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POLICE CIVILIANISATION RESPONSE FROM HMIC

The Chief Inspector of Constabulary for England and Wales, Tom Winsor, has responded to our query re police civilianisation sent in the wake of a document seeking views on same from the Isle of Man DHA (see link):

https://www.celticleague.net/news/league-seek-data-on-civilianisation-of...

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TAOISEACH RESPONDS ON KINGSMILL FILES

The Taoiseach, Enda Kenny, has said he will honour a promise (made to relatives of those who died in the Kingsmill massacre in N. Ireland in January 1976) that Garda files on the attack will be released to a Coroner in Belfast currently conducting an inquest into the events. Indeed his Office indicates the process has already begun.

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CORNWALL : BRANCH ACTIVE ON SEVERAL FRONTS

Kernow branch are piling on the pressure in relation to local planning matters and broader concerns about protecting the community and economy (see below):

1) CONCERN WIDENS AMONG CORNISH CITIZENS

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KERNOW: BRANCH SEEK TO CLARIFY PUBLIC ANXIETIES OVER PLANNING

With developer led urbanisation of Cornwall much in the public eye in the Duchy and with increased anxieties over the sustainability of such planning and the damage it inflicts, the Kernow Branch has been actively seeking to clarify many issues.

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PATAGONIA : LOST WELSH ANTHEM FOUND AFTER 140 YEARS!

A long forgotten text of the Welsh National anthem has been rediscovered in the archives of the National Library of Wales in Aberystwyth.

The anthem was apparently written over 140 years ago for settlers planning to move to the Welsh community established in Patagonia in Argentina, now the Chubut Province of that country, and its text reflects the slightly different nature of the new land to which emigrants were going.

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SCOTLAND : MILITARY EXERCISE KILLED SCHOOL OF WHALES

In 2008 we highlighted the environmental damage the British Military had caused at Cape Wrath in Northern Scotland . At that time fires in the coastal area used for military exercises caused by live firing of munitions got out of control and caused over 400 acres of environmentally sensitive heath land to be damaged the MOD themselves admitted that the damaged area would take some years to regenerate. (see link)

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THE GREATEST THREAT TO CORNWALL IS HERE, NOW!

CORNWALL 'S GREATEST THREAT: THE PLANNERS & THE DEVELOPERS

Cornwall faces a nightmare which is not of its own making - and it has to be stopped before it's too late. The crux of this problem was encapsulated by a short speech by outgoing Cornwall Council CEO Andrew Kerr in a Council webcast on June 1st 2015, which shocked all who heard it. This is what he said, verbatim:

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Image attached: Manx dancers Grainne Joughin and Ali Carroon (credit Jiri Podobsky)

French press immersed in Manx culture in the run up to major presence at Festival Interceltique de Lorient

Celebrating Winter Solstice at the Australian Standing Stones 2015. Images taken at approximately 0648hrs with a light frost on the ground. The Australian Standing Stones are a National Monument. The remarkable Standing Stones are a testament to the importance of the Celtic people in Australian life and history. In the Celtic lands of north west Europe standing stones are a feature of the landscape.

Looking for a new challenge this summer? Then why not try your hand at making a decoratively carved Celtic lovespoon from expert craftswoman Sharon Littley, who will be leading two workshops during this year's Yn Chruinnaght Inter-Celtic Festival in July.