Manx indoor record for sprinter Harriet Pryke
400m time tumbles at Birmingham event on SaturdaySPRINTER Harriet Pryke claimed her second Manx indoor record in as many weeks in Birmingham on Saturday.Harriet was racing at the National Indoor Arena,...
View ArticleMarathon’s new date
THE 2012 SalClear Isle of Man Marathon and Half-Marathon are to be held earlier than usual on Sunday, July 22 to avoid a clash with the Olympic Games.The Isle of Man Veteran Athletes’ Club event is...
View ArticleIn today’s Isle of Man Examiner
THE cost to residents of the Isle of Man losing a triple A credit rating is revealed in today’s Examiner.A young motorcyclist killed following a collision last week is named.A police constable was...
View ArticleEmerging Nomads land early blow in rugby’s Manx Bowl
Emerging Nomads egde southern derby with CastletownEMERGING Nomads struck the first blow in the Shimmin Wilson Manx Bowl competition with victory over Castletown at a muddy Poulsom Park on Saturday....
View ArticleDisreputable vulture funds banned
SO-CALLED ‘vulture funds’, which exploit international debt relief efforts, have been banned in the island.‘Vulture funds’ work by buying up the debts of heavily indebted Third World countries for a...
View ArticleShoppers turn brass into cash
A TALENTED brass quintet is tuning up to take part in a headteacher’s charity fundraising appeal by playing in Douglas’s shopping centre.Sheean Prash will perform at The Strand, Douglas, on Saturday,...
View ArticleLatest property deals
A DOUGLAS house has sold for £3.6 million.Brian Damian O’Connor and Mary Margaret O’Connor sold Thie-ny Struan, Hillberry Green, Douglas, for £3,600,000 to Mumba Holdings Ltd, 33-37 Athol Street,...
View ArticleSaints survive early scare against Royal
ST MARY’S survived an early scare to overcome Douglas Royal at the Bowl on Saturday afternoon and book their place in the second round of the Cu-Plas FA Cup.A possible cupset looked on the cards when...
View ArticleCould Steam Packet pull out of Heysham?
THE Steam Packet has signalled it is considering pulling out of Heysham harbour and concentrating its services on Liverpool instead.In a radio interview, chief executive Mark Woodward said Liverpool...
View ArticleBook review: Felling the Ancient Oaks by John Martin Robinson
For some of England’s most historic estates, the current imperative to preserve our past has come far too late.A case in point is Lancashire’s old estate of Lathom, near Ormskirk, which had at its...
View ArticleIsle of Man TT star Conor Cummins races to help St John Ambulance
TT STAR Conor Cummins told iomtoday he is back to full fitness, raring to go and looking forward to this year’s TT with his new team Tyco Suzuki.The 25-year-old Manxman who has so far notched up six TT...
View ArticleAyre win top-of-the-table clash in Vets’ League
AYRE United continued their impressive 100 per cent record in the Cu-Plas Veterans’ League with a 3-0 win over one of their title challengers RYCOB at the Bowl on Sunday.With both teams riding high in...
View ArticleForward Ladies
STEPHANIE Frankham has taken over running Forward Ladies in the island.And her first Forward Ladies event at the helm is planned for later this month.Stephanie works at Moore Stephens Trust Company...
View ArticleWesterners take a two-point advantage
Wi-Manx Men’s Premier DivisionPARAGON Valkyrs A took the advantage in Wi-Manx Men’s Premier Division with a 4-0 victory over IOMA Group Bacchas A on Saturday. Oli Webster scored a race of goals with...
View ArticleStars
Tuesday, February 7Aries (March 21 - April 20) Everything seems to go at double pace this week. Being surrounded by sparky people keeps the momentum going. However, sometimes it is good to pause and...
View ArticleChanges to Saturday’s football fixtures
Majority of postponed ties in the Cu-Plas FA Cup to be played this SaturdaySATURDAY’S football has been changed to accommodate the majority of the Cu-Plas FA Cup ties that were postponed because of the...
View ArticleCorinthians go through
CORINTHIANS marched into the quarter-finals of the FA Cup on Saturday with a 5-0 win over Gymns at rain-soaked Ballafletcher.In terrible conditions, both sides should be praised for their efforts, but...
View ArticleGovernment-run residential home to close down
A GOVERNMENT-run residential home is to close down.Social Care chiefs have confirmed that no new admissions will be taken at Glenside Resource Centre in Douglas and they expect it to close completely...
View ArticleFlybe stops direct service to Southampton
THE direct Flybe service operating daily between the Isle of Man and Southampton will stop at the end of February, Isle of Man Airport director Ann Reynolds has revealed.Last year was the first time...
View ArticleBank repays tragic client’s estate
ISLE of Man Bank has been ordered to review all sales of investment products to customers aged 70 and over – after it hit the headlines over an allegation of mis-selling.The bank had earlier defended...
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