Almost £1,700 has been raised for the Isle of Man Children’s Centre during an event to mark the 25th anniversary of the Isle of Man branch of the Institute of Directors.

It was attended by 101 people who were addressed by director general of the Institute Simon Walker.

As well as supporting the event, Barclays Wealth and Investment Management matched money raised during a raffle pound-for-pound, bring the final total to £1,694.

The money will now be donated to The Children’s Centre.

Clive Parrish, chairman of the Institute of Directors in the Isle of Man, said: ‘Our 25th anniversary event proved a huge success.

‘It was a pleasant surprise that our raffle raised so much, and to have that amount doubled by Barclays was magnificent, meaning a significant donation can be made to The Children’s Centre.’

Stuart Nelson, head of corporate and intermediary nanking at Barclays Wealth and Investment Management, Isle of Man, said: ‘We were delighted to underline our relationship with the Isle of Man branch of the Institute of Directors by sponsoring the 25th anniversary celebrations, and were very pleased to welcome Simon Walker to the island.

‘Mr Walker has enjoyed a distinguished and fascinating career, including serving as communications secretary to The Queen at Buckingham Palace and special adviser in the Prime Minister’s Policy Unit at 10 Downing Street.’

The Isle of Man branch of the Institute of Directors was founded in November 1988. The Institute says it is an organisation for professional leaders, supporting members by encouraging entrepreneurial activity and promoting responsible business practice for the benefit of the business community and society.

Island of Culture events continue tonight (Sunday)

Peel Commissioners and Vikings of Mann will be stepping back in time with a torch light procession and lighting of the bonfire on Peel Beach.

Monday will see the invitation only launch of Island of Culture stamps at the Villa Marina.

Links: www.islandofculture.im

Students from Queen Elizabeth II High School went ice skating after winning a prize to reward hard work.

The prize was donated by Ice Skate Isle of Man to 20 pupils, in Years 9 and 10 (13- to 15-year-olds), who enjoyed a trip to the rink at Tynwald Mills in St John’s.

The hardest working students from Year 11 (15- to 16-year-olds) also won an afternoon at Laser Mayhem in South Barrule.

The winners were nominated by their tutors and the ice skaters were: Arthur Bankes-Jones, Jimmy Bostock, Affrica Bethune, Eleanor Curphey, Daniel Done, Emily Downs, Hannah Doyle, Josh Fairhurst, Sarah Glover, Harry Hewson, Chloe Irving, Emily Jones, Abigail Lloyd, Kelly McMullin, Chloe Mylchreest, Ben Roobottom, Emma Vickers, Sara Watterson, Lucy Webber and Amy Whiteway.

The Laser Mayhem prize was won by Kaye Apugan, Sam Bowers, Cliodhna Caley, Megan Greggor, Harry Lowe, Lee Moffatt, Darcie Phillips, Elena Reid and Zoe Thompson.

In a separate award, Voirrey Leadley won a £30 meal voucher from Paparazzi Italian restaurant in Douglas, in recognition of her continued hard work, endeavour and achievement.

Three Year 13 students (17- to 18-year-olds) from the school recently travelled to a prestigious awards ceremony at London Zoo where their ‘Grow your own clothes’ project achieved a Gold medal.

The Jane Goodall Roots Awards were attended by Dr Jane Goodall, renowned British primatologist, ethologist, anthropologist, and United Nations Messenger of Peace.

The lucky students, Annabell Jose, Emma Howard and Grace Harrop, got to showcase their work and were also interviewed by a German film company currently making a documentary about Dr Goodall.

Tara Golshan, executive director of education at the Jane Goodall Institute UK, praised the Manx girls saying: ‘This is one of the most impressive projects I have seen during my time here at the Jane Goodall Institute.

‘We want to make people aware of the environmental and occupational hazards of the “fast fashion” industry.

‘With simple ingredients of green tea, sugar and a few microbes we can grow our own green material and subsequently make our own environmentally friendly, biodegradable clothes.’

The three girls also took part in a fashion show wearing their grown clothes.

To round off an amazing day they were presented with certificates, a trophy, a year’s subscription for the school to National Geographic Kids Magazine, and a signed book from Dr Goodall.

Annabell said afterwards: ‘Dr Goodall’s speech was so inspiring. Her passion and dedication to her work has enthused us all.

‘We need to spread her message and motivate others to implement practical positive change for people, animals and the environment.’

The school thanked the Manx Lottery Trust Grant Scheme for its help.

The Isle of Man Railways ‘Blow Away the Cobwebs’ train proved popular on Saturday (December 28).

The one-off popular Christmas holiday special runs from Douglas station to Castletown and back.

Railways events co-ordinator, Anji Street, said: ‘The ‘Blow Away the Cobwebs’ train is always popular.

‘It’s a time of year when people are looking for something to do between Christmas and New Year.

‘It’s a great trip to the ancient capital for people who have friends and family staying.’

A 30-year-old man has been charged with possessing £54,000-worth of cocaine with intent to supply.

Police allegedly seized the drug and £9,000 in cash.

The Douglas man is also alleged to have assaulted a police officer.

He is to appear in court tomorrow.

Hospice Isle of Man has launched a fundraising initiative with a difference.

New ‘gifts of care vouchers’ are for specific activities undertaken by patients in the hospice, so that a donor will know exactly what his or her money is going towards.

They cover the four main areas of the Hospice, including the in-patient unit, Hospice at Home services, The Scholl Day Centre and Rebecca House.

Coutts Bank was the first organisation to buy 39 gift cards to support the children’s hospice, Rebecca House.

This donation, totalling more than £2,000, covers 10 teatime sessions and 29 daytrips for the children.

Rebecca House currently looks after 29 children and their families so every child who attends the wing of Hospice Isle of Man will have a chance to enjoy a day trip in their bright red Lady’s J Bus.

The trips will be from Rebecca House and include a visit to the park for fun and ice cream, museums and shows to name a few.

All trips out are designed around the children and their needs.

Some of the children recently visited the ice rink at St John’s and thoroughly enjoyed the experience of being pushed around by Kyran Bracken. The main aim of these day trips is to give the children of Rebecca House some social enjoyment. All excursions are led by trained nurses and Rebecca House carers

A teatime session is from 3.30 to 7.30pm or 4pm to 8pm and will include play activities such as arts and crafts, baking, Dream Room (multi-sensory room), games, Wii, DVD, storytelling, acting, massage to hands or feet, pamper sessions (foot spa, make up and nails are optional).

A meal will be provided by the kitchens and assisted by staff to eat or given to children via their gastrostomy tube by trained staff.

A bath is optional in a specially-designed Jacuzzi or special wet room with shower. For some of the children three staff are required for moving and handling and hoists are available to ensure children are moved safely and compassionately.

Required medication will also be administered thereby allowing the parents/carers a break from their normal routine. On any shift there is always a registered nurse for every four children.

Depending on a child’s needs they may require two or three staff per shift.

David Batey, director of Coutts Isle of Man, met the team during the presentation of the gifts of care and was interested to hear of how much was involved in either a day trip or a tea time session at Rebecca House.

David said: ‘We have worked with Hospice Isle of Man and Rebecca House over a number of years and are delighted that our donation and purchase of these Gifts of Care will truly make a difference to local children and their families. We hope the children enjoy a lovely day trip or a tea time session.’

Gift cards range in price from £20 through to £450.

Mr Batey is pictured with chief executive Margaret Simpson and some of the Rebecca House team including Debbie Pitts, Chloe Marron, Wendy Cowin and Aly Moore

The Steam Packet is sponsoring the Isle of Man Four Wheel Drive Club Trial Championship for 2014.

The trials, which have been held annually since 1989, take place on private or government property, such as quarries, and are tests of skill and manoeuvring, with competitors negotiating a series of 10 gates, which become progressively more difficult due to placement and terrain.

There will be four trials during the year, with the first round held last month at Dhoon Quarry and won by Bernard Moore (short wheel base), Bob Boyde (medium wheel base) and John Kerr (long wheel base).

The Steam Packet Company is providing prizes for the class winners of each round, and prizes for the overall championship winners.

Steam Packet chief executive Mark Woodward said: ‘I went along to watch at the first event at Dhoon Quarry and found it fascinating to see the skill level of the drivers as they tackled each of the tests. We are hoping that our sponsorship will help to develop this type of sport in the island, and by working with the club we hope to attract visiting drivers over for events in the future.’

Chairman of the club Alan Morgan-Moodie said: ‘The club was formed in late 1989 by a group of like-minded individuals to ensure that four wheel drive as a sport is promoted in the best light. As a club we take the issue of conservation seriously and forbid the unauthorised use of any hill land, weight restricted Green Lanes or similar, and we also discourage the use of any Green Lanes in extreme conditions.

‘The club is working closely with conservation groups as well as government departments. We recognise the need to treat the countryside with respect and care, in order to ensure the continued availability to all and the right to utilise this natural asset that we share with walkers, motorcyclists, horse riders, mountain bikers, as well as the landowners and tenants.

‘We are very grateful to the Steam Packet for its support this year and look forward to developing the relationship in the future.’

The Manx winter has been captured by artist Catherine James for Isle of Man Stamps and Coins’ first miniature collection of 2014.

The stamps depict the flora of the winter months from rose-hips, red holly berries, fir cones, hellebores to frost-lined ivy leaves.

Catherine said she has had a love for painting from a very early age; being the seventh child in a family of eight children, she recalls finding it difficult to be heard among the constant chatter.

Instead she tended to say very little but read as many books as she could find and made drawings on any available paper and spent as much time as possible in the woods and fields of Santon.

In the text which accompanies the miniature sheet Catherine reflects on how bleak the Manx winters can be; wet and cold and how ‘Manannan’s mantle of mist’ can make it difficult to see further than the bottom of the garden.

She remembers ‘waking up on many a winter’s morning to windows lined with frost patterns (before central heating) – a magical transformation with the sight of hoar frost-edged leaves, rusty bracken, teasels and sea holly all set against a backdrop of winter lace trees with the glowing colours of rose hips in the hedges’.

Catherine said: ‘I felt very privileged to be asked to design the stamps for the miniature sheet. There is so much beautiful flora in the winter and it’s lovely to highlight this in the stamps. Yes a Manx winter can be cold and dark, but it can be incredibly beautiful. Seeing my artwork in its final form as a miniature sheet is very rewarding indeed.’

Maxine Cannon, Isle of Man Stamps and Coins’ general manager said: ‘We were thrilled Catherine agreed to design one of our first stamp issues of next year. Her artwork radiates a real wintery feel of the flora that surrounds our island at this time of year however the colours it displays adds a warm, gentle glow.’

Pictured: Artist Catherine James with the new collection

GamCare Isle of Man has seen more than 100 problem gamblers in the two years since it was launched.

And 86 per cent of clients have left the service with their situation either having improved or being resolved.

GamCare Isle of Man was launched in November 2011 by the Alcohol Advisory Service, now known as Motiv8 Addiction Services.

It is an affiliated partner of GamCare UK and was commissioned by the mental health service to provide free and confidential counselling and support to anyone affected by their own, or someone else’s gambling.

Help and support is offered over the phone, via email and with face to face appointments in a relaxed, non-judgemental and comfortable environment.

Two years on since its launch, the service is now fully established.

A spokesman said: ‘We are delighted with the progress the service has made and it continues to grow.

‘Over the past two years the service has established a well-respected and successful reputation on the island with 86 per cent of clients leaving the service with their situation having improved or being resolved.

‘We are seeing varying levels of problematic gambling with clients presenting with various types of gambling methods. Popular forms of gambling appear to be fruit machines, online gambling and bookmakers (betting and the Fixed Odds Betting Terminals). Since the service commenced, we have offered over 1,200 appointments and seen over 100 clients.’

Alongside the day to day running of the service, the past two years have also seen the completion of the island’s first Gambling Prevalence Survey, the delivery of problem gambling awareness sessions to pupils aged 15 to 17 at two high schools and to first year students at the Isle of Man College, in Douglas.

On-island training has been given for Motiv8 staff and representatives from other agencies to raise awareness of problem gambling and GamCare Isle of Man.

Following the island’s first problem gambling prevalence survey carried out on 4,000 households in 2012, it was estimated that 78 per cent of the population participated in gambling activity in the last 12 months.

Some 3.9 per cent of men and 1.9 per cent of women scored ‘at risk’ or developing a gambling problem, while 0.2 per cent of men and 0.1 per cent of women rated as pathological gamblers. Some 8 per cent of individuals advised someone in the last 12 months to gamble less.

GamCare Isle of Man plans to develop in the months and years ahead, encouraging and increasing the level of problem gambling awareness, not only for young people but for gamblers, parents, family members and anyone who would like to know more.

It wants to encourage family and friends concerned about someone else’s gambling to use the service in their own right as research shows that often when family members seek support for themselves, it can also improve the lives of the person with the addiction.

The majority of gamblers accessing the service are male but GamCare said it would like to see more female gamblers getting in contact.

For advice and support, information or to make an appointment, phone on 622011, text 498985 or email

gamcareisleofman@iom.com

Phil Craine will travel to the Israeli-occupied West Bank this month to spend three months as a human rights observer to help promote peace in the troubled region.

Mr Craine, aged 58, of Douglas, will make up an international team of people from more than 20 countries, aimed at providing impartial peace by their presence.

They will also monitor human rights abuses and support peace activists – both Israeli and Palestinian.

‘I’ve had an interest in the region ever since I worked on an Israeli kibbutz as a young man,’ Mr Craine said.

‘I’m old enough to remember the Six-Day War in 1967 when Israel captured the West Bank.

‘I couldn’t have imagined that the conflict – so central in both Middle Eastern and global terms – would simmer and fester for so many decades.

‘I hope to listen and learn from a range of voices, and in a very tiny way, stand alongside victims of injustice and help to promote a lasting peace.’

He explained that through his work with Christian Aid he had ‘vaguely’ heard of the Ecumenical Accompaniment Programme in Palestine and Israel (EAPPI).

It was set up in 2002 by the World Council of Churches in response to a call by the Heads of Churches in Jerusalem.

In the British Isles, the programme is organised by the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers).

‘A few months ago I was idly surfing the web and must have clicked on a link to this,’ he explained.

‘It simply jumped off the screen.

‘My heart missed a few beats and I knew I wanted to apply.

‘I waited a while to see if the feeling would die down, but it didn’t.’

Mr Craine’s work will be varied – and he hasn’t yet been told where he will be based in the West Bank.

‘On one day, we may find ourselves monitoring a checkpoint where thousands of Palestinian workers cross daily into Israel,’ he said.

‘On another, we may simply be helping Palestinian children arrive at school safely without harassment.’

When asked how he was feeling about the trip, Mr Craine said: ‘It’s exciting and a bit scary too – though in security terms the West Bank is nothing like Syria or even Gaza, and apparently the biggest risk is road accidents.

‘The training by the Quakers has been excellent – really professional and lots of role play for different scenarios which may arise.’

He added: ‘Given the occupation, I guess it may be hard to witness situations of injustice, and I’ll need to remember we aren’t there to necessarily sort out the immediate situation, but to observe, write, film, and report.

‘And that there are two sides – at least – to every story.’

Tickets are on sale now for a Neil Diamond tribute act billed as being one of the best in the UK.

Mike Leigh’s Diamond Nights will be performing at the Centenary Centre, in Peel, on Saturday, March 22.

The event is in aid of Breakthrough Breast Cancer Isle of Man, and thanks to sponsor 4Hire, all the proceeds from the show will be going straight to the charity.

It will feature all the favourites and more from this popular and well-loved American performer, from the powerful and uplifting songs of the jazz singer to the haunting soulful ballads that have made Neil Diamond the legend that he is.

He has been wowing audiences and producing hits since the 1970s.

The last two years have seen Diamond Nights working as far afield as Dubai.

Lindsay Quayle, a committee member of the Isle of Man branch of Breakthrough, said: ‘I wanted to do something on the west of the island because we have lots of supporters on this side.

‘I thought it would be nice for them to do something without having to go to Douglas all the time.’

The show starts at 8pm, and there will be an interval.

Tickets costing £15 are available from Celtic Gold, Peel; Shakti Man, Ramsey; Peter Norris Music, Douglas; Thompson Travel, Douglas.

Alternatively buy them online at www.centenarycentre.com

For more information call Lindsay on 422853.

Plans have been submitted to convert an acute mental health unit on the Noble’s Hospital site into a rehabilitation and resettlement centre for offenders.

Grianagh Court is expected to become available in 2016-17, as health chiefs progress a scheme to build a new inpatient facility on a vacant plot of land next to Geddyn Reesht at Noble’s.

For more details, see today’s Isle of Man Examiner.

Heritage Homes Ltd has applied to transform the former Athol Garage in Peel Road, Douglas, into 74 flats.

The developer has applied to develop the site – comprising vacant buildings, parking areas that are occasionally used to display vehicles for sale, and undeveloped land – next to the former Wool Control Centre.

Approval in principle was granted in December 2011 to Dandara Commercial Ltd to redevelop the site for residential purposes (11/000724/A) or offices (11/00723/A).

One of the conditions of the approval in principle, was the application for approval of the reserved matters should be made within two years.

In the application, it shows that Heritage Homes Limited, whose interest in the site is as ‘potential developer’ has applied for 40 one-bedroom and two 34 two-bedroom flats, to be contained in two buildings.

The applicant states: ‘The proposed scheme would represent a significant improvement over the existing building in visual terms.’

One parking space would be provided for each flat – 34 under the standard set out in the Isle of Man Strategic Plan.

It says the standard has been relaxed in other similar developments in the capital.

A transport assessment carried out by Bryan Hall concludes that traffic generated by the proposed development could be safely accommodated on Peel Road and its junction with Circular Road.

This morning’s Steam Packet service from Douglas to Heysham has been cancelled because of the weather.

The decision means that this afternoon’s return sailing is also cancelled.

Passengers booked on the Ben-my-Chree this morning should ring 661661 to re-arrange travel.

This evening’s 7.45pm sailing and its 2.15am return sailing are also likely to be disrupted or cancelled.

A decision will be made by 4pm today.

Several sailings have been cancelled in the last few weeks because of stormy conditions in the Irish Sea.

For the latest from the Steam Packet, {http://www.steam-packet.com/LatestSailings|click here.}

UPDATED STORY: The Isle of Man is being hit by more flooding this afternoon.

Many coastal areas and promenades are closed to traffic and pedestrians as the 3pm high tide of 8.1 metres combines with gale force winds to create a significant storm surge.

Parts of Castletown are facing the biggest impact, with flooding expected around the areas of Back Hope Street, Hope Street, Springfield Terrace, Athol Terrace and Milner Terrace.

Douglas and Laxey Promenades and Ramsey quayside are at risk, although water levels in these areas are expected to be about 0.3 metres (12 inches) lower than those experienced during Friday afternoon’s tidal flooding event.

{https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eEAjoLAjHAY&feature=youtube_gdata_player|Watch a video of a motorist trying to drive on Douglas promenade here.}

The police, fire service, ambulance service, Civil Defence, coastguards, Department of Infrastructure and the Water and Sewerage Authority are working together to try to mitigate potential damage.

All island schools are open as normal.

It is possible that pupils attending Victoria Road primary school in Castletown may be asked to remain in school for a short period beyond the usual finishing time, while the condition of the road is assessed.

arents collecting children from Victoria Road will be able to access the school via the side entrance (the new teachers’ car park) next to Sandfield/Morton Hall.

The crossing patrol officer will be moved to the area to add some extra protection and visibility.

Any parents who are late getting to the school should not panic as children will not be allowed to leave school unaccompanied.

Parents are advised that the road in front and behind the school will be closed to vehicles and pedestrians. Access is only via Morton Hall via Victoria Road opposite the station garage.

{http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9i9cZW3PYOo|See a reader’s footage of last week’s waves in Castletown here.}

People in vulnerable coastal areas are being encouraged to take steps to protect their properties and vehicles from potential storm and flood damage.

More than 10,000 sandbags are still in place at key locations and a further 1,000 were distributed yesterday (Sunday) in Castletown and Ramsey.

Members of the public have also been urged to abide by all road closures and to stay away from promenades and harbours where waves of up to 4.5 metres in height – and possibly 5m in Castletown - will be breaking and throwing up stones and other debris.

Some sea defences were breached by Friday’s storms and further structural damage is possible in exposed areas, as winds will be stronger on Monday than those experienced on Friday.

People are asked to keep clear of flood waters, as there may be unseen dangers such as open manhole covers.

{http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MILQyconWn4&feature=share|Watch storm footage from Laxey here.}

Contingency measures have again been put in place to deal with the storm surge and the following roads will be closed to between 1pm and 6pm on Monday –

Douglas: The promenade from Broadway to Port Jack in Onchan

Castletown: Castletown promenade, Back Hope Street, Hope Street, Springfield Terrace, Athol Terrace, Milner Terrace. The car parks next to the Old Grammar School will also be closed. In the event of Victoria Road being closed, it is hoped the road will be re-opened by 3.30pm to allow children to be collected from school.

Laxey: Laxey promenade and Tent Road

Rushen: Shore Road, Gansey, Ballakeighan Road to Gansey Pottery

Ramsey: Ramsey quayside, Parliament Street, Market Square, Ramsey promenades

Roads will be closed to vehicles and pedestrians. The police will be in position at strategic areas and will adopt a commonsense approach once the storm surge starts to abate. It is expected that pedestrian access will be permitted on a phased basis as conditions improve, but some roads may stay closed to traffic beyond 6pm to allow the clear-up operation to take place.

Other areas around the island – including Peel (in particular around Fenella Beach) and Port St Mary will be assessed during the day.

{http://www.iomtoday.co.im/news/live-news|For more updates, click here to go to our ‘Live News’ page.}

Members of the public are requested to take heed to road closures, plan their journeys and drive to the conditions.

Extreme caution is also advised for those watching the storms, as some people put themselves as risk during Friday’s extreme weather. The advice from the emergency services is to stay well clear from areas where waves are breaking.

It is also possible that raw sewage could be discharged from manholes, so people are asked to keep out of flood waters.

The emergency services will respond to any incident where people are in danger and can be contacted on 999.

For general help and support with flooding problems or storm damage, where human life is not at risk, the public are asked to call the Department of Infrastructure’s Ellerslie control on 850000.

The high tides after Monday afternoon are not expected to result in the same level of problems, although gales force winds are expected overnight on Monday into Tuesday.

The Isle of Man Bank’s Ramsey branch has shut because of the weather.

For pictures and a report on Friday’s weather, see today’s Isle of Man Examiner.

Today’s Isle of Man Examiner is in the shops now.

The paper has more on last week’s floods and the problems that many are facing as a result of them.

On page 3, we report on an MHK who is calling for a government minister to resign.

We also report on:

A man who’s been jailed after a fight on Christmas Day

The possibility of more migrants from the EU coming to the Isle of Man.

Plans to create a half-way house for offenders

Nominations opening for police officer of the year

A dog that was swept away during a flood

The Agriculture Minister’s view on live exports.

The Examiner also includes the next part of our series of features about the influence of the Vikings

With business news, all the top action from sport and our lively letters page, the island’s favourite newspaper is a must this week.

The Examiner is in the shops now.

The Tynwald Annual Report on the 2012-2013 parliamentary year is now available.

The report highlights activities, events and legislation that have marked a parliamentary year which has seen many guests welcomed to Tynwald and which has seen links built with other jurisdictions.

According to a press release: ‘The publication illustrates the broad reach of Tynwald’s community engagement and co-operation with external partners and also highlights how improved efficiencies and streamlined administration have led to Tynwald successfully continuing to deliver more for less.’

The Tynwald Annual Report 2012-2013 is available free from the Tynwald Library and may viewed online at www.tynwald.org.im

Bus services are being disrupted because of road closures today.

Service 1/1A/13/13A

Buses are unable serve stops between Broadway and Derby Castle. Buses are diverted from the Villa Marina Stop via Broadway, Victoria Road, Summerhill, Strathallan Road to Port Jack.

Service 2

Buses are unable to serve stops between Broadway and Derby Castle. Services are diverted from Villa Marina via Broadway, Victoria Road, Governors Road to Manx Arms and vice versa.

Buses are unable to serve Gansey/Shore Road and are diverted from Castletown to Port St Mary via Colby and Church Road and vice versa.

Service 6

Buses will not serve Peel promenade.

Ramsey Town Service

Buses are unable to serve Ramsey Quayside and Promenades.

Diversions will be in place from 1pm until roads re-open.

{http://www.iomtoday.co.im/news/isle-of-man-news/more-flooding-expected-today-1-6353170|More flooding is expected at high tide today. Click here to read our story.}

Thieves have stolen wheels from a parked car that will be useless on most other vehicles.

They struck some time over the weekend.

The wheels are unique to either a Ford Escort or Sierra Cosworth from the years 1987 to 1992 and police say they won’t fit any other vehicle.

Theywere black alloy wheels which have considerable kerb damage.

They are ‘Compomotive’ five-spoke, multi-spoke alloys with 18-inch rim.

Constable Andy Lloyd is investigating. Ring police headquarters on 631212 or email andrew.lloyd@gov.im if you have any information.

The Steam Packet sailing tonight (Monday) has been cancelled again.

The company is blaming the continued bad weather conditions in the Irish Sea.

Anyone who is booked on the 7.45pm sailing from Douglas to Heysham and its return at 2.15am tomorrow should call Steam Packet reservations on 01624 661661.

The Ben-my-Chree sheltered in port today after its sailings to and from Heysham were cancelled.

However, she did sail from Heysham at 2.15am this morning.

Several sailings over the past few weeks have been cancelled because of stormy weather in the Irish Sea.

Tomorrow’s 8.45am sailing from Douglas to Heysham should sail, the Steam Packet says.

However, there is likely to be a delay of an hour.

The company will make an announcement about that at 7am tomorrow.

For the latest from the Steam Packet, {http://www.steam-packet.com/LatestSailings|click here.}