Life changing visit giving Christmas cheer to kids
Ramsey resident Helen Champion had a life-changing trip to Latvia recently to see Christmas shoeboxes being distributed to disadvantaged children.Snow was falling as she landed in Riga, along with...
View ArticleNursery to use green energy
Douglas Council greenhouses are now even greener, thanks to a new renewable energy heating system that has recently been installed.The borough can now cosset its chrysanthemums and nurture its...
View ArticleLarge turnout for traditional Boxing Day meet
Castletown’s market square was the venue for the Isle of Man Bloodhounds Boxing Day meet.Nearly 50 riders gathered in the square where they enjoyed a stirrup cup drink courtesy of The George Hotel.Also...
View ArticleShop windows smashed on Christmas Day
A man smashed windows of shops in Peel during a Christmas Day wrecking spree.Windows at the Co-op store and Jan’s Folt Bane hairdressers on Michael Street were put through during the evening of the...
View ArticleFestive rugby matches raise £1,400 for local charities
While there were no competitive rugby games played locally over Christmas, a number of friendly matches staged around the island. Following the death earlier this year of former captain and chairman...
View ArticleSt Olave’s New Skool reclaim top spot in Snooker League
Teams in the Isle of Man Snooker League took the opportunity of the Christmas break to re-arrange some postponed games from earlier in the season.St Olave’s New Skool went back to the top of the league...
View ArticleStudents visit mayor and mayoress
Douglas mayor John Skinner welcomed students from University College Isle of Man’s Annie Gill unit when they visited the Douglas town hall recently.It was a reciprocal visit for the students who were...
View ArticleProposal described as a ‘Manx cock-up’
It’s back to the drawing board for the architects who designed a major public housing project for Ramsey after the planning committee deemed it ‘utilitarian and unattractive’.The scheme comprises two...
View ArticleMore pictures of Hunt the Wren festivities
We have uploaded more photos of Hunt the Wren celebrations.Traditional gatherings took place around the island on Monday.Events took place in Port St Mary, Douglas, St John’s, Kirk Michael, Ballaugh...
View ArticlePerhaps kids would rather play on their computers than attend young people’s...
Ramsey Young People’s Project has reduced its winter opening hours because of a drop in attendance.Luke Parker, who liaises with the group on behalf of the commissioners, said the youth workers would...
View ArticleWho damaged this window?
At about 2:50am on Wednesday, December 28, a front window was damaged at a house in Glen Vine.The police say that they would like to hear from anyone who was in the area at this time if they saw anyone...
View ArticleTrio named in Queen’s New Year honours
A tireless charity fund-raiser, a stalwart supporter of the Southern 100 races and the founder of Beach Buddies have all been named in the Queen’s New Year’s Honours list.Talented actress and theatre...
View ArticleCross remembers First World War private
On the 100th anniversary of the day he lost his life in the Great War (December 23, 1916), a simple cross was placed at the Ramsey war memorial in memory of Private James A. Partridge, of Ramsey, who...
View ArticleWe should buy our town’s courthouse
In the latest talks on the future of Ramsey Courthouse, the town commissioners resolved that if the building – most recently used as a post office – were to be put up for sale by the Department of Home...
View ArticleReaders share their memories of Watership Down author Richard Adams
Readers have told us about their memories of Watership Down Author Richard Adams.The writer, who lived for several years in the west of the island, has died aged 96.The author of one of the most famous...
View ArticleKeeping children safe in sport is a priority
Robust systems are in place to ensure children are kept safe while playing sport.That’s the message from Manx Sport and Recreation as the number of allegations of historic sexual abuse within sport in...
View ArticleWildlife trust wants people to help it design a maze
Over the past few months the Manx Wildlife Trust has been working in Claughbane Plantation, above the Elfin Glen hairpin near Ramsey, to create a play fort for children.Now the trust wants to build a...
View ArticlePrisoners praised in an arts competition
Inmates at the Isle of Man prison have won praise from judges in a highly-regarded nationwide arts and crafts competition.Artwork, craftwork and literature submitted by prisoners at Jurby gained...
View ArticlePlanners say no to sheltered accommodation ‘units’
The government’s planning committee has turned down an application by Athol Street Auctioneers Ltd to demolish the existing buildings at the Mart Site, Bowring Road, Ramsey, and build a block...
View ArticleFirefighters tackle blaze at Port Erin’s former marine biological station
This was the dramatic scene this afternoon as firefighters fought a blaze that erupted at Port Erin’s marine biological station.Isle of Man Newspapers photographerJohn Maddrell captured these images as...
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