£3.2m baggage facility opened with hours to spare
A £3.2 MILLION baggage handling and screening facility for passengers flying out of Ronaldsway became operational just hours before a UK-imposed deadline.New EU regulations stipulated that by September...
View ArticleYouth cast brimming with raw talent
ONE of the aims of youth theatre is to discover new talent and another is to boost confidence and team skills in our young members of society.And the Youth Art Centre’s production of Footloose the...
View ArticleCan Corinthians cause another shock?
CORINTHIANS fine early season form will face another stern test on Saturday when they take on current Canada Life Premier League pace-setters Laxey.The Whites seem to have gained some consistency and...
View ArticleChristopher Hattersley’s golden touch
CHRISTOPHER Hattersley participated with great success in the Special Olympics Great Britain National Cycling competition at Tameside Cycle Circuit, Ashton-under-Lyne recently.Cyclists from Scotland,...
View ArticleMixed hockey season begins on Saturday
Four games in Wi-Manx Mixed Division TwoWi-Manx Mixed Division TwoCM Skye Ravens will be hoping to secure an opening day victory when they meet HQ Harlequins B at Ramsey Grammar School when the hockey...
View ArticleChanges to E2E route could prove tough
SIGNIFICANT changes to the route, coupled with underlying amounts of water from a summer of discontent could make this weekend’s Sleepwell Hotels-sponsored End to End mountain bike challenge tougher...
View ArticleExtras needed for film
EXTRAS are needed for a film that starts production in the island later this month.Belle. a lavish period drama set in the 18th century, will start shooting at various locations around the island on...
View ArticleTexts to help patients remember hospital appointments
HEALTH chiefs have come up with a new way to help patients remember they have appoinments – text messaging.Hospital staff are now texting people on their mobile phones to remind them the day before...
View ArticleManx Electric Railway tram in collision with bin wagon
POLICE are investigating a collision involving a Manx Electric Railway tram with almost 80 passengers on board and an Onchan Commissioners bin wagon.It happened shortly after the number 19 tram left...
View ArticleBen Swift narrowly misses out on stage victory at Vuelta
Onchan resident finishes second on stage 18 of Spanish Grand TourONCHAN resident Ben Swift missed out on victory in stage 18 of the Vuelta a Espana by half-a-wheel on Thursday.The Team Sky rider was...
View ArticleInflation drops in the Isle of Man
THE Isle of Man’s annual rate of inflation, measured by the Retail Price Index, has dropped 0.1 per cent since July. It now stands at 2.1 per cent for August.The annual rate of inflation excluding...
View ArticleManx cricketers into European final
Island side beat Israel to clinch spot in Saturday’s ICC European Division Two Championship finale, gaining promotion to Division One in the processTHE Isle of Man’s senior cricket side are through to...
View ArticleLaxey duo lead TotW
Team of the WeekTHE latest installment of the Isle of Man Newspapers’ Team of the Week has a surprisingly balanced feel to it.Gung-ho tactics have gone out the window - for the time being at least - to...
View ArticleManx Football Blog 2: Who’d have thunk it?
St George’s and the hot topic of mumps get the blog treatment this weekNOT even the combined powers of Mystic Meg and Russell Grant could have foreseen ‘mumpsgate’ and the demise of St George’s...
View ArticleCav set for Tour of Britain
MARK Cavendish has been confirmed as part of the six-man Team Sky squad that will participate in this year’s Tour of Britain which begins on Sunday.The Manx Missile will be joined by fellow Britons...
View ArticleLondon Wasps players to open Isle of Man play project
LONDON Wasps rugby union team will open a play project at Fairfield Junior School, in Douglas, on Saturday, during their visit to the island.Play Bins are metal containers holding what might be viewed...
View ArticleNominate now for Isle of Man tourism awards
THE government is reminding residents and visitors to send in their nominations for the tourism awards scheme 2012 before the closing date of September 30.The tourism awards are now in their sixth year...
View ArticleManx scholar to return to US university
A FORMER Ella Olesen scholar has returned to the University of Idaho to study for a PhD.Katie Taylor, of Close Caarjys, Ramsey, first went to the American university in August 2010 after winning a...
View ArticleSkatepark bid for Braddan
A SKATEPARK which would be the first of its kind in the island could be built at Cronk Grianagh Park in Braddan.Braddan Commissioners have applied (12/01186/B) to government planners for the...
View ArticleMilton to stand and deliver
MULTI award-winning crazy-haired comedian Milton Jones is set to make his Manx debut next month thanks to the Isle of Man Junior Acheivement charity.Milton’s comedy career has spanned more than 20...
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