Colby hit Old Boys for six
Colby and DHSOB played their first Warehouse Fitness Women’s League fixtures of the calendar year at Station Road on Sunday, the southerners winning 6-0. Leading 4-0 at half-time, Laura Beggs (2), Ali...
View ArticleKnight fourth
David Knight virtually waved goodbye to any hopes he had of lifting the 2014 SuperEnduro World Championship with fourth place in Spain on Sunday.After what he described as ‘not a good night’, he is now...
View ArticleHockey results: Saturday, February 8
PwC Men’s Premier DivisionParagon Valkyrs A 6-1 LJ Skye Ramsey A 1PwC Men’s Division OneParagon Valkyrs B 2-1 LJ Skye Ramsey B Vikings B 4-2 HQ Harlequins A PwC Men’s Division TwoVikings Colts 2-0...
View ArticleStrand Shopping Centre in the hands of the receivers
Douglas’s Strand Shopping Centre is in the hands of the receiversThe centre includes stores such as HMV, Millets and Mothercare.A letter has been sent to various companies in the island that do...
View ArticleYoungsters learn about web safety
The police, schools and Manx Telecom are teaming up to support Safer Internet Day today (Tuesday).In recent months Constable Michael Griffiths has been leading internet safety sessions in severaln...
View ArticleElectric bikes for Billown
Electric bikes will race alongside conventional internal combustion-engined machines at this year’s Southern 100 International meeting.It will be the first time that e-Bikes have raced side-by-side...
View ArticleIsle of Man’s War Memorials to be preserved by order
MHKs have voted unanimously to support a move to secure the future of the island’s 170 war memorials.Home Affairs Minister and Rushen MHK Juan Watterson, current chairman of the government’s War...
View ArticleArt students recreate the Palace Lido
Art students at the Isle of Man College of Further and Higher Education have undertaken a project to produce a range of artwork influenced by the memories of people who use the Older Persons’ Mental...
View ArticleIndoor bowls championships
The Isle of Man Indoor Bowling Association helds its annual championships at the National Sports Centre at the weekend.In the men’s singles competition Micky Cain emerged triumphmant ahead of Ben...
View ArticleFatal Cork crash on Keys agenda
The House of Keys meets today (Tuesday) with seven questions tabled for oral answer and 15 for written.Peter Karran (Lib Van, Onchan) will ask Chief Minister Allan Bell for more safeguards in the...
View ArticleMoves to block the ‘toilet tax’
Peel Commissioners havejoined the growing opposition against the government’s toilet tax.The Water and Sewerage Authority wants to introduce a £50 annual charge per property or flat from April 1 this...
View ArticleAtkinson clinches bronze medal in France
Isle of Man Sport Aid and Cavendish Scholarship recipient Charlotte Atkinson was in record-breaking form as she competed at the Nice International Long Course Meet in France last weekend. The swimming...
View ArticleHolland clinches two-bowl title
Chris Holland was the triumphant winner of the Manx Short Mat Bowls Association’s two-bowl singles competition.In the first round games, Collin Holland beat Ann Hollingworth 8-6 after a close last...
View ArticleTuesday is News Day. The Examiner is in the shops now.
The Isle of Man Examiner is in the shops now.It is now being published on a Tuesday, not a Monday.We appreciate that old habits die hard and hope you weren’t disappointed when you went to the shops...
View ArticleKelly’s Tips: TUESDAY
Today, TUESDAYAYR JUMPERS: 1.50 Voyage A New York 2.20 Mysteree 2.55 Wayne Manor 3.25 Ballyben 4.0 Soul Angel 4.30 Gansey (NAP) 5.0 The UnsubSOUTHWELL SELECTIONS: 1.30 Mucky Molly 2.0 Seaham 2.35...
View ArticleBad weather likely to hit Steam Packet services
Bad weather is likely to hit Steam Packet sailings again tomorrow and on Thursday.Tomorrow’s 8.45am sailing from Douglas to Heysham, its return at 2.15pm, the 7.45pm Douglas to Heysham sailing and its...
View ArticleLorna promoted as firm’s head of gaming development
SMP Partners, a leading name in the Isle of Man’s eGaming sector, has promoted Lorna Coniglio-Burrows to senior manager and head of gaming development.Lorna has been with the firm since 2004, playing...
View ArticleRuth had a tough job judging
The IOMPS’s recent Open Print competition attracted a large number of entries which made difficult work for the judge, Ruth Nicholls LRPS, DPAGB, EFIAB, BPE3.It was immediately clear that Ruth had...
View ArticleIslands’ relationship is strong, says Bell
The relationship between the Isle of Man, Jersey and Guernsey is the best it has been ‘for a great many years if not ever before’.That’s according to Chief Minister Allan Bell, speaking following a two...
View ArticleGawne says bid to axe LegCo ‘makes sense’
Government Minister and Rushen MHK Phil Gawne will launch a bid in the House of Keys today (Tuesday) to abolish the Legislative Council.Mr Gawne said there was no doubt in his mind that LegCo fulfilled...
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