Peel stalwart Lace crowned December Player of the Month
Peel stalwart Daniel Lace has been named as the Canada Life Player of the Month for December.The veteran fullback, who has now played more than 700 games for the Sunset City side, continues to perform...
View ArticleKeystone Cops-style drunken escape bid
A Douglas man was captured by cops after running into a post during a Keystone Cops-style chase.Daniel Marran, of Albany Road, was fined £300 after pleading guilty to a charge of being drunk and...
View ArticleJacqui Owens joins expanding litigation department at Cains
Leading Isle of Man law firm Cains is expanding its litigation department in the face of increased demands from both current and potential new clients with the appointment of experienced advocate...
View ArticleMarnie’s on TV living the Caribbean dream
A Manx woman has swapped life on the Isle of Man for the tropical climate of Anguilla.Marnie Wynne (nee Emery) and her husband Stuart, a marine biologist who is the deputy director of the Department of...
View ArticleCuts to minor surgery at Noble’s
Funding for some minor surgical procedures at Noble’s Hospital including tonsillectomy has been withdrawn as the NHS battles to cut costs.Health Minister Kate Beecroft will ask Tynwald this month for...
View ArticleOrhan brings Turkish delight to Douglas
Next time you need a haircut or a shave, or you just feel like pampering yourself, maybe you’d like to try something different and do it Turkish style. Orhan Okur has opened the island’s only Turkish...
View ArticleDriver charged with causing serious bodily harm is convicted
A 46-year-old former Peel commissioner has been convicted of a charge of causing serious bodily harm by driving without due care or consideration.Rodger Mark Gimbert, of Derby Road, pleaded guilty in...
View ArticleMan, 41, banned from driving after Mountain Road crash
A 41-year-old man from Ramsey has been fined £400 for driving without due care and attention.Mark Roberts, of North Shore Road, pleaded guilty to the charge and was also disqualified from driving for...
View ArticleHappy Harmony choir is revived in south
A singing group in the south has been revived – and is looking for members. Happy Harmony was originally a student chamber choir at Castle Rushen High School, formed in 2005.Its popularity there led to...
View ArticleInvestment boss Paul Warburton
Discretionary fund manager Creechurch Capital has appointed Paul Warburton as its head of investments.Paul brings a wealth of experience from his previous role as wealth manager for Coutts where he...
View ArticleLee Johnston to ride ex-Nicky Hayden ‘blade in superbike TTs
Lee Johnston will ride for Jackson Racing in this year’s TT on the World Superbike-spec Honda Fireblade campaigned by American Nicky Hayden in 2016.The 27-year-old Ulsterman will ride the RST Superbike...
View ArticleMinister on top form over TV licence fee
I have had a hand-written personal letter from Treasury Minister Alf Cannan. It was a worry at first. I thought the cheque I had just sent in to pay my income tax had bounced and people in his position...
View Article5km Prom Run series starts this Saturday
The 5km Promenade Run Series begins this Saturday at Douglas.This year’s series will be centred on the one course, all starting at 10am.There will be an additional 2km race for junior runners of seven...
View ArticleIsle of Man property sales: January 12, 2016
Swagelok Limited, whose registered office is situate at Tromode, bought a plot of land abutting Ballafletcher Road, Braddan, for £800,000.It was bought from the Department of Economic Development,...
View ArticleUlsterman Adam McLean to make his TT debut
Reigning 125/Moto3 Irish Road Race Champion Adam McLean will make his Mountain Course debut in this year’s TT.The 20-year-old bricklayer from Magherafelt, Northern Ireland is tipped by many to reach...
View ArticleMellon’s high hopes for the island in the post-Brexit world
Isle of Man resident Jim Mellon is renowned for his predictions about the future, writes Julie Blackburn in the latest Lunch With . . . series in Business News. His current concern – and the subject of...
View ArticleCross-country: Manx impress at Lancashire Championships
Local athletes who travelled to the Lancashire Cross-Country Championships at Whitton Park, Blackburn on Saturday had their plans severely disrupted by fog.Most eventually did make it, but five of the...
View ArticleFootball fixtures: January 11-15
The Friends Provident International FA Cup prelim round is set to take place this Saturday afternoon.Appleby 16-18 League5.40pm Laxey v Corinthians B @ Bowl---------- Friday, January 13Paddy Power...
View Articleislexpo will be back this year
ISLEXPO, a conference launched in 2016 to support innovation and entrepreneurialism in the Isle of Man, will be returning this year.The free two day event will take place on Wednesday and Thursday, May...
View ArticleMan is jailed after kicking out at cop
A 32-year-old man from Douglas has been jailed for 20 weeks after assaulting a police officer.Carl Joseph Bridson, of Loch Promenade, pleaded guilty to the charge as well as being drunk and disorderly...
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