Tricky away game at Trentham
SURE-sponsored Vagabonds return to South Lancashire and Cheshire Division Two action this weekend with a tricky away game at Trentham.The Manx side will be travelling in confident mood after a good...
View ArticleVikings likely to face an uphill battle at the NSC
Wi-Manx Men’s Premier DivisionMANX Telecom Vikings A will be hoping to improve on their recent form when they meet IOMA Group Bacchas A at the NSC on Saturday afternoon.Juan Corlett’s side have...
View ArticleA tough away trip to the ‘Gentleman of Moore’ for Douglas
DOUGLAS face a tough away trip to the ‘Gentlemen of Moore’ in South Lancashire and Cheshire Division Two this weekend and will have their work cut out.That is if the pitch remains playable as frozen...
View ArticleOnchan pit their wits against Ayre United
An interesting battle should ensue at the Nivison Stadium on Saturday lunchtime where in-form Onchan host top flight strugglers Ayre United in a rescheduled Cu-Plas FA Cup first round clash.This match...
View ArticleIsle of Man face Liverpool in FA Inter-League Cup
THE Isle of Man’s national football team welcome Liverpool County Premier League to the Bowl this Saturday afternoon as they bid to reach the quarter-finals of the FA Inter-League Cup.The competition,...
View ArticleRamsey host Marple at Mooragh Park
AFTER last week’s encouraging performance, Ramsey host Marple in South Lancashire and Cheshire Division Two this Saturday.With seven games remaining, Ramsey are now beginning to get an idea of the task...
View ArticleHeysham sailing changes
BEN-MY-CHREE sailings to Heysham are to depart at 1.45am on Saturday and Sunday - 30-minutes earlier than scheduled.This decision has been taken following revised tidal predictions from Heysham...
View ArticleKarran speaks of ‘great regret’ at nursery cuts
EVERYONE has been treated without fear or favour in the Department of Education and Children’s controversial ‘rationalisation’ of services.Speaking at a hastily arranged press conference on Friday,...
View ArticleNew chief executive for Manx agriculture
A NEW chief executive has been appointed to the Department of Environment, Food and Agriculture.Richard Lole, who has already clocked up five years as director of agriculture will take up his new post...
View ArticleWe owe £171 million to the Isle of Man Bank
THE Manx public owes nearly £171 million to the Isle of Man Bank in local authority loans.The figure – branded ‘alarmingly high’ by one MHK – was revealed on the eve of the Budget and in the wake of...
View ArticleRivals clash in Floodlit Cup final
THE 13th MBL-sponsored Flood-lit Cup final will be contested this Sunday, and predictably, the Ballafletcher duo of Douglas Royal and Corinthians will yet again come face-to-face for this season’s...
View ArticleManx footballers into semi-finals of FA Inter-League Cup
Kevin Manning’s men’s side beat Liverpool County 5-3 in remarkable tie at the BowlTHE Isle of Man’s men’s football team are into the semi-finals of the English FA’s Inter-League Cup after beating the...
View ArticleRugby results: Saturday, February 18
Vital win for Ramsey in South Lancashire/Cheshire Division TwoSouth Lancashire and Cheshire Division TwoRamsey 12-5 MarpleMoore 29-8 DouglasTrentham 22-11 Vagabonds
View ArticleHelp to save lives
THE island’s air ambulance has vital new equipment thanks to a charity donation.The Department of Health’s air ambulance service is used o transport critically ill patients requiring treatment in the...
View ArticleAct now on US tax law
A NEW American tax law could have an ‘enormous’ effect on financial institutions in the Isle of Man, it has been claimed.The US has just released draft regulations over 389 pages covering the...
View ArticleSeal of approval for business that has got ‘green’ factor
THE ‘green’ factor is something which the managing director of Douglas-based Words & Spaces takes very seriously in his day-to-day working practices, particularly when his surname also happens to...
View ArticleBook review: Top choice from Random House Children’s Books
Whether your children are tots or teens, there’s plenty of exciting titles available from Random House Children’s Books this month.From colourful picture books to sophisticated suspense novels for...
View ArticleFireblade top prize in draw
Fans of road racing star John McGuinness will be first in line to enter the latest prize draw from the Joey Dunlop Foundation.The charity, which operates disabled holiday accommodation at Braddan...
View ArticleFundraisers meet polio target months early
FUNDRAISERS in the Isle of Man have done their bit in a $200m bid to eradicate a crippling disease.Rotary clubs in the British Isles, along with their conterparts throughout the world, have now met the...
View ArticleCope wins rally thriller
BURY’S John Cope (Subaru WRC) scored a first win on Manx soil after a decade of trying, prevailing with local co-driver Rob Fagg after a thrilling battle from start to finish on the weekend’s two-day...
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