Alan Shea faced down hatred and bigotry to protest at Tynwald in 1991.
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Elms in Keys
A planning application to cut down 25 elm trees from ‘one of Europe’s last elm tree tunnels’ to create a farm access road along Braaid Road in St Marks was debated in the House of Keys this morning amidst multiple protests, a petition and national media attention to opposition to […]
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Property Ladder or Property Plank?
Image by Tierra Mallorca from Unsplash.
Discontent among Manx residents regarding the current housing prices.
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Let’s Rethink Central Douglas
What do we want the future of the island’s capital to look like?
Image credit: Betty Laurincova, urban designer.
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Extraordinary Islanders Winners
We live in extraordinary times, which is actually ideal as last night some of the island’s community joined together to celebrate some of the Extraordinary Islanders who have done so much to inspire and support others through what has been an extremely challenging 18 months. Organised by Isle of Man […]
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Polling Shows Support for Changes to Assisted Dying Laws
Tynwald last debated the issue of assisted dying in 2020.
Photo by Sharon McCutcheon on Unsplash
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POC One Year On
It’s been one year since eight acquaintances sat on Zoom to figure out how to raise awareness and educate the island on matters to do with racism – It’s been a year since POC IOM was born and they’ve achieved a LOT in 12 months. Here they tell their story of their journey so far.
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Good Luck Parish Walkers
It’s that time of year again, where individuals choose to say goodbye to their toenails, a good night’s sleep and pain-free walking. Today, the famous Parish Walk is expected to take place after a year in hiding due to Covid. Some entrants were walkers who missed out last year and […]
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Ridiculous or Historic?
A Ramsey Commissioner has labelled the idea of registering a phone box as ridiculous but the gov says it could be preserved because of its historic value.
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Skipton Cup Postponed
FC Isle of Man and Guernsey FC will meet next summer instead as border regs make travel for players and fans unrealistic.
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A Personal Tribute to George Broadhead
The late Manx activist George Broadhead. Picture by Diesel Balaam.
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Meet Port St Mary RNLI’s New Coxswain
Richard Leigh spent his half term break completing his training and assessments.
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Changes Made to Borders Plan
For those who are coming to the island from the UK, they will need to provide documentation from their GP or the NHS App. The Manx Gov has told Gef plans are being put into action to ensure Manx residents will also have the required documentation in time for the change to take effect.
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Steps to Close for Five Weeks
The steps link the South Quay and Douglas Head Road.
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One Month and You’re Out
Despite Tynwald backing a move to support the home, it WILL close on July 19.
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Chief Minister Made a CBE in Birthday Honours List
Queen’s Birthday Honour List includes three awards for Manx residents.
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Mountain To Shut for Five Weeks
The road will be closed for five weeks to allow essentially works ahead of TT 2022.
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Have You Seen This Shield?
The Guild Committee has issued an appeal to find one of its most treasured trophies, the Liverpool Shield, which was last awarded in 1955. Guild competitors and audiences will be familiar with the magnificent shields awarded to the winners of the choir classes each year. The Transvaal and Vancouver Shields […]
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Pride Parade to Kick Off Celebrations
A parade including a 50m rainbow flag will kick off this weekend’s Pride Festival.
Image credit: Isle of Pride
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Gef’s Daily Roundup
Pride and Posting Ahead of the island’s first Pride Festival, Isle of Man Post Office has temporarily redecorated its post box in the Sea Terminal in the colours of the Pride flag and is updating its social media pages. In addition to these gestures IOMPO’s dedicated sponsorship committee has agreed […]
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Cottage Sale to Pay for Wheel
The Treasury and MNH will split the costs of the repairs 50:50.
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Bunscoill Helping UK Students Learn Manx
The UK children are learning Manx as part of an annual competition called the uTalk Language Games.