Juniors impress in Merseyside County comp
A group of eight Isle of Man junior squash players travelled to Liverpool to compete in the Merseyside County Junior Championships recently with considerable success.Sidney Batty won the under-11...
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THE Manx Indepedendent is in shops this afternoon.In today’s Indy we report on a call for the lieutenant governor’s salary to be reduced.Are school hours set to be extended in the Isle of Man? We ask...
View ArticleJob fears as Peacocks goes into administration
THE future of three Douglas clothes stores – two branches of Peacocks and Bonmarche – is uncertain after the stores’ owner was put into administration.Fashion store Peacocks, which has a branch in the...
View ArticleUnified pension scheme accepted
CIVIL servants have voted to accept the government’s new unified pension scheme.Chairman of the Civil Service Commission Alf Cannan MHK has welcomed the move.The Government Unified Pension Scheme aims...
View ArticleNew air link to Oxford starts in May
A NEW air link between the island and one of the UK’s most historic cities has been announced by Isle of Man air travel provider Manx2.com.The new route between Ronaldsway and London Oxford Airport...
View ArticleNo plans to change the school day
EDUCATION chiefs have no plans to extend the school day or shorten the summer holiday, as suggested by UK Education Secretary Michael Gove.In England, Education Secretary Michael Gove has announced...
View ArticleSuspected case of measles
THERE is a suspected case of measles in a teenager in the island.Health chiefs are advising people that investigations are ongoing and the close contacts of the case that are at particular risk of...
View ArticleDance
Friday, January 20• Step in Time, Ballroom Dance, Youth Art Centre, Kensington Road, Douglas, 4-6pm; Also Saturday 10am-1pm, Tuesday 4-6pm, Wednesday 4-6pm, Thursday 4-6pm. Also Dynamix 7-9pm; Also...
View ArticleCinema
Friday, January 20Palace Cinema War Horse (12A) Nightly from 7pm, Also Saturday and Sunday 1.30pmThe Sitter Nightly from 7.30pm. Also Saturday and Sunday 2pm Broadway CinemaThe Iron Lady (12A) nightly...
View ArticleCommunity
Friday, January 20• Age Isle of Man free computer sessions, Ramsey Town Hall, down stairs, 10am-12.30pm and 1.30pm-3.30pm, also Tuesday 10am-12.30pm, Also Wednesday and Thursday Southlands Port St...
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Friday, January 20• Folk at the Club with ‘Al and Geoff’ and guests. 8pm. Peel Golf Club. • The Chillerz at Jaks, Douglas.• Thai Night, authentic food and music, The Railway, Douglas, 6pm. Also...
View ArticleTheatre
Wednesday, January 25, to Friday, January 27• Oliver Twist, Gaiety Theatre, Douglas, 7.30pm. Tickets £20, concessions available.
View ArticleExhibitions
Friday, January 20• ‘Drawings’ - Group show of drawings and sketches by 17 artists, Sayle Gallery, Douglas. • Local artists exhibition, Isle Gallery, Tynwald Mills, St John’s, Wednesday-Saturday,...
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Friday, January 20• Freetime, Youth Arts Centre, 2-4pm, Also Monday 2-4pm; Tuesday 2-4pm Wednesday 2-4pm; Thursday 2-4pm; Art Club 4-6pm, Tuesday 4-6pm; Youth Arts 6.30-9pm: Fame 7.30-9; Glee...
View ArticleManx team heads to north west sports hall event
THE Medis-sponsored Isle of Man sports hall athletics team will make its way to the Eastlands sports complex in Manchester to compete at the under-11s’ North West Counties Fun in Athletics...
View ArticleNew role for Natalie as she joins executive committee
NATALIE Hall has been appointed director of marketing at Royal London 360°. Her new role means she will also join the company’s executive committee. Natalie has been promoted from her position as head...
View ArticleI owe it all to Adrian says Chris
SPECIAL Olympics cyclist Chris Hattersley was a medalist at 2011’s world summer games in Athens, but he believes he owes it all to coach Adrian Mooney, who he has nominated in the Volunteer of the Year...
View ArticleCriticism of Miliband mounts
COMMUNICATIONS Commission chairman Juan Watterson MHK accused the BBC of ‘ill-informed parroting of Labour rhetoric’ over its reporting of Ed Miliband’s tax haven comments.Mr Watterson said the...
View ArticleBig games in both FA Cup and Premier League
THERE’S a heady mix of both FA Cup and Premier League football this Saturday with eagerly anticipated games in both.In the former Cu-Plas-sponsored competition there’s two rearranged preliminary round...
View ArticleBraddan house sells for £326,000
A BRADDAN home has sold for £326,000.David Anthony Scambler and Joanne Susan Scambler sold 20 Ballamillagyn, Mount Rule, Braddan, for £326,000 to Kenneth Crellin and Hilary Janette Crellin, Ardine,...
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