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• Display to highlight Port Erin regeneration plans 25 March 2013
  AN important regeneration project for Port Erin is moving a step closer, with plans to improve Port Erin Railway Station currently on public display. [More]
• Chair Based Exercises and Quit4You services affected by adverse weather 22 March 2013
  The public are advised that the Chair Based Exercises sessions in Port Erin and Ramsey and the Quit4You clinic in Port Erin won’t take place today. [More]
• Chief Minister set to extend programme of community meetings 26 October 2012
  CHIEF Minister Allan Bell MHK has reaffirmed his commitment to hosting regular public meetings after another full house turned out for the latest Government event in Port Erin. [More]
• Department announces major steps forward in its programme to provide suitable services for the Island’s older people 14 September 2012
  The Department of Social Care is pleased to announce progress in three key elements of its programme to provide a wider range of services for older people, ranging from home-based care to specialist residential care, all of which are designed to meet the evolving needs of our community while still offering best value for money. [More]
• Temporary Closure of Gansey Unit in Southlands 23 August 2012
  The Department of Social Care has taken the decision to temporarily close the Gansey Unit of the Southlands Resource Centre in Port Erin on 28th August for a period of at least one month as a precautionary measure. [More]
• MEA to Close Retail Outlets 20 April 2012
  The Manx Electricity Authority has announced that it is to cease retail trading and close its five shops in Douglas, Ramsey, Castletown, Peel, and Port Erin. [More]
• Bright Future for the former Port Erin Marine Laboratory site 19 April 2012
  The Department of Infrastructure is pleased to confirm that it has now exchanged the agreement to lease with the developer Sea Breezes Properties Limited for the redevelopment of the former Port Erin Marine Laboratory site for a mixed use development comprising a hotel, café, meeting rooms, lecture theatre, dive centre and associated offices. [More]
• Exhibition to highlight regeneration plans 17 April 2012
  AN exhibition will open in Port Erin on Thursday (April 19) to highlight plans to revitalise areas in the south west of the Island. [More]
• Southlands Bag Pack 9 December 2011
  The Southlands Christmas Fair took place recently where guests and residents were able to enjoy craft stalls, raffles and refreshments. [More]
• Ride the Rocket Express to Port Erin’s fireworks 2 November 2011
  A special winter warmer from Isle of Man Railways is offering people the chance to ride the Rocket Express to Port Erin to see the village’s fireworks. [More]
• Re-surfacing of Castletown Bypass 7 October 2011
  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 Castletown Bypass. [More]
• Soundcheck goes on tour 20 April 2011
  THE Youth Service’s Soundcheck project for up and coming bands is to tour the Island so fans of the musicians can see them on home soil. [More]
• New Future beckons for the Former Port Erin Marine Laboratory site 11 April 2011
  The Department of Infrastructure has reached agreement with Sea Breezes Publications Limited (subject to contract) over proposals to redevelop the former University of Liverpool Marine Laboratory site in Port Erin. [More]
• Bus Fare Revision & Discount Tickets 23 March 2011
  BUS FARE REVISION AND DISCOUNT TICKETS Due to continuing increases in operational costs and budgetary restraints, adult and child bus fares are to increase. [More]
• Drop-In Hearing Aid clinics to resume at Ramsey and District Cottage Hospital and Thie Rosien, Port Erin 16 March 2011
  Further to the news release on 8 February 2011, the Department of Health is pleased to announce that the Drop-In Hearing Aid Clinics will re-open for normal service at Ramsey and District Cottage Hospital on Monday, 21 March 2011 and at Thie Rosien in Port Erin on Tuesday, 22 March 2011. [More]
• Drop-In Hearing Aid Clinics cancelled at Ramsey and District Cottage Hospital and Thie Rosien, Port Erin 8 February 2011
  The Drop-in Hearing Aid Clinic Service, due to be held at Ramsey and District Cottage Hospital (Mondays) and Thie Rosien, Port Erin (Tuesdays) have had to be cancelled until further notice. [More]
• Foundation Stone Ceremony for new Sheltered Housing at Reayrt y Chrink, Port Erin 4 February 2011
  Hon Martyn Quayle MHK, Minister for Social Care laid the foundation stone at the sheltered housing complex at Reayrt y Chrink, Four Roads, Port Erin today. [More]
• Interruption to water supply Port St Mary & Port Erin 10 December 2010
  The Isle of Man water and Sewerage Authority is aware that some customers in the Port St Mary and Port Erin may be experiencing problem with their water supply. [More]
• Milner’S Tower, Bradda Head - Lighting 25 March 2010
  On the evening of 25 March the Authority on behalf of the Port Erin Regeneration Committee will be working with Urbis who are leaders in lighting technology to undertake an experiment to illuminate Milner’s Tower on Bradda Head. [More]
• Ahoy there! Relive 1971 drama on the high seas...well Port Erin bay 4 March 2010
  There is a nautical theme to this year’s film night at the Manx Museum on Friday 12 March, hosted by Manx National Heritage. [More]
• OFT issues report into anti-competitive practice investigation 15 February 2010
  The Isle of Man Office of Fair Trading has issued its investigation report into potential anti-competitive practices involved in the tendering process for mechanical and electrical upgrade work at the local authority elderly persons housing complexes at Marashen Crescent and Reayrt Y Chrink in Port Erin. [More]
• Scallop Ranching Initiative Commenced 30 October 2009
  Phil Gawne MHK, Minister for Agriculture Fisheries and Forestry, confirmed today a new bye-law , banning the fishing for or taking of both king and queen scallops in two additional areas within the Manx Territorial Sea, bringing the number of protected areas to 4, with a total area of over 16km2 . [More]
• Island in Bloom 2009 Results Announced 18 September 2009
  The Department of Tourism and Leisure is pleased to announce the winners of this year’s Island in Bloom competition. [More]
• Port Erin Cable Reef Trial - Get Involved! 10 August 2009
  The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry recently concluded a consultation on a small scale trial, investigating the use of redundant marine cable to create an artificial reef. [More]
• Exciting Plans for Bradda 10 July 2009
  The conveyancing process is now well advanced to transfer ownership of the café, glen and headland at Bradda from Port Erin Commissioners to the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry. [More]
• Queenie Festival Competition Winners Join in The Celebrations 8 July 2009
  The Isle of Man Queenie Festival celebrations went with a swing at the ‘Love Your Beach’ event last Friday evening, 3rd July, which took place on Port Erin Beach. [More]
• Cable Reef ‘First’ In Manx Waters? Have Your Say 16 June 2009
  The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry today opened a public consultation on proposals by the Department to undertake small scale trials of a new type of artificial reef close to Port Erin. [More]
• Biomass Heating Proposed for new Sheltered Housing in Port St. Mary 8 May 2009
  The Department of Local Government and the Environment (the DLGE) has submitted a planning application for the development of a site at Four Roads between Port St Mary and Port Erin. [More]
• Area Plan for the South – Community Consultation Events 11 March 2009
  The Programme of Community Events in connection with the preparation of the Draft Area Plan for the South is now well underway. [More]
• 49% of electric blankets fail safety test 11 November 2008
  ALMOST half of all electric blankets tested as part of a recent safety initiative posed a potential fire risk. [More]
• Government Laboratory confirms rise in sea temperature 7 November 2008
  From 1992 and prior to its 2006 closure, the Port Erin Marine Laboratory monitored sea temperature, salinity, dissolved oxygen, chlorophyll, phytoplankton and inorganic nutrients in the sea on behalf of DLGE. [More]
• Electric blanket tests could save lives 26 September 2008
  USERS of electric blankets are being urged to have their products tested to ensure they do not pose a fire risk. [More]
• Queenie Festival Competition Winners Meet Hairy Bikers 13 August 2008
  Last weekend’s Queenie Festival celebrations kicked off on Friday evening with a BBQ cooked and served up by The Hairy Bikers, Si King and Dave Myers, on Port Erin Beach. [More]
• Steam Railway - Collision at Port Soderick 20 May 2008
  On Monday 19 May at 10. [More]
• Manx Fishermen Convicted of Fishing in Port Erin Experimental Area 14 April 2008
  Melvyn Reid, skipper and owner of the Manx Registered fishing Vessel ‘Our Sarah Jane CT141’ pleaded guilty on Friday 14th April to a charge that he had been illegally fishing inside the Port Erin Experimental Area on the previous day. [More]
• Seven Stations Challenge aims to raise £5,000 for charity 21 February 2008
  Fire fighters throughout the British Isles are being challenged to take part in a 50 miles walk in the Isle of Man and, at the same time, raise money for their National Benevolent Fund. [More]
• Divers reminded of scallop conservation measures 26 April 2007
  The onset of fine spring weather normally coincides with increased interest by visiting and local SCUBA divers in enjoying the clear waters and wonderful diving that the Isle of Man has to offer. [More]
• Crash Reduction Roadshow goes to Port Erin 25 April 2007
  ROAD safety partners will take the hard-hitting Crash Reduction Roadshow to Port Erin this week. [More]
• Final Scallop Survey Completed by Port Erin Marine Biological Station 2 November 2006
  After more than 40 years advising the Isle of Man Government about the Island’s scallop and queenie fisheries, the final Port Erin Marine Laboratory scallop survey was completed last Friday, 27th October. [More]
• Two Pints of Lager and an Aria Landlord Please 30 June 2006
  BBC Philharmonic adds froth with Pub Operas as part of week long visitThe Manchester based BBC Philharmonic will be serenading drinkers at the Haven Pub, Port Erin on Friday 7 July at 8pm when a quartet of their players accompany an ‘impromptu’ opera called Stags, Hens and Inflatable Sheep. [More]
• The Isle of Man Police Consultative Forum 13 February 2006
  The Isle of Man Police Consultative Forum which is a statutory body charged with improving communications between the Police and the general public, has arranged five public meetings to be held in Peel, Ramsey, Douglas, Port Erin and Onchan. [More]
• Report of the Tynwald Select Committee into the Fire at Bradda Head, Port Erin 7 December 2005
  The Department of Home Affairs, in noting recent media comments concerning the recommendations contained within the Two Member Tynwald Select Committee Report into the Fire at Bradda Head, considers these comments as lacking in balance in terms of focusing only on the negative aspects of the report. [More]
• “A lot to learn about Manx marine life” 23 September 2005
  “We still have a lot to learn about Manx marine life,” said Phil Gawne MHK, Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food. [More]