Relatives seeking clarity over potential plans to relocate dementia patients

Relatives seeking clarity over potential plans to relocate dementia patients

The families of dementia patients currently being cared for in the north of the Island are urging Manx Care to ‘think seriously’ about the impact of moving them. It follows concerns there may be plans in place to relocate residents from the Elderly Mental Infirm unit at the Reayrt Skyal residential care home in Ramsey. Manx Care and the Department of Health and Social Care has been contacted for a comment.

Catching up with the Street Angels during TT fortnight

Volunteers with the Street Angels group say there's a positive atmosphere around the TT fortnight, and it should stay that way. Sue and Joe Sheehy travelled from Italy to help out the organisation, which helps members of the public on nights out if they get into difficulty.

Southern 100 sidecar exclusion 'absolutely devastating'

Greg Lambert, says race organisers, teams and manufacturers need to look after the sidecar class to ensure its future. It follows news that the class has been removed from the Southern 100 Road Races ahead of next month's racing event.

TT 2026: Team 'overwhelmed' at support for Maria Costello MBE

A fundraiser for paralysed sidecar racer Maria Costello MBE has exceeded all expectations and has left her 'overwhelmed'. That's from her team who have told Manx Radio it evidences the sense of community in the biking world. Maria, and her passenger Shaun Parker, were involved in what’s been described as a ‘horrific accident’ at Brandish during TT qualifying on 26 May. Siobhán Fletcher went to the paddock this week to catch up with Maria's sportbike mechanic Dale Extance. He gave us the latest update on her condition, and said she's been overwhelmed by the support she's seen from far and wide.

TT 2026: Maria's Road To Recovery

Efforts are underway to raise £200,000 for a TT rider who’s been left paralysed following a crash in qualifying. Sidecar racer Maria Costello is currently on the High Dependency Unit at The Walton Centre in Liverpool after breaking her back during the incident on Tuesday, 26 May. Her team, Maria Costello Racing, say she will now need to adapt ‘almost all aspects of her life’. They’re calling on motorsport fans to help support her recovery. News Editor Tessa Hawley has been speaking to her manager Alan Gardner: