Electric bike to take on petrol power in race
An electric motorcycle is to take on petrol-powered ones in the same race in the Southern 100.It will be the first time ever that an electric bike has competed against traditional internal combustion...
View ArticleCAMRA bigwigs are not only here for the beer
The Manx branch of Campaign For Real Ale, CAMRA, is to host a series of meetings of CAMRA’s UK national executive and regional directors from June 27 to 29.During the visit, the chairman of Campaign...
View ArticleEmotional visit to scene of brother’s WWII death
An Oxfordshire pensioner has made an emotional pilgrimage to the Isle of Man to visit a memorial dedicated to his brother tragically killed during the Second World War.Allan McCulloch was just...
View ArticleShared teaching considered by Isle of Man schools
The Department of Education and Children currently has no plans to develop a single all-island sixth-form facility, Minister Tim Crookall told Tynwald.But secondary schools are looking at sixth-form...
View ArticleFerguson back in action in Bolton
Blackdog Mixed Martial Arts fighter Jon Ferguson is in action tonight, Saturday, in the Full Contact Contender event at the Reebok Stadium in Bolton.The 29-year-old former St Ninian’s High School...
View ArticleSuper Saturday of sport - live
The Parish Walk and Isle of Man Golf Championship both take place today - follow the events on our Live Sport page.The iomtoday sports team will be tracking the action as it unfolds and providing...
View ArticleTool box stolen in Laxey
Police are appealing for information following the theft of a tool box.A red Snap-On tool box, containing tools, was taken from the driveway of a property on South Cape, Laxey, between 12.30am and...
View ArticleFly-tipping incident in Axnfell plantation
Fridge-freezers, a washing machine and a ladder towel radiator have been found dumped in Axnfell plantation in Lonan.Police are investigating how the items ended up in the area and would like to hear...
View ArticleBass Jr crowned Player of the Year
Chris Bass Jr has been named as the Gordon Clague Football Writers’ Player of the Year for the 2013-14 season at the annual awards last week.The St George’s winger held off strong competition from Peel...
View ArticleShould towed caravans be encouraged?
Congesting, road rage inducing and countryside disfiguring.That was how Speaker of the House of Keys Steve Rodan described towed caravans.His opposition in Tynwald to considering encouraging this form...
View ArticleZombies and flirting pensioners are part of the island’s thriving home-grown...
From zombies to flirting pensioners, two short films made last weekend illustrated the island has a thriving – and diverse – home-grown film-making community.The films, Breathless and Soul Funk Mix...
View ArticleSchool set for £756,800 dining hall
Tynwald has unanimously approved the spending of £756,800 on new dining facilities at Queen Elizabeth II High School in Peel.But some members expressed concern about the size of the design fees and why...
View ArticleHutchinson Square’s new look will reflect heritage
The latest stage of work on Hutchinson Square in Douglas is progressing well and should be completed later this summer.Councillor Stephen Pitts, who is chairman of the Regeneration and Community...
View ArticleBen to sound its horn at revival of carnival
Steam Packet vessel Ben-my-Chree will help mark the revival of the Douglas Carnival.The vessel will sound its horn at 6.30pm on July 19 to mark the return of the popular festivities to the town.Douglas...
View ArticleFamily pilgrimage for dedication to ancestor
An Army officer who traced his family and military history back to the Isle of Man has held a family reunion here with 35 family members making the pilgrimage.Lieutenant Colonel Simon Hirst and his...
View ArticleGlimpse of Isle of Man’s deaf community in the 1930s
Rare archive film footage of annual deaf people’s conventions in the Isle of Man were shown at the weekend as part of a promotional event for the island’s deaf residents.Sing and Sign in the Park took...
View ArticleJessie’s a senior choristor - aged eight!
A Peel Cathedral chorister has been awarded the red ribbon making her a senior chorister at just eight years old.Jessie Quigley, from Santon, has received the award putting her one step from being a...
View ArticlePolice appeal after boy, 13, is knocked off bike by car
A 13-year-old cyclist was clipped by a car yesterday - and police want to speak to the driver involved.The incident happened at around 5.30pm in Victoria Road, Castletown, and led to the boy being...
View ArticleDay to make a difference
A team of volunteers from a bank recently spent a day helping to renovate the facilities at the Isle of Man Education Support Centre.The 16-strong team were using their ‘day to make a difference’,...
View ArticleIsle of Man to feature in radio documentary
The Isle of Man and its role in the history of the famous Douglas motorcycle brand is to be featured in a BBC radio documentary to be broadcast this summer.Radio producer Tom Ryan who works for BBC...
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