Ballakermeen High School extension plans on show
PLANS for a three-storey extension at Ballakermeen High School, in Douglas, went on public display last week.The Department of Education and Children’s estates director, Richard Collister, architects,...
View ArticleMailbox bar shuts down
ONE of the most upmarket bars in Douglas has closed.The Mailbox restaurant and deli was in a building on Circular Road in the capital.The board of directors this afternoon issued a statement. It reads:...
View ArticleViewers need to retune their televisions tomorrow (Wednesday)
TELEVISION viewers in the Isle of Man may find they are missing some of their channels next week unless they retune their sets or digital boxes.Digital UK has advised viewers they may experience...
View ArticleMannifest is cancelled next year
THE organisers of Mannifest have announced they will not be holding the annual three-day festival in 2013.The music and family event, held at Glen Lough Farm in Glen Vine, would have been in its fourth...
View ArticleManx plate proposals?
NEW-LOOK registration plates featuring the letters MANX could prove a money spinner for the Treasury.Infrastructure Minister David Cretney MHK will seek Tynwald approval next week to introduce fees for...
View ArticleEnlarged Shoprite opens doors in Peel
PEEL’s enlarged Shoprite store in Derby Road was unveiled to the public on Friday.A formal launch took place before the revamped store opened to customers.The supermarket has more than doubled in size...
View ArticleTynwald pay ‘needs off-isle investigation’
AN MHK is calling for a senior off-island figure to lead an independent review of Tynwald members’ pay, pensions and expenses.Alfred Cannan, chairman of the Civil Service Commission, has tabled a...
View ArticleBack to her island roots after working in London
ALICIA Cain has joined Simcocks.Alicia is an English solicitor who trained and worked at Baker McKenzie in London and has experience in a broad range of areas such as pensions, private client, dispute...
View ArticleEmergency ban on ash trees welcomed
THE Manx Wildlife Trust is welcoming emergency measures taken to try to prevent the spread of ash dieback disease to the island.Environment Minister Phil Gawne announced last week that an immediate ban...
View ArticleManx out of Youth Cup
THE Isle of Man’s under-18s footballers latest FA County Youth Cup odyssey was brought to an abrupt halt on Saturday as they lost 1-4 to a strong Staffordshire in the pair’s second round tie at the...
View ArticleVagas win on home debut
VAGABONDS defeated Ormskirk in their first home game of the 2012-13 season and went to the top of Women’s NC North Division One in the process.The Ballafletcher side were out of the blocks quickest and...
View Article10 out of 10 for Douglas
DOUGLAS maintained the pressure on South Lancashire and Cheshire Division Two leaders Sefton when they made it 10 wins out of 10 at home to struggling Buxton on Saturday, writes Rob Todd.The game was a...
View ArticleCM Skye Ravens are in seventh heaven
IOMA Group Bacchas A maintained their lead at the top of the Wi-Manx Mixed Premier Division with a 4-0 victory over IOMA Group Bacchas B at the National Sports Centre on Saturday.Karl Moore scored two...
View Article‘I won’t be bullied’ - Jurby Transport Museum founder
THE founder of Jurby Transport Museum says he won’t be bullied into standing down.Chairman of the Manx Transport Trust Richard Davis said he fears the plug could be pulled on the Jurby attraction which...
View ArticleCRINGLE: Hopping mad in Spain
MY daughter and her family have a place in Spain. It’s not a big place like Madrid or Barcelona. It’s a duplex apartment on what’s known as the Costa Tropical, a safe distance from British-occupied...
View ArticleManx2 pulls out of Leeds and Oxford
PASSENGERS flying to and from the island will have less choice from the New Year.Manx 2 has announced it is to stop flying to Leeds/Bradford and Oxford from January 8 for the first quarter of the...
View ArticleBook review: Witch Hunt by Syd Moore
England’s notorious 16th century witch trials cast a shadow far longer than the one which enveloped the people of Pendle in Lancashire.Essex has its own dark history, with over 500 women tried for...
View ArticleOpportunity Knocks for young jobless
THIRTEEN aspiring young men, desperate to be employed, have ‘graduated’ with honours from an intensive four week preparation for work in the service sector programme. That’s the honour bestowed on them...
View ArticlePolice station on market for £295k
THE former Onchan Police Station is up for sale at a price tag of £295,000.The detached property on Elm Drive, was originally constructed as two semi-detached houses with a small linking police...
View ArticleRecord entry for One World Charity Challenge
A RECORD number of entries have been submitted to this year’s One World Charity Challenge.The challenge invites year 12 students (ages 16-17) from across the island to speak out for people living in...
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