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Isle of Man Heritage Open Days Celebrate Tenth Anniversary

The Island's largest free festival of heritage and cultural events, known as the Isle of Man Heritage Open Days, has blossomed since its inaugural year which included just three events and this year celebrates its tenth anniversary, with a burgeoning list of events scheduled for two weekends during October.

Renovation and repair work on coastal paths brings advice to England based quangos from 'Kernow Matters To Us' (KMTU) group

As a result of the Westminster Government announcing plans to repair and rebrand the coastal path around England, KMTU has been in contact with National Trails and Natural England in order to request they recognise Cornish difference.

The email sent appears below:

Kernow

4 Mys Hedra 2019

In English

To: Natural England & National Trails

Dear Sirs and Mesdames

National Trails - 'England's Coast Path'

Threat of extinction for 272 wildlife species in Ireland

A new State of Nature report has found that almost 300 wildlife species in Ireland face extinction. The main threats to biodiversity across Ireland are changes in farming methods, the impact of climate change and pollution, which affects species abundance, distribution and habitat. The report, which is published every three years, points out that of 2,450 species of conservation concern in Ireland, 272 are threatened with extinction. 

Looking at Scotland's night sky through the canopy of "The Enchanted Forest"

Faskally Wood is located on the north shore of Loch Faskally about I mile (1.6km) north-west of Pitlochry, Perthshire (Scottish Gaelic Baile Chloichridh, Siorrachd Pheairt) in central Scotland. An annual event takes place at Faskally that has grown over the years into an important part of Scotland's autumnal calendar known as the "The Enchanted Forest".  It is an internationally acclaimed and multi-award winning sound and light event, lasting four weeks that attracts over 800,000 visitors to the area every year. 

Celebration of 50th birthday of historic Isle of Skye ferry MV Glenachulish

A birthday celebration, complete with piper and cake, took place at Glenelg (Scottish Gaelic: Glinn Eilg) in the Localsh area of Highland in western Scotland on Saturday.  It was the 50th birthday of Skye's historic car ferry MV Glenachulish, named after Glenachulish (Scottish Gaelic: Gleann a' Chaolais) a glen in the Scottish highlands. The ferry was built at Ailsa Shipbuilding Company in Troon (Scottish Gaelic: An Truthail / An t-Sròn) in 1969.

Are the the Green Party in Ireland anything other than 'Eco-Tories'?

There is growing concerns and awareness about climate change. Over the recent months, ‘Youth Climate Strikes’ and a number of significant protests have been organised about the threat of environmental disaster. They have taken place across the World and Ireland is no exception. In the last Irish local and European elections there was a surge in support for the Green Party, helped along by a sections of a not unsympathetic media.  Many voters viewed the Greens as a party likely to achieve something about the climate change crisis and gained a noticeable amount of support from young people.

Skeleton discovered at 1,400-year-old Pictish Highland cemetery

Black Isle (Scottish Gaelic: an t-Eilean Dubh) is a peninsula within Ross and Cromarty (Ros agus Cromba), in the Scottish Highlands. Tarradale near Muir of Ord on the Black Isle is also now thought to be the location of one of the largest Pictish cemeteries in Scotland. The Picts were a Celtic society of farmers and hunters who lived in what is today eastern and northern Scotland during the late Iron Age and early Medieval periods. 

Dangers posed by nuclear power

The island of Jersey newspaper Bailiwick Express recently reported on concerns about the French nuclear plant at Flamanville in north-western France. Jersey is one of the Channel Islands, an archipelago in the English Channel, off the French coast of Normandy. The newspaper article pointed out that:

"A nuclear plant around 30 miles from Jersey's coast has been put under surveillance after a number of faults were discovered at the facility.

Treatment of 'Hooded Men' still a live issue

“A group known as the Hooded Men have won the latest stage of a legal battle to force an investigation into alleged torture by the security forces in 1971.

The Court of Appeal in Belfast dismissed an appeal by police against a ruling that detectives should revisit a decision to end their inquiry.
Fourteen men claimed they were subjected to torture after being held without trial in Northern Ireland.

The dismissal of the police appeal was a majority decision by the judges.

Breizh: Military jet crash highlights Post Crash Management Techniques issue

News from the Celtic League:

The BBC highlights a crash by a Belgian military jet in Brittany (near Lorient). The incident was sensational in that one of the aircrew who ejected was trapped on high voltage wires. He has since been rescued safely.

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