Isle of Man Bowlers Fly the Flag in European Team Bowls Championships
HUSBAND and wife flat green bowls team Tom and Lesley Keenan and Clive and Bernice McGreal made sure the Isle of Man flag was flying when they took part in the 2011 European Team Bowls Championships in...
View ArticleOn track for holiday success
A TRAVEL company offering railways tours in the island has increased its numbers of tours for 2012 due to their popularity. This year, Great Rail Journeys conducted 12 six-day tours to the island but...
View ArticleThree weeks on, no sign of Rupert
IT has been almost three weeks since Kevin Walton’s pet tortoise went missing.The police have been informed and there has been no sign of him.Mr Walton, of Woodside Terrace, in Douglas, fears Rupert, a...
View ArticleFacial furniture fun for Movember
BUSINESSES have been doing their bit to raise money and awareness of prostate and testicular cancer as part of the Movember campaign.Each November sees clean shaven men pledge to grow their moustaches...
View ArticleAwards’ aim is recognition for unsung heroes
ISLE of Man Newspapers has teamed up with Flybe to launch the Pride in Mann Awards – aimed at recognising the unsung heroes of our community.Members of the public are invited to nominate who they feel...
View ArticleGaps in prison healthcare information
AN incomplete picture of the cost of health treatment for prisoners has emerged after a question was asked about it in the House of Keys last week.In a question for written answer, Zac Hall (LibVan,...
View ArticleTV Shameless star gives tips
SHAMELESS star Ciaran Griffiths was a special guest at the Isle of Man Acting Academy’s recent workshop in Douglas.In addition to Mr Griffiths, those taking part had the chance to meet writer and film...
View ArticleBen-my-Chree to go into dry dock
THE Ben-my-Chree is set to go into dry dock next week to get its bow thruster repaired.The announcement was made by the Steam Packet as the latest cancellations due to the weather were confirmed.The...
View ArticleMid-life crisis leads to climb
A DOUGLAS man will be scaling Mount Kilimanjaro for charity after having a crisis about nearing age 40.Stuart Clifford, of Glen Falcon Terrace, will be taking part in the seven-day trek to the...
View ArticleZero/10 decision delay
A DECISION by European finance ministers on whether to endorse the island’s zero/10 tax regime has been delayed.It had been hoped that following the Manx Government’s move to scrap the anti-avoidance...
View ArticleSPELLER: How Clarkson helped Ed
DESPITE protestations to the contrary, Jeremy Clarkson must be quite popular in a lot of the corridors of power.Not that they would agree with his humorous suggestion of having strikers shot.It was a...
View ArticleCRINGLE: Examining techniques of research body
LAST Thursday morning, as I drove to my place of work, I was thinking almost non-stop about sex. Now please don’t get me wrong. I wasn’t, you know . . . thinking about doing it. I was thinking about...
View ArticleBusiness matters: The Apprentice’s Nick Hewer addresses would-be...
STARTING your own business may not be easy but it can be tremendously exciting, according to The Apprentice’s Nick Hewer. Lord Sugar’s right-hand man on the BBC TV show was in the island at the...
View ArticleSteam Packet shipping in supplies tonight
MORE than 50 trailers of freight are set to be shipped into the Isle of Man overnight on the Ben-my-Chree.The Steam Packet has issued a statement in response to growing concerns about possible...
View ArticlePoverty in the Isle of Man?
CHEAP alcohol, poor regulation of housing standards and decreasing financial resources in the Isle of Man are all contributing to poverty in the Isle of Man.That was the view of delegates at a...
View ArticlePrivatise Gaiety?
SHOULD the Gaiety Theatre and Villa Marina be privatised?That’s the question set to be raised in Tynwald tomorrow by David Callister MLC. He will ask Community Culture and Leisure Minister Tim Crookall...
View ArticleBook review: The Scorpio Races by Maggie Stiefvater
Imagine beautiful, multi-coloured horses that rise out of the sea and gallop across the sand in a rainbow-soaked spray of moving light...Sounds seductive? You’ll think again when you immerse yourself...
View ArticleDeveloping better relations with UK
CHIEF Minister Allan Bell says he is hopeful that the foundations can be laid for a new and better understanding between the Manx and UK governments.He was speaking following a visit to London where,...
View ArticleTony Wild ‘delighted and honoured’ to be voted into LegCo
BUSINESSMAN Tony Wild has been voted into the Legislative Council.The election took place this morning, and saw Mr Wild receive 16 votes from MHKs.Weatherman and Arbory commissioner Brian Rae, who also...
View ArticleSubsea cable talks: ‘sensitive’ details
DETAILS of the annual rent that would be charged for a proposed subsea cable that would run through Manx territorial waters were not disclosed in the House of Keys as negotiations were ‘commercially...
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