Ex-minister in turbine plan row

A row has broken out between a former minister and residents in a Cornish village over his wind turbine plans.

Man quizzed over pedestrian death

A man is arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving after a man was hit by a car on the A30.

Woman, 77, is tagged over cocaine

A 77-year-old woman is to be fitted with an electronic tag after being caught with £1,300-worth of cocaine in her handbag.

Celibacy the key to a long life

A woman who is celebrating her 105th birthday attributes her long life to remaining celibate.

Fire crews save stuck pig's bacon

Firefighters have to wade through a slurry pit in Cornwall to rescue a sinking pig in danger of drowning.

Apology over ashes ruling

Officials apologise to a man who was refused permission to scatter his mother-in-law's ashes in the shape of a cross.

Reptiles benefit from drugs raid

A Devon zoo and the Eden Project in Cornwall benefit from a big drugs bust in Plymouth.

INTERNET - CAMPAIGN FOR NATIONAL DOMAIN SUFFIXES

The 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 GAME

In a further blow to Cornwall CouncilÂ’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.

Cornwall Cultural Strategy sector consultation

Cornwall Cultural Strategy sector consultation event on Wednesday 5 November (10:00 ~ 16:30), Camborne Centenary Wesleyan Chapel

Girls football goes indoors

Girls 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.

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Route Partnership Proposal Isles of Scilly Link

OFCOM SLAMMED OVER ITV CUTS

The 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' LOGO

After 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.

Petition against the faceless new Cornwall Council logo

A growing number of Independent Cornwall County Councillors are demanding the retention of the traditional, much cherished and internationally recognised Cornish logo

CHIEF EXECUTIVE OF NEW UNITARY COUNCIL ANNOUNCED

At a time of massive transformation in local government in Cornwall the Implementation Executive are pleased to announce they have appointed the new Chief Executive for Cornwall Council, Mr Kevin Lavery.

PLANNED INCINERATOR CONTRAVENES ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS

The 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 NATIONS

The 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 STATUS

The 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 NAMES

It has been agreed that the Celtic League will support campaigns to secure internet domain names for four of the Celtic countries.

Enough is enough! CoSERG response to Area Action Plan

CoSERG (the Cornish Social and Economic Research Group) in a document containing analysis and review of points raised in the Area Action Plan for Camborne, Redruth, Illogan and Pool 2006-2026 says that they, ".....contend that there is a need to explore alternative policies and place them on the agenda. Where political action is necessary to make policy changes, then such actions should be pursued and the appropriate structures of governance established."

Route Partnership plan not the answer for Penzance

Dear Sir I feel I must take issue with Mike Waters (Chairman Chamber of Commerce) over his letter in last week’s edition of The Cornishman. His description of Sandy Cove beach as “a little used pebble beach” is disingenuous. To most people it is a jewel linking the heritage listed structures of Penzance harbour, the War Memorial to those of the town died in two world wars, the internationally renowned Jubilee Pool; the only promenade in Cornwall and the numerous associated buildings in the harbour area. Not least Penzance was named after the Holy Headland (Pen Sans) that the Route Partnership development proposes to destroy. Natural England stated that they would like to see Battery Rocks as a nature reserve as a mark of the value they have as an educational tool. All is not as Mr Waters suggests. Many oppose the route Partnership plan including I believe Battery Rock swimmers, Friends of Jubilee Pool, Friends of the Earth, most boat owners and mooring holders and businesses in the area. Somehow the consultation managed not to take these, and the views of many others into account! Check out www.penzanceharbour.co.uk for the best plan! Yours truly, Roger Lowry

MK HITS OUT AT UNITARY ELECTION CHAOS

Proposal to delay election by up to six months is undemocratic farce Mebyon Kernow – the Party for Cornwall has condemned the decision by the Liberal Democrat dominated Implementation Executive (the body set up to oversee the creation of the new unitary council) to call for elections to the new body to be delayed until the autumn of 2009.

Major Project Underway to Safeguard Ancient Trees

A three year project to safeguard the future of CornwallÂ’s ancient and significant trees has begun with the appointment of the countyÂ’s first Great Trees Officer.

INTER-FAITH CENTRE PROPOSED FOR CORNWALL

A 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 map

Many 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 YEAR

As 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:

ANDREW GEORGE SPEAKS FOR CORNWALL AT CONFERENCE

THE ENGLISH QUESTION On Sunday 14th September at 8pm Mr George will speak at a fringe event organised by the Liberal Democrat Forum for the Countryside and Constitutional Reform entitled ‘The English Question and the Preservation of the Union’. Mr George, who is a Vice Chair of the Cornish Constitutional Convention, will be addressing how the devolution settlement within the United Kingdom can be made to work in a more fair and sustainable way. The meeting will take place in the Durley Room at the Bournemouth International Centre.

ONE CORNWALL WILL COST £2 MILLION MORE THAN ANTICIPATED

This is an exciting and important time for CornwallÂ’s new unified council as it moves from the planning phase to implementing the new council.

TV Tommy takes up Jane's challenge

Celebrity Do-It-Yourself TV star Tommy Walsh will be filming a house renovation programme in Cornwall next week.

The burly builder, who shot to fame after appearing in the hit TV series Ground Force, will be renovating a 19th Century ...