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We’re a media cooperative based in Cornwall, accessing local stories on a national level and national stories on a local level.
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A number of moments came from Cornwall Council’s last meeting. One of which was the repetition of a transphobic question by Cllr Dulcie Tudor. But she isn’t the only one in local politics who has made transphobia a significant part of her political campaigning:
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Meet some of Cornwall’s most transphobic Councillors. – Cobblestone Media
A number of interesting developments came out of the final Full Council meeting of 2025. One comment that has sparked outrage amongst trans liberation activists came from Cllr Dulcie Tudor, which addr...
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December 2, 2025 at 7:00 PM
A number of moments came from Cornwall Council’s last meeting. One of which was the repetition of a transphobic question by Cllr Dulcie Tudor. But she isn’t the only one in local politics who has made transphobia a significant part of her political campaigning:
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In an ongoing battle with luxury holiday home developers, Newquay’s community has fought off another appeal to drill into the collapsing cliff overlooking one of the areas most valued beaches. This is how they did it: cobblestonemedia.co.uk/2025/11/26/n...
Newquay community beats appeal to build holiday villas on cliffs. – Cobblestone Media
Yesterday, an appeal put forward to the Planning Inspectorate by Living Quarter Properties Ltd., a luxury housing development company planning to build homes on a historic Newquay cliff site, was reje...
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November 26, 2025 at 9:17 PM
In an ongoing battle with luxury holiday home developers, Newquay’s community has fought off another appeal to drill into the collapsing cliff overlooking one of the areas most valued beaches. This is how they did it: cobblestonemedia.co.uk/2025/11/26/n...
With a whopping 84% majority, teaching staff at Truro and Penwith College have voted YES for strike action. This follows a year of tumult, including pay disputes and a principal forced out for financial mismanagement. cobblestonemedia.co.uk/2025/11/21/t...
Truro and Penwith College staff vote YES for strike action – Cobblestone Media
Teaching staff at Truro and Penwith College are among 32 further education colleges which have voted for strike action as part of a UK-wide UCU ballot. In a ballot that closed this week, 84% of voter...
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November 21, 2025 at 6:06 PM
With a whopping 84% majority, teaching staff at Truro and Penwith College have voted YES for strike action. This follows a year of tumult, including pay disputes and a principal forced out for financial mismanagement. cobblestonemedia.co.uk/2025/11/21/t...
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November 19, 2025 at 4:05 PM
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Devon and Cornwall Police continue their usual form as officers overwhelmed by the number of anti-genocide protesters defying the ban on support for Palestine Action. cobblestonemedia.co.uk/2025/11/18/d...
Devon and Cornwall Police overwhelmed by the number of protesters defying ban on Palestine Action. – Cobblestone Media
Today, twenty-six people defied the ban on Palestine Action outside of Truro Cathedral, Cornwall, by holding signs that read "I oppose genocide, I support Palestine Action." This action was part of a ...
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November 18, 2025 at 11:02 PM
Devon and Cornwall Police continue their usual form as officers overwhelmed by the number of anti-genocide protesters defying the ban on support for Palestine Action. cobblestonemedia.co.uk/2025/11/18/d...
From today, Cornwall’s doctor’s are engaging in 5 days of strike action, following an unsuccessful negotiation with a government in turmoil. This comes after years of neglect of public services in Cornwall, leaving doctors strained and underpaid. cobblestonemedia.co.uk/2025/11/14/r...
Resident doctors in Cornwall join strike action – Cobblestone Media
Resident doctors will be on strike for the second time this year as part of an ongoing pay and jobs dispute. The British Medical Association has announced that doctors will stage a full walk-out start...
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November 14, 2025 at 12:09 PM
From today, Cornwall’s doctor’s are engaging in 5 days of strike action, following an unsuccessful negotiation with a government in turmoil. This comes after years of neglect of public services in Cornwall, leaving doctors strained and underpaid. cobblestonemedia.co.uk/2025/11/14/r...
From personal squabbles to serious disagreements on democracy in the party, learn how Reform UK in Cornwall is falling to pieces. cobblestonemedia.co.uk/2025/11/09/l...
Like everywhere else, Reform are falling apart in Cornwall, here’s how. – Cobblestone Media
May's Local Election map, with the 28 seats originally held by Reform UK. In October, five Cornwall councillors who previously belonged to Reform UK left the party and formed the Cornish Independent N...
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November 9, 2025 at 12:36 PM
From personal squabbles to serious disagreements on democracy in the party, learn how Reform UK in Cornwall is falling to pieces. cobblestonemedia.co.uk/2025/11/09/l...
An Early Day Motion has been tabled which expresses concern at the misuse of counter-terror legislation, and asks the government to review its proscription of Palestine Action. One amongst its supporters is Cornwall’s Andrew George. cobblestonemedia.co.uk/2025/11/07/c...
Cornish MP amongst those supporting Palestine Action Motion – Cobblestone Media
Andrew George MP and other delegates in the West Bank, April 2025. An Early Day Motion was tabled for discussion in the House of Commons late last month on the subject of Palestine action and the misu...
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November 8, 2025 at 10:31 PM
An Early Day Motion has been tabled which expresses concern at the misuse of counter-terror legislation, and asks the government to review its proscription of Palestine Action. One amongst its supporters is Cornwall’s Andrew George. cobblestonemedia.co.uk/2025/11/07/c...
One thing was clear at the Mebyon Kernow party conference this year: The Party For Cornwall must modernise if it wants to push for Cornish Nationhood. cobblestonemedia.co.uk/2025/11/03/t...
The Party for Cornwall must modernise if it wants to push for Cornish nationhood: Mebyon Kernow Conference 2025. – Cobblestone Media
On Saturday, Lys Kernow (New County Hall, Truro) hosted the annual Mebyon Kernow Conference. Led by Party Leader Dick Cole, Deputy Leader Loveday Jenkin, and Party Development Officer Michael Bunney, ...
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November 3, 2025 at 9:28 PM
One thing was clear at the Mebyon Kernow party conference this year: The Party For Cornwall must modernise if it wants to push for Cornish Nationhood. cobblestonemedia.co.uk/2025/11/03/t...
Your Party Cornwall Set To Host First Rally In Church Disgraced By Slave Trader Memorial. Local campaigners have their say: cobblestonemedia.co.uk/2025/10/30/l...
Your Party Cornwall set to host first rally in Church disgraced by Slave Trader Memorial. – Cobblestone Media
Jeremy Corbyn will speak in Falmouth this coming weekend as part of a series of Your Party rallies around the UK. The event is being advertised by the Cornish Bank, a local not-for-profit events space...
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October 30, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Your Party Cornwall Set To Host First Rally In Church Disgraced By Slave Trader Memorial. Local campaigners have their say: cobblestonemedia.co.uk/2025/10/30/l...
Delegates from Kernow Rydh travelled to Palma de Mallorca earlier this month to attend an international conference on feminism, socialism, antifascism, and self-determination. cobblestonemedia.co.uk/2025/10/25/c...
Cornwall on the World Stage: Delegation Attends International Conference in Mallorca – Cobblestone Media
Kernow Rydh, the youth branch of Mebyon Kernow, travelled to Palma de Mallorca earlier this month to participate in Llavor Internacionalista, an international conference hosted by Jovent Republica (Yo...
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October 25, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Delegates from Kernow Rydh travelled to Palma de Mallorca earlier this month to attend an international conference on feminism, socialism, antifascism, and self-determination. cobblestonemedia.co.uk/2025/10/25/c...
In a two-horse race against Reform, Plaid Cymru pulled ahead, with seasoned councillor and now Senedd member Lindsay Whittle showing how to fight fascism at the polls. Read our article here: cobblestonemedia.co.uk/2025/10/24/p...
Plaid’s Local Roots Defeat Reform’s Imported Suits in Cearphilly. – Cobblestone Media
The people of Caerphilly made history yesterday. In a by‑election triggered by the death of Labour MS Hefin David in August, voters turned out in unexpectedly high numbers to deliver a decisive victor...
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October 24, 2025 at 5:51 PM
In a two-horse race against Reform, Plaid Cymru pulled ahead, with seasoned councillor and now Senedd member Lindsay Whittle showing how to fight fascism at the polls. Read our article here: cobblestonemedia.co.uk/2025/10/24/p...
Plaid Cymru Conference 2025: Whether fighting Labour or Reform in Westminster, Cornwall's autonomist movements can learn a lot from Wales. Cobblestone Media also interview Lord Wigley on the issue of cultural identity in the face of English nationalism: cobblestonemedia.co.uk/2025/10/13/p...
Plaid Cymru Conference 2025: What Cornwall can take from the Welsh fight against Westminster & Reform UK. – Cobblestone Media
Rhun ap Iorwerth, leader of Plaid Cyrmu in the Sennedd. This weekend saw the annual Plaid Cymru conference in Swansea (Abertawe), South Wales, and according to seasoned activists, something was very d...
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October 13, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Plaid Cymru Conference 2025: Whether fighting Labour or Reform in Westminster, Cornwall's autonomist movements can learn a lot from Wales. Cobblestone Media also interview Lord Wigley on the issue of cultural identity in the face of English nationalism: cobblestonemedia.co.uk/2025/10/13/p...
Labour and the Met cynically used the attack in Manchester to attempt suppression of campaigners. Cornwall's police exposed those lies by neglecting to arrest anyone in Truro yesterday for holding signs that read "I oppose genocide. I support Palestine Action." cobblestonemedia.co.uk/2025/10/05/d...
Cornwall Police expose Labour and Met lies as no arrests made at Defend Our Juries protest in Truro – Cobblestone Media
On 4th October, six people from Defend Our Juries with signs reading "I oppose genocide. I support Palestine Action" sat on the steps of Truro Cathedral, Cornwall. Around 50 supporters also gathered i...
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October 5, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Labour and the Met cynically used the attack in Manchester to attempt suppression of campaigners. Cornwall's police exposed those lies by neglecting to arrest anyone in Truro yesterday for holding signs that read "I oppose genocide. I support Palestine Action." cobblestonemedia.co.uk/2025/10/05/d...
Student protest has a long history. But if Unis Exeter and Falmouth have their way, that'll soon be over. Read our piece on their attendance to a webinar on how to crush protest below: cobblestonemedia.co.uk/2025/09/23/c...
Cornwall universities attend training to quash student protest – Cobblestone Media
A recent investigation by Liberty Investigates and The Guardian has revealed that two of Cornwall's universities, the University of Exeter and Falmouth University, registered to attend a webinar detai...
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September 23, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Student protest has a long history. But if Unis Exeter and Falmouth have their way, that'll soon be over. Read our piece on their attendance to a webinar on how to crush protest below: cobblestonemedia.co.uk/2025/09/23/c...
Westminster have never cared about Cornwall, and we've seen it again in their response to the recent petition. Read the full article from our columnist Dòmhnall Ó Caomhánaigh:
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Three Things Are Certain: Death, Taxes, and Westminster’s Disdain for Cornish Identity. – Cobblestone Media
Image: Steve Reed MP. Three things in life are certain: death, taxes, and the Westminster government’s disdain for Cornish identity. The latest example came in the form of the official government resp...
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September 19, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Westminster have never cared about Cornwall, and we've seen it again in their response to the recent petition. Read the full article from our columnist Dòmhnall Ó Caomhánaigh:
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Falmouth Town Council votes to boost the Cornish language (Kernowek) in civil and cultural areas. This would see the use of the Cornish language on signage, official Falmouth Town Council documents, and see the appointment of a Cornish culture champion.
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Falmouth Town Council vote to boost cornish language. – Cobblestone Media
Last night, a full meeting of Falmouth Town Council saw the passing of a motion which would promote the use of the Cornish language (Kernowek) in the civil and cultural spaces of Falmouth. The motion,...
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September 16, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Falmouth Town Council votes to boost the Cornish language (Kernowek) in civil and cultural areas. This would see the use of the Cornish language on signage, official Falmouth Town Council documents, and see the appointment of a Cornish culture champion.
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Cornwall's Green Party hosted their annual conference yesterday, 2 weeks after Zack Polanski's election to the leadership. Read our write-up on the beginning of an exciting new chapter for Kernow's Greens: cobblestonemedia.co.uk/2025/09/14/c...
Cornwall Greens Gather in Chasewater to Map the Road Ahead. – Cobblestone Media
Around 50 Green Party members and supporters gathered at Chasewater Village Hall yesterday for the Cornwall Greens’ conference. It was a day of speeches, strategy sessions and constituency-level organ...
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September 14, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Cornwall's Green Party hosted their annual conference yesterday, 2 weeks after Zack Polanski's election to the leadership. Read our write-up on the beginning of an exciting new chapter for Kernow's Greens: cobblestonemedia.co.uk/2025/09/14/c...
Yesterday, Kernow Rydh Mobilised to call for Cornish nationhood in collaboration with other groups from around Kernow, such as Cornwall Resists, the Bakers Food and Allied Workers Union, and Palestine Solidarity Kernow.
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Kernow Rydh Mobilise to call for Cornish nationhood. – Cobblestone Media
Kernow Rydh, the youth branch of Mebyon Kernow, led a demonstration of c.100 today in favour of Cornish nationhood. The demonstration was held on Lemon Quay, Truro, with speakers for a coalition of ca...
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September 14, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Yesterday, Kernow Rydh Mobilised to call for Cornish nationhood in collaboration with other groups from around Kernow, such as Cornwall Resists, the Bakers Food and Allied Workers Union, and Palestine Solidarity Kernow.
Read the full article here:
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Read the full article here:
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We went to Acorn's "Boot the Bailiffs" Demo yesterday to try to speak to councillers and Acorn members about what they think about the use of private bailiffs to collect council debts
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June 25, 2025 at 12:00 PM
We went to Acorn's "Boot the Bailiffs" Demo yesterday to try to speak to councillers and Acorn members about what they think about the use of private bailiffs to collect council debts
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