New land for business identified
Land to the south of Cooil Road in Braddan has been earmarked as a potential business park.It’s part of a government initiative aimed at releasing new employment land to support economic growth in the...
View ArticleTV licence prosecutions hit 129
A record 129 island residents were prosecuted last year for failing to pay the TV licence fees.Of these 129, 85 were convicted but 44 were found not guilty or the case against them was dropped.The...
View ArticleWoman crashed BMW into coach
A 27-year-old woman from England has been fined £750 and banned from driving for six months for three driving-related offences.Lyndsey Julie Cook, of Watford Avenue in Grimsby, pleaded guilty to...
View ArticleGirl Guides take on abseil challenge in memory of Ann
Girl Guide leaders and senior section members overcame their fears to take part in an abseil down Maughold Head in memory of friend Ann Struthers. The team of 11 girl guiding members, from Garwick...
View ArticleOompa Loompas take over library for Roald Dahl party
Youngsters dressed up as one of Roald Dahl’s most iconic characters to celebrate 100 years since the birth of the acclaimed writer.Children painted their faces orange and made green wigs to turn...
View ArticleClassic TT: Dunlop wins Junior race
Michael Dunlop won Monday morning’s four-lap Okell’s Junior Classic TT.The Ballymoney ace clinched his third Classic victory after enjoying a race-long battle with Michael Rutter.Dunlop had led the...
View ArticleSprint nearly in its 40th year
The Ramsey Sprint will take place on Thursday, September 1, from 10am until 5pm, on Ramsey Promenade beside Mooragh Park.It is a drag sprint event over 1/8th mile strip which has been running for...
View ArticleEvery school, every pupil, every GCSE pass
The Isle of Man Examiner will tomorrow devote six pages to GCSE passes.It will include every school, every pupil, every passThe paper will also have an overview of how well Manx pupils have fared.The...
View ArticleClassic TT: Dunlop doubles up
Michael Dunlop completed a Classic TT Bank Holiday Monday double this afternoon.After winning the morning’s Okell’s Junior race, the Ballymoney man broke lap and race records on his way to a blistering...
View ArticleManx Grand Prix: Newcomers win for Evans
Manxman Michael Evans joined the illustrious list of IMGold Manx Grand Prix Newcomers winners on Monday evening.The 23-year-old from Santon brought home his 600cc Suzuki in a new race record, 24.925...
View ArticleClassic TT: Four excluded from Superbike race
Four of the leading finishers in Monday afternoon’s Superbike Classic TT have been disqualified after technical infringements were discovered with their machines.All four were on ZXR 750 Kawasakis,...
View ArticleCrime upsurge in Port Erin?
If residents in Port Erin notice there seems to be more car accidents and general street crime in the village, don’t worry, there isn’t. Any perceived increase in incident is because from September,...
View ArticleVolunteers needed for Citizens Advice
Douglas and Onchan Citizens Advice Service (CAS) is appealing for more volunteers to help people in the island.The service currently has around 10 volunteers who talk to people about problems including...
View ArticleMotorbike ended up on the Sefton’s steps
A 48-year-old Onchan man has been convicted of driving while disqualified and driving with no insurance.Timothy John Betteridge, of St Catherine’s Terrace, had four other driving related charges...
View ArticleTeen’s two cannabis busts in two months
A teenager from Ramsey has been sentenced to a two-year conditional discharge after he was caught with cannabis twice.Alexander James Kennaugh, of Richmond Road, pleaded guilty in a summary court to...
View ArticleMan tried to cross closed road
A Ramsey man has been fined £250 by a magistrates court after entering a closed road during a Manx Grand Prix practice session.James William McGough, of Bircham Avenue Close, went onto Queen’s Pier...
View ArticleAuction sells horse trams for total of £9,200
Six Douglas horse trams were sold at an auction at Murray’s Saleroom in Douglas on Saturday for a combined total of £9,200.The trams had been deemed surplus to requirements by Douglas Borough Council,...
View ArticleKayaker rescued from rocks
A kayaker had to be rescued from rocks at the back of Peel Hill on bank holiday Monday.Malcolm Kelly, from Peel lifeboat said: ‘A pair of kayaks were at the back of Peel Hill when one was swamped by a...
View ArticleLast chance to apply for MICTA apprenticeship programme
This is a golden opportunity for younger people to enter the world of IT, says Steve Burrows in his fortnightly columnThis article probably isn’t for you. Well it might be, we’ll come to that, but more...
View ArticleMan, 71, was spotted urinating by cafe bin
A 71-year-old St John’s man has been fined £100 by a magistrates court for urinating on Laxey Promenade.William Thomas Tickle was seen by a cafe employee with his penis out by some bins and charged...
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