The South East Corner of Cornwall

– by Tom Bowden This article is about a journey from Cremyll Point in Plymouth Sound to Looe many years ago. I have drawn a rough map of the area…

St Piran Celebrations at Grass Valley

Grass Valley, and their sister Nevada City, in California again celebrated St Piran and their local Cornish settlement heritage. Let the photos do the talking … The Pasty Bake contest…

New CD: Omdowl Morek – Sea Wrestling

Phil Knight chose the name ‘Omdowl Morek’ for his album of songs, because he came across something rare unexpectedly in September, 2006, as he strolled on dunes near Marazion. He…

[CoSERG] The Core Strategy: Time for a breathing space

Over the last 50 years Cornwall’s population grew by 208,000 (the equivalent of 19 Truros). The number of houses doubled from 132,000 to 255,000. Back in 1989 CoSERG called for…

[Save Penwith Moors] Cornwall to Geneva

FROM CORNWALL TO GENEVA LOCAL ACTION GROUP ALLEGE NATURAL ENGLAND FAILED TO ABIDE BY EUROPEAN ENVIRONMENTAL LAW Documents sent to the Aarhus Convention Compliance Committee in Geneva Having failed to…

Concreting Cornwall? Last chance to say no!

Important news that may have passed you by! On January 9 this year, while most of Cornwall was either still recovering from an almighty New Year’s Eve hangover, or yet…

The Hamoaze

– by Tom Bowden I was born in Torpoint on the River Tamar and across the river from Plymouth. My Sketch of the River Tamar shows that the part of…

Secrets on Cornwall’s Devolution Petition may be blocked

With Mebyon Kernow, Plaid Cymru, and others calling the current UK government to account for the inaction of its predecessors over a call by 50,000 of the Cornish public in…

[Mebyon Kernow] Paul Ellis for Bodmin Town Council By-Election

Mebyon Kernow – The Party of Cornwall (MK) is standing a fine candidate in the by-election for a seat on Bodmin Town Council (in St Mary’s Ward). The election will…

[Save Penwith Moors] Libel allegation against Cornwall Council

A book published by Cornwall Council in April 2011 with financial support from English Heritage: Managing the historic environment on west Cornwall’s rough ground by Graeme Kirkham, with Peter Herring,…