Site clearance for old abattoir
GOVERNMENT is hoping to increase the value of one of its disused sites by in the region of £300,000.The Department of Infrastructure wants Tynwald’s permission to demolish the former abattoir in...
View ArticleClub derby in Manx Shield hit by weather
REIGNING Shimmin Wilson Manx Shield champions PDMS Southern Nomads were due to face Emerging Nomads this weekend aiming to keep their place at the top of the standings. However, that derby has been...
View ArticleOld Firm duo take centre stage in top flight
THE Canada Life Premier League’s Old Firm meet on Saturday as Peel host old foe Rushen at Douglas Road.What is always a keenly contested fixture has an extra edge this week as both aim to keep pace...
View ArticleColby and Malew do battle in southern derby
FOLLOWING last Saturday’s southern derby between Rushen and Castletown in the Premier League, this weekend it’s JCK Division Two’s turn to host a derby battle in the south of the island when Colby and...
View ArticleOldershaw on the agenda for Douglas
2e2 DOUGLAS travel to Oldershaw this weekend in South Lancashire and Cheshire Division Two. Oldershaw have in previous seasons had a big pack and an astute backline. This season they seem to be...
View ArticleEntertaining tie expected at Vagas
SURE-SPONSORED Vagabonds welcome old friends Oswestry to the island this Saturday in what promises to be an open running game. Vagabonds and Oswestry have had some high scoring games this season...
View ArticleRamsey aim to bounce back
AFTER another heavy defeat away from home, Ramsey aim to get back to winning ways as Ormskirk visit Mooragh Park for the first time this Saturday in South Lancashire and Cheshire Division Two. It was a...
View ArticleVagabonds aim to school Collegiate
VAGABONDS RUFC’s women’s side travel to Liverpool Collegiate in their second challenge of the NC North One season this Saturday. The Manx side triumphed away at Crosby St Mary’s in their first game of...
View ArticleTwo of bottom three face-off in Premier
TWO sides looking to add to their points tally in Wi-Manx Mixed Premier Division go head-to-head when CM Skye Ramsey A meet IOMA Group Bacchas B at the Grammar School on Saturday afternoon. Both have...
View ArticleFirefighters called to power station
AN overheated power cable is being blamed for a fire which broke out in the switch room at Pulrose power station this afternoon.Staff and contractors were evacuated from the building after the alarm...
View ArticleBus drivers vote no - again
BUS drivers have overwhelmingly rejected for a third time proposed changes to their terms and conditions that would mean they would lose their paid lunch breaks.In a third ballot, 87 Unite union...
View ArticleDoubt cast on wind
A PROPOSED 20MW on-shore wind farm will increase the price of electricity for island customers.That’s according to the Green Power Manx Group (GPMG), which has been researching the science behind...
View Article‘Remarkable success’ - Minister’s verdict on privatised nurseries
A MINISTER told a Tynwald scrutiny committee that he believed the policy to privatise pre-schools had been ‘remarkably successful’ – while another cabinet member said he was ‘proud’ of what had been...
View Article50 Xmas jobs
MARKS & Spencer is looking for 50 temporary staff for its Douglas store in the run up to Christmas.The push is part of the retailer’s seasonal recruitment drive to take on an extra 20,000 employees...
View ArticleHow changes will help local St John Ambulance
ST John Ambulance in the Isle of Man is to benefit from a major change of structure in the charity in the UK.The charity has its origins in the Knights Hospitaller and traces its life-saving work back...
View ArticleIsland team in search for missing April Jones
A SEARCH team from the island has joined in the hunt to find April Jones, who went missing from Machynlleth, Wales, on October 1.Jim MacGregor and his dog Star, with Mal Stewart navigating, joined in...
View ArticleComedy king to deliver deadpan
KING of the deadpan one-liners Milton Jones is heading to town next week.On Wednesday (October 17) night the multi-award winning comedian will be appearing live at the Villa Marina to help raise funds...
View ArticleStoppard staged
THE Rushen Player’s will stage Tom Stoppard’s The Real Inspector Hound at the Erin Arts Centre in Port Erin next week.The play will be staged from Wednesday (October 17) to Saturday (October 20). More...
View ArticleInvesting in our future?
THE UK’s Department for Business, Innovation and Skills recently announced that it has appointed Shaun Kingsbury as its chief executive of the UK’s Green Investment Bank (GIB), along with six...
View ArticleHaving second year of adventure
THE success of a scheme to train young instructors to work in what’s described as ‘adventure education’ means it is being repeated for a second year.Josh Rowlands was the first trainee instructor, on a...
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