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This report at Green News ie expresses concerns of environmentalists about extensions to heath burning of uplands. The new regulations would allow an additional month of hedge cutting in August and an additional month of burning in March:

https://greennews.ie/public-consultation-upland-burning-bo…/

Burning of vegetation in March would critically endanger birds that are just starting to breed and will also impact bees that depend on the gorse as a food source, according to BirdWatch Ireland. (link):

As we suggested in the earlier post on our CL Mannin Facebook site Hitachi has now confirmed a halt to its plan to develop a new build nuclear power plant at the Wylfa site on Anglesey:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-46900918

The Celtic League welcome the news and hope the 'pause' becomes permanent.

The latest move coming after other plans to build a new series of reactors at Moorside in Cumbria were halted last year and casts a huge shadow over the 'next nuclear' strategy.

Organised by Michael Heritage Trust, the traditional Oie'll Verree held at the Ebenezer Hall in the village follows a tried and trusted format, which in the age of contemporary entertainment can still muster a full house.

Members of the audience were welcomed by the Chair of Michael Heritage Trust, David Corlett, before returning compére, Zoë Cannell, took to her feet to act as lynch pin between the varied acts on the programme.

From "The Celtic Languages News":

Nova Scotia Office of Gaelic Affairs Offers the Daltachas Program

David Cretney MLC asks is the tax regime fair and are the free school meal figures an indicator of unfairness. He presumably is going to press the Treasury Minister on this and get the usual bland answer. I know the answer - the tax regime is unfair and people are struggling and indeed by adjusting things like EPA entitlement COMIN want to make it even more unfair:

https://www.manxradio.com/news/isle-of-man-news/iom-income-tax-fair-to-all/

Patrick Malrieu passed away last week. He is highly regarded for all of the work that he undertook for Breton culture. He was the founder of Dastum in 1972, which is a Breton cultural organisation with the objective "to collect, protect and promote the cultural heritage of Brittany." He was also the President of the Cultural Council of Brittany. There has been unanimous tribute paid by cultural associations throughout Brittany to Patrick Malrieu and condolences go to his family.

A new £5m Natural and Cultural Heritage Fund, led by Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH) has been announced for the Highlands and Islands of Scotland. It is hoped that investing in the environment and culture of the Highlands and Islands can bring significant economic benefits for rural communities.

Report here from the Manx Government Facebook pages on the Chief Minister having aid to Nepal acknowledged:

“Chief Minister Howard Quayle, on behalf of the people of the Isle of Man, was delighted to receive this token of thanks for international development funding towards the work of Pahar Trust Nepal to provide schools and facilities for underprivileged Nepalese communities - specifically Shree Himalaya Secondary School”

While Treasury Minister Alfred Cannan MHK wants to make it more difficult for lone working parents to get Employed Persons Allowance (EPA) to supplement their inadequate wage his colleague Laurence Skelly MHK Minister for Enterprise is giving bundles of £5000 to the business sector.

The Chamber of Commerce is broadcasting a clarion call to its members to head to the Department of Enterprise trough and ‘get their snouts in it’ (link):

The annual ceremony commemorating the anniversary of the death of William Christian took place at Hango Hill, just outside Castletown, close to the site of both his execution and now demolished abode at Ronaldsway.

His death in the seventeenth century has long provoked comment and vitriol, with many still divided on the subject of whether he was a traitor or a patriot.