Costs of by-election trial will be significantly more than £873K
THE total cost of Douglas East by-election fraud trial is still not known.Treasury Minister Eddie Teare revealed in the House of Keys that appeals against conviction had been lodged – and the final...
View ArticleErin now has world games in her sights
MANX athlete Erin Callister’s prospects of competing at this year’s CrossFit World Games received a boost with a solid debut performance at the European championships at the weekend.The 24-year-old...
View Article10 per cent off locks in bike theft hotspot
TWO companies are offering a 10 per cent reduction in the cost of bicycle locks after a spate of thefts in the south of the island.Police there have dealt with a number of bike thefts recently and have...
View Article80 weeks of disruption as gateway to capital is rebuilt
MOTORISTS and businesses face a daunting 80 weeks of disruption if one of the biggest roadworks schemes seen in recent years gets under way as planned in the spring.Tynwald funding approval will be...
View ArticleBook review: The Valentine’s Card by Juliet Ashton
What do you do when the man you love dies on Valentine’s Day... the exact date you had hoped to seal the deal on your relationship?Prepare to laugh, cry and everything in between as Juliet Ashton takes...
View ArticleOur climate is changing
ENVIRONMENT Minister Phil Gawne believes the recent extreme weather seen in the island is evidence of climate change.The Rushen MHK has spoken out on the issue, saying that the island cannot ignore the...
View ArticleIsle of Man presence at Dimbleby lecture
GLOBAL poverty campaigner Kristina Crawford was among the 300-strong audience for the 2013 Richard Dimbleby lecture recently at the BBC headquartes in London.The lecture, by software tycoon Bill Gates...
View ArticleDisruption to sailings
THE Steam Packet Company is warning travellers of possible disruption to tomorrow (Monday) morning’s sailing from Douglas to Heysham.It is understood that high winds are forecast and that the sailing...
View ArticleBarking dogs are a noise nuisance
A LEAFLET has been launched to tackle noise nuisance from dogs barking.The Department of Environment, Food and Agriculture has produced the leaflet in conjunction with the police, to give advice to...
View ArticleGovernment ministers fear for their jobs
THE island’s government ministers must be wondering if their jobs are safe.Today’s Isle of Man Examiner reveals that the chief minister, Allan Bell, is considering a reshuffle in the spring after the...
View ArticleIsle of Man business has something to trout about in Russia
HUNDREDS of thousands of Russian families are tucking into tasty trout dinners thanks to a growing business in the west of the island.Russia now accounts for a quarter of all exports of high quality...
View ArticleCome up with a slogan for the Commonwealth Games
School pupils ahave until Friday to enter a competition to come up with a slogan for the island’s Commonwealth Games team. The Games are the highest level sporting event at which Manx athletes can...
View ArticleAnimation series is available in Manx
THE continued growth and resurgence of the Manx language is set to be given a huge boost from an award-winning BBC TV series for children.A translation of series one of Friends and Heroes, which...
View ArticleTrial of man accused of killing policewomen
THE trial of a man accused of killing policewoman Fiona Bone started today (Monday).Constable Bone was one of two police officers killed in September last year.She went to Castle Rushen High School and...
View ArticleCall for short films on global injustice
THE One World Centre (OWC) is inviting entries in a competition to create a short film on global injustice.The challenge is for primary school children to create a film of no more than four minutes...
View ArticleCapturing MGP spirit
CAPTURING the spirit and essence of the Manx Grand Prix was the aim of the new film about the event, and it really does come pretty close.Filmed by island company Greenlight, between the downpours that...
View ArticleCorinthians get back to winning ways
Whites beat Gymns 0-5 in Women’s LeagueCORINTHIANS got back to winning ways following last weekend’s Floodlit Cup final defeat with a 0-5 win over Gymnasium in the Warehouse Fitness Women’s League....
View ArticleGet a Podplan to place your best foot first
The Foot Health Clinic in Lake Road, Douglas, has launched a new Podplan for regular users of its podiatry service. Here WWW editor Lottie Ray speaks to podiatrist Sarah Andrews to find out just how...
View ArticleMUSIC REVIEW: Pure, instinctive inventiveness
Nick Cave and the Bad SeedsPush Away The SkyIconic and legendary, Nick Cave is a true poet among rock stars.While lacking the global reach of his better-known, more accessible contemporaries, Cave has...
View ArticleA medieval murder
YOU are invited to dig out your most ruthless investigative skills for a medieval Murder at the Monastery in March. Island murder mystery group WASP will host its new fundraising production at St...
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