Keep the beaches clean
RUBBISH being dumped on beaches and in the sea in the island is continuing to cause problems for Manx wildlife.Last week a basking shark was seen off Contrary head with plastic lodged firmly around...
View ArticleBook review: Saxon: The Book of Dreams by Tim Severin
Only the Devil’s Mark – his eyes of different colours – saves young Saxon prince Sigwulf from certain execution at the hands of ruthless King Offa of Mercia.Instead, the teenager faces exile and an...
View ArticleStars
Monday August 13, 2012Aries (March 21 - April 20) What a wonderful week for family activities! Venus brings a sparkle to this area of your life. Leading up to the New Moon at the weekend there is a...
View ArticleMEA showrooms closing down sale today
A CLOSING down sale begins this week, starting today (Monday), at the Manx Electricity Authority’s two remaining showrooms – those at Douglas and Ramsey.There will be up to 50 per cent off on remaining...
View ArticleAlbert Gostlow: From guarding Nazis to growing begonias
AT 96, it is quite some feat that Andreas man and former gardener Albert Gostlow is still able to grow and experiment with his beloved begonias.But there is more to Albert – who has been nominated for...
View ArticleBig ideas from MannIN shorts
THE dungeons of Castle Rushen, Cregneash and Niarbyl are among the locations to feature in one of the latest offerings from film makers ManniIN Shorts.They have just finished shooting Closet, by John...
View ArticleShould the Isle of Man be giving more in overseas aid?
DESPITE its relative affluence, the Isle of Man currently gives just 0.07 per cent of its income to overseas aid.According to Rosemary Clarke, director of the One World Centre at St John’s, this still...
View ArticleAlex Forrest two-up
THE Alex Forrest charity two-up 10-mile time trial will be held over the Ballamoar course this Wednesday, starting at 6.45pm.The HQ will be Ballaugh church hall. The entry is £10 per team, partners can...
View ArticleRichard Connolly competition
THE Richard Connolly Memorial mixed team bowls competition is now in full flow and some great bowling in recent weeks has confirmed the semi-final line-up. Holders South Ramsey progressed into the...
View ArticleKensington crowned champions
KENSINGTON Road B sealed the Division Three title in the PokerStars-sponsored Isle of Man Lawn Tennis Association Men’s Leagues last week.The final home match for Kensington Road was a rearranged...
View ArticleTraffic disruption in Colby
Residential development on the former grounds of Colby Football Club will result in some traffic disrupton in the area next month while Manx Gas provides a mains network in the area. The gas main will...
View ArticleHMRC presentation
GREG Skyte and Christopher Barlow of Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs will be leading a presentation in the island this week giving an insight into the recently established HMRC Offshore Co-ordination...
View ArticleAnother wing mirror vandalised
POLICE are investigating another act of vandalism to a car wing mirror.The car was near to the shops on Snaefell Road, Willaston, overnight between Saturday and Sunday.The passenger side wing mirror of...
View ArticleMissing commissioner Arran Kaighin found
POLICE have announced that missing Peel commissioner Arran Kaighin has been found safe and well.In a statement issued on the Constabulary’s twitter feed this afternoon (monday), the police confirmed...
View ArticleBook review: The Queen’s Confidante by Karen Harper
The forever fertile terrain of Tudor history gets some fascinating tweaks and twists as Karen Harper sweeps us back to the paranoid court of the dynasty’s founder Henry VII.It was a turbulent era; the...
View ArticleMairead is new post office marketing boss
A NEW marketing manager has been appointed at Isle of Man Post Office. Mairead Magill joins the business having previously been responsible for marketing at the Bank of Ireland and relocates from...
View ArticlePamela Shimwell-Mayo: ‘Tireless’ work of charity chairman
‘TIRELESS’ seems to be the word to best describe the effort Parkinson’s Disease Society chairman Pamela Shimwell-Mayo puts into her charity.Pamela, of Ballamoar Castle, Sandygate, Jurby, nursed her...
View ArticleVery worthwhile to highlight positives
TECHNICAL solutions company Domicilium has been operating from the Isle of Man for 21 years.Based at its main datacentre on the Ronaldsway Industrial Estate, it is run by managing director Andy...
View ArticleThe Mooragh charity marathon
RAMSEY man James Wren will put himself through an intense physical and mental test on August 25 – all in the name of charity – by running a marathon around the Mooragh Park lake. He is raising money...
View ArticleScraping surface of a towering legacy
IT once towered over Douglas, offering Victorian trippers unrivalled views over the bay.Now part of a 19th century tourist attraction known as the Warwick Revolving Tower has been revealed for the...
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