Ard Whallin race should be OK to go
HOPEFULLY this Saturday’s Ken Watterson and Focus Advisory Services-sponsored Ard Whallin Fell Race (formerly Greeba Fell Race) will go ahead as planned, as long as marshals can gain access to their...
View ArticleFull-flavoured festival for 2013
THE Big Wheel Blues Festival will return with yet another astounding line-up brimming with soul, swing and good old fashioned blues this spring.Normally held in Laxey, the weekend festival was forced...
View ArticleFootball fixtures: January 25-27
Packed weekend of football with games in the Premier League and FA Cup plus Sunday sees the women’s Floodlit Cup finalFriday, January 257pm kick-offCanada Life Premier LeagueSt John’s v...
View ArticleOne of the fittest in Europe
KIRK Michael woman Erin Callister will travel to London this weekend to compete as one of ‘the 100 fittest female athletes in Europe’.The London Throwdown 2013 will pit qualified athletes against each...
View ArticleValkyrs B and Vikings B aim to break their ducks
TWO Wi-Manx Men’s Premier Division sides aiming to secure their first points of the season go head-to-head when Paragon Valkyrs B meet Manx Telecom Vikings B in Saturday’s lunchtime fixture at QEII....
View ArticleRushen aim for quickfire double over Saints
ONE of the Canada Life Premier League’s big guns is guaranteed to crash out of the Paddy Power-sponsored FA Cup this weekend when Rushen United and St Mary’s go head-to-head in the first round proper...
View ArticleOld Boys take on Peel in round’s top tie
THERE’S some tantilising ties on the cards in Saturday’s first round proper of the Paddy Power FA Cup.Arguably pick of these will take place at Blackberry Lane where 2009 winners Douglas High School...
View ArticleMarown trio in TotW
THE latest Isle of Man Newspapers Team of the Week is made up of those who shone in the four Canada Life Premier League matches to beat the weekend’s wintry weather.One of Saturday’s main talking...
View ArticleJoint winners at Blue Point range
AYRE Clay Target Club held the fourth round of its Winter Down the Line League at Blue Point on Sunday in very cold conditions.Leaders after round one were Stan Skinner and Neil Parsons on 25. Skinner...
View ArticleMountain Road to remain closed until Monday
THE Mountain Road, along with a number of other routes affected by snow throughout this week, will remain closed until at least midday on Monday (January 28).An update on the Police Twitter feed...
View ArticleRoads closed as rain pours
TONIGHT’S heavy rain has caused problems in a number of areas in the island.A landslide has led to the closure of the road between Lower Foxdale and the Hope crossroads.It will be 8am tomorrow at the...
View ArticleInquiry to probe business park plan
AN inquiry date has been set into a plan by Nicholson Group Limited for a large business park near Castletown.The company – which owns Shoprite – has applied (12/01404/A) for approval in principle for...
View ArticleSee Manx history at the click of a mouse
A NEW website allows users to see Manx history at the click of a mouse.Manx National Heritage this week launched www.imuseum.im. It provides access to a treasure trove of stories from the past....
View ArticleManx Grand Prix is on TV
THE eagerly-anticipated film about the Manx Grand Prix gets its first showing on television a week on Tuesday (Febraury 5).The hour-long documentary filmed at last year’s event concentrates largely on...
View ArticleStars
Monday, January 28Aries (March 21 - April 20) Stimulating conversations and inspiring companions scatter this week with laughter. Although finances may not be great, you do realise where your heart...
View ArticleGolden status for department
THE Department of Economic Development has been awarded Investors in People (IIP) gold status following its recent assessment. Investors in People is a framework that helps organisations transform...
View ArticleIs new Peel food park a waste of money?
BADLY planned and a terrible waste of money is how one tenant of the new food park at Peel has described the development.The new retail development hit the headlines last year after it was reported...
View ArticleMUSIC REVIEW: Crowd sourcing continues
Billy The KidStars, ExplodingAfter a promising debut EP, Billy Pettinger had a wonderful idea for getting the money together for her first full record. Billy The Kid, as she’s known, simply asked fans...
View ArticleBook review: Kinsey and Me: Stories by Sue Grafton
For 30 years, millions of adoring fans have been enthralled by Sue Grafton’s iconic, alphabetical Kinsey Millhone mysteries, some completely unaware that the smart-talking private investigator is the...
View ArticleGreat response to wind farm petition
A HUGE thank you to our readers for a fantastic response to our campaign to protect the island’s lifeline ferry routes from over-intensive wind farm development in the Irish Sea!Isle of Man Newspapers’...
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