Two men arrested after Laxey football game
TWO men have been arrested and bailed by police investigating allegations of violence after a football match in Laxey on Saturday.Ramsey police thanked the public for their responses so far and...
View ArticlePicnic table is set alight
Police are investigating an incident of criminal damage at Victoria Road School, Castletown.Sometime over the weekend someone set fire to a picnic table. This has caused a considerable amount of damage...
View ArticleYoung Farmers’ frolics
THE 42nd Young Farmers’ Concert will return to the Gaiety Theatre in March to yet another sell-out crowd.There are just a handful of tickets still up for grabs for the three-night run on Thursday to...
View ArticleCar stolen from Peel
A MOTOR vehicle was stolen from the Creg Malin Car Park, Peel, sometime between 7pm on Thursday last week and 8pm on Monday. The vehicle is described as a blue Nissan Terrano 4x4, registration number...
View ArticleSunday service for tomorrow’s bus strike
TOMORROW’S buses will be running a Sunday service because of the planned strike.There will be two two-hour stoppages tomorrow (Wednesday), with one at 7.30am and the other at 3pm.The government...
View ArticleBook review: The Mussel Feast by Birgit Vanderbeke
Revolutions can occur in the most extraordinary places ... and in the most extraordinary ways.From small acts of defiance to a national uprising, there comes a tipping point when change becomes...
View ArticleMercedes’s smashed window
A CAR window was smashed in the early hours of Sunday in Peel.The red Mercedes that was targeted was parked in a lane off Glenfaba Road and police say that the incident would have made a loud noise.At...
View ArticleStart degree in the Isle of Man
HIGHER education provision is to be extended at Isle of Man College from September 2014.It will provide a much cheaper way for students to gain a degree – with no plans in place to charge tuition...
View ArticlePotential lawmakers who won’t face voters
SIX out of the seven candidates for this month’s Legislative Council election have never secured a public mandate.Four seats are up for grabs in the LegCo elections that take place on March 18.Seven...
View ArticlePrivacy dispute over CCTV on Manx buses
EXTERNAL CCTV cameras on buses have been defended by the Department of Community, Culture and Leisure, following an accusation by the Data Protection Supervisor that the use of these cameras could be a...
View Article‘Funny bus bosses’ videos posted on YouTube
TODAY’S bus strike will be no laughing matter for anyone.With reports of bendy buses breaking down, striking drivers taking to the picket line on days booked off as holiday, thousands wasted on a bus...
View ArticleMonitor damage but don’t exclude us, say green lane users
DAMAGE to the Isle of Man’s green lanes is often caused by over-use and some sort of extended permit system might even have mileage, according to a spokesman for the Manx Four Wheel Drive Club.But the...
View ArticleNew Chamber of Commerce chief
JANE Dellar, who returned to the Isle of Man three years ago, because she was ‘homesick’ for the island, has taken over as the new chief executive of the Chamber of Commerce.She replaces Mike Hennessy...
View ArticleMap of Man is huge relief
A THREE dimensional model of the Isle of Man – made from recycled phone directories and Fairtrade food wrappers – is taking shape at the Manx Museum.The sculpture is being made by St Ninian’s High...
View ArticleTwo more arrests after football fracas
A further two men have been arrested by police investigating allegations of violence during and after a football match in Laxey on Saturday.They have been interviewed and subsequently released on bail...
View ArticleBus drivers on strike today
BUS drivers have gone on strike today in the latest move in their dispute over changes to conditions, including the end of paid lunches.The nationalised bus company, Bus Vannin, is locking drivers out...
View ArticleBook review: Helga’s Diary by Helga Weiss
Helga Weiss is a remarkable woman... she was also a remarkable child. She endured the privations of Terezín concentration camp, narrowly escaped the clutches of evil Nazi doctor Josef Mengele, survived...
View ArticleDouglas woman’s 500-mile trek for animal charities
A DOUGLAS woman is to embark on a 500-mile trek to support three Manx animal charities.Kathleen Swan, who set off on Friday, plans to walk from Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port on the French side of the...
View ArticleCRINGLE: Driving home Manx tourism
I DON’T get around much any more, not in the Isle of Man anyway. I drive to work and back and that’s about it these days.I was reminded of this sad state of affairs last week when my daughter came over...
View Article£481,000 spent on pre-school credit vouchers in Isle of Man
FIGURES released by the Department of Education and Children reveal that it has subsidised pre-school nurseries £481,833.44 this academic year.During 2012-13, 875 credit certificates have been issued...
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