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Joshua Stokes

Isle of Man

Reporter, ITV Granada Reports at ITV

Isle of Man Reporter @GranadaReports | RTS Emerging Talent 2024 | Self-shooter | @ITVNews | @ITVX | @SolentUni Alumni | Email: [email protected]

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  • 1 week ago | itv.com | Joshua Stokes

    Summerland survivor Bob White talks through his escape from the blazeA survivor of the Summerland fire has described the moment he escaped from the blaze as "terrifying", saying he could "feel the heat" as he carried a child over a wall to safety. Bob White from Prescot, in Knowsley on Merseyside, was 20 years old when he escaped the burning leisure complex in the Isle of Man.

  • 1 week ago | itv.com | Joshua Stokes

    Ian Byrne MP is calling on the Isle of Man Government to 'let that inquest happen'An MP is urging the Isle of Man to "learn lessons from Hillsborough", as the island's Attorney General considers whether to hold a new inquest into the Summerland fire. Ian Byrne is one of the MPs supporting the Justice for Summerland group, campaigning to overturn the 'misadventure' verdict placed on those who died in the blaze.

  • 1 month ago | itv.com | Joshua Stokes

    Video report on the day the application for a fresh inquest into the Summerland fire is submittedAn application calling for a new inquest into the Summerland fire has been submitted to the Isle of Man's Attorney General. Members of the 'Justice for Summerland' campaign described the move as a 'momentous day', adding that 'it is time to do the right thing and grant us this inquest'.

  • 1 month ago | itv.com | Joshua Stokes

    Joney Faragher MHK asked the Chief Minister whether the government has considered seeking new inquests into the Summerland fireThe Chief Minister of the Isle of Man says the island would give 'full consideration' to a fresh inquest into the Summerland fire, once the application is received. Alfred Cannan MHK was answering a question by Joney Faragher MHK in the House of Keys, who asked whether the government has 'considered seeking a new inquest' into the fire.

  • 2 months ago | itv.com | Joshua Stokes

    ITV Granada Reports travelled to Belfast with Summerland survivor Jackie Hallam as she met with the Stardust families. Families from the Stardust campaign have backed calls to overturn the 'death by misadventure' verdict, placed on those who died in the Summerland fire. The Stardust fire, which claimed 48 young lives in Dublin in 1981, is one of the worst tragedies in the history of the Irish state and campaigners have battled for years to overturn the original verdict.

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Joshua Stokes
Joshua Stokes @JoshuaStokesITV
9 Apr 25

Bomb disposal expert from Isle of Man given 14 year jail sentence in Russia for his work in Ukraine | @GranadaReports Christopher Garrett from Peel has dedicated years to clearing landmines, but has now been convicted of terrorism charges. https://t.co/XLmeT5sT9e

Joshua Stokes
Joshua Stokes @JoshuaStokesITV
8 Apr 25

RT @manxscenes: Tonights lovely sunset at the Point of Ayre 🇮🇲 #isleofman #pointofayre #manx #iom #manxscenes https://t.co/4rFM3HwKNI

Joshua Stokes
Joshua Stokes @JoshuaStokesITV
3 Apr 25

RT @PaulBrandITV: NEW: The leader of the Catholic Church in England, Cardinal Nichols, has written a letter that will be read out at all ma…