Police probe as object from insecure load strikes car
An appeal is being made for information after an object from an insecure load hit a vehicle on the Mountain Road yesterday.The incident happened at around 1.45pm when a south-bound vehicle, described...
View ArticlePost War Stories return with brooding soundscapes
Manx alternative band Post War Stories will make a return to the live scene on Saturday. The band will be making their way to the Amber Bar in Douglas for their first show in a good while. While the...
View Article‘We didn’t know NI review firm had troubled finances’
A review of the island’s National Insurance Fund and benefits system has come up with a ‘treasure trove’ of information, according to the Treasury Minister.But questions continue to be asked over the...
View ArticleManx inflation rate rises slightly
The island’s rate of inflation has risen slightly.Measured by the Retail Prices Index, the annual rise for July was 3 per cent. In June it was 2.8 per cent.However, excluding housing costs the annual...
View Article‘Spirited bidding’ as rare Knockaloe stamps are put up for auction
Extremely rare stamps produced at a First World War internment camp in the Isle of Man exceeded their estimates when they were auctioned in London last week.Hosted by dealers Stanley Gibbons last...
View ArticleChief Constable’s roadshow to talk about changes to the police force
Members of the public will have an opportunity to learn more about the modernisation of the island’s police force during a series of regional meetings.The Chief Constable...
View ArticleRoads to close for longer during first race day of Festival of Motorcycling
Roads will be closed for longer on the middle Saturday of the Festival of Motorcycling fortnight.The Department of Economic Development has announced that, following a consultation, roads will close at...
View ArticleChildren of Chernobyl enjoy Ape Mann challenge
Visiting children from Belarus enjoyed a session at the popular Ape Mann attraction in South Barrule plantation.The youngsters kitted up with harnasses and hard hats to try out the attraction’s new...
View ArticleInformation day for older people in west
A free information day in Peel will raise awareness of the services available for the older members of the community and their carers.Taking place at Peel Cathedral on Friday, August 15 between 10.30am...
View ArticleDoctorate for work on dyslexia
A member of the Manx Dyslexia Association’s committee, Joyce Monroe, who’s a senior educational psychologist, has been awarded a doctorate from University College London.Joyce’s interest in psychology...
View ArticleBig-name authors at Litfest, which promises something for everyone
The line-up of visiting authors and poets has been confirmed for the third annual Manx Litfest, which takes place in September at venues across the island.The festival will run from Wednesday,...
View ArticleTwo Manx students studying at NASA
Two sixth-form students from the Isle of Man are in Houston, USA, attending NASA’s United Space School.Caitlin Pinder from St Ninian’s High School and Kitto Maddrell from Castle Rushen High School won...
View ArticleResidents’ opposition to campsite and motor home park plan
Plans to create a campsite and motor home park on agricultural land off Truggan Road, Rushen, have alarmed residents who are concerned about access issues and the visual impact of the proposal.Farmer...
View ArticleTynwald Balls book of Manx political gaffes bounces back
Due to popular demand by politicians to have all copies destroyed, Southern Befrienders have decided to reprint their popular non-fiction work, Tynwaldballs. The book is a compilation of political...
View ArticleChildren’s book characters to be made into floral displays
The Henry Bloom Noble Library, in partnership with Douglas Council’s parks section, invited children from St Thomas’s School to create designs of their favourite book characters that could be made into...
View ArticleTime to slip on your trainers
People who’d like to get fitter by running are being given some help to get going.That’s the message from the government’s Manx Sport and Recreation (MSR) staff, who are is holding beginners’ groups...
View ArticleAppeal for Isle of Man’s twins to gather for fundraiser
The island’s twins, triplets and other multiple births have been invited to join a fundraising event.The sponsored twin toddle, walk, ride and push along Douglas Promenade will take place on Sunday,...
View ArticleTommy will be immortalised as a work of art
The supreme champion at this year’s Southern Agricultural Show will be immortalised as a work of art.Pasturefield Turbo Tommy, the eight-year-old Simmental bull owned by Peter and Sheila Quayle of...
View ArticleTEDx lecture series comes to Isle of Man
Do you have an important message that you’d love to share, or could you inspire an audience with a short talk on your favourite Manx subject?The first ever TEDx event will be held in the Isle of Man...
View ArticleSchoolboys make DVD about HIV for Africans
Two students from Queen Elizabeth II High School have been presented with copies of potentially life-saving DVDs they helped to create as part of a collaboration with the charity Thare Machi Education...
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