Planning system to be reviewed
A NEW presumption in favour of development is to be introduced into the planning system as part of a push to clear away impediments to economic growth.Any change to the planning system, however, is...
View ArticleBook review: Matron on Call by Joan Woodcock
One minute you can be saving someone’s life, the next stemming a simple nosebleed or getting to grips with an aggressive drunk ... there’s never a dull moment in a busy hospital casualty...
View ArticleDandara buys the Golf Links Hotel
THE iconic Castletown Golf Links Hotel has been sold.Closed since 2007, the landmark building overlooking Derbyhaven Bay has been sold for £2.5 million to FI Developments Ltd, part of the Dandara...
View ArticleSolving a prison predicament
AN MHK has been given leave to introduce a private members’ bill that seeks to settle a dispute over the future of the former Victoria Road jail in Douglas.Plans to redevelop the old Victorian prison,...
View ArticleVagas travel to third place Ruskin Park
SURE-sponsored Vagabonds travel off-island this Saturday to face high-flying Ruskin Park in what promises to be a titanic South Lancashire/Cheshire Division Two tussle for the Manx outfit. Ruskin Park...
View ArticleMillers aim to go level at the top with Marown
THE last of the Cu-Plas FA Cup preliminary rounds ties should, weather-permitting, be contested this weekend when in-form Onchan travel to Springfield Road to take on Police.This match pits two teams...
View ArticleBig game for Ramsey
THE number of matches remaining in South Lancashire/Cheshire Division Two is rapidly dwindling and Ramsey need to pick up some points very quickly if they are to avoid relegation. The visit of...
View ArticleVikings aim to end poor run
MANX Telecom Vikings A go in search of their first points of the season when they meet CM Skye Ramsey A at the NSC on Saturday afternoon. Juan Corlett’s Vikings side have struggled in their opening...
View ArticleShield title goes down to last game
THE Shimmin Wilson Manx Shield could finally be decided this weekend when Douglas B and Vagabonds B meet at Port-e-Chee for the final scheduled fixture. Anything less than a Douglas win will make...
View ArticleDouglas face tough away day test
2E2 DOUGLAS travel away to seventh place Dukinfield this Saturday after a well earned week off. This has traditionally been a tough away fixture for the Port-e-Chee outfit and the weather will not have...
View ArticleSt George’s take on Rushen in big PL game
ST George’s stroll to the Canada Life Premier League title could come across an obstacle this weekend as the top-flight’s current pacesetters travel to 2010 champions Rushen.Geordies unbeaten run in...
View ArticleRoad works affect bus routes
ROAD works in Main Road, Onchan, affecting bus routes in the area are to continue until around the middle of the day on Saturday.The roads that will remain without a bus service are Windermere Drive,...
View ArticleProject reduces energy wastage
PRIMARY school pupils will be able to monitor their energy use thanks to the donation of Energy Monitor kits by HSBC and support from the MEA. The kits have been supplied as part of Eco-Schools...
View ArticleStorm clouds gather as Manx budget looms
GOVERNMENT will have to make many ‘extremely painful and unpopular decisions’ as it battles to rebalance its finances.That was the message from Chief Minister Allan Bell as he gave the strongest...
View ArticleEight debut in ToTW
DESPITE using a staggering 96 players across its 17 Premier League line-ups so far this season, a further eight make their debut in the latest Isle of Man Newspapers’ Team of the Week after Saturday’s...
View ArticlePerfect Peel for Dalrymple
ANDY D topped the predictions game last weekend after amassing a total of 10 points, helped largely by a perfect score from the Castletown v Peel game at The Stadium.His nearest challenger was Dave N...
View ArticleScottish ace Jimmy Storrar set for TT debut
TC Racing Honda outfit confirm Scottish rider’s Mountain Course debut in 2012SCOTTISH rider Jimmy Storrar has confirmed that he will be making his long-awaited debut at the 2012 TT races. The...
View ArticleCrash on Mountain Road
A ONE vehicle collision took place at Windy Corner on the Mountain Road this afternoon (Friday).The injuries of the driver, of the red Volkswagen Golf involved, are not thought to be serious.The road...
View ArticleLife after Planes Over Paris
EVERY cloud has a silver lining, so says the optimist. One particular cloud meant the end of Manx post-rock heavyweights Planes Over Paris – when singer and synth player Steph Gomaa gave in to...
View ArticlePupils, can you design an advert?
BUDDING designers are being invited to show what they’re made of as Isle of Man Newspapers launches Design An Ad 2012.The Design An Ad competition invites all school pupils and students aged five to 15...
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