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Local singer, Michelle Jamieson, will represent the Isle of Man at the Llangollen International Musical Eisteddfod later this week, which attracts competitors from an international field as well as those much closer to home.

Instigated by the people of Llangollen and Wrexham, the first event was held in 1947, and despite some worries it was an unmitigated success.

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Answers Sought Over the Future of Cornish Language Provision

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The Celtic League were represented at a meeting of Cornish language groups this afternoon (Sunday 5th July) who came together to discuss changes to the structure of the way Cornwall Council manages its Cornish language provision.

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More Irish Allegations Sure To Shine On Islands Shady Past

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While Manx Radio was drowning the Island in a sea of sycophancy in its Tynwald ‘fun fair’ coverage this morning the real news and what could be of major impact for the Isle of Man and its future economic well being was taking place about 90 miles to our South East.

Greek voters have voted overwhelmingly to reject the European creditors latest bailout terms. This No vote was the one called for by the Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras’s government whose Syriza Party came to power in January vowing to reject any new austerity measures. This vote by the Greek people comes in spite of all attempts to bully Greece into accepting an austerity package that would have been harmful to the very fabric of Greek society. The austerity measures that have already been forced upon Greece have clearly not worked.

As part of the celebrations for Tynwald Day the Vikings of Mann set up camp in the nearby Cooill y Ree (Nook of the King) in the village of St John's, giving members of the public the opportunity to learn more about the daily lives of the Vikings and experience what life was like for the Norse invaders.

Nestling amongst the trees in a variety of tents, members of the local group took on the roles of warriors, craft workers and home makers, but were on hand to discuss aspects of their daily lives, whether it be questions about weapons, clothes, or the food which they ate.

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NEW LOOK NATIONALIST PAPER FOR TYNWALD DAY

As Manx police spend loads of cash on ‘enhanced security’ and searching for explosive devices that don’t exist ahead of tomorrows Tynwald Day the real ‘bombshell’ will come from a very different direction.

We understand that the Manx Nationalist Party will unveil their new look Free Newspaper, ‘Yn Pabyr Seyr’.

In previous years the Nationalists have always produced a news-sheet generally a four sided A4 fold although sometimes doubled.

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IMPORTANT AND HISTORIC ANNOUNCEMENT REGARDING THE GOVERNANCE OF CORNWALL TO COME SOON…

…but many ask, ‘Are Cornwall Council up to the job?’

Many eyes in Cornwall will be on the Westminster Chancellor of the Exchequer, George Osborne when he delivers the so called ‘emergency’ budget on Wednesday 8 July, 2015.

As Manx Gaelic publications become increasingly available, long-time speaker and scholar of the language, Joan Caine, has now completed her translation of the classic Agatha Christie detective novel Murder on the Orient Express.

Published by Caarjyn ny Gaelgey (Friends of the Manx Language), the famous story centres on a group of passengers on the luxurious Orient Express in a snow storm, together with a murder victim and the observant Belgian detective Hercule Poirot.

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‘A WARNING TO US’

With a focus on the fate of seabirds of late covering articles as diverse as Arctic Terns nest sites, the unsuccessful BAe Black Backed Gull cull on the Irish sea coast, David Cameron’s close encounter with a Herring Gull and the ‘ASBO that never was’ furore in the Isle of Man, Alan Moore, Environment Officer of the CL Mannin branch and an enthusiastic ornithologist, penned this article about the relationship between ‘Gulls and people’.

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PLANNING CONCERNS ENDEMIC

The loss of ‘green space’ is a major concern in all our Celtic countries. In Ireland the dreadful ‘ghost estates’ are the direct and visible legacy of untrammelled development throughout the country which preceded the financial crash.

In Mannin next week Mec Vannin, the Nationalist Party, will focus on the issue in its Tynwald edition of the Manx Free Paper (Yn Pabyr Seyr).