Manx movie Belle to hit big screen in the UK and USA
A lavish period drama filmed in the Isle of Man last year, Belle, is scheduled to be released in cinemas across the UK and USA next spring.Filming took place in the island between September 24 and...
View ArticleCruise ship to visit tomorrow with Manx captain on board
The next cruise ship to visit the Isle of Man, the ‘Azamara Quest’, will have a Manxman at the helm when it visits tomorrow (Saturday).Captain Carl Smith was born in the Isle of Man and lived in Peel...
View ArticleBeavers’ sports day
Youngsters from nine colonies took part in the annual Beaver Scout sports day.The colonies were 1st Douglas (Monday), 1st Douglas (Thursday), 5th Douglas, Marown, Onchan (Tuesday), Onchan (Thursday),...
View ArticleCarrying on as we are is not an option, says Chief Minister
The way the school meals service is run could be changed under plans to reduce the scope of government.Chief Minister Allan Bell gave an update to Tynwald on progress by government departments and...
View ArticleMichael MHK concerned at withdrawal of services
Michael MHK Alf Cannan says he is extremely disappointed by plans to withdraw clinical services from Cannan Court in Kirk Michael.Ramsey Group Practice has said that it intends to withdraw the service...
View ArticleMHK suggests TT demonstration cars were ‘driven by idiots’
Questions about an accident at Sulby Bridge involving a Subaru demonstration car driven by an American journalist during TT were raised in Tynwald.John Houghton (Douglas North) suggested the cars had...
View ArticleIsle of Man’s Freedom of Information Bill moves closer
The ‘legislative framework’ for a long-awaited Freedom of Information Bill should be introduced to the House of Keys by the end of the year.But Chief Minister Allan Bell told Tynwald that the exact...
View ArticleIsle of Man’s gay organisation meets Chief Minister
Newly-formed gay charity organisation, the Manx Rainbow Foundation, has met with Chief Minister Allan Bell to discuss the organisation’s aims for the future.Lee Vorster, from the organisation, said :...
View ArticleEvent raises money to improve school’s computer facilities
A fundraising evening helped to raise money to improve the Buchan school’s computer facilities.The black-tie event, which was themed ‘Iconic Hollywood’, was held in a marquee in the grounds of the...
View ArticleStrong sense of community and Manx identity in pupils’ logo ideas
Pupils at two Ramsey schools that will merge for next term have helped shape their own identity by working together to design a new-look uniform.In September Auldyn Infants’ School and Scoill Ree...
View ArticleExtra £1.7m allocated to fixing Isle of Man’s roads
An extra £1.77 million pounds will be spent repairing roads in the 2013/14 financial year.It comes after Tynwald this week approved the Department of Infrastructure reallocating the funds to its...
View ArticleProgramme gets funding
The Children’s Centre’s Community Farm is launching a programme for people with disabilities thanks to funding from Manx Mencap.The ‘Inclusion Programme’ starts in September, but a series of taster...
View ArticleNatWest Island Games team heads off to Bermuda
The smallest ever Manx team has made the longest trip in the history of the NatWest Island Games to the British overseas territory of Bermuda in the North Atlantic Ocean.Situated roughly 1,100 miles...
View ArticleOcean Colour Scene to play Isle of Man gig
Ocean Colour Scene will play the Villa Marina in Douglas on August 29.The band burst on to the Britpop scene with their album Moseley Shoals, which sold 1.3 million copies after it was released in the...
View ArticleRise of payday loan firms
There are four payday loans now operating in the island, according to trading standards bosses.The Manx Office of Fair Trading is investigating the rise of the payday loan phenomenon and how it is...
View ArticleGuide to Manx produce aims to encourage us to shop local
The I Love Manx campaign has published a brand new edition of the Guide to Isle of Man Food and Drink.Containing information on the Isle of Man’s many food producers and their range of quality produce,...
View ArticleNewly privatised Castletown pre-school set to close
A newly-privatised pre-school is set to close, Education Minister Tim Crookall told Tynwald.Mr Crookall said the providers of the pre-school at Victoria Road School in Castletown have indicated they do...
View ArticleHave your say on school planned for old hospital site
Parents, pupils and the wider community will have the chance to comment on plans for a new primary school building this week.The new Noble’s Primary School will be located on part of the site of the...
View ArticleGerrard runner-up in British 10,000 final
Keith Gerrard finished second to Scotland’s Andrew Lemoncello in the 10,000 metre final at the Sainsbury’s British Athletics Championships in Birmingham on Friday evening. The winning time was 29min...
View ArticleRoche lands bronze in Games road race
Cycling secured the first two medals of the 2013 NatWest Island Games for the Isle of Man in Bermuda on Sunday.Andrew Roche finished third in the men’s 100km road race, leading the team to an overall...
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