Crowds greet Kennaugh as he arrives at airport
Scores of people greeted Olympian Peter Kennaugh when he arrived back in the island this afternoon.Kennaugh and three Team GB colleagues won the medal in the men’s team pursuit last night in London.The...
View ArticleVandal hits wing mirror
police are appealing for witnesses to damage caused to Volkswagen Golf parked on Michael Street in Peel.The damage occurred overnight on Monday/Tuesday last week.During the incident the wing mirror on...
View ArticleCo-ordinated approach
THIS is an important time for the island’s financial companies in the wake of economic problems across the globe.That was one of the messages to come out of a seminar where speakers included a leading...
View ArticleA successful month of fun for Chernobyl’s Children
AFTER almost a month in the Isle of Man, the 13-strong group of children from the area affected by the Chernobyl meltdown have headed home.Each year Friends of Chernobyl’s Children Isle of Man bring...
View ArticleDouglas town centre regeneration phase is completed
THE latest phase in the regeneration of Douglas town centre was completed yesterday (Sunday), as the finishing touches were applied to work on lower Nelson Street.New paving has been laid to make the...
View ArticleBaring up to support charity
THE CAST of the Gaiety’s production of the hit play Calendar Girls are to bare almost all for charity.The women will be stripping off to produce the supporting calendar which they hope will raise...
View ArticleBook review: All Teachers Wise and Wonderful by Andy Seed
‘Nothing in teaching is ever straightforward’ ... a world of truth packed into one short sentence.Andy Seed, teacher, novelist, humorist and conjuror, is back to amuse and bemuse us with the second...
View ArticleBingo nights raise £45k for charities
Charity bingo nights at the Palace Hotel Casino on Douglas seafront raised £45,000 for good causes last year.Forty-eight charity nights took place during the 12 months, with each raising funds for a...
View ArticleBrace of top 10s for Rea
CASTLETOWN resident Jonathan Rea scored two top-10 finishes in Sunday’s two World Superbike races at Silverstone.In poor, showery conditions, Rea battled back from an early mistake to finish a very...
View ArticlePersonal best for Jess
MANX Dane Jess Draskau-Petersson produced a personal best time in the women’s marathon and the London 2012 Olympics on Sunday.Competing for Denmark the 34-year-old, who has been writing in this paper...
View ArticleSammie makes switch to Gymns
WOMEN’S national side player-manager Sammie MacDonald (pictured left) has switched clubs ahead of the new season, moving to Gymns from Ramsey.Also making the move from the Ballacloan outfit to Tromode...
View ArticleMountain Road closures to prepare for Manx Grand Prix
THE Mountain Road will be closed between 9.30am and 4.30pm each day this week. The closures will take place today (Monday) through to Friday to allow preparation work to take place ahead of the Manx...
View ArticleGas conversion project reaches halfway point
SAFETY and efficiency are the main objectives for the team converting the island’s gas customers to natural gas.Aidan Baglow is the project manager and to date has processed around 3,400 customers –...
View ArticleInflation rate falls again
THE Isle of Man’s rate of inflation continues to fall.Helped by falls in energy and petrol prices, the Retail Price Index – which peaked at a 20-year high of 6.8 per cent in August last year – fell...
View ArticleBusinesses warned about phone scam
BUSINESSES are being warned about a telephone scam that involves a bogus caller asking for sponsorship for a drug and alcohol awareness booklet.Police say the caller poses as a member of staff...
View ArticleInquiry into Michael homes plan to resume
THE inquiry into Heritage Homes’ controversial plan to build 95 houses behind Michael School, in Kirk Michael, will resume in October.The hearing will take place at Ebenezer Hall, in Kirk Michael, at...
View Article‘Mixed response’ to planning policy reforms
A MAJORITY of respondents opposed the Department of Infrastructure’s proposed planning policy reforms.Some 150 responses were received in a consultation on a draft policy statement on planning and the...
View ArticleDouglas care home on market for £1.8m
A 29-BEDROOM residential care home in Douglas is being advertised for sale.The property has an asking price of £1,850,000 and the sale is being dealt with by Cowley Groves.But Cowley Groves chairman...
View ArticlePeter Karran takes on new role as Isle of Man drugs tsar
PETER Karran is the new man in charge of the Isle of Man Drug and Alcohol StrategyThe Liberal Vannin leader, who was welcomed back into the Government of National Unity fold with a position in the...
View ArticleKayaker Chris crosses Channel on way to Monaco
KAYAKER Chris Allix has crossed the English Channel – despite some difficulty – and is now heading south through France’s canal system.He left the island on June 26 on his three-month, 2,000-mile kayak...
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