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The Isle of Man morning briefing
Friday 10 July 2026
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• Following the tour, attendees will take part in a collaborative creative workshop led by Julia from Cullen Creative. • The useful detail is who the campaign is trying to reach, where the voting information is, and how first-time voters can check what to do before September.
• He sadly passed away recently following a short health battle. • Vernon Rigby was described as a friend and colleague’ by the island energy provider, who worked as a Service Engineer for many years. • A spokesperson from Isle of Man Energy commented: It is with great sadness that we announce Vernon’s passing.
• The Lord of Mann will be invited to respond. • The details are contained within the Tynwald Order Paper released on Thursday, ahead of the King’s first official visit to the island as monarch on Tuesday. • The special sitting will see King Charles, who is also Lord of Mann, take part in a ceremonial procession before the President of Tynwald delivers a Loyal Address on behalf of the island’s parliament.
• Enterprise Minister Tim Johnston to stand again in September. • The first of Ayre and Michael’s sitting MHKs has announced their plans to stand for re-election in September. • Tim Johnston, who’s also the Enterprise Minister, was first elected to the constituency in 2021.
• Huge redevelopment project planned for Liverpool. • The Isle of Man Ferry Terminal looks set to be enveloped in a huge redevelopment of the banks of the River Mersey. • The Liverpool City Region Combined Authority is proposing to set up a Mayoral Development Corporation for the Liverpool North Docks area.
• Now it’s time to see what all the fuss is about. • The former Deal or No Deal host, who splits his time between the Isle of Man and New Zealand, joined invited guests at Douglas wine bar Wine Down this week for a special tasting evening to mark the launch. • Edmonds first announced in January that the River Haven collection had been created exclusively for Manx customers following months of work at his New Zealand vineyard.
• But it’s not the Isle of Man. • Jersey has become the first jurisdiction in the British Isles to legalise assisted dying after its law was granted Royal Assent, placing it ahead of the Isle of Man’s own legislation which remains awaiting final approval. • Royal Assent is the final stage in Jersey’s legislative process and the law will come into force once it is registered by the Royal Court in the coming days.
• The annual pot recipients will get a share of has doubled to £40,000. • Applications for Manx Telecom’s Marg McGee Fund are now open. • The scheme provides annual funding to successful charities, either through the community partnerships or small grants schemes.
• Manx Taxi Federation says it's part of efforts to improve safety. • There are renewed calls for politicians to consider changing legislation to make it easier to put CCTV into taxis on the Isle of Man. • The Manx Taxi Federation says it’s something which it’s been lobbying for as part of efforts to improve safety for passengers and drivers.
• But parcel delivery will undoubtedly be the focus. • The Isle of Man Post Office is ’going to go from strength to strength’ in the coming years but will be more of a parcel business than a mail one. • That’s the outlook of outgoing Chairman Stu Peters.
• First edition sold out within two weeks. • A creative writing competition for Island youngsters is making its return this summer. • Children aged six to 13 will be asked to produce a short bedtime story with up to four illustrations.
• There'll be the chance to leap from a plane for fun next week. • Skydive IOM will launch its business from the Mount Rule Airfield, just off Mount Rule Road in Braddan. • The business will offer tandem jumps with experienced instructors from Monday, July 13 to Wednesday, July 15.
• Do local authorities in the north of the Island back the new civic amenity board? • That’s the question Ramsey MHK Lawrie Hooper has put to Infrastructure Minister Tim Crookall. • He wants to know how many of the northern authorities have backed a new order, due before Tynwald’s July sitting, which replaces the previous board was run.
• London Mayor Sadiq Khan has stepped into a debate about where the Island's most-famous boxer should stage a huge comeback fight. • Patrick resident Tyson Fury will take on arch-rival Anthony Joshua later this year, but a venue has yet to be announced. • There’s been significant interest in the US - but now Sadiq Khan says he wants to host the bout in the English capital.
• This week’s gig guide. - Saddleoke with Ray Sloane at The Saddle, Douglas. - Ramsey Folk Club singaround at the Buffs (R.A.O.B) Club, Derby Road, Ramsey, 8pm to 11pm. - Granty at the Front Porch, Douglas. - Albertoke with Ray Sloane at The Albert, Douglas. - Karaoke and Disco at The Central, Ramsey, 8pm. - Traditional music session at The Mitre, Ramsey, 8.30pm. - Ian Thompson at Sam Webb’s, Douglas, 9pm to 11.30pm. - That Kelly Bird at Jaks Bar and Smokehouse, Douglas, 10pm. - Trevor Shimmin at Looky’s Bar… • This week’s gig guide
• A total of 22 nest sites have been discovered in the area this year. • Swifts visit the island for four months to nest before returning to central South Africa. • The recognition of Farmhill as a Swift Conservation Area’ is intended to raise awareness of these rare and fascinating birds.
• ’We are a local business, not domain experts. • Refuge Bistro & Bar says it has been forced to move to a new web address after losing ownership of refuge.im - despite believing it had paid to renew the domain. • The business is now operating from refuge.co.im while it attempts to recover its original website address.
• A charity is set to pull out of the Isle of Man after more than two decades. • Family Action took over children’s residential care and leaving and after care services in the Isle of Man from July 1, after being awarded the contract by Manx Care following a tender process. • St Christopher’s Fellowship, a charity that had operated the services for more than two decades, did not retender for the social care contract after opting to focus on its UK operations instead.
• People I call friends, people my family know, and strangers I’ve never met all come together through a shared love of music. • The follow-up is which groups receive support, when the money is spent, and what residents can actually use or attend.
• Policy 'reflects the key principles associated with Benedict’s Law'. • Educational settings should have a ’clear and consistent policy’ for the management of allergies. • That’s from a new policy document recently shared with the Island’s schools by the Department of Education, Sport and Culture.
• More warm and dry weather is forecast. • The Department of Environment, Food and Agriculture is warning wildfires are possible over the next week. • DEFA is asking people to refrain from lighting barbecues, camp stoves, or campfires in those areas.
• Baptist disappointed with lack of investment in town's play areas. • A Peel commissioner says the parks in the town are in a worse state’ now than when she was first elected. • Katryna Baptist has told Manx Radio she’s disappointed about the lack of investment in - and managed decline’ of - the town’s play areas.
• Ronaldsway Airport says the number of people passing through it last month fell by almost 1.5 per cent. • Its passenger figures for June show 63,766 people used the facility over the course of the month, down on last year’s tally of 64,677. • The data shows the amount of general cargo flown via the airport in June was up more than 51 per cent on 2025, while there was also a 21 per cent rise in the amount of mail passing through it.
• A father and daughter got a surprise while out kayaking earlier this week - after a group of basking sharks joined them. • Ian Judd and his daughter Ava were out on the sea off the west coast on Wednesday evening when they came across the huge sharks. • They took video footage of the large group of marine animals feeding and swimming nose to tail in tight circles around them.
• The Department of Infrastructure says it won't give out floorplans for three civic buildings - because the drawings could compromise security. • A Freedom of Information request asked for plans of Government House in Onchan as well as the Island’s court building on Bucks Road in Douglas and Legislative Buildings on Finch Road.
• People are being asked to take care when passing the work site. • The Department of Infrastructure (DoI) has appointed JCK Ltd to carry out the works on the southern bank of the river, passing Manx Utilities’ Pulrose Power Station and the car park adjacent to the National Sports Centre ’s main sports hall. • The project will connect with a similar section of river wall recently completed between Pulrose Bridge and the power station.
• Court heard he wasn’t allowed to simply exchange his Ghanaian licence. • Joel Nii Ansah Buxton, of Osborne Grove, admitted both offences and also received five penalty points. • Magistrates heard that police stopped the defendant while he was driving a Lexus RX 350 on March 12, on Bucks Road.
• The Isle of Man Government is encouraging young people aged between 16 and 30 to take part in a new survey aimed at improving how it communicates and engages with younger residents. • The survey is designed to help the Government better understand how young people access information, interact with public services and would like to be consulted on issues that affect them.
• The event invites people to walk a mile or more in memory of a loved one. • The Forget Me Not Memory Mile 2026 will be held on Sunday, September 13, from 1pm to 4pm along the National Sports Centre walkway. • The event invites people to walk one mile or more in memory of a loved one while raising funds to support people living with dementia and their families.
• It’s difficult to remember a better evening’s racing at the southern meeting. • Conditions were idyllic, with the exception perhaps of the low sun on sections of the course later on. • It was a highly-successful one for the local contingent, beginning with Laxey’s Joe Yeardsley in the opening Mike Kerruish Plumbing and Heating Lightweight/twins race.
• Anthony has progressed since then even though the system gave up on him. • After two bleeds on the brain and a stroke, Anthony O’Carroll has made remarkable progress since the horror crash on the opening night of racing on July 8, 2024, at Ballakeighan, near the start of the 4.25-mile Billown circuit during the newcomers’ sighting laps.
Island Utility · Practical note
Today's practical note
Weather check: Clear; 17°C this morning; high 25°C / low 16°C; winds around 5 mph. Check A18 Mountain Road status before travelling.
Mr Ashford to move: Nicotine Products Bill 2026 The amendments made by the Legislative Council are in the attached list which was circulated to Members on 7th July 2026. 1.1.
NHS reform: Ms Christian's National Health Service Reform Bill went through clause-by-clause scrutiny. Mr Hooper, Mrs Corlett and Mrs Poole-Wilson moved amendment groups; many carried, while several contested amendments were defeated.
Entity registration: Mr Johnston’s Verification of Entity Registration Bill went through clause scrutiny. Mrs Corlett moved eight amendments and they were carried; the amended clauses were ordered to stand part.
In a sentenceThe south-west village. Daily note 07-10: use it when the Island story gives you the chance.
Raa y Laa · Proverb of the day
From the Manx oral tradition
"Eshyn nagh jean traie, cha jean eh lhieeney."
"Who will not ebb will not flow." — You must give before you can receive. Daily reflection 07-10: read it against today’s Island weather, news and neighbourly patience.
Did You Know · Manx trivia
A small Manx fact
Tynwald: The Manx parliament is often described as the world’s oldest continuous parliament. It proves the Island is small without ever being simple.
This Day in Manx History
On or near 10 July · Through the years
1926
The Sea Terminal Tower was opened in Douglas.
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