Making our presence felt
Question: I understand the Isle of Man is focusing plenty of attention at the moment on China for international development. Could they explain where we stand at the moment on this and could they...
View ArticleOcean Colour Scene ready to rock Villa
It’s set to be anthem after anthem at the Villa Marina in Douglas next Thursday, as Moseley’s finest come to town for what will be one of the gigs of the year.Indie heroes Ocean Colour Scene’s August...
View ArticleMulti-sensory garden will be a lasting legacy to Eva Rose
A multi-sensory garden was opened on Saturday at Rebecca House children’s hospice in memory of baby Eva Rose.A private opening for the garden was held which saw Ethan, Eva’s older brother, cut the pink...
View ArticleSteam Packet backing for basking shark watch project
The Isle of Man Steam Packet Company has announced its sponsorship of a satellite tag to help Manx Basking Shark Watch in its conservation work.The Manx Basking Shark Watch, a Manx Wildlife Trust...
View ArticleJoin the party at North Quay Live
North Quay in Douglas is set for an action-packed weekend of music, motors, crafts and fashion on Saturday, August 31 and Sunday, September 1.The harbourside will host ‘North Quay Live’, an event with...
View ArticleTop speakers for Isle of Man’s first biomed conference
Entrepreneur Jim Mellon and neuroscientist Baroness Susan Greenfield will be among the top-flight international speakers and panelists to address the Isle of Man’s inaugural biomed conference later...
View ArticleYoung businessman Ben speaks highly of Awards for Excellence
‘I’d recommend anybody to go for it because it helps you to see what you’ve achieved,’ says Ben Hellowell, a finalist at last year’s Isle of Man Newspapers’ Awards for Excellence. The award for Young...
View ArticleThree Generations Team give back to blind charity
The ‘Three Generations Team’ stepped out in the Parish Walk to raise money for the Manx Blind Welfare Society.The team was made up of Bob Corkish, aged 86, his daughter Angie Aire and grandson Matthew,...
View ArticleStudents graduate from park’s first Wild Academy
The Curraghs Wildlife Park opened its doors to young students for the Wild Academy summer school for the first time during the holidays.A total of 21 children took part and graduated at the end of...
View ArticleDrama on the mountain for passengers of ‘far too fast’ tram
A carriage full of passengers had the ride of their lives when their Snaefell Mountain Railway tram appeared to experience braking problems.Sixty-year-old Norman Henderson from Warrington was one of...
View ArticleSBOBET signs up with five clubs
Celton Manx Isle of Man, as operator of the global online sports book SBOBET, has signed contracts with five Premier League clubs to be their official Asian betting partner for the 2013-2014 season:...
View ArticleUp-and-down weekend for Crutchlow
Ramsey resident Cal Crutchlow endured a mixed and ultimately frustrating weekend at the latest round of the 2013 MotoGP World Championship.On Saturday, Crutchlow claimed the second pole position of his...
View ArticleTwo arrested after fight in Ballasalla
Police in Port Erin are investigating a fight which occurred on Douglas Road, Ballasalla, at about 10.30pm on Friday, August 16.The fight involved two men, both in their 30s, resulting in one being...
View ArticleMan’s body recovered from Peel campsite
A man’s body was recovered from Peel campsite yesterday (Sunday) afternoon.Emergency services were intially called at 2.40pm to attend to the man who was thought to be simply unconscious.However, on...
View ArticlePlans for giant wind farm go on display in library
Energy giant DONG has applied for planning consent to build an extension to its Walney wind farm, which will be located 31km south east of the Isle of Man.Copies of its application form to the UK...
View ArticleStrikes taking toll on drivers – union
Bus drivers want to go on strike again but have been advised by their union to hold back because of the toll it is taking on them.The drivers - who last went on strike during the TT – have been given...
View ArticleGovernment staff unsettled over future, admits Bell
Many government staff are uncertain about what the future holds, the Chief Minister has acknowledged.But Allan Bell said this was ‘understandable and sadly inevitable’ given the comprehensive review of...
View ArticleManx schools serve up a healthy lifestyle for students - claim
Schools are doing their bit to ensure children in the Isle of Man have a healthy diet and lifestyle.Education chiefs say they are backing the stance taken by Chief Minister Allan Bell on childhood...
View ArticleRow breaks out over outsourced hospital cleaning trial
A 12 week trial to outsource vital deep cleaning work at Noble’s Hospital to G4S has angered the union representing staff.Unite’s regional officer Eric Holmes hit out at the plan saying no other firm...
View ArticleLifeboat called out to help fisherman with injured hand
Douglas lifeboat was called out this morning to help a fishermen who required medical attention to an injured hand.Volunteer crew members were paged at 9.15am to go to the aid of the vessel, which was...
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