY CRISIS WITH ICELAND?Cornwall Council is welcoming the news that the Local Government Association is meeting with the Government to discuss the position of local authorities who have money invested with the Icelandic bank Landsbanki. CORNWALL COUNCIL IS TRYING TO CHANGE THE RULES OF THE GAMEIn a further blow to Cornwall Council’s plans to build a mass burn incinerator in St. Dennis, it has emerged that the County is seeking to alter the Regional Spatial Strategy for the South West to get round conflicts between the incinerator proposal and new regional planning policy. Girls football goes indoorsGirls football training goes indoors for the winter months, as the Penzance Ladies FC's Junior Magpies move their sessions to the Humphry Davy School Sports Hall. protesterRoute Partnership Proposal Isles of Scilly Link OFCOM SLAMMED OVER ITV CUTSThe General Secretary of the Celtic League has written to the Chief Executive of Ofcom to express concern over regional news and programming cuts and the potential impact on several of the Celtic countries (see below): KERNOW - ROW OVER NEW 'COUNTY COUNCIL' LOGOAfter the controversy surrounding Cornwall County Council's application (and its subsequent approval) to become a Unitary Authority, insult has been added to injury by the decision of the council to remove Cornwall's coat of arms as the new authority's logo. Flexible West “can beat the crunch”Flexible working helps SW firms weather economic storm Businesses in Cornwall could be well positioned to weather the economic downturn, because of their high uptake of modern flexible working arrangements, says Julian Cowans, project manager of actnow flex. PLANNED INCINERATOR CONTRAVENES ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONSThe Environment Agency is maintaining its objection to the proposed incinerator in St. Dennis as “insufficient information has been submitted to demonstrate that the current proposal does not pose an unacceptable risk to the environment” despite costly changes to provide a much higher smoke stack. LINGUISTIC RIGHTS CALL AT UNITED NATIONSThe case for a Universal Declaration of Linguistic Rights was presented on Wednesday (17th September 2008) to the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva by the President of CIEMEN, Aureli Argemí. POST OFFICE CONSULTATION A 'SHAM'As the Post Office announces that they will be proceeding with closure of all nine of the Truro & St Austell constituency branches that were under threat, local MP Matthew Taylor has condemned the consultation as a ‘sham’ and the closures as ‘totally wrong headed’. LEAGUE TO SEEK 'FORMAL' NGO STATUSThe Celtic League has determined at its recent AGM that it will apply for formal Non Governmental Organisation (NGO) consultative status within the United Nations. The League is already recognised on an informal basis for consultation by some national, regional and international bodies. However, it was felt that 'formal' NGO status would facilitate input into the consultative conferences of several key United Nations committees. CELTIC COUNTRIES - INTERNET DOMAIN NAMESIt has been agreed that the Celtic League will support campaigns to secure internet domain names for four of the Celtic countries. Major Project Underway to Safeguard Ancient TreesA three year project to safeguard the future of Cornwall’s ancient and significant trees has begun with the appointment of the county’s first Great Trees Officer. INTER-FAITH CENTRE PROPOSED FOR CORNWALLA meeting to promote the establishment of an Inter-Faith Centre in Cornwall will be held at Epiphany House at Kenwyn in Truro on Friday 19th September at 11am. £350,000 to put Cornwall on cultural mapMany see it only as a place of pasties and soggy beach holidays but Cornwall takes a step closer to becoming the first European Region of Culture today when it announces a funding increase for its campaign. CELTIC LEAGUE: AGM 2008 – GENERAL SECRETARY REPORTS ON A BUSY YEARAs part of a comprehensive dossier on the work of the Celtic League over the past twelve months League General secretary Rhisiart Tal-e-bot presented a 37 page report outlining his own programme. A brief summary of his report (outlining the work in each National Section) is set out below: ONE CORNWALL WILL COST £2 MILLION MORE THAN ANTICIPATEDThis is an exciting and important time for Cornwall’s new unified council as it moves from the planning phase to implementing the new council. CELTIC LEAGUE: "WE HAVE BEEN NICE FOR TOo LONG" - GENERAL SECRETARY"We have been nice for too long". This was the view of Celtic League General Secretary, Rhisiart Tal-e-bot, when addressing the Leagues AGM in Dublin at the weekend on the situation surrounding self-determination for the various Celtic countries. LOCAL MP MATTHEW TAYLOR WARNS COUNTY COUNCIL AGAINST BIASMP for Truro and St. Austell Matthew Taylor has warned Cornwall Council that it may be seen to be biased regarding the proposed incinerator for St. Dennis, and called for a decision on the proposal to be made through an independent planning inquiry. |
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