Blackpool Airport closure threat
Blackpool Airport will close down next month unless a buyer can be found, its current owners have announced.Balfour Beatty has been trying to find a buyer to take over the operating interests in the...
View ArticleJustices forum an ‘important step’, says First Deemster
The island’s First Deemster has welcomed the creation of a British Isles Chief Justices’ Forum.Deemster David Doyle was in Edinburgh for the inaugural meeting of the Forum on the day that the result of...
View ArticleWorth makes priceless start to career
Christa Worth has been awarded the Quilter Prize by the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW).The Quilter Prize is presented to the student with the highest marks in the...
View ArticleVal to give talk on ‘The editor’s decision is final’
Tomorrow (Wednesday) Valerie Cottle will present a talk to the Isle of Man Literary Society entitled ‘The editor’s decision is final’. Over the past 50-plus years Valerie has edited a wide variety of...
View ArticleSteam Packet’s fast craft is fast again after engine is fixed
Manannan has returned to full power and will return to its original schedule after repairs to one of its four engines were completed.The fast craft suffered a failed crankshaft with one of its four...
View ArticlePoker players hope to win thousands
Manx poker players are getting ready to win big at the PokerStars UK and Ireland Poker Tour (UKIPT) Isle of Man festival from tomorrow following a bumper £57,850 haul last year.Seven players flying the...
View ArticleIsle of Man Post Office marks Robin Gibb’s posthumous album
An album of unreleased music by Manx-born superstar Robin Gibb was released yesterday (Monday).Its name, ‘50 St Catherine’s Drive’, is the address in Douglas where the Gibb brothers, who later went on...
View ArticleRamsey community sports hall plan moves step closer
Ramsey Commissioners has submitted plans for a community sports hall.It has applied for approval in principle for the facility in a field next to Ramsey Rugby Club Pavilion, in Mooragh Promenade.In a...
View ArticleThe most-viewed stories on this site last week.
The most-viewed story on our site concerned John Aspden standing down as head of the Financial Supervision Commission.It was considerably more popular than anything else we reported that week.Around...
View ArticleAwards continue Derivco policy to embrace Manx community
Derivco Isle of Man is sponsoring the award for Medium Enterprise at this year’s Awards for Excellence – it’s the company’s inaugural year of involvement with the award ceremony. Errol Larson from...
View ArticleQuit smoking in Stoptober
Health chiefs are encouraging smokers in the island to take advantage of the free support available and quit smoking this Stoptober.The campaign launched by Public Health England and supported by the...
View ArticleFinal round drama in Jurby series
There was drama at the final round of the Isle of Man ACU Centre Road Race Championship at Jurby Motodrome on Sunday.Going into the two-day Andreas Racing Association meeting, Glenn Harrison had a...
View ArticleCars damaged in two separate hit and runs
Police are investigating two separate hit-and-run road traffic collisions that occurred on Friday.As a result two motor vehicles have sustained damage. The first collision occurred in Shoprite car...
View ArticleMining set for return to Isle of Man?
Mining could return to the island after some 60 years.The Department of Economic Development is about to issue licences in four areas – Snaefell, Sartfell, Glen Rushen and Glen Crammag – to companies...
View ArticleNo continental market in Douglas this Christmas
The continental market will not be returning to Douglas this Christmas.In a statement, Douglas Development Partnership said it had been unable to secure its preferred provider.A fair with island...
View ArticleForty-eight more Liverpool sailings on the Manannan next year
There will be extra Liverpool services and increased availability of offer fares next year, the Steam Packet has announced.The company has announced Manannan will operate 48 additional seasonal...
View ArticleTrack silver for Mark Christian at national championships
Mark Christian claimed silver in the men’s points race in the National Track Cycling Championships at Manchester Velodrome on Saturday.This came 24 hours after he missed out on a bronze medal in the...
View ArticleRob Sellors wins Isle of Man Mountain Ultra race
Rob Sellors produced a superb performance to win the Isle of Man Mountain Ultra race between Ramsey and Port Erin on Saturday. In mixed conditions, starting with low cloud and rain on the northern...
View ArticleHockey results: 13 proves unlucky for Sabres
PwC Mixed Premier DivisionCelton Manx Celts 2-3 LJ Ramsey Mixed A Saracens Sabres 1-13 IOMA Group Bacchas A Canaccord Genuity Vikings Mixed A 3-4 Crowe Morgan Valkys APwC Mixed Division OneIOMA Group...
View ArticleMan in court over Mines Tavern assault
A man from Maughold has appeared in court charged with assault causing actual bodily harm (ABH) after punching the landlord of a Laxey pub.Ian Derek Brown, aged 33, of The Corony Estate, was arguing...
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