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The Department of Transport are intending to commence work on the re-pointing of the Tower of Refuge next Monday (23rd June).   This will entail scaffolding being erected all around the outside of the building to enable all the exterior ...

Michael and Onchan MHK’s David Cannan and Peter Karran will ask the Treasury Minister and the Attorney General a series of questions on the collapse of EuroManx tomorrow (Tuesday 17th June 2008).  At the last sitting of the House of ...

The Manx Herald has learned that the arguably ‘less-than-successful’ 2008 TT road safety campaign is due to be subjected to a thorough ‘post-mortem’ over the next few weeks.  Apparently the police have several meetings planned this week to discuss the ...

An answer, given on the 28th April 2008, by EU Commissioner for Financial Affairs, Joaquin Almunia, to a question from euro sceptic MEP, Ashley Mote has indicated the concern that the UK, and thus the IOM, would lose the right ...

Mariner, Paul Churchley is due to visit Douglas on his epic 1600 mile, two month voyage around Britain.  With a mission statement of “To raise funds for the RNLI whilst demonstrating and promoting ‘Best Practice’ in sea safety” Paul aims ...

Acting Deemster Linda Sullivan, sitting at Douglas Court House, on Tuesday (20th May 2008), acceded to the request of the Department of Education, Department of Home Affairs and the General Registry to strike out the action, brought by litigant Stephen ...

Between 10.30 a.m. and 11.00 a.m. this morning (Monday 19th May 2008) the locomotive Loch was approaching the platform at Port Soderick when it was in collision with a tradesman’s van, which had pulled out in front of the train.  ...

At their next public meeting, Monday 19th May, at The Empress Hotel, Douglas, Positive Action Group (PAG) focuses attention on Constitutional matters.   The controversial subject is "Should the Bishop sit in Tynwald?"   Chairman Roger Tomlinson said: "Over many ...

Nigel Farage, the Deputy Leader of the EU Parliament's Independence and Democracy Party, and Leader of the UK Independence Party, will be visiting the Island on Thursday 15th May for speaking engagements. Nigel often participates in the BBC Any Questions ...

The Manx Herald has received reports that the incinerator, at Richmond Hill in Braddan, has been dealing with a fire, in the waste reception bunker, since Sunday (20th April).  The cause has not yet been established but initially the incident ...