Why is fuel so expensive?
THE Office of Fair Trading (OFT) is considering whether to launch a new inquiry into fuel prices.OFT chairman David Quirk MHK made the announcement in Tynwald after revealing that the average price gap...
View ArticleRock choir raises rafters in Laxey
LAXEY Pavillion, in the village’s Glen Gardens, became an unlikely rock venue courtesy of the Isle of Man Rock Choir.Members of the choir raised the rafters with a medley of popular numbers from the...
View ArticleBSE pits should not be dug up
AGRICULTURE Minister Phil Gawne has ruled out testing the area around BSE pits to check whether they still pose a health risk.The call came in Tynwald from Peter Karran (Lib Van, Onchan) who suggested...
View ArticleThere is hope after the shock of redundancy
THE support of Lucy O’Toole, Anne Murray and managing director Sally Burman has been proven to help businesses to offer professional and independent support to those affected by redundancy.It’s a...
View ArticleKatherine wants to be Christmas No1
LOCAL singer Katherine Crowe is appealing to the public to make her record the No1 single this Christmas.Kathy, who has cancer, wants to raise money for cancer research.The Manx Independent has more on...
View ArticleBook review: The Prisoner of Brenda by Bateman
Meet Mystery Man... owner of a Belfast crime bookshop, partner of long-suffering Alison, father of Page (well, his dad is a bookseller), son of a homicidal/suicidal woman, and a truly amazing...
View ArticleFootball fixtures: December 14-16
St John’s v St Mary’s kicks off a busy weekend of Manx footballFriday, December 14Canada Life Premier League7pm kick-offSt John’s v St Mary’s-----Saturday, December 152pm kick-offsCanada Life Premier...
View ArticleWatch Ramsey RNLI rescue - filmed by crew’s new tech
THIS week, the RNLI has been rolling out helmet cameras to its lifeboat stations on the Isle of Man and Ramsey’s new piece of kit came at exactly the right moment. Hours after the volunteer crew had...
View ArticleKarting is ready, set, go in Douglas from this Sunday
Karting at the TT Grandstand in Douglas will open to the public for the first time on Sunday, December 16, after proposals for the new leisure facility were given the go-ahead by Government...
View ArticleMusic
Thursday, December 13• The Mollag Band at The White House, Peel.• Karaoke at Guys and Dolls, Douglas. • Soundcheck, Basement, Youth Arts Centre, Kensington Road, Douglas, 6.30pm. Also Saturday and...
View ArticleExhibitions
Thursday, December 13• Fire Art Competition at the Hodgson Loom Gallery, Laxey Mills.• Corrina Moneta Dooley art exhibition at the first floor gallery in Noble’s Hospital. • Bruno Cavellec’s Man &...
View ArticleDance
Thursday, December 13• Tea dance, South Douglas Old Friends Association, Finch Road, Douglas, 2pm. • Dance classes for children, Centenary Hall, Peel, 4pm. Call 450688. • Strictly Come Dancing for...
View ArticleClub
Thursday, December 13• Gym time active play for pre-school children, Manx Gymnastics Centre, Glencrutchery Road, Douglas, 9.30am. Call 625636. Also Friday and Wednesday. • Krafty Kids (pre-school age)...
View ArticleTheatre
Thursday, December 13• A Christmas Carol one-man show at Ballakermeen Theatre Studio at 7.30pm. Tickets £10.Friday, December 14• The Briefcase Blues Brothers Show at the Villa Marina at 8.15pm. Tickets...
View ArticleExercise
Thursday, December 13• Thighs, Bums and Tums, Laxey Working Men’s Institute, 9.30am. Also Tuesday. Call 335635. • Pilates matwork 9.30am-10.30am and 10.45am-11.45am. Belly Fit 5.30pm-6.30pm and...
View ArticleCommunity
Thursday, December 13• Manx Footpaths Conservation Group, Cregneash Car Park, 10.30am. Also Sunday, St. Luke’s Church, 1.30pm.• Isle of Man Farmers’ Market, at Tynwald Mills, St John’s, 11am-3pm. •...
View ArticleCinema
Thursday, December 13Palace Cinema• The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (12A). Nightly at 7pm. Also Saturday and Sunday at 2pm.• Tinker Bell Secret of the Wings (U). Nightly at 7.30pm. Saturday and...
View ArticleManx Hockey Blog: Christmas Special
PASTY and Thad serve up a festive feast of Christmas delights - YULE LOVE IT!Here it is, just what you’ve been waiting for...the Christmas special! Let’s forget about the morning pleasantries, the...
View ArticleThe latest ManxSki blog from Chris Callow
74: White stuffWell into December now. In past years this has been a time of anxiety; daily scanning long-range forecasts in the hope of dipping temperatures. Last season it went down to the wire with...
View ArticleBus drivers vote for three-day strike
THE island’s bus drivers have voted overwhelmingly to take strike action in the run up to Christmas.Unite union members voted 90 per cent to take strike action over increased driving time and the...
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