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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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Starmer’s Labour have shown their incompetence for a year and a half. The Celtic storm of Plaid, Sinn Fein and the SNP is going to sweep them away in the May local elections. cobblestonemedia.co.uk/2026/01/23/t...
The Celtic Storm coming for Labour in the May Local Elections. – Cobblestone Media
Polling for the May 2026 local elections hasn't come as a shock given the poor performance of the Starmer cabinet in their year and a half of government. A whopping thirteen U-turns on issues as funda...
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January 23, 2026 at 5:21 PM
Starmer’s Labour have shown their incompetence for a year and a half. The Celtic storm of Plaid, Sinn Fein and the SNP is going to sweep them away in the May local elections. cobblestonemedia.co.uk/2026/01/23/t...
In 75 years Mebyon Kernow have seemingly changed Cornish politics. Party Development Officer Michael Bunney discusses MK’s legacy and its future including contesting all Cornwall Council seats and challenging the national parties for its parliamentary seats. cobblestonemedia.co.uk/2026/01/15/e...
EXCLUSIVE: Mebyon Kernow looks to future changes on its 75th anniversary – Cobblestone Media
Party's Development Officer discusses MK's legacy and signals changes for its future, including standing for Westminster seats. This year marks the 75th anniversary of Mebyon Kernow, the Party for Cor...
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January 15, 2026 at 3:34 PM
In 75 years Mebyon Kernow have seemingly changed Cornish politics. Party Development Officer Michael Bunney discusses MK’s legacy and its future including contesting all Cornwall Council seats and challenging the national parties for its parliamentary seats. cobblestonemedia.co.uk/2026/01/15/e...
After the disruption caused by Storm Goretti, Charlie Mumrick discusses how rural communities like Cornwall have been left behind by climate inaction: cobblestonemedia.co.uk/2026/01/12/s...
Storm goretti – Rural communities have been failed by climate inaction and government neglect. – Cobblestone Media
Fallen tree blocking the road in Penryn. Last week brought the latest in a series of extreme weather events to hit Cornwall in recent years. Trees toppling over roads and property, debris dangerously ...
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January 12, 2026 at 2:59 PM
After the disruption caused by Storm Goretti, Charlie Mumrick discusses how rural communities like Cornwall have been left behind by climate inaction: cobblestonemedia.co.uk/2026/01/12/s...
Demanding better - what the Cornish movement for autonomy and devolution has achieved this year. cobblestonemedia.co.uk/2025/12/31/2...
2025, what the Cornish movement has achieved. – Cobblestone Media
The year has been a remarkable one for the Cornish autonomy movement. Campaigners from all over Cornwall and beyond have shifted the political conversation towards discussions of greater control over ...
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December 31, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Demanding better - what the Cornish movement for autonomy and devolution has achieved this year. cobblestonemedia.co.uk/2025/12/31/2...
Reporters from Cobblestone accompanied West Cornwall Hunt Sabs in uncovering illegal hunting practice in Helston, Cornwall. cobblestonemedia.co.uk/2025/12/27/e...
EXCLUSIVE: Reporters record Illegal hunting practices in Cornwall. – Cobblestone Media
At 11am yesterday, Helston's Cury Hunt, comprised of around 20 adults and children on horseback and accompanied by helpers, arrived in the centre of Helston to a crowd of 300 supportive spectators and...
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December 27, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Reporters from Cobblestone accompanied West Cornwall Hunt Sabs in uncovering illegal hunting practice in Helston, Cornwall. cobblestonemedia.co.uk/2025/12/27/e...
After Brexit, English liberals blamed everyone but themselves for how the vote went. They even blame whole nations and regions like Cornwall for their own poverty, labelling everyone who lives in here as an ignorant racist. cobblestonemedia.co.uk/2025/12/24/a...
A decade after voting ‘Remain’ I still can’t stand English liberals. – Cobblestone Media
There is a particular kind of English liberal who only seems to remember that Cornwall exists when they want to go on holiday or need someone to blame for Brexit. Scroll any comments section under a C...
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December 24, 2025 at 6:33 PM
After Brexit, English liberals blamed everyone but themselves for how the vote went. They even blame whole nations and regions like Cornwall for their own poverty, labelling everyone who lives in here as an ignorant racist. cobblestonemedia.co.uk/2025/12/24/a...
In a recent Council by-election, Reform came out on top. But time and time again they’ve shown to be useless, reckless, and helpless. cobblestonemedia.co.uk/2025/12/20/c...
Cornwall’s By-election result- Reform Cannot help Local Communities in Cornwall. – Cobblestone Media
Yesterday, voters went to the polls in St Columb Minor and Colan, a council ward in North Cornwall. The winner, Heinz Glanville of Reform UK, is the successor to Christine Parsonage, another Reform co...
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December 20, 2025 at 12:14 PM
In a recent Council by-election, Reform came out on top. But time and time again they’ve shown to be useless, reckless, and helpless. cobblestonemedia.co.uk/2025/12/20/c...
A prominent Cornish letting-agency Lang-Llewellyn held a landlord-only meeting last week on the Renters’ Rights Act. Cobblestone Media reporters went along to hear what they had to say about the act and shockingly, what they had to say about renters. cobblestonemedia.co.uk/2025/12/15/w...
“We’re working all loopholes…” Inside Cornwall’s Landlord-only meeting. – Cobblestone Media
An extraordinary meeting took place last week in Redruth, promoted and hosted by infamous letting agency Lang-Llewellyn, with landlords letting in Cornwall. A reporter from Cobblestone Media was prese...
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December 17, 2025 at 3:17 PM
A prominent Cornish letting-agency Lang-Llewellyn held a landlord-only meeting last week on the Renters’ Rights Act. Cobblestone Media reporters went along to hear what they had to say about the act and shockingly, what they had to say about renters. cobblestonemedia.co.uk/2025/12/15/w...
A statement released to campaigners and the press has alleged that Cornwall Foundation Trust plans to close Falmouth Hospital. In a reply to Cobblestone CFT have walked back this claim and revoked the briefing given to staff, leading to even more confusion. cobblestonemedia.co.uk/2025/12/11/e...
EXCLUSIVE: NHS Trust Misled staff and public about plans to close hospital. – Cobblestone Media
In a statement released to the press this week, Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust has been accused of issuing false assurances to staff and the public about its intentions to close Falmouth Ho...
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December 11, 2025 at 12:42 PM
A statement released to campaigners and the press has alleged that Cornwall Foundation Trust plans to close Falmouth Hospital. In a reply to Cobblestone CFT have walked back this claim and revoked the briefing given to staff, leading to even more confusion. cobblestonemedia.co.uk/2025/12/11/e...
On 19th June 2024, Stonehenge was redecorated using orange cornflour as part of Just Stop Oil's campaign to end fossil fuel extraction and burning. Hear from one of the action-taker’s experiences with the action, her trial, and life under climate breakdown. www.patreon.com/posts/why-i-...
Why I sprayed Stonehenge orange. An interview with Just Stop Oil action-taker Niamh | Cobblestone Media
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December 8, 2025 at 4:16 PM
On 19th June 2024, Stonehenge was redecorated using orange cornflour as part of Just Stop Oil's campaign to end fossil fuel extraction and burning. Hear from one of the action-taker’s experiences with the action, her trial, and life under climate breakdown. www.patreon.com/posts/why-i-...
After a year of battling, Falmouth’s Trelawney Trees have come down by order of the council. Today’s protest saw “out of control” private security and police officers enforcing the “unlawful” felling. cobblestonemedia.co.uk/2025/12/08/c...
Community bullied by police and Private Security as Trelawney Trees cut down. – Cobblestone Media
This morning, Cornwall Council and private contractors began cutting down the now-famous Trelawney trees in Falmouth. As they have done for just under a year, people from the local area attempted to r...
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December 8, 2025 at 4:11 PM
After a year of battling, Falmouth’s Trelawney Trees have come down by order of the council. Today’s protest saw “out of control” private security and police officers enforcing the “unlawful” felling. cobblestonemedia.co.uk/2025/12/08/c...
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...
Become a Cobblestone Media member. Our billionaire funds have dried up, but we want to keep going. From breaking the developments in local politics to investigations into dodgy councils and businesses, Cobblestone has got you at the heart of it's journalism. www.patreon.com/cobblestonem...
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November 19, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Become a Cobblestone Media member. Our billionaire funds have dried up, but we want to keep going. From breaking the developments in local politics to investigations into dodgy councils and businesses, Cobblestone has got you at the heart of it's journalism. www.patreon.com/cobblestonem...
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...