Tag: Cornwall

All smiles at Hayle Memory Cafe, hosted at the town's rugby club

Cornwall: Groups Making a Difference at the Heart of Communities! (26.8.2026)

Four very different but equally important community groups have been recognised with a nomination for the BBC Radio Cornwall Make a Difference Awards.

The shortlist is made up of groups that focus on LGBT history, on campaigning for the rights of people with disabilities, on memory loss and on cancer support.

The topics might be serious but the staff, volunteers and clients of these Cornish collectives wanted to talk about the fun, companionship, togetherness and love they felt in each and every session.

The winner of the Community Group category will be revealed at a ceremony in Truro in September.

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Cornwall: Vandalised “Village Giraffe Statue” Leaves Locals in Mourning! (19.8.2026)

I once heard a news article on the local “Pirate FM” (when staying in Camelford researching the King Arthur Legend) that five-year-old children were going to school still wearing nappies, unable to say their own names, or feed themselves properly. A shocking state of affairs primarily effecting the local Cornish. Meanwhile, White middle-class English incomers take advantage of this poor economics and buy-up acres of cheap property – using it for holiday homes. The former British Tory Prime Minister – David Cameron – used to spend luxurious hunting holidays in Cornwall – whilst doing absolutely nothing to relieve the grinding poverty suffered by the indigenous population. Still, at least the lady in-charge of the giraffe – possesses the strength of character not to immediately resort to crowd-funding as an answer – as this is a hideous late-capitalist convention that removes a national government’s responsibility toward its tax-paying citizens (as citizens, we pay billions in tax to see it asset-stripped from the NHS and given as free hand-outs to Neo-Nazi Ukraine and Zionist Israel). Furthermore, those who commit criminal acts should pay for the damage they have done.

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North Devon District Hospital bosses said temporarily suspending its birthing services was the "only safe course of action"

UK: North Devon NHS Leads the Way in “Closing-Down” [Socialist] Health-Service! (7.8.2026)

I have written elsewhere about how a close friend of mine used to work for the Audit Commission in 2009 – and how she had to attend a meeting with New Labour Ministers (I believe then under Gordon Brown). New (right-wing) Labour was dedicated to abolishing the NHS and Welfare State – everything the 1948 Soviet-influenced Labour government had brought-in. This was the Tory-dream of Tony Blair – who admired Maraget Thatcher (I know – you couldn’t make this up – but it is all true). We knew from 1997 onwards that New Labour was reactionary – but until my friend attended this governmental meeting – I had no idea to the extent. Needless to say, she returned home looking in a state of shock. She told me that the US – via the EU – had instructed the UK that ALL Socialist entities had to a) be privatised, and b) sold into the profitable control of the US. Bear in-mind that ALL the political parties in the UK (so it did not matter who you voted for) had to follow this US directive as the US maintained a direct control of the Bank of England (as it does all EU banks). This ensures that all European countries (including the UK – even though as “Celts” we are not strictly speaking “part of Europe”) do as they are told when the Americans demand it. Doubt this? Look at how everything now costs five-times as much as the US pets of Neo-Nazi Ukraine and Zionist Israel demand your money to pursue their far-right objectives. (Around 1990-1991, I was wandering around the campus of Loughborough University – North of London – when I encountered US [NATO] soldiers in uniform. They “pushed” me out of the way whilst laughing – and went about their disrespectful way).

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Amelia's mother, Kayley (r), says strict school policies resulted in her daughter becoming ill

UK: Parents & Pupils Took on “Cruel” & “Authoritarian” Devon & Cornwall “Athena Academy Schools” – & Won! (4.8.2026)

And Zara says her autistic daughter Hannah, who has hearing difficulties and attends Ilfracombe Academy, was repeatedly removed from class because her needs were not recognised.

“Behaviour is just put down to persistent defiance and bad behaviour, and they’re punished for it,” she says. “It’s never recognised as being linked to their disabilities.”

Athena told us that children with special educational needs are “not routinely sanctioned for behaviours associated with their needs”.

A lot of the anger we heard in Devon and Cornwall is, we were told, down to the lack of accountability.

Academy trusts do not have any supervision from local councils, meaning only central government can intervene.

One of the biggest weaknesses of the trust system is that it complicates the complaints process, says education journalist Laura McInerney, who co-founded Teacher Tapp, an app designed to track educators’ wellbeing, classroom practices, and opinions on education policy.

If parents are not satisfied with a specific school’s response, she says, they have to contact the trust, which could be miles way, and which “you may or may not hear from in anything other than a letter”.

The government says parents can take complaints about academy trusts to the Department for Education.

Across England, there is growing concern about punitive disciplinary practices in schools.

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Perkin Warbeck

UK: Was Perkin Warbeck the True King Richard IV? (24.3.2026)

I mention this as large swathes of the UK retain a very strong Celtic identity. This includes Cornwall – one of the places that Perkin Warbeck landed with a small army that was immediately joined by the uprising Cornish people. The Cornish had risen-up earlier in 1497 against Henry VVII’s plans to go to war with Scotland – why should Celts fight Celts? Although the Tudors were from Wales (a Celtic country) – I believe they may be the descendants of the Roman officials that used to govern the area. Despite this, the Tudors tended to side with the English (Germanic) power-base. Whatever the case, I think the man we are told is “Perkin Warbeck” was in fact “Richard Plantagenet” or “King Richard IV” of England – the rightful King. The above documentary dramatizes the recorded interviews held between the English Authorities and “Perkin Warbeck”. He was crowned “King Richard IV” on Bodmin Moor and he then led an army that took Exeter – and then moved on to Taunton – where he was defeated and arrested. Following intense torture – this man was forced to deny his royal birth. He was then hanged like a common criminal at Tyburn.

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Issy Ferris and Archie Sylvester were told they faced $200,000 (£146,500) of medical bills after their baby was born prematurely in the US despite them being insured

UK: British Couple Get “Taste” of “Private Healthcare Hell” as Woman Gives Birth in US By Mistake – and Receives $200,000 Bill! (21.2.2026)

Not one word about a privatising NHS – or the fact that if the original 1948 NHS is not returned (advocating “care” over “cost”) – we will all be paying these types of ridiculous bills. My partner is a NHS Midwife who serves every pregnant woman “free” at the point of use – as she is paid via collective taxation. This is the same as in Cuba, China, or North Korea – and most Western and Northern European countries. Americanisation in the UK and Europe does mean that private healthcare is knocking on the door. Imagine that hell! Look at how the shyster insurance company attempting to “scam” these two clients. This is the horror that awaits us all!

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