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BREAKDOWN: Cornwall Councillor and Newquay Mayor explains defection from Greens to Labour.
Newquay Town Mayor and Cornwall Councillor for Newquay Trenance, Drew Creek has left the Green Party after its national conference passed the…
Is MK – The Party for Cornwall set to change its name?
Mebyon Kernow – The Party for Cornwall is looking to change its name in an attempt to broaden the party’s gender inclusivity.…
BREAKING: Cornish mine to be funded by US Department of War
The company managing the Redmoor mine near Callington has secured $9.25m (£7m) of funding from the US Department of War to accelerate…
Company grilled by residents on plans to dredge Falmouth Docks.
Last night, a packed Cornish Bank hosted Falmouth’s third community conversation on the expansion of its historic dockyard. Beginning with a panel…
Who are the developers pushing the dredging of Falmouth Docks?
Suspicion is growing in Falmouth around plans to redevelop the town’s world-famous natural docks. Grassroots campaigners have begun to organise against the…
UNCOVERED: University of Exeter’s New Partnerships with leading arms companies.
The University of Exeter has formed new partnerships with some of the world’s most prominent arms manufacturers, Cobblestone Media can reveal. In…
Reform UK “Bitterly Divided” says councillor defecting to Restore.
The Cornish far-right has split further, as defecting councillor Bruce Craze, who represents Four Lanes, Beacon and Troon, seeks shelter in the…
Why were Tamar Crossings protesters policed so heavily?
On Saturday, protestors marched across the Tamar Bridge to advocate for the abolition of Tamar Crossing tolls. Tamar Toll Action Group (TTAG),…
BREAKING: Vote of no confidence in university leadership PASSED as redundancies announced
In an extraordinary all-staff meeting today, a vote of no confidence in the University of Exeter Vice Chancellor was passed following announcements…
EXCLUSIVE: Campaigners launch boycott against live events at disgraced Church.
During the International Sea Shanty Festival, a dedicated group of campaigners picketed Falmouth’s King Charles the Martyr Church, centred on the town’s…
Hundreds march in Falmouth as new guidance creates “hostile environment” for trans people
Over 300 people marched through Falmouth today as part of the town’s second annual Trans Pride event. Protestors gathered at Prince of…
Cornish woman amongst those kidnapped by the Israeli Defense Forces.
Katy Davidson, a 49-year-old oyster expert from Newquay, joined more than 400 members of the Sumud Flotilla, which set off from Sicily…
UNCOVERED: Cornwall councillor uses Twitter account under false name to spread hate.
Councillor Dulcie Tudor with Kelly-Jay Keen (2024). Via: X, @DollyVarden68. Dulcie Tudor, Cornwall Councillor for Threemilestone and Chacewater, has been exposed for…
Cornwall Reform Councillor defects to Further Right Restore.
This morning, Roger Tarrant, Cornwall councillor for Redruth North, announced his departure from Reform UK and his role as Deputy Leader of…
Councils declare no confidence in South West Water – anti-privatisation wave hits cornwall.
This week, 4 local and parish councils passed a motion of no-confidence in South West Water (SWW). Local authorities in Helston, Crowan,…
Cornwall Wildlife Trust speaks out on Council plans to reintroduce carcinogenic pesticide.
Cornwall Council has inadvertently formed a coalition against them in the last two weeks, after an “ultimatum” was sent to all parish…
Cornish Residents Trespass on aristocratic land in campaign for public access.
On Saturday, Right to Roam Kernow organised a trespass on the Boconnoc Estate, Lostwithiel, with a dozen Cornish residents taking part. The…
Devon and Cornwall Police undermine the Met by refusing to make arrests under Terrorism Act in Truro.
At 1pm this afternoon, 2 supporters of Defend Our Juries took part in a silent demonstration outside of Truro Cathedral, Cornwall, holding…
Docks expansion – Town Council helps to sell out Falmouth to the Arms Trade and Cruise Industry.
On Monday night, Falmouth Town Council’s Planning Committee, a consultative body on the expansion of the town’s docks, discussed the issue in…
Activists raid Sainsbury’s in national campaign to fight against Wealth inequality.
This morning, activists in support of Take Back Power took action in Sainsbury’s by redistributing food products in its Truro outlet. Two…
Which Cornish MPs voted to scrap Trial by Jury?
This week, a majority of Labour Party MPs voted to pass the government’s Courts and Tribunals Bill, the most substantial piece of…
Cornwall’s biggest food supplier drops Neo-Nazi councillor “Farmer Pete”.
Mylor Parish councillor Peter Lawrence has been dropped by Cornwall’s largest food supplier following a campaign by activists to expose his extreme…
What’s going to happen to Falmouth Docks? Toxic waste to ruin coastal waters.
In May 2025, the plan to dredge Falmouth Docks was announced. Already the deepest natural harbour in the Europe, the expansion has…
Your Party Cornwall candidate expelled from party during elections
Rob Rooney, president of Cornwall Trades Council, has been expelled from Your Party for holding dual membership of both Your Party and…
Group given slap on the wrist for illegal hunting practices.
Today, Kernow Hunt Sabs revealed the hunt group that was issued a Community Protection Warning (CPW) in January 2026. In a response…
Local Council votes for community plan to tackle weeds instead of carcinogenic pesticide.
At a full meeting this week, Penryn Town Council sought to resolve an arduous dispute over the use of the dangerous herbicide…
The Celtic Storm coming for Labour in the May Local Elections.
Polling for the May 2026 local elections hasn’t come as a shock given the poor performance of the Starmer cabinet in their…
EXCLUSIVE: Mebyon Kernow looks to future changes on its 75th anniversary
Party’s Development Officer discusses MK’s legacy and signals changes for its future, including standing for Westminster seats. This year marks the 75th…
2025, what the Cornish movement has achieved.
The year has been a remarkable one for the Cornish autonomy movement. Campaigners from all over Cornwall and beyond have shifted the…
EXCLUSIVE: Reporters record Illegal hunting practices in Cornwall.
At 11am yesterday, Helston’s Cury Hunt, comprised of around 20 adults and children on horseback and accompanied by helpers, arrived in the…
“We’re working all loopholes…” Inside Cornwall’s Landlord-only meeting.
An extraordinary meeting took place last week in Redruth, promoted and hosted by infamous letting agency Lang-Llewellyn, with landlords letting in Cornwall.…
EXCLUSIVE: NHS Trust Misled staff and public about plans to close hospital.
In a statement released to the press this week, Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust has been accused of issuing false assurances to…
Community bullied by police and Private Security as Trelawney Trees cut down.
This morning, Cornwall Council and private contractors began cutting down the now-famous Trelawney trees in Falmouth. As they have done for just…
Meet some of Cornwall’s most transphobic Councillors.
A number of interesting developments came out of the final Full Council meeting of 2025. One comment that has sparked outrage amongst…
Newquay community beats appeal to build holiday villas on cliffs.
Yesterday, an appeal put forward to the Planning Inspectorate by Living Quarter Properties (Porth) Ltd., a luxury housing development company planning to…
Truro and Penwith College staff vote YES for strike action
Teaching staff at Truro and Penwith College are among 32 further education colleges which have voted for strike action as part of…
Devon and Cornwall Police overwhelmed by the number of protesters defying ban on Palestine Action.
Today, twenty-six people defied the ban on Palestine Action outside of Truro Cathedral, Cornwall, by holding signs that read “I oppose genocide,…
Resident doctors in Cornwall join strike action
Resident doctors will be on strike for the second time this year as part of an ongoing pay and jobs dispute. The…
Like everywhere else, Reform are falling apart in Cornwall, here’s how.
May’s Local Election map, with the 28 seats originally held by Reform UK. Whether it’s personal squabbles in Cornish pubs or serious…
Cornish MP amongst those supporting Palestine Action Motion
Andrew George MP and other delegates in the West Bank, April 2025. An Early Day Motion was tabled for discussion in the…
The Party for Cornwall must modernise if it wants to win the fight for Cornish nationhood: Mebyon Kernow Conference 2025.
On Saturday, Lys Kernow (New County Hall, Truro) hosted the annual Mebyon Kernow Conference. Led by Party Leader Dick Cole, Deputy Leader…
Your Party Cornwall set to host first rally in Church disgraced by Slave Trader Memorial.
Jeremy Corbyn will speak in Falmouth this coming weekend as part of a series of Your Party rallies around the UK. The event is…
Cornwall on the World Stage: Delegation Attends International Conference in Mallorca
Kernow Rydh, the youth branch of Mebyon Kernow, travelled to Palma de Mallorca earlier this month to participate in Llavor Internacionalista, an…
Falmouth’s mural erasure: Artist censorship, misleading statements, and Community pushback.
Since local artist Holly Astle reached out to Cobblestone Media earlier this month to go public on the erasure of her “Love…
Penzance displays solidarity in Red Line protest for Gaza.
Yesterday, a group of 150 Cornish residents gathered on the Penzance promenade at 11:30, for a “Red Line for Gaza” protest. The…
Plaid Cymru Conference 2025: What Cornwall can take from the Welsh fight against Westminster & Reform UK.
Rhun ap Iorwerth, leader of Plaid Cyrmu in the Sennedd. This weekend saw the annual Plaid Cymru conference in Swansea (Abertawe), South…
EXCLUSIVE: Falmouth Authority erases artwork because of Artist’s political protest.
Holly Astle, the artist behind a beloved public mural in Falmouth, has spoken out after learning that a local body has painted…
Cornwall Police expose Labour and Met lies as no arrests made at Defend Our Juries protest in Truro
On 4th October, six people from Defend Our Juries with signs reading “I oppose genocide. I support Palestine Action” sat on the…
Who is Lord John Hutton?
Lord John Matthew Patrick Hutton has garnered a large amount of attention since Declassified publicised his ownership of a major supplier of…
Cornwall universities attend training to quash student protest
A recent investigation by Liberty Investigates and The Guardian has revealed that two of Cornwall’s universities, the University of Exeter and Falmouth…
Falmouth Town Council vote to boost Cornish language.
Last night, a full meeting of Falmouth Town Council saw the passing of a motion which would promote the use of the…
Cornwall Greens Gather in Chacewater to Map the Road Ahead.
Around 50 Green Party members and supporters gathered at Chacewater Village Hall yesterday for the Cornwall Greens’ conference. It was a day…
Kernow Rydh Mobilise to call for Cornish nationhood.
Kernow Rydh, the youth branch of Mebyon Kernow, led a demonstration of c.100 today in favour of Cornish nationhood. The demonstration was…
Campaign by Activists Pushes Hutton out of Hall for Cornwall Role.
Lord Hutton has been given no choice but to resign from his position at the Hall for Cornwall. This follows a campaign…
Bards gather in marazion for Annual Gorsedh Events.
Today, hundreds of spectators turned out in Marazion, West Cornwall to attend the ceremonies of the Gorsedh Kernow. Established in 1928, Cornwall’s…
Acorn take on Martin & Co. in Member defence action.
This afternoon, Acorn members undertook a Member Defence demonstration outside of Martin & Co. letting agency, Falmouth. This was following what Acorn…
Nansledan – The Crown’s Cornish toy town exacerbating the housing crisis.
On the outskirts of one of Cornwall’s major towns sits a sleepy suburb, Nansledan. Recently built and immaculately kept, Nansledan is the…
“It’s time for Wes Streeting to find a credible path to pay restoration” says British Medical Association as resident doctors begin strike action.
Today marks the start of 5 days of industrial action at GPs and hospitals across England and Cornwall as doctors strike over…
Cornwall Council votes in favour of pushing for Cornish Devolution.
At a full council meeting this morning, Cornwall Council passed a motion in favour of greater autonomy for Cornwall, and will request…
Arrests made in Truro during Protest in support of Palestine Action.
In Truro, 8 arrests were made this morning at a protest organised by Defend Our Juries in support of Palestine Action. This…
Student ushered off stage as Falmouth University graduation disrupted
Today, two students graduating from Falmouth University disrupted their ceremonies. The students were drawing attention to the university’s alleged complicity in the…
Jude Robinson Deletes Twitter Account as Pressure Mounts Over Code of conduct complaint.
Since Cobblestone first revealed that complaints had been lodged with Cornwall Council’s Monitoring Officer about Jude Robinson’s online conduct, the Labour councillor…
EXCLUSIVE: Complaint lodged against councillor for Islamophobic and transphobic tweets.
A Labour town councillor in Falmouth is facing growing scrutiny after social media posts emerged linking her to far-right figures, and sharing…
Right-Wingers call for Bob Vylan to be struck from Boardmasters lineup.
Since Saturday at the West Holts Stage, punk duo Bob Vylan has garnered attention from much of the right in the country,…
We Went to Acorn’s “Boot the Bailiffs” Demo in Cornwall
Cobblestone Media went to see what Acorn’s “Boot the Bailiff’s” Demo was all about and to try and ask some councillors about…
