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BBC News
30-07-2025
- Climate
- BBC News
Evening closure of Isle of Man Mountain Road for drainage work
A section of a major route between the Manx capital and the north of the island will be closed for two and a half hours on Wednesday A18 Mountain Road will be closed from the Creg Ny Baa to Brandywell between 18:30 and 21:00 daytime closures of the entire road until 17:00 are already in place every weekday, in order to complete works ahead of the Manx Grand Department of Infrastructure said Wednesday's additional evening closure would limit the stretch of road required to be closed on the following two days. The evening closure would allow for the completion of works to improve drainage near the 32nd Milestone ahead of racing in August, the department Beinn Y Phott will remain accessible from the north and west throughout the closure the works are successfully completed, the subsequent closure of Mountain Road would be reduced from its full length to just the section between Ramsey and the Bungalow for the remainder of the on the route and the Snaefell Mountain Railway will remain open on both addition, the department said Friday's road closure would be lifted early if the remaining works on the northern stretch of the road were completed ahead of schedule. Read more stories from the Isle of Man on the BBC, watch BBC North West Tonight on BBC iPlayer and follow BBC Isle of Man on Facebook and X.
BBC News
27-07-2025
- BBC News
Mountain Road to shut all week for Manx Grand Prix preparations
A major route connecting the Manx capital with the north of the Isle of Man is set to shut all week for maintenance ahead of the Manx Grand A18 Mountain Road will close between 09:00 and 17:00 BST from Monday to Friday to trim the verges along the route.A Department of Infrastructure spokesman said the work was to ensure the Manx Grand Prix, which begins on 17 August, can take place safely. Work on the section between of the road between the Bungalow and the Creg-ny-Baa is only expected to take two days, he added. It is anticipated that the road connecting Tholt-Y-Will through to the Creg-ny-Baa will reopen later in the week.A roadside wall near the Gooseneck will also be rebuilt during the closure after it was weakened by a car crash during mature trees which are at risk of falling near the Ramsey Hairpin will also be felled during the who want to visit Victory Café, Snaefell Café and Snaefell Mountain Railway can get there via the Tholt Y Will Road, while the Creg-ny-Baa will remain accessible via the Creg-ny-Baa Back Road. Read more stories from the Isle of Man on the BBC, watch BBC North West Tonight on BBC iPlayer and follow BBC Isle of Man on Facebook and X.
BBC News
23-07-2025
- General
- BBC News
Concerns as Douglas care home repairs take over six weeks
Concerns have been raised about the state of a residential home's living room after it has been left cordoned off for repairs for more than six work on front room windows is being carried out at Thie Milan residential home in Douglas, which is maintained by the Department of Infrastructure. Frances Tinkler, who's 29-year-old daughter Elizabeth is among the residents, said they "shouldn't have to get used to part of their living room being cordoned off like an accident site".A DOI spokesman said the repairs had "taken longer than anticipated due to the building being located in a conservation area". Ms Tinkler's daughter has Down's Syndrome and autism and has lived in the home for five years. "She is incredibly independent and able in so many ways, but needs quite a bit of support in other ways," she said. She said the living room was like a "building site" and it sent a message that the residents were "less worthy, or it is less important than it would be in a private home". She continued: "Parents in a home would have that work remediated fairly quickly, but this just seems to be put on the back burner, you shouldn't have to jump through a million hoops for something to be repaired."Her concerns came following the publication of an independent review which found some residential homes had been "poorly maintained" and there were cases in which "inappropriate workarounds" had become the norm. Ms Tinkler is also a director of local learning disability charity Manx home, which is owned by the Department for Health and Social Care, is run by Manx Care and has one member of staff responsible for the residents at a time, who Ms Tinkler said had been chasing up the situation with the said the cordon had meant her daughter had been going up to her room earlier as the residents were "squashed" in their communal area. "These are people who like structure, who like things in the right place, who are organised, so chaos does not go down well," she said."If it is dangerous, then residents should not be in that room, a bit of cordon is not going to stop them from going in that area."The DOI spokesman said the department had been working with an engineer at Thie team had been liaising with the building conservation officer to ensure the proposed works were "sympathetic to the character of the area", he expect to install new windows by the end of the week while masonry repairs would be completed by mid-August, the spokesman added. Read more stories from the Isle of Man on the BBC, watch BBC North West Tonight on BBC iPlayer and follow BBC Isle of Man on Facebook and X.
BBC News
18-07-2025
- Automotive
- BBC News
Enforcement notices put on 'abandoned' cars at Douglas store
Owners cars "abandoned" in a supermarket carpark have been warned that they will be removed if not picked up within two Department of Infrastructure (DOI) parking team has placed fixed notices on about a dozen vehicles in the car park of the Tesco store on Lake Road, Douglas, after receiving complaints. Infrastructure Minister Michelle Haywood said the department has "a duty to deal with vehicles that are illegally parked, especially seemingly abandoned in car parks". The DOI has the power to remove vehicles on any land on the Isle of Man, she said."We urge vehicle owners to park legally and responsibly so they don't inconvenience either residents or impact on businesses," she added. Read more stories from the Isle of Man on the BBC, watch BBC North West Tonight on BBC iPlayer and follow BBC Isle of Man on Facebook and X.
BBC News
15-07-2025
- Automotive
- BBC News
Several Isle of Man roads to close for white line marking
Drivers have been warned to expect disruption and delays on roads across the Isle of Man as line painting takes place over the next two will be put in place while work is carried out until 2 Department of Infrastructure said it would also include the reinstatement of iron works and road painting could not be carried out in poor weather, but work on each individual stretch of road is expected to take only one day, it added. Roads affected include:Palatine Road, DouglasBallaragh Road, LaxeyJurby Road at St Judes, AndreasRegaby West Road, AndreasBallacriy Park, ColbyBay View Road, Port ErinDalby Road, Patrick Read more stories from the Isle of Man on the BBC, watch BBC North West Tonight on BBC iPlayer and follow BBC Isle of Man on Facebook and X.
