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Sep 12, 2026
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Jul 16, 2026

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  1. Article · Sep 12, 2026 · Josh Cann

    The slow, muddy work of saving the Isle of Man's ancient bogs (opens the original)

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    High up on a Manx hillside, Sarah Hickey effortlessly pushes a metre-long metal rod into the wet ground until it disappears almost to her hands. "This is pretty deep here," she says, reading the markings on the probe. Beneath her boots is peat, built up over thousands of years and consisting of partially decayed plants and organic matter. Hickey is the island's Peatland Officer and part of an Uplands team of just three, who, between them, manage about 8,000 hectares of the Island's hills. Hickey

  2. Article · Sep 9, 2026 · Josh Cann

    Douglas Head officially designated a conservation area (opens the original)

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    Douglas Head has been formally designated a Conservation Area by the Manx government. Douglas City Council said it "welcomed" the move, recognising the headland's "significant historical, architectural and cultural importance". It follows years of campaigning by local historians and two public consultations, the most recent of which found 92% support for the move. While the designation does not prevent all development on the headland, it does restrict the kind of changes owners to property withi

  3. Article · Sep 5, 2026 · Josh Cann

    Manx space group urges election election candidates to back treaty (opens the original)

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    Candidates standing in the Isle of Man's general election have been sent letters asking them to back the island signing up to an international space treaty. The Manx chapter of the Mars Society wants the island to become a signatory to the Artemis Accords, the framework for peaceful, transparent space exploration now backed by more than 70 nations, including the UK as a founding member. The accords, launched by Nasa in 2020, are non-binding and require no parliamentary ratification, membership f

  4. Article · Aug 21, 2026 · Josh Cann

    Sharks, dolphins, and jellyfish - a busy year off the Manx coast (opens the original)

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    It has been a bumper year for marine life around the Isle of Man coast. "It's been the best year for spotting sharks in decades," says fisherman and tour guide, Nicky Lewis. Two Bottlenose dolphins, nicknamed Moonlight and Starlight, have also been putting on a regular show for passengers off Peel. And this year has seen a lots of seals, porpoises and, unfortunately, huge swarms of jellyfish - which are not so popular! Lewis runs Casey J Fishing Trips, which takes visitors on fishing tours and t

  5. Article · Jul 16, 2026 · Josh Cann

    New Manx nature reserve declared to coincide with King's visit (opens the original)

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    A stretch of sand dunes on the Isle of Man's northern coast has been given the highest level of legal protection to coincide with the King's first official visit to the island as Lord of Mann. The Manx Wildlife Trust's Cronk y Bing Ayres reserve, near Andreas, has been declared a national nature reserve by the Department of Environment, Food and Agriculture. The reserves are recognised as some of the island's most important sites for wildlife and receive the highest level of statutory protection

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