Deadline, safety or public-service change
Use this for road closures, service disruption, consultation deadlines, event changes, official notices and records that affect what readers do today.
Email urgent tipTips · sources · listings
A clear route for local news tips, public-record links, event listings, source context, corrections and advertising enquiries. The aim is simple: make the briefing more useful while keeping source handling safe.
Use the fastest safe route for the thing you are sending. The best tips are timely, public-interest focused and easy to verify.
Use this for road closures, service disruption, consultation deadlines, event changes, official notices and records that affect what readers do today.
Email urgent tipSend the original link, screenshot context and where you saw it. Avoid forwarding private chats or naming people unless the source is already public.
Check source rulesFactual fixes belong on Corrections, paid placements on Advertising, and personal support requests should go to the relevant public service.
Choose support routeChoose the route that matches the job. Every good submission should help readers understand what is happening, who it affects and where the original record sits.
Send a concise note, who is affected, what has changed, and any source link or document that makes it checkable.
Email news tipShare the original public-record URL, deadline, agenda item, decision, department or authority name, and the plain-English angle readers need.
Email public recordInclude event name, venue, date, time, ticket link, organiser and any accessibility or booking details that matter.
Email eventsPoint to the issue/page, describe what is wrong, and include the correct source where possible. Corrections are checked against the public record.
Open CorrectionIf an agenda item, consultation, planning notice or FOI response needs plain-English context, send what readers might miss at first glance.
Email source contextFor paid placements, use the advertising route. Keep campaigns specific to Isle of Man readers and easy to verify.
Open AdvertisingUseful tips are specific, sourced and safe to handle.
Use a clear subject line so tips can be sorted without opening private or irrelevant detail first.
Send the original source and a one-line explanation of why it matters to Isle of Man readers.
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