News and Articles and Press Releases relating to Travel and Leisure
Isle News, 23 October 2009 – The Department of Transport’s Road Safety Unit has launched its campaign to remind motorists to check that their vehicle is ‘fit for the road’ before the winter months set in.
This weekend sees the clocks go back and the nights drawing in and it is vital for all vehicle owners [...]
Isle News, 22 October 2009 – A landmark 250,000 passengers have travelled with Manx2.com since it began operating from the Isle of Man just over three years ago.
Following a recent and extensive campaign to find the airline’s 250,000th customer, passenger Jamie Popple was identified when he travelled on the recently launched Isle of Man to [...]
Isle News, 13 October 2009 – The Department of Transport will be carrying out strengthening works to the road bridge over the disused railway line just south of Glen Wyllin on the Peel to Kirk Michael Road (A3) from the 19th October for approximately 5 weeks.
Isle News, 13 October 2009 – The Department of Transport will be carrying out works to reconstruct the carriageway and footway on Foxdale Road, St Johns from the 26th October for 6 weeks.
Isle News, 13 October 2009 – Isle of Man Steam Packet Company passengers have raised £14,000 for medical and rescue equipment used around the TT course.
The donation to the Rob Vine Fund was raised through collection buckets on board the Company’s vessels during the TT period. Since the initiative started in 1997 around £140,000 has been [...]
Isle News, 8 October 2009 – One of the Isle of Man’s flagship restaurants recently celebrated its fifth birthday in style! Coast Bar and Brasserie at The Claremont Hotel in Douglas held a VIP ‘late summer on the coast’ themed gala dinner for 80 guests at the personal invitation of Mark Wilson and the Directors of Sleepwell [...]
Isle News, 7 October 2009 – The Department would like to inform motorists that there will be works taking place on the A3 Ballacraine to Kirk Michael Road at Cronk Urleigh, just south of Kirk Michael, from the 5th October for 9 weeks.
These works taking place are to renew the footpath and kerbs, and to overlay [...]
Isle News, 1 October 2009 – The Isle of Man Steam Packet Company’s new vessel Manannan is in line for a top award.
The marine engineering company Burgess Marine, which carried out the refit on Manannan, has been shortlisted for the Queen’s Award for Enterprise for the refit of the vessel in Portsmouth.
The 96-metre catamaran underwent [...]
Isle News, 30 September 2009 – The Department of Transport is delighted to announce the completion of the major highway improvement scheme at Johnny Watterson’s Lane, which will be reopened to traffic by Friday 2nd October 2009.
The construction of this scheme started on site on the 3rd August 09 and has been completed in just [...]
Isle News, 29 September 2009 – A public consultation was held this week into the options available for the development of a marina facility in Ramsey.
On the 22nd and 23rd September Department staff and consultants were present at Ramsey Town Hall to speak to the public about the options and gather their views on the [...]
