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Snowdonia National Park (Welsh: Parc Cenedlaethol Eryri) is the largest National Park in Wales. Snowdonia is area of outstanding beauty comprising of a varied landscape which includes mountain scenery, glacial valleys, extensive moorlands, and two coastal estuaries. Now a section of ugly pylons carrying overhead lines are to be removed. The pylons, which have long scarred the views in the National Park, will be removed and replaced with underground cables according to plans unveiled by National Grid, the electricity and gas utility company. 

A YouGov opinion poll today for the Times has shown a further 2 percent rise in support for the Scottish National Party (SNP). This latest poll puts them at 51 per cent. Meanwhile support for Labour has fallen another 3 per cent to 22 percent. The SNP remains on course for another landslide in next year’s election for the Scottish Parliament. The Liberal Democrats continue their relentless decline dropping another 3 per cent to just 4 per cent. Meanwhile the Consertives stand at 18 per cent, 

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Commenting on the election of the new Labour Leader Jeremy Corbyn, the Leader of Plaid Cymru, offered her congratulations, but there was a sting in the tail of her message.

Leanne Wood AM (picture) said she hoped Corbyn would

"Deliver the votes of his MPs to join Plaid Cymru MPs in opposing those Tory policies that are causing great harm to people in Wales and beyond”.

But she went on:

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“How much more money is sitting in offshore accounts that could be contributing to Canada’s infrastructure, schools and hospitals?”

These are the questions that are starting to be posed now by politicians in Canada following revelations about one family there using something called a ‘tax product’ they signed up to in 2000.

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When Phil Gawne made a statement some months ago about freeing up more land for development Mec Vannin not surprisingly reminded him of the historic statement made by himself and others when the were indicted and convicted for their part in FSFO campaign.

The statement carried in the press was called ‘WHY they did it’ and it set out in some detail the reasons they felt compelled to take direct action.

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I was contacted the week by a journalist, Paul Kelbie, seeking an update on our ‘Celtic Treasures’ campaign. The campaign which identified artefacts like the Lewis Chessmen, The Chronicles, The Gold Cape of Mold etc seeks to promote their return to their home countries.

His call was prompted by the return of six of the Lewis Chessmen to the new museum in the Outer Hebrides (link):

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It’s the old adage ‘you wait for a bus and then two come along at once’. It seems it’s the same with allegations of impropriety involving the Island’s financial services agency.

First we had Mick Wallace TD standing up in the Dail and alleging murky dealings involving NAMA’s North of Ireland portfolio and a mysterious bank account.

Now we have the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation airing its misgivings about Manx financial affairs.

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‘some of the Chessmen are ‘home’, but the Chronicles continue to moulder in the British Library ignored by a Manx government to craven to demand their return!’

Six pieces from Lewis chess set have been returned to Scotland to go on permanent display at a new museum near Stornoway.

Of the 93 artefacts that comprise the Lewis hoard which was found at Uig bay on the Isle of Lewis in 1831 82 are held in the British Museum and 11 in the National Museum of Scotland

Later this month there's an opportunity to celebrate the linguistic, musical and cultural Gaelic links as one language between the sister nations at a special Manx launch at the Centenary Centre in Peel.

This unique collaboration, bringing together expressive vocals from three of the Gaelic nations as one voice, re-unites the Scottish, Irish and Manx Gaels for the first time in centuries.

Communiqué de l’Union Démocratique Bretonne du 10 septembre 2015

Kemennadenn Unvaniezh Demokratel Breizh d’an 10 a viz Gwengolo 2015

“BARRONS LA ROUTE AU FASCISME EN TURQUIE”