The last Full Council meeting for the present term of the unitary authority took place in Truro today. Everyone at Mebyon Kernow would like to take this opportunity to thank our five councillors for their work as part of the MK/Green Group with Cllr Tamsyn Widdon of the Green Party. We are grateful for all that they have done over the last four years. Cllrs Dick Cole, Matt Luke, Loveday Jenkin and Andrew Long are standing for re-election, though Cllrs Michael…

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Mebyon Kernow – the Party for Cornwall is pleased to confirm that it has put forward official MK candidates for 28 seats on town and parish council elections across Cornwall.  Twenty have been elected unopposed. The list of candidates is as follows: Callington Town Council – Maria Coakley, Andrew Long, Cameron Raphael and Mark Smith Camborne Town Council (Roskear Ward) – Stanley Guffogg [elected unopposed] Camborne Town Council (Treslowarren Ward) – Zoe Fox and Maud Kelly [elected unopposed] Camborne Town Council…

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Mebyon Kernow – the Party for Cornwall is pleased to confirm that it will be contesting 18 seats at the forthcoming Cornwall Council elections on 1st May 2025. The list of candidates is as follows: Callington and St Dominic – Andrew Long Camborne West and Treswithian – Zoe Fox Constantine, Mabe and Mawnan – Mael Garrec Crowan, Sithney and Wendron – Loveday Jenkin Falmouth Boslowick – Sam Carmichael Four Lanes, Beacon and Troon – Reece Weatherburn Fowey, Tywardreath and Par –…

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Today marks the 25th anniversary of the launch of the Declaration for a Cornish Assembly campaign by Mebyon Kernow. The declaration was backed by over 50,000 people during 2000 and 2001, and became an important part of the cross-party campaign for greater self-government. Commenting about the anniversary, MK leader Cllr Dick Cole, who drafted the declaration, said: “Twenty-five years on, we are continuing to push for meaningful devolution. It is as important an issue today as it was in 2000. “In…

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We are pleased to report that councillors on the unitary authority overwhelmingly backed a motion to support devolution on a Cornwall footprint and oppose a South West Peninsula Mayoral Strategic Authority being imposed on Cornwall. The motion was tabled by MK Cllr Dick Cole and seconded by independent Cllr Peter La Broy. It was backed by 56 councillors. Four councillors opposed the motion and there were 11 abstentions. The Cornwall Council press statement published after the meeting stated that a “number…

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The leader of MK, Cllr Dick Cole, has called on one and all to support the motion which he has tabled for Tuesday’s Cornwall Council meeting. It seeks to bring everyone together in support of devolution for Cornwall. Cllr Cole writes: “Plymouth City Council has voted to support the ‘establishment of a South West Peninsula Mayoral Strategic Authority,’ which would ‘encompass the combined geography of Cornwall, Devon, Plymouth, and Torbay.’ The Cabinet at Torbay Council backed the creation of a ‘Mayoral…

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