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A Private Members Bill introduced by Pat Glass MP (Lab. North West Durham) has its second reading on Friday 18th November, 2016 and sensibly seeks to amend the Rules of Redistribution of Parliamentary constituencies. 

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Four Scottish Fishermen were hospitalised this week after phosphorus based munitions they had hauled on board ignited and flooded the boat with toxic fumes.

The bat had been fishing in the Beaufort Dyke area and the incident once again highlights the dangers of the sea dump which straddles a vast sea area and contains a staggering I million tonnes of munitions (link):

Shocking news coverage continues to emerge about the levels of violence and intimidation being used against Native American protesters in North Dakota. Protesters from some 200 Native American nations have been objecting to the construction of a huge new oil pipeline which passes over the Missouri River less than a mile upstream from a “reservation” belonging to the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe. It crosses tribal lands that contain relics that have already been disturbed or damaged during work on the pipeline. There are major concerns that a leak could threaten the area’s water supply.

Lough Foyle (Irish: Loch Feabhail) is the estuary of the River Foyle (Irish: an Feabhal) that lies between County Derry (Irish: Contae Dhoire) which is currently located in the part of north east Ireland that remains under British colonial rule and County Donegal (Irish: Contae Dhún na nGalland) in the Republic of Ireland. Since the partition of Ireland in 1922 ownership of Lough Foyle, has been claimed by both Ireland and the UK.

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A million downloads of 'Gwrello Glaw' (May It Rain)

Listen here: https://vimeo.com/171805877

Yet another 'smack in the chacks'* for ignorant Government Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, the 'Right Honourable' Sajid Javid!

News from Kernow Matters To Us:

KMTU takes much pleasure in writing to First Kernow to congratulate them on the use of Cornish on their buses.

The below has been sent to the company:

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During October, 2016, 'Kernow Matters To Us' (KMTU) wrote to all 213 Town and Parish Councils in Cornwall asking them to join with us in the stand against the unlawful imposition of a cross border Westminster parliamentary constituency on Cornwall, a silly proposal made by the unelected quango, the Boundary Commission and now widely referred to as 'Devonwall'.

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We mourn the passing of Audrey Randle Pool, Cornish speaker, who was active in the long running campaign to save and promote our Cornish language. A Bard of Gorsedh Kernow, longstanding officer and member of Agan Tavas (The Society for the Protection and Promotion of the Cornish Language), member of An Guntelles Keltek - Scoren Kernewek (The Cornish Branch of the Celtic Congress) and other Cornish organisations.

Her late husband, Peter (P.A.S.) Pool was a renowned historian, Cornish linguist and author.

Cusk yn cres Audrey.

Channel 4 is a British public-service television broadcaster. As part of the Channel’s Voices of Four Project the Bunscoill Ghaelgagh and the Manx language will be used to introduce some of the channel’s programmes over the next few weeks. Bunscoill Ghaelgagh is a Manx-language primary school in St John's, Isle of Man (Manx: Balley Keeill Eoin, Mannin). At the present time it is the only school in the world where children are taught their lessons solely in Manx and which allows children to learn the language fluently.