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BBC News
15-07-2025
- Automotive
- BBC News
Several Isle of Man roads to close for white line marking
Drivers have been warned to expect disruption and delays on roads across the Isle of Man as line painting takes place over the next two will be put in place while work is carried out until 2 Department of Infrastructure said it would also include the reinstatement of iron works and road painting could not be carried out in poor weather, but work on each individual stretch of road is expected to take only one day, it added. Roads affected include:Palatine Road, DouglasBallaragh Road, LaxeyJurby Road at St Judes, AndreasRegaby West Road, AndreasBallacriy Park, ColbyBay View Road, Port ErinDalby Road, Patrick 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.
Yahoo
18-06-2025
- General
- Yahoo
Garff sewage treatment plans pushed back a month
Proposals for a sewage treatment plant in Garff have been pushed back a month to July for more discussions with landowners in the area, Manx Utilities has confirmed. The plans include a number of intermediate pumping stations in Laxey along with the plant in Axonfell Plantation, which would also serve Lonan. The authority said its planning application was "nearing completion" but residents and landowners directly affected by the proposals would be given the chance to "meet in person to talk through the plans". The delay would "ensure local engagement has been completed" ahead of the works, which would stop raw sewage being pumped out to sea in Laxey, it said. The government-owned utilities provider said talks with landowners would also "best chance of a successful and expedient outcome". Manx Utilities (MU) had initially planned to submit the documents in 2024, but that was pushed back due to land negotiations. Laxey is one of two remaining areas on the island where raw sewage is still pumped out to sea. MU said progress on the other outstanding regional sewage treatment plant, due to be built outside Peel, had been "good" since work began last month. The aim was now to have primary treatment operational in late summer 2026, with completion of the scheme set for early 2028, slightly later than the previous date of by the end of 2027. Both schemes are part of a £40m regional sewage treatment scheme to prevent the pumping of raw sewage into Manx waters. 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. Regional sewage treatment plan sessions take place Application for sewage treatment works delayed Sewage treatment plant construction begins Sewage plant construction to start in early 2025 Manx Utilities Manx Utilities - Garff Updates Manx Utilities - Peel Updates
BBC News
18-06-2025
- General
- BBC News
Garff sewage treatment plans pushed back a month for talks
Proposals for a sewage treatment plant in Garff have been pushed back a month to July for more discussions with landowners in the area, Manx Utilities has plans include a number of intermediate pumping stations in Laxey along with the plant in Axonfell Plantation, which would also serve authority said its planning application was "nearing completion" but residents and landowners directly affected by the proposals would be given the chance to "meet in person to talk through the plans".The delay would "ensure local engagement has been completed" ahead of the works, which would stop raw sewage being pumped out to sea in Laxey, it said. The government-owned utilities provider said talks with landowners would also "best chance of a successful and expedient outcome".Manx Utilities (MU) had initially planned to submit the documents in 2024, but that was pushed back due to land negotiations. Laxey is one of two remaining areas on the island where raw sewage is still pumped out to said progress on the other outstanding regional sewage treatment plant, due to be built outside Peel, had been "good" since work began last aim was now to have primary treatment operational in late summer 2026, with completion of the scheme set for early 2028, slightly later than the previous date of by the end of schemes are part of a £40m regional sewage treatment scheme to prevent the pumping of raw sewage into Manx waters. 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
10-06-2025
- Automotive
- BBC News
Isle of Man Mountain Road to close for removal of one-way system
The main route between the Manx capital and the north of the island is set to close for the safe removal of the one-way system in place for the TT entire A18 Mountain Road will shut at 09:30 BST to allow signage and traffic cones marking out the restrictions to be taken the road reopens at 16:30, two-way traffic will be reinstated and a cycling ban in place during the event will be section of the road between Ramsey and the Bungalow has been closed since Sunday for repairs to the road following a car fire at the exit of the Gooseneck. The Department of Infrastructure (DOI) previously said the incident had "caused significant damage to the carriageway", which required the road to stay shut for repairs until the works to reinstate the two-way system to the Bungalow will be available by using the Tholt Y Will Road from Sulby, and from Laxey via the Snaefell Mountain Railway during the closure DOI said temporary signage highlighting the return of traffic flow to normal would be in place for a 17 June the road will be shut again between 09:30 and 12:30 for those temporary two-way reminder signs to be introduced for the centenary of the TT races in 2007, the one-way system has been designed to reduce the risk of head-on collisions on open public roads during the two-week 2025 festival, which ran from 26 May to 7 June, saw the cancellation the final showpiece Senior TT race due to gusty conditions around the course. 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
06-06-2025
- Automotive
- BBC News
Harrison races to Isle of Man TT Superstock double
Dean Harrison made it a double in the Superstock class at this year's Isle of Man TT by taking victory in Friday's three-lap race over the Mountain was a fifth TT victory of the Honda Racing rider's career and his fifth podium finish of the 2025 36-year-old had 16 seconds to spare over runner-up, Davey Todd on the 8TEN Racing BMW, with Michael Dunlop a further 32.8 seconds in arrears in third on his MD Racing BMW, the same top three as in the first Superstock outing on and Todd both had spells at the head of the timesheets on lap one but by the end of the first circuit it was the Honda rider who had a narrow advantage of half a second thanks to the fastest lap of the race at hopes of a win effectively ended however when his bike failed to fire after his pit-stop and he lost 12 seconds, one of his mechanics having to push the machine almost the entire length of pitlane before it could be coaxed back into controlled the race from the front thereafter to take victory."Words can't describe it, what it's like to do a double in the Superstock class," said the Bradford rider, who is now resident in Laxey in the Isle of Man."I got off to a real hard start and the lead was swapping but coming out of Glen Helen on lap two I saw '+13' on my board and then I kept going as hard as I could, kept the head down," he added on TT Plus."I saw the advantage was '+20' so I managed my lead to the finish from there." Pit-stop misfortune ends Todd hopes Harrison led by 2.2 seconds at Glen Helen on the first lap but Todd battled back and moved in front by just two hundredths of a second by Ramsey Hairpin.A strong response over the mountain section saw Harrison regain top spot by 1.1 seconds but the leader's cushion over his fellow Yorkshireman was just 0.5 seconds when the riders came into the so often in the context of TT racing, there was drama in the pits however as Todd's challenge petered out as a result of the time he lost trying to get his bike to fire. His deficit after the second lap increased to 20 seconds and he was forced to settle for second."I'm disappointed. I really thought we could challenge for that win but the bike just wouldn't start after the pitstop."We had made improvements to the bike and I went really steady on the first lap and was in the mix."I'm gutted for the team as they have all worked so hard. We don't deserve this bad luck really."Dunlop was never in contention for the win on this occasion as he struggled with an electronic issue from the outset, overshooting at Braddan Bridge on lap one and suffering a top speed deficit with his record 32-time winner battled back from the time lost in that setback as he worked his way up the leaderboard to claim the 50th rostrum finish of his TT career. James Hillier finished fourth, with Conor Cummins fifth and Josh Brookes rounding out the top TT winner Ian Hutchinson was contending for a podium place when he retired at Ramsey Hairpin. Superstock TT race two results 1 Dean Harrison (Eng, Honda)2 Davey Todd (Eng, BMW)3 Michael Dunlop (NI, BMW)4 James Hillier (Eng, Honda)5 Conor Cummins (IOM, BMW)6 Josh Brookes (Aus, Honda)7 Nathan Harrison (IOM, Honda)8 John McGuinness (Eng, Honda)
