Kernow: New Framework Powers Used to Seek Minority Impact Assessment from BBC

February 26, 2015

NEWS FROM THE CELTIC LEAGUE The Celtic League’s Kernow branch is campaigning hard to give practical effect to the Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities recently extended by the UK to include Cornwall. This from Michael Chappell: “The Cornwall Branch of

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BBC Spin Niarac Trial Verdict

April 1, 2011

BBC SPIN NIARAC TRIAL VERDICT A South Armagh man charged in connection with the abduction and murder of a British Army undercover soldier over thirty years ago has been cleared of any involvement by a Court in Belfast. Sixty year old Kevin Crilly

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Licence Refund Another BBC Con Trick

December 26, 2010

The news that the BBC is to refund monies to the Isle of Man to compensate for services it fails to provide the Manx community could be viewed as a positive gesture. However, the move probably has more to do with the fact

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BBC Alba On Freeview

December 26, 2010

The BBC has backed plans for a Scottish gaelic language tv channel to be made available on Freeview. After the successful launch of BBC Alba in 2008, language campaigners were disappointed to discover that the BBC only intended to show the channel on

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London: S4C Cuts Protest

September 16, 2010

NEWS FROM THE CELTIC LEAGUE LONDON: S4C CUTS PROTEST The future of S4C came under close scrutiny yesterday (Friday 10th September) as executives from the Welsh language TV service met with the UK Culture Minister. Both the Chairman and interim Chief Executive from S4C

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Cornwall: Licence Protest Ends

August 23, 2010

NEWS FROM THE CELTIC LEAGUE CORNWALL: LICENCE PROTEST ENDS A 24 hour protest by the Kernow branch of the League ended on Sunday morning (22nd August) outside of the BBC Radio Cornwall studio in Truro. The Assistant General Secretary (AGS) of the League,

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Cornwall: Secretary In Licence Protest

August 23, 2010

There is an extensive TV report on Youtube of the protest yesterday by Mike Chappell Secretary of the Cornish branch of the Celtic League. Mike outlines in detail the shortcomings of the BBC and also states that he is not only shredding his

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BBC Asserts That Coverage Of Celtic Countries Has ‘Improved’

August 12, 2010

The BBC has said that its coverage of devolved issues affecting the north of Ireland, Scotland and Wales has now improved on its media network, following a damning report produced in 2008. The King Report criticised the BBC in 2008 for failing to

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Cornwall: League Secretary To Shred TV Licence In BBC Protest

August 9, 2010

A Cornish campaigner will publically shred his television licence outside of the BBC studios in Cornwall next month in an attempt to encourage the BBC to reflect the “true nature” of Cornwall. Branch Secretary of the Celtic League, Mike Chappell, will hold a

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Cornwall Is A Country AGM Tells BBC

July 25, 2010

Cornwall is a Country not a `County’! That is the message from the Celtic League AGM held this weekend on the Isle of Man to the BBC. Cornish delegates successfully moved a resolution calling on the BBC is drop the use of the

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