Southern Nomads seal Manx Trophy
PDMS Southern Nomads added the Shimmin Wilson Manx Trophy to their haul for the season with a comprehensive win against Douglas B. Douglas got proceedings underway in the third minute when Adam Howarth...
View ArticleBook review: Call Me Drog and other spring sparklers from Usborne Children’s...
MOST books fall neatly into genres – fantasy, horror, mystery, history, romance – but there are others which defy such simple categorisation.Take Sue Cowing’s highly original and fascinatingly creepy...
View ArticleFootball results: Tuesday, April 24
Rushen and Corinthians draw in Canada Life Combination OneTuesday, April 246.30pm kick-offsCanada Life Combination OneRamsey 0-2 St George’sRushen 1-1 CorinthiansLaxey 2-1 AyreJCK Combination TwoUnion...
View ArticleThe latest ManxSki blog from Chris Callow
67: The future’s bright...More phone woes. It all started so innocently, a call from our friendly telecoms provider. ‘We’ve noticed you’re self-employed, have you considered our attractive business...
View ArticleReigniting unjustified fears over cancer?
HEALTH Minister David Anderson says he is concerned that statistics on breast cancer cases could be misused to ‘reignite unjustified fears’ about the island’s breast care services.He questioned the...
View ArticleCRINGLE: Why tourists will soon be flocking back
I HOPE my old friend and fellow songster Mr Geoff Corkish MHK (he forces me to sing while nobody can force him not to) is keeping abreast of the latest on global warming as political member of the...
View ArticleDefibrillators for every high school
A CHARITY is to donate a potentially life-saving defibrillator to every island high school and football club.Craig’s Heartstrong Foundation was prompted to make the generous £31,500 donation following...
View ArticleManx-registered Airbus heads for Russia
COMPLETED with a customised call sign M-HHHH and VIP interior this Airbus 318 is the latest corporate jet – and one of the largest and most expensive – to go on the Manx aircraft register.It touched...
View ArticleSteam Packet sailing to go ahead
THE Steam Packet Company’s return Liverpool sailing will go ahead as scheduled this afternoon (Wednesday).The fastcraft Manannan is due to leave Douglas at 3pm and will return from Liverpool at...
View ArticleMills and Marown gunning for the top flight
JCK Division Two sides Union Mills and Marown can both secure promotion to the Canada Life Premier League with victories on Wednesday evening.League leaders Marown travel to Balleira Road to face...
View ArticleIn tomorrow’s Manx Independent
Tomorrow’s Manx Independent previews the biggest game in Manx football for six years as the Isle of Man prepares to take on Jersey in the FA Inter-League Cup final.We have the latest twists in the...
View ArticlePrisoners’ protest at smoking ban ends peacefully
A PRISON protest which involved a small group of inmates refusing to return to their cells at Jurby jail has ended peacefully.The protest, which began at midday, was peaceful and involved fewer than 20...
View ArticleBoost for Appleby’s litigation and insolvency department
APPLEBY Appleby (Isle of Man) LLC has announced the appointment of Mark Holligon as partner in its litigation and insolvency practice. Mark Holligon brings to Appleby more than 15 years of professional...
View ArticleFriends of the Earth opposes planning reforms
ISLE of Man Friends of the Earth has submitted a response showing its opposition to the government’s radical plans to reform the planning system.The environmental group’s submission is part of a public...
View ArticleVagabonds B secure Manx Bowl honours
VAGABONDS B added to their 2012 Manx Plate win by taking the Shimmin Wilson Manx Bowl against Emerging Nomads.Vagas went ahead after six minutes when Franzy Germishuys up-and-under was gathered...
View ArticleSeason ending draw
SURE-SPONSORED Vagabonds brought the curtain down on their South Lancashire and Cheshire Division Two season with an entertaining draw at home to Crewe and Nantwich on Saturday.The Manx outfit got off...
View ArticleVagabonds women pipped
VAGABONDS lost to Fleetwood Grasshoppers by the narrowest of margins at Ballafletcher in RFU Women’s Championship North Two after putting in a vastly improved performance to their previous matches this...
View ArticleAle festival stirs memories of brewer’s historic victory
THE Island’s first CAMRA beer festival last week would doubtless have found favour with the first UK CAMRA festival’s Best Beer award winner.Manxman Timothy Atkinson, a former King William’s College...
View Article‘Exploding’ motor homes raised in the Keys
A MHK raised concerns about old motorhomes being left abandoned in residential streets for months on end – and claimed it was lucky nobody was hurt when one such vehicle actually blew up.David Quirk...
View ArticleThree-day sprint and hillclimb
THE Manx Classic three-day sprint and hillclimb event for classic and modern sports cars roars into life today, Thursday, with the Governor’s Sprint.A total of 80 competitors in a wide selection of...
View Article