Samaritans want to recruit more volunteers
Information about how to volunteer for the Samaritans will be available and a number of sessions next month.Every six seconds Samaritans receives a call for help. Samaritans offers confidential and...
View Article£500 fine after dog bites jogger
A Port St Mary woman has been fined £500 for failing to keep a dog under proper control after it bit a jogger.Nicola Lee Teare, of St Mary’s Avenue, was also given an order to keep her springer spaniel...
View ArticleTwo new faces in latest Isle of Man Newspapers’ Team of the Week
There are a couple of new faces in the latest installment of Isle of Man Newspapers’ Team of the Week.The second weekend of fixtures in the Canada Life Premier League saw a plethora of high-scoring...
View ArticleWater slide raises £5,000 for Hospice
More than £5,000 was raised at Hospice Isle of Man’s urban water slide in Peel last Sunday.The water slide, which was set up on Walpole Road, proved a big hit, with around 400 people bravely descending...
View ArticleLunchtime drinking led to 30-month ban
A 39-year-old Douglas woman has been sentenced to 100 hours’ community service after admitting drink-driving.Amanda Islyn Byron, of Willaston Crescent, was also banned from driving for 30 months after...
View ArticleScooter rider is put on 12 months’ probation
A 22-year-old man from Douglas has been handed a 12-month probation order after riding a scooter with on licence or insurance.Michael Sean James Webb, of Lheannag Park, was also disqualified from...
View ArticleMan took Merc and crashed it
A Ramsey man has been jailed for 11 months after pleading guilty to a total of nine offences.Robert John Thomas, of North Shore Road, was also disqualified from driving for 18 months and ordered to pay...
View ArticleCharities benefit from open day at fire station
The popularity of this year’s open day at the airport fire station has benefited four charities to the tune of £1,535 each.Hundreds of people visited the station to enjoy a day of family fun, including...
View ArticleLatest property sales
Andrew Roy Malster and Lucinda Jane Malster, both of 11 Africa Court, Salibury Street, Douglas, bought The Garth, Quarterbridge Road, Douglas, for £718,000.It was bought from Keith McGarry.Other recent...
View ArticleA reunion for Park Road School pupils
A reunion of former pupils from Douglas High School for Girls (Park Road School) who were at the school in 1960 is to be held in October.There has been a change of venue for the get-together.It is now...
View ArticleWoman admits spree of thefts
A 45-year-old Douglas woman has been convicted of five theft charges after a shoplifting spree.Denise Waterson, of Mona Street, will be sentenced on September 20 after the preparation of a probation...
View ArticleNot just farmers in Young Farmers
The island’s Young Farmers’ Federation is on a recruitment drive.In the Isle of Man, there are four clubs representing regions: Central, Northern, Southern and Eastern.These clubs belong on a wider...
View ArticleMSPCA column: Mittens has six toes on each foot
We have a particularly unusual young kitten to tell you about this week.She’s called Mittens and she is a polydactyl cat which means that she has six toes on each of her feet rather than the usual five...
View ArticleCommunity service for driver with no licence or insurance
A 41-year-old man from Ramsey has been ordered to perform 100 hours’ community service.Mark Roberts, of North Shore Road, pleaded guilty to possessing cannabis and was also found guilty after a trial...
View ArticleWould you like to be a police officer in the island?
The Isle of Man Constabulary is recruiting for full-time police officers to join the force.A recruitment campaign has been launched to attract applicants interested in a career in the Manx...
View ArticleNot picking someone from a hat
Have you entered Isle of Man Newspapers’ Awards for Excellence yet?To find out a bit more about how each entry is assessed we talk to one of the judging panel, Les Nicol, managing director of N K...
View ArticlePolice warning after biker stopped doing 74mph in a 30 zone at Sulby
Poilce are asking motorists to take extra care today after one motorcyclist was stopped riding at 74mph in a 30mph zone.A police spokesman said: ‘Lots of traffic on the roads today, especially in the...
View ArticleSpectator warning after incident at Bray Hill
Police have warned against people walking onto closed roads after an incident on Saturday afternoon on Bray Hill.The incident occurred during what was a full day of racing, qualifying and parades at...
View ArticleBus on fire
A bus driver was forced to stop his bus after it caught fire on Saturday.The number 21 bus was travelling through Farmhill when a loud noise at the back of the bus was heard.Smoke appeared and the...
View ArticleVikings’ DNA quest a ‘great experience’
A passenger on the steam train, a churchgoer, three men in a pub and even our own newspaper photographer were among those who agreed to be DNA tested by three Viking visitors.Norwegians Aage Harry...
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