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Department of Education and Children – New pedestrian footbridge to be installed next week

Work will begin on Monday to erect the new footbridge that will link the Governor’s Hill estate with the new secondary school at Bemahague, Onchan.

Re-surfacing of Castletown Bypass

As part of the Department of Infrastructure’s continuing Strategic Highway Maintenance Programme, work is scheduled to start on Monday 10th October on the carriageway re-surfacing of a section of the A5 Douglas to Port Erin Road known as the Castleto…

Ancient Woodlands of Mann

As a guardian of the Island’s countryside and landscape, Manx National Heritage introduces the first event in its annual Winter lecture programme, ‘Ancient Woodlands of Mann’, celebrating the 2011 International Year of Forests

Isle of Man space organisation wins prestigious accolade

The International Institute of Commerce (IISC), which is based in Douglas, has been accepted as a member of the International Astronautical Federation (IAF), the most prestigious institution in the space community.

Peggy flying the flag of the National Historic Fleet

Of all the treasures cared for by Manx National Heritage, there are few so important and unusual as Peggy, the world’s oldest yacht, still to this day to be found in her original boathouse in The Nautical Museum, Castletown. Now, with the internation…