Southern 100 starts tonight
The crème de la crème of the road racing world descend on the Billown Course this week for the 58th Steam Packet Southern 100 International Road Races.The entry list is headed by the current and 2011...
View ArticlePolice alert after woman attacked
A woman was attacked in the early hours of yesterday (Sunday) morning.Around 2am on Sunday a female was assaulted by a male while walking in the area of the Villa Marina complex in Douglas.The victim...
View ArticleManx lose opening ICC Division One match with Denmark
The Isle of Man cricket side lost their opening game of the ICC Division One Championship with holders Denmark by seven wickets in Sussex on Monday.Gareth Dawson’s charges won the toss and elected to...
View ArticleKreston at India’s ‘Silicon Valley’
Kreston IoM, one of the island’s leading independent providers of Trust, Fiduciary and Corporate Services, exhibited at the Kreston Asia Pacific Conference in Bangalore, India. The conference, attended...
View ArticleGovernor supports education foundation
The Lieutenant Governor, Adam Wood, has become patron of the Manx Educational Foundation (MEF), a charity committed to promoting education, economic growth and the development of individuals in the...
View ArticleLeaders both secure unlikely wins in top flight
Both Cronkbourne and Peel and St John’s have defied the odds to remain at the top of the Standard Bank Premiership. The two clubs lost players to the island squad, but their reserves shone to record...
View ArticlePeter Kennaugh comes of age on Tour de France
Peter Kennaugh delivered a brilliant performance to help Chris Froome move into the yellow leader’s jersey at the Tour de France on Saturday.The 24-year-old Manxman produced a stunning shift on the...
View ArticleGuides and Scouts wear new Tynwald badge
Guides and Scouts selected to take part in the Tynwald Day ceremony will now wear a new Tynwald Badge thanks to the creative talents of three young people.Lucy Pendlebury of Garwick Senior Section,...
View ArticleChanges in advertisement regulations planned
Rules for advertisers within the island could soon change.The Department of Infrastructure is seeking views on proposals to modernise and streamline the planning rules on advertising.A consultation...
View ArticleTax to letterboxes raised in Tynwald
There are no fewer than 61 questions tabled for this week’s Tynwald sitting.Topics range from international taxation to letterboxes.Douglas North MHK Bill Henderson will ask Chief Minister Allan Bell...
View ArticleRider killed in S100 practice crash named as local man
The rider who died last night following a crash during practice for the Southern 100 motorcycle racing event has been named.Douglas man David Jukes, aged 46, leaves a partner, Cath, and a young son,...
View ArticleHospice launches Monday drop-in day facility
Hospice Isle of Man has opened a new drop-in day facility. Anyone can call in and get advice, take part in activities or get support from health care professionals each Monday from 10am until 7pm at...
View ArticleYoung people left ‘fighting’ for place on buses – claim
It is ‘absolutely disgusting’ that the dedicated school bus service for Port St Mary students travelling to and from Castle Rushen High School has been withdrawn, according to the port’s...
View ArticleMHKs expenses loophole is set to be plugged
Tynwald members will no longer be able to claim mileage expenses for travelling from home to the Legislative Building, if an order is approved at this week’s sitting of the court.The move effectively...
View ArticleAllan Bell’s freedom of information pledge
The ‘legislative framework’ for a Freedom of Information Bill should be introduced to Tynwald by the end of the year.Chief Minister Allan Bell made the announcement at today’s sitting of Tynwald.More...
View ArticleIsle of Man Festival refund ‘by the end of July’
Would-be festival-goers who bought tickets to the Isle of Man Festival should get a refund by the end of this month.The festival, which had been due to take place last weekend, was cancelled on June...
View ArticleAnderson says he’ll quit if investigation finds he misled Tynwald
Health Minister David Anderson, who has been facing allegations of misleading Tynwald, this morning told the court he’d clear his name or resign from his post. Mr Anderson made a personal statement in...
View ArticleCar thefts ‘avoidable’
Police have said the theft of two cars taken from the Ramsey and Andreas areas at the weekend could have been avoided by ‘basic crime prevention’, as in both cases the keys had been left with the...
View ArticleManx cricketers suffer second defeat
The island’s cricket side lost its second match at this week’s ICC Europe Division One Championship in Sussex, losing by 20 runs to France on Tuesday.Having won the toss, the French produced an...
View ArticleColleagues pay tribute to nurse who died during Southern 100 practices
The work colleagues of the Southern 100 rider who lost his life last night have paid tribute to their ‘true friend’.Dave Jukes, a charge nurse who worked at the hospital and lived in Douglas, died...
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