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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. Find us on our website: cobblestonemedia.co.uk Support us on Patreon: http://patreon.com/CobblestoneMedia

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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...

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...

14.11.2025 12:09 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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...

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...

09.11.2025 12:36 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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...

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...

08.11.2025 22:31 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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, ...

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...

03.11.2025 21:28 — 👍 1    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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...

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...

30.10.2025 17:41 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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...

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...

25.10.2025 15:28 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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...

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...

24.10.2025 17:51 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
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...

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...

13.10.2025 15:44 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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...

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...

05.10.2025 13:34 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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...

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...

23.09.2025 20:55 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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...

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:
cobblestonemedia.co.uk/2025/09/19/t...

19.09.2025 19:48 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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,...

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.
cobblestonemedia.co.uk/2025/09/16/f...

16.09.2025 16:25 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
​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...

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...

14.09.2025 21:30 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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...

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:
cobblestonemedia.co.uk/2025/09/13/k...

14.09.2025 14:02 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

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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25.06.2025 12:00 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 1

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