Snooker: Prestigious award for Hill
Isle of Man professional snooker player Darryl Hill collected the Rookie of the Year Award at a star-studded ceremony held at the Dorchester Hotel in London.Hill’s best moments from his first season on...
View ArticleCarraghan race tomorrow evening
The Callin Wild Fell Running League continues tomorrow evening (Wednesday) at Injebreck.Carraghan is the shortest in the series at 4km, but it is undoubtedly one of the toughest with 300 metres of...
View ArticleCricket: Webster smashes season’s first ton
Ollie Webster has smashed the first century of the cricket season. The Peel and St John’s captain hit 105 not out from 64 balls in Monday’s T20 victory against Castletown. His innings included eight...
View ArticleProlific entertainer Ian Qualtrough dies
The island has lost a very jocular member of the community with the death of Ian Qualtrough, whose funeral was in the Methodist Church in Arbory Street, Castletown, last Friday. Known for being a...
View ArticleFootball: Titles presented this week
Douglas High School Old Boys will pick up the Canada Life Combination One title at Blackberry Lane this evening (Tuesday).Old Boys were meant to play Youthie in their final league game of the season,...
View Article‘Our town, our future’ is theme of business event
The Mayor of Douglas Councillor Sara Hackman has called for a strengthening of ties between the council and local business as a means to drive economic development in Douglas.Councillor Hackman was...
View ArticleNikki will explain the relationship between food and the brain
Manx Eating Disorders Support Group is hosting a guest speaker on tomorrow from 6pm to 7.30pm at the Next Step Day Centre, 26-27 Derby Square, Douglas. Nikki Partington, a dietitian from Thrive...
View ArticleCaptain-General’s Baton tours Isle of Man
The Captain-General’s Baton toured the Isle of Man yesterday to mark 300 years of the Royal Artillery and the island’s connection with the regiment.The baton began the day long tour at Ronaldsway and...
View ArticlePilot awarded £59,000 after being unfairly dismissed
A pilot has secured what is thought to the biggest-ever compensation award from a Manx employment tribunal after winning his claim for unfair dismissal.John Kayter Bean was awarded just under £60,000...
View ArticleSearch for the greenest fingers in the capital
Douglas Council is looking for entries for its annual horticultural contest, Douglas in Bloom.The categories are: Hotels and guest houses without gardens; Hotels and guest houses with gardens; Private...
View Article£10,000 spent on Tynwald banquet
Almost £10,800 was spent on last year’s Tynwald banquet, MHKs were told.Replying to a question from Peter Karran (LibVan, Onchan), Treasury Minister Eddie Teare said the total cost of the 2015 Tynwald...
View ArticleSuspended sentence for man, 63, who sent threatening letters to politician
A 63-year-old man has been handed a suspended sentence after admitting sending threatening letters to Treasury Minister Eddie Teare MHK.John James Corran, of Allan Street, Douglas, was sentenced to...
View ArticleIsland links revealed in Panama Papers online database
Almost 5,000 offshore entities linked to the Isle of Man are named as the Panama Papers exposé took a new turn - with the launch of a searchable online database.Details of some 214,000 offshore...
View ArticleMeet the former Laxey player shaping a nation’s footballing future
Football is a global game and one man with island connections is helping shape the future of the sport in 2022 World Cup hosts Qatar.Neil McGuinness was born and grew up in Scotland, but moved to the...
View ArticleTwo people helped out of car after collision on Mountain Road
The Mountain Road was closed earlier this afternoon after a lorry and two cars were involved in a collision.There was a full turnout of emergency services as two people were trapped in one car at the...
View ArticleRaising awareness of fibromyalgia
An island support group for residents suffering from chronic condition fibromyalgia is marking Fibromyalgia Awareness Day on Thursday.They are meeting at Cafe Avanti in the Strand Shopping Centre at...
View ArticleSearch and rescue team on harbour walk
A team from the Search and Rescue Dog Association has signed up for the Harbour2Harbour Walk, which takes place on Sunday.The sponsored walk already has more than 120 people committed to take part,...
View Article‘I’m not sexist’ says town’s newly-elected politician
A newly-elected commissioner insists he will represent the people of Ramsey will integrity - despite the ribald comments he made about women which emerged in an employment tribunal case.William Hankin...
View Article‘Victimised’ estate agent has costly day in court over parking ticket
An estate agent’s day in court ended up costing him more than four times his £60 parking ticket.Representing himself, David Lydon, of Sycamore Close in Onchan, told magistrates he wanted to ‘have his...
View ArticleTeenager jailed for four years after ecstasy is found hidden in computer hard...
A Douglas teenager has been jailed for four years and three months after being caught with more than 500 ecstasy tablets.Gates Bacar Mane Cassama collected the pills, hidden in a computer hard drive,...
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