Funny Place Mann Graffiti Artists Get Police Priority Over Burglars

January 20, 2015

NEWS FROM THE CELTIC LEAGUE The Isle of Man appears to be experiencing a mini crime wave with 25 burglaries (in itself an unusual crime within this usual low crime community) in the past few weeks. The crime surge comes not long after

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Police in Cornwall’s Capital Adopt Bi-lingual Cornish English Signs

December 12, 2014

NEWS FROM THE CELTIC LEAGUE Members and followers of the Cornish Branch of the Celtic League have expressed delight at seeing bi lingual Cornish and English language official signage outside Truro Police Station in Cornwall and photographs of the sign taken by members

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Police Scotland Works Towards Action Plan for Gaelic Language

September 15, 2013

NEWS FROM CELTIC LEAGUE The Police Service of Scotland has responded to the Celtic League following a letter sent to the Chief Constable of the new Force, Stephen House. The general secretary of the League, Rhisiart Tal-e-bot, asked Chief Constable House a series

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Lack of Gaelic a ‘Missed Opportunity’ Police Chief Told

August 16, 2013

NEWS FROM CELTIC LEAGUE The General Secretary has written to the Chief Constable of the new unified national Police Scotland force that was formed on 1 April 2013 through the merger of eight territorial police forces. The new force – Police Service of

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Manx Police Say Unwanted British Soldier Has Eluded Justice

July 10, 2013

NEWS FROM THE CELTIC LEAGUE Manx Police have confirmed that a British soldier who had been charged with a serious offence and was bailed into military custody has eluded justice by fleeing the UK. The League wrote to the IOM Constabulary earlier this

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Council Of Europe Urged to Act on Riot Cops Equipment Safeguards

June 9, 2013

NEWS FROM THE CELTIC LEAGUE The Celtic League has written to the Council of Europe urging greater controls on the equipment available to law enforcent agencies in member states utilised in `control’ situations (see below): “CPT Secretariat Council of Europe F67075 Strasbourg Cedex

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G8 – Keep a Tight Rein On Police UK Government Told

June 9, 2013

NEWS FROM THE CELTIC LEAGUE Given concerns about police violence and the use of police `agent provocateurs’ in the context of international conferences such as the G20 and G8 the Celtic League has warned the United Kingdom government that `the world will be

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Brittany: New Airport Protest

November 15, 2012

NEWS FROM THE CELTIC LEAGUE Just days after the Celtic League criticised the lack of accountability of special police in the Celtic countries and we post links showing one such force in action trying to suppress peaceful protest against the construction of a

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Breton Arrested After Visit to Arts Council of Wales Stand at Inter-Celtic Festival

August 25, 2012

News from Celtic Press It is not often that a complaint is made by a Celticist on a visit to the An Orient/Lorient inter-Celtic festival, but the Celtic League has recently received a report from a Breton member about an incident that occurred

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Cornwall: Police Visit Homes Ahead of Olympic Torch Relay

May 18, 2012

NEWS FROM CELTIC PRESS A member of the Kernow Branch of the Celtic League and a previous Branch Secretary has lodged a complaint of harassment with the Devon and Cornwall Police Constabulary today (18th May 2012). Mike Chappell, who was the Kernow Branch

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