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Submariner Released but League Urge CPT to Scrutinise Military Prisons

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The Royal Navy submariner Able Seaman McNeilly who had expressed concerns about safety issues on British nuclear submarines has been discharged from the Service.

The MOD has released no other details although Mr McNeilly has again spoken out.

With the bicentennial celebrations for the Battle of Waterloo well underway, representatives from Isle of Man Stamps and Coins will be at the forefront of the trade stands accompanying the spectacular battle re-enactments in Belgium.

This unique event, now well underway, involves a staggering five thousand re-enactors, three hundred horses and one hundred canons, engaging in a four day commemoration.

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Huge Manx Presence at Lorient, but It Wasn’t Always So

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A media release has been sent to us by Culture Vannin setting out what seems to be the largest contribution to the Lorient Festival by a Manx contingent since Manx musicians and dancers started to attend.

The Isle of Man and Cornwall join forces for major presentation in Brittany this Augus (Culture Vannin)

Uniquely this year sees a collaborative arrangement between Mann and Kernow.

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A Huge Loss for Brittany – RIP Jean-Yves Cozan

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Brittany lost one of its most ardent advocates when Jean-Yves Cozan passed away on Monday 15th of June at the age of 76 years old.

The ceremony will take place today, 18th of June, in Kemper/Quimper.

Although he was not a member of any Breton political party, but a centre party instead (UDF, created by Giscard d’Estaing), he was always first to defend the rights of Brittany and the Breton language.

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Kernow Branch Anger over Development Near Historic Site

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Insensitive developments in our countries come in for criticism often from the Celtic League but the article below (prepared by AGS Michael Chappell) indicates things are getting out of hand in Cornwall.

The issue also vindicates our earlier criticism of planners in Cornwall.

If you've never heard the unique sound of the Galician bagpipe, there's an opportunity to hear the gifted musician Anxo Lorenzo play live at the Centenary Centre in Peel at 8.00pm on Saturday 27 June.

A ubiquitous instrument, found throughout Europe and as far afield as North Africa and the Persian Gulf, it becomes a powerful tool in the hands of the talented Galician, who hails from the municipality of Moaña on the Atlantic coast.

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Manx Government Dither Over Same Sex Marriage and Equality Legislation

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As the Isle of Man government gets drawn into an argument over semantics with the Church of England over the same sex marriage issue pressure is building in N. Ireland to force a change in the law there. At present Mann and Northern Ireland share the dubious dual distinction of being the two last outposts of homophobic bigotry in Western Europe.

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Anger as BBC Say Cardiff Not a Capital City

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Once again the agenda of the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), or the English Broadcasting Corporation (EBC) as it is sometimes known in the Celtic Nations, has fallen under the spotlight.

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Wales: Thousands Don’t Turn Out for Royal Visit

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In May 1996 in the early days of online Celtic News we reported on the debacle surrounding a visit to Wales by the Queen which had to be cancelled as follows;

“QUEEN GOES HOME

The decision of the Queen of England to cancel her visit to Wales on May 31st is both a further humiliation to the Crown and also to the British Intelligence Services charged with the Queen’s protection.

Aptly titled, and a treasure trove of information, this book was originally published to celebrate the centenary of the first Parish Walk on the Isle of Man.

Billed as one of the toughest sporting events on the Island, those taking part are required to visit each of the seventeen parish churches within twenty four hours, and attracts competitors not only from the Isle of Man, but from the British Isles, Europe and further afield.