Tony Brown accused of ‘scaremongering’ in jubilee party row
CASTLETOWN Commissioners have hit back in the row over the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee celebrations, accusing former chief minister Tony Brown of ‘scaremongering’.It was revealed last week that plans by...
View ArticleTown parking inspectors to fight dog dirt
DOUGLAS Corporation’s parking inspectors are to get their role expanded – to fight litter and dog fouling.The town hall says the move is part of its ‘commitment to improve quality of life standards in...
View ArticleBook review: The Helper by David Jackson
In the murky realms of murder fiction, serial killers come and go ... but some remain indelibly in the mind long after the last page has turned.Who could forget deranged American Psycho Patrick...
View ArticleThree-day format for Rally IoM
WHEN Rally Isle of Man returns to the domestic motorsport calendar this September, it’ll do so as a three-day event.Organisers have confirmed that they will run stages from Thursday, September 20...
View ArticleJuniors head to FA Cup semi-final
THE Isle of Man Junior Football League will be well represented at this Saturday’s English FA Cup semi-final between Everton and Liverpool with six of its players chosen to be flag bearers at...
View ArticleMerry Millers lift Cup
UNION Mills won the GH Corlett Woods Cup for only the second time in the club’s history with victory over a resilient Douglas Royal in the final at the Bowl on Thursday evening.The Millers were pushed...
View ArticleDouglas home fetches a price of nearly £3m
A HOUSE in Douglas has sold for nearly £3 million.A HOUSE in Douglas has sold for nearly £3 million.Andrew Yates sold Kingswood, Hillberry Green, Douglas, for £2,965,000 to Sogai Holdings Ltd, of 33-37...
View ArticleExpert’s inside view of FATCA
PwC ADVISORY director Gordon Wilson is to delve into the controversies surrounding FATCA - the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act.Mr Wilson is to feature at the final event of a series of three ICSA...
View ArticleThree islands role for Manx Gas boss
MANX Gas managing director Tony Nicholls has been promoted to a major new role which sees him become group managing director of parent company International Energy Group (IEG).Mr Nicholls, 51, will now...
View ArticleLobbying Westminster would be ‘waste of money’ - Bell
IT would be a waste of money lobbying Westminster to see if peers and MPs would help the Isle of Man, according to Chief Minister Allan Bell.Mr Bell and chief secretary Will Greenhow faced questions on...
View ArticleNew road safety drive launched
A SPRING road safety initiative will see the police joining forces with the island’s ambulance service, advanced motorcyclists, fire service and government road safety team to warn motorists to take...
View ArticleMidweek football fixtures: April 10-12
Action in Premier League, Division Two and Cowell Cup this weekTuesday, April 106.15pm kick-offsJCK Division TwoFoxdale v MichaelPolice v MarownJCK Combination TwoOnchan v Union Mills @ Garey...
View ArticleWalker rescued from coastal footpath at Maughold
RAMSEY lifeboat and coastguard officers were called out to help paramedics with the rescue of an injured 25-year-old man from the coastal footpath in Maughold this afternoon.The man was rescued from...
View ArticleCloser than you think
SPACE is not as far away as many of us might think, a space expert revealed on a visit to the island.Walter Peeters revealed that the ‘final frontier’ is in fact sometimes closer to the island than the...
View ArticleS100 races to be shown in HD
BIKESPORT fans will this year for the first time be able to enjoy film coverage of the Southern 100 races in High Definition, or HD as it is more commonly known.Filming of the July event is in the...
View ArticleMargaret McKnight: Retiring as a barmaid at 82!
IN the context of news of rising retirement ages and discussion surrounding MHKs’ pensions, the story of 82-year-old Ramsey barmaid Margaret McKnight, who has quietly racked up 66 years of employment,...
View ArticleChris can put his feet up after March2Work challenge
A WORKER at The Children’s Centre has competed his month-long campaign, which saw him taking a different means of self- propelled transport every workday in March. Chris Gregory, a playwork development...
View Article£3m extension plan for Victoria Road School
TYNWALD will be asked to approve £3m spending on improvements to Victoria Road Primary School in Castletown, which will include disabled access throughout the school.The Department of Education and...
View ArticleBlack is fastest in 10 league opener
TOM Black produced the fastest time on the opening evening of the newly-sponsored Conister Bank 10-mile time trial league at Jurby last Wednesday.Representing his local club, Team Manx Telecom, he was...
View ArticlePhillips series
ROUND one of Western Athletics Club’s Dave Phillips Memorial road running series takes place at St John’s this Friday, April 13.There is a choice of four laps or two laps of a 1.19-mile course for...
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