Kernow: Anger Over Planning Approval

March 16, 2015

NEWS FROM THE CELTIC LEAGUE There’s anger in Kernow about planning approval for two supermarkets – this from Kernow Branch Convenor Michael Chappell: “Further anger at planning decisions in Kernow An angry backlash has followed the latest decision made by Cornwall Councillors to

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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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Kernow: New framework Powers Used to Seek Minority Impact Assessment

February 22, 2015

NEWS FROM THE CELTIC LEAGUE The Cornwall Branch of the Celtic League has written to the Principal Officer at Cornwall Council Planning Department and to the Portfolio Holder for Planning at Cornwall Council, Cllr. Edwina Hannaford, with the following request, submitted under the

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League Step Up Campaign Over Glasney Commemoration

February 10, 2015

NEWS FROM THE CELTIC LEAGUE The Cornish branch is stepping up their campaign to ensure the Glasney commemoration is more relevant to the events it remembers and the people of Cornwall. Detailed update from Mike Chappell below: “Each year, a memorial service is

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Devolution for Cornwall

December 23, 2014

NEWS FROM THE CELTIC LEAGUE The Case for Cornwall – Statement by the Cornwall Branch of the Celtic League,21st December, 2014 “On 4th December, 2014, the leader of Cornwall Council, Councillor John Pollard, formally launched the first draft of a ‘Case for Cornwall’

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Positive Follow-up Results from League Heritage Initiative

November 28, 2014

NEWS FROM THE CELTIC LEAGUE Following on from a highly successful ‘round table’ meeting held in Redruth, Kernow during Thursday 20 November, 2014 bringing together Alex Page, English Heritage Historic Properties Director West, Dr Jeremy Ashbee, English Heritage Head Historic Properties Curator, Sophie

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Cornwall Branch Celtic League hosts meeting with English Heritage

November 20, 2014

Celtic League News A widely reported meeting facilitated, hosted and chaired by the Cornwall Branch of the Celtic League has occurred between senior representatives of English Heritage and the Celtic League, ‘Save Penwith Moors’ (SPM), the Cornish Gorseth and the ‘Cornish Ancient Sites

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English Quango’s Accused of “Mismanagement” of Ancient Cornish site

November 21, 2013

News from Celtic League The Kernow Branch of the Celtic League has written an open letter calling for a formal inquiry into what they allege is the “mismanagement” of an historic site in West Cornwall by English Heritage and Natural England. The letter

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Kernow Branch Report a Successful AGM 2013

November 15, 2013

News from Celtic League The Kernow Branch of the Celtic League has reported holding a successful AGM this week. Joint Convenor’s of the Branch, Mike Chappell, sets out below some of the issues that were raised at the meeting. “An Kesunyans Keltek Scoren

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