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Cornwall lies at the southwestern tip of Great Britain. Though it’s administered as a county of England today, the indigenous Cornish people are a Celtic nation — like the Irish and the Scottish — with their own distinct identity, language, and culture.

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A pasty luncheon on St. Piran’s Day, Saturday, March 4, will celebrate the last of the Cousin Jacks and the first of a new generation of Cornish immigrants to make

Cornwalls leaders of business, culture and education will gather at The University of Exeters Penryn Campus to celebrate Cornish heritage.

A buzzy new venue is spearheading a south-western musical renaissance, with hundreds of people dancing in the streets after a booming club night. Our writer hits the floor for the Cornish conga

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Most residents agree the Eden’s Projects creator’s comments were unfair, but others say there was a ‘grain of truth’

Why Cornish independence could be no joke More and more people in the county want recognition of Cornish identity—and political power A St Piran flag fluttering in the wind at Fistral in Newquay, Cornwall. Credit: Alamy Cornish independence has been the butt of national jokes for centuries. But strange as it might sound, in 2021, independence—or at least some form of devolution—for the county seems more tangible than ever. The movement for Cornish autonomy comes from two different directi...