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IoM Today · Culture · 09:52 Women empowerment group set to host 'POLICHICS' event ahead of Isle of Man General Election • 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.

IoM Today · Health · 12:48 Colleagues pay tribute to 'highly regarded' Isle of Man Energy engineer • 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.

IoM Today · Politics · 12:42 President of Tynwald to make an address to King Charles III during royal visit • 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.

Manx Radio · Politics · 10:18 First sitting Ayre and Michael MHK announces re-election bid • 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.

Manx Radio · Transport · 06:21 Ferry terminal to become part of wider North Docks transformation • 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.

IoM Today · Island News · 16:51 Noel Edmonds celebrates as exclusive Isle of Man wine range arrives in Douglas • 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.

IoM Today · Island News · 16:18 Assisted dying has been legalised in the first jurisdiction in the British Isles • 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.

Manx Radio · Business · 15:31 Applications open for Manx Telecom's Marg McGee Fund • 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 Radio · Island News · 06:21 Renewed calls to make it easier for taxis to have CCTV on the IoM • 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.

Manx Radio · Island News · 06:21 IOMPO will go from 'strength to strength' in coming years says outgoing chair • 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.

Manx Radio · Island News · 06:21 Big Book of Magical Manx Tales competition to return • 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.

3FM · Island News · 09:59 Skydiving to be launched on Island next week • 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.

3FM · Politics · 08:59 MHK raises questions about local authorities' backing for tip's board • 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.

3FM · Island News · 07:04 Sadiq Khan weighs in on Tyson Fury fight plans • 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.

IoM Today · Island News · 10:30 House prices on the Isle of Man now eight times the average annual wage • But the number of homes and flats bought and sold decreased compared to the previous year.

IoM Today · Culture · 14:00 List of gigs, live music and events across the Isle of Man this week • 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

IoM Today · Island News · 10:28 Farmhill declared vital swift conservation area in Isle of Man • 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.

IoM Today · Business · 07:45 'Deeply frustrating': Isle of Man restaurant loses website address despite paying renewal fee • ’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.

IoM Today · Health · 07:00 Job losses confirmed as new provider takes over children's care services • 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.

IoM Today · Culture · 19:30 Three Days, One Farm, Endless Memories • 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.

Manx Radio · Island News · 12:15 'Essential' that school staff recognise the signs of an allergic reaction • 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.

Manx Radio · Weather · 14:36 'High' risk of wildfires over the next week • 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.

Manx Radio · Island News · 06:21 'Parks in worse state then when I started' says Peel commissioner • 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.

3FM · Transport · 12:04 Airport passengers figures down last month • 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.

3FM · Island News · 11:34 Watch kayakers' close encounter with group of basking sharks • 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.

3FM · Island News · 07:12 DOI won't release building floorplans • 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.

IoM Today · Health · 14:28 Work starts on new river flood wall • 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.

IoM Today · Law · 14:14 Learner driver found to be unaccompanied when police stopped him • 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.

IoM Today · Politics · 13:31 Government launches survey to gather views of young people • 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.

IoM Today · Island News · 13:29 'Memory Mile' event to raise funds for dementia support • 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.

IoM Today · Sport · 12:48 Southern 100: Idyllic evening of racing at Billown on Wednesday • 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.

IoM Today · Health · 07:30 Mum of rider seriously hurt in Southern 100 horror crash raises fears over ongoing care • 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.

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Today · 10 - 18 Jul · Gaiety Theatre · Villa Gaiety. Come From Away

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Today · Seaman's Hospital In Douglastown · allevents. 50th Year Reunion Meet & Greet Day 1

Today · St. German's Cathedral · allevents. Annual Celebration / Youth Hangout

Today · Activate Ai Centre (hillary House) · allevents. Learnai: "responsible Ai For Modern Workplaces" - Fri 10 July

Today · Castletown · manx radio & Visit IoM. Orienteering Event Castletown

Today · Home of Rest For Old Horses, Douglas · allevents. The Island Social Launch Night

Today · 10 - 16 Jul · Broadway Cinema · Villa Gaiety. Jackass Best and Last

Today · 10 - 31 Jul · Dragons Castle · Villa Gaiety. Pop-In and Play At Dragon's Castle

Today · 10 July 2026 · The Bowl Stadium, Douglas, Isle of Man, IM2 1AD · Visit IoM. Isle of Man National Mens Football Team Summer Tri-Tournament

Today · 10 July 2026 · Castletown, Castletown Square, Castletown, Isle of… · Visit IoM. Isle of Man Orienteering Klubb - Summer Evening 'Come & Try' Urban Orienteering Activity - Castletown.

Today · 12 Apr 2026–25 Oct 2026 · Duke Travel / Isle of Man Experiences Shop, Isle of… · Visit IoM. Isle of Man TT Course & Motor Museum Tour

Today · 14 June 2026–25 Oct 2026 · Curraghs Wildlife Park, Main Road, Ballaugh, Isle of… · Visit IoM. Orchid Line Miniature Railway Running Day

Today · 18 May 2026–1 Nov 2026 · House Of Manannan, Isle of Man, peel, Isle of Man, IM5… · Visit IoM. Vintage Motorcycles On Display

Today · 18 May 2026–4 Oct 2026 · The Boat Park, Port Erin, Isle of Man, IM9 6JA · Visit IoM. Guided Aquabike Experience

Today · 2 Apr 2026–31 Oct 2026 · Douglas Railway Station, Bank Hill, Douglas, Isle of… · Visit IoM. Isle of Man Railways Dining Car

Today · 3 May 2026–18 Oct 2026 · Groudle Glen Railway, Onchan, Isle of Man, IM32HA · Visit IoM. Family Trainspotting Challenge

Today · 3 May 2026–18 Oct 2026 · Groudle Glen Railway, Onchan, Isle of Man, IM32HA · Visit IoM. Steam Teas

Today · 8 July 2026–26 Aug 2026 · Villa Arcade, Central Promenade, Douglas, Isle of Man… · Visit IoM. Wurlitzer Organ Concerts

Tomorrow · Fenella Beach · allevents. ☆ the Outdoor Girls! Sketching Sessions ☆ ✍🌳

Tomorrow · the Grosvenor · allevents. Beyond the Angelic Veil - Isle of Man

Tomorrow · St German's Cathedral, Peel · manx radio & allevents. Claasagh Harpists With Rachel Hair

Tomorrow · Erin Arts Centre · erin arts centre. Dramatic Landscapes: Painting Workshop With Ellie Baker

Tomorrow · Port Erin Breakwater · manx radio & Visit IoM &…. Festival of the Sea 2026

Tomorrow · Ramsey Town Hall · manx radio. Friends of Robert Owen House Coffee Morning

Tomorrow · Mad Jack's · allevents. Olivia Rodrigo Dance Party (all-ages Disco)

Tomorrow · Knock Froy · next event iom. Peveril MCC — Trials Practice

Tomorrow · Nsc Isle of Man (official Site) · allevents. Pulse Pickleball Doubles Tournament Supported By Canaccord Wealth

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