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In this issue of Cornish World:
Cornish Post Offices: Can they be saved?
Cornish Churches: At risk from thieves?
The Cornish logo: A no- go?
Cornish Willows
Pelynt
Interview with DM Thomas

Julie Wheeler and lots more news, views and information for anyone with an interest in Cornwall.
Aug/Sept 2008
New articles...
Foreword
I went off overseas to Ireland the other day for a wedding.



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Why the new Cornwall Council logo is a no go...
Cornwall Council has sneakily created a new logo; and everyone seems to hate it. Yet will the Council listen to the people?
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Life in the Willows
Wildlife associated with Willows in the Cornish Countryside by Jean Lawman.




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Can Cornwall\'s rural post offices be saved?
Jessica Tooze and George Thomas challenge the proposals that could change Cornish life forever

As a business functioning at the heart of many rural communites, Cornwall’s isolated post offices are considered an indispensable public service.

For those facing impaired mobility, or whose local bus routes are infrequent or non-existent, the ability to complete simple tasks such as collecting pensions and paying bills are entirely reliant on the provision of an accessible post office.

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The Metal Bandits
Although soaring metal prices could mean that Cornish mines may become profitable once more there is a drawback.
Lindsey Kennedy investigates how Cornwall’s places of worship are being targeted by criminals.

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Still speaking with the old tongue?
John Chirgwin Jenkin proposes that the Cornish language was used far later than many scholars claim.
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Cornish Family History Research
The name’s the same…the story of Thomas Merritt.
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Perfect Pelynt

Katie Hill explores a village crammed with character

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\'Ello my \'ansome

 A dialect musing from Randle Hurley

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