Latest news with #IsleOfManConstabulary
BBC News
2 days ago
- Automotive
- BBC News
Open road crashes lead to Manx Grand Prix qualifying delay
Two crashes on open roads ahead of the latest Manx Grand Prix qualifying session led to the course's closure being delayed by 30 minutes, police have around the 37.7-mile (61km) Mountain Course had been due to shut at 18:00 BST. The delay led to organisers issuing a revised Isle of Man Constabulary earlier said the road between the Bungalow and the Creg Ny Baa would not reopen before the session after a crash at Keppel latest delay follows the first evening of qualifying for the 2025 grand prix being disrupted by a crash on the opening lap. That session was abandoned after Andy McAllister crashed at the Black Dub on the opening lap, requiring the road to be Northern Irishman was taken to hospital with arm injuries. Tuesday's revised schedule 18:50 - Senior / Supersport MGP19:25 - Junior / Supertwin MGP Roads around the course are set to reopen no later than 21: 2025 Manx Grand Prix and Classic TT is scheduled to run until 29 August. 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
10-07-2025
- BBC News
Injured kittens found abandoned in four areas in Douglas
Four kittens have been found injured and abandoned in four separate locations across the Manx capital. The animals were found by a bank on Athol Street, near Tesco on Lake Road, on Kensington Road and at Shaws Brow Car Park in Douglas last month, police said. Issuing an "urgent appeal" the Isle of Man Constabulary said "the circumstances surrounding how they came to be injured remain unclear".It appealed to any residents who "may have seen anything unusual or concerning" at the different locations between 12:30 and 15:00 BST on 16 June to come forward. A spokesman said: "Even the smallest piece of information or footage from a dashcam could assist with our enquiries."As "no specific cause has been confirmed" they would be "keeping an open mind as to what may have happened", he 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
29-05-2025
- General
- BBC News
Isle of Man TT: Police remind visitors to keep left on roads
Police have reminded visitors to the Isle of Man TT to keep to the left hand side of the road when travelling during the festival fortnight. Signs in English, French and German have been installed on key routes around the island in partnership with the Department of Infrastructure (DOI).It comes after the Isle of Man Constabulary recorded an increase in international visitors riding on the wrong side of the road, which led to two incidents in Chamberlain from the DOI said the aim of the initiative was to provide "clear and visible reminders" to those visitors who "may be unfamiliar with driving on the left". He said the "safety of all road users" was the department's road safety manager Chris Smith said the signs had been placed on "all our major routes" to remind European visitors" of the in a number of languages have also been produced to be on motorcycles as a "constant reminder" to fans to keep left during their visit, he 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
13-05-2025
- BBC News
Isle of Man police issue warning over e-scooter use
People have been reminded that the use of electronic scooters on public roads is not permitted and those caught using them could face Isle of Man Constabulary said there had been a "rise in complaints" about e-scooter a statement it urged parents to make themselves aware of the implications of buying them for their children to use them and they were "not road legal"."That means no roads, no pavements, no cycle paths, and no public spaces. They're simply not allowed," it said. "It might seem like harmless fun, but your children could be breaking the law," it warning follows recent court proceedings that saw a Peel resident fined £950 and given seven points on his driving license for riding an e-scooter in man was convicted of having a vehicle in a dangerous and unroadworthy condition, having no road insurance and no driving regulations were proposed in 2023, which would have banned e-scooters from pedestrian pathways, but allowed them to be used on roads and cycle lanes, they were no longer a priority for the Department of the terms of those draft laws, riders would be limited to speeds of up to 24km/h (15mph) and would have to be over 14 years old. 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.
