All set for Red Bull’s No.1 endurance event
No fewer than 119 riders from across the British Isles have entered this Sunday’s Manx 100 mountain bike race.Now in its fifth year, the Manx Mountain Bike Club- organised event continues to grow in...
View ArticleAnne opens up her garden for charity
Former Treasury Minister Anne Craine and her husband David are opening their garden at The Carrick, Port Lewaigue, this Sunday (July 31) in aid of the charities Victim Support and Solidarity Symi.Anne...
View ArticleInvestigation into hit and run
Police are investigating a hit and run collision in Kirk Michael.The incident took place in the car park in Station Road, between 8am on Tuesday, July 26 and 6pm on Wednesday, July 27.A silver Peugeot...
View ArticleAppleby is in legal who’s who
Appleby, one of the world’s largest providers of offshore legal services, has strong representation in the latest Who’s Who Legal Asset Recovery, with lawyers based in the Isle of Man, Bermuda, the...
View ArticleAll set for the two-day British Youth Trials event at Scarlett
Isle of Man Youth Trials Club plays host to rounds four and five of the 2016 ACU Oset British Youth B, C and D Trials Championship this weekend.The two-day event will take place on the coastal rocks at...
View ArticleFootball: Furo makes switch to Geordies
Rushen United striker Furo Davies has signed for reigning Canada Life Premier League champions St George’s.The former Colby frontman hit 21 league goals for the Spaniards last season and will add to an...
View ArticleCourt: Motorcylist’s leg was broken after car driver failed to see him
A motorcyclist suffered a broken leg after being hit by a driver turning right from Ballaquayle Road into Woodbourne Road, a court was told .The driver, 75-year-old Hazel Joyce Bain, of Lord Street,...
View ArticleCourt: Man who was just sitting in his car after drinking ends up before the...
A 31-year-old man has been fined £600 after admitting to being in charge of a vehicle while unfit through alcohol.Mattia Lejersten, of King Edward Road, pleaded guilty to the offence and also had his...
View ArticleToddlers fight cancer
Toddlers in Peel have raised £500 for the Peel and District Anti-Cancer Association.Appoximately 20 children, aged between two and four, from Peel Playgroup took part in a sponsored toddle along the...
View ArticleLet us bring back the market on Saturdays
A business person has raised the possibility of reintroducing a Saturday market in Ramsey’s Market Square, recently redesigned as part of the regeneration programme. The proposal is to hold regular...
View ArticleMSPCA column: 600 animal welfare cases last year
We are fortunate on the island that cases of animal cruelty are not commonplace, but they do exist and our welfare officers recorded and responded to more than 600 welfare calls in 2015, with the trend...
View ArticleKatherine marries Richard
Katherine Elizabeth Freeman and Richard John Whitfield of Greenwich, London, married at Kirk Maughold Church.Katherine grew up in Laxey and is now a chartered accountant at Bloomsbury Publishing Plc,...
View ArticleThey weren’t really naked!
The third Isle of Real Men cycling challenge took place at the weekend to raise awareness and funds for male cancer. Fourteen riders rode 300 miles in three days.At first glance, the charity kit makes...
View ArticlePicture special: The longboat races in Peel
Some 74 teams took part as rowers took their longships out from the harbour around Peel Bay and back again. The men’s winning team was Central Young Farmers. The ladies’ winners were Sheepskull Enduro...
View ArticleChalk drawings celebrate marine nature
Children in Ramsey have been helping the Manx Wildlife Trust celebrate Marine Nature Reserve Week in the town.Youngsters were invited to learn how to draw pictures of marine life in chalk on the paved...
View ArticleStrawberry Summer Fete raises £2,000
The rainy weather didn’t stop Hospice Isle of Man’s Strawberry Summer Fete from being a big success.More than £2,000 was raised at the event, which took place at Hospice in Strang, on Sunday afternoon....
View ArticleEcstasy seized in raid
Police seized a large number of suspected ecstasy tablets during a raid at a home in Douglas.Officers from the Central Neighbourhood Policing Team executed a warrant under the misuse of drugs act at...
View ArticleDuke of Edinburgh awards praised as 35 get gold level
The Duke of Edinburgh Gold Awards have been presented with 35 being gained in the last 18 months in the island.A presentation was held at Government House with Lieutenant Governor Sir Richard Gozney...
View ArticleNoble’s to get new staffing block
A new accommodation block to house nursing and medical staff is to be built at Noble’s Hospital.Tynwald unanimously approved the £2.28m scheme for a purpose-built, six-house, 48-bed facility at last...
View ArticleWhat great taste we have!
Manx food and drink producers have won a record number of Great Taste Awards – the ‘Oscars’ of the food industry.The Guild of Fine Food, which runs the awards, announced that 26 Isle of Man products...
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