Kernow: St Piran’s Day Campaign Gets Council Boost

November 30, 2011

It was decided at a full council meeting yesterday (29/11/11) that Lys Kernow/Cornwall Council write to the Westminster Government to recommend that St Piran’s Day become an annual public holiday in Cornwall. The development is a positive result for a campaign that the

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Kernow: GS Acts On Environmental Protection Issue

November 30, 2011

The convenor of the Kernow branch of the Celtic League has been lobbying Cornwall Council to give more protection to an area of sand dunes on the north coast of Cornwall. Over the last couple of months Rhisiart Tal-e-bot, who is also the

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Plaid Representative Speaks At MK Conference

November 22, 2011

“We have seen the future and the future is ours!” This was the message given by Plaid Cymru Member of the Westminster Parliament Jonathan Edwards in his speech to the Mebyon Kernow – the Party for Cornwall 2011 Conference this weekend. Mr Edwards

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Acknowledgement of AGM Support

November 21, 2011

Several people have been presented with the newly designed Celtic League flag following their assistance in helping to organise the fiftieth anniversary of the Celtic League’s general assembly in Falkirk, Scotland. Among those to receive the flag as a token of the League’s

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The Mouse That Roured

November 21, 2011

It has been announced that Manx-flagged vessels will, in line with their UK counterparts, start to carry armed guards to counter piracy. The Isle of Man has a substantial shipping register with vessels plying their trade globally and Manx registered vessels have faced

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AGM: Opening Address On CL TV

November 21, 2011

A number of well wishers sent messages of support to the Celtic League ahead of its fiftieth anniversary conference this year. The leaders of Sinn Fein and the Scottish National Party sent apologies for not being able to attend the conference due to

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RAF: Troubled Trainer Claims Another Victim

November 21, 2011

Almost a decade after the Celtic League called for more transparency over the operational safety record of the RAF Hawk jet trainer, another aircrew member has been killed in an accident last week at RAF Scampton. The Celtic League has monitored the somewhat

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Conference 2011: Key Note Speech

November 16, 2011

The key note speech at the fiftieth anniversary of the Celtic League on Saturday October 29, 2011 was written by Peter Berresford Ellis and delivered by Professor Kenneth MacKinnon in the absence of Mr Berresford Ellis. In his speech Mr Berresford Ellis explores

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Prominent Breton Nationalist And League Founder Remembered

November 15, 2011

A very thorough obituary of the prominent Breton Nationalist Yann Fouéré has been published in the UK independent newspaper today (14/11/11). Yann Fouéré who was a co-founder of the Celtic League and one of the few survivors from the Leagues early years died

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AGM Speeches On CL TV Site Soon

November 15, 2011

Over the coming weeks film footage of the speeches made during the public session of the Celtic League fiftieth anniversary will be uploaded to Celtic League TV site (see link below). Representatives from a number of organisations attended the open public session in

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