A planning application's been submitted to expand a quarry at the northern tip of the Island.
Island Aggregates Ltd is applying for permission to extract minerals from land west of the Point of Ayre quarry.
Those behind the application say it would also involve the restoration of wetland habitat in the area.
They add the site is set aside for future mineral development in the Area Plan for the North and West.
Absolutely quackers! Highways workers rescue ducklings
Workers from the Department of Infrastructure leapt into action to rescue some ducklings today.
Nurse pay offer vote result released soon, says union
A nursing union says it'll reveal if its members will back a new Manx Care pay deal in the coming days.
First callout for Port St Mary lifeboat coxswain
Port St Mary's lifeboat coxswain was called into action for the first time at the weekend.
Gas main work shuts Port St Mary roads
Two roads in Port St Mary will be closed at different times for more than a month from this week.
Two Island meningitis cases in last decade, says government
The Cabinet Office says the Isle of Man has seen just two cases of a potentially deadly virus in the past decade.
Sewer work closes Castletown road
Part of a seafront road in the South will be closed this week.
Joe Locke has alien's baby in new movie!
Manx actor Joe Locke will take on an unusual role for his next movie - playing someone who falls pregnant to an alien.
TT roadworks in Union Mills this week
The Department of Infrastructure says it'll be carrying out roadworks on the TT course in Union Mills this week.
