Neighbours’ concern over Quarterbridge House planning application
Householders in a leafy Douglas suburb are up in arms about a planning application affecting a neighbouring property.Residents on Quarterbridge Road say they are concerned because an application...
View ArticleEx-soldier to tackle Isle of Man TT course in aid of Help for Heroes
An ex-serviceman is planning to compete a whole lap of the TT course while running and walking in aid of Help for Heroes.Jomarre Tomlinson, 28, of Douglas, says he intends to raise a minimum of £1,000...
View ArticleLIVE NEWS: Double-decker buses taken off road as storm hits Isle of Man
Double-decker buses have been taken out of service as storm force winds are expected to be at their height this afternoon.The worst of the conditions are predicted to hit the island between 12 noon and...
View ArticleIsle of Man property sales, January 15, 2015
Leslie Walter Cunliffe and Janice Adele Cunliffe bought 10 Glen Darragh Gardens, Glen Vine, for £755,000.It was bought from Richard James Morris, of Ardwhallin House, West Baldwin.Other recent...
View ArticleFilling in form tests patience
The Isle of Man Government, as represented by the Department of Infrastructure and the Post Office, has sent me an application form for the renewal of my driving licence. Mine runs out on March 4th...
View ArticleYear of soil offers chance for growth
This week, Zero Waste Mann’s Sarah Calverley looks at one of the fundamental building blocks of good food – the soil it’s grown in-------------------I remember, in the 1980s, my friend Alice telling me...
View ArticleFootball fixtures: January 16-18
Friday, January 16Paddy Power Masters Football 8.40pm Braddan v Douglas and District @ the Bowl-------------Saturday, January 17Paddy Power FA Cup Preliminary round1.30pm Foxdale v OnchanCanada Life...
View ArticleSetting the standard
Strand Group companies, Strand Facilities Services and Storall have had their ISO quality standards renewed for a further year. They have also upgraded to new improved standards under the scheme’s...
View ArticleFlood defence volunteers wanted in Castletown
With extreme high tides predicted for around midnight and midday from January 22 to 24, the call has been made for volunteers to help with flood protection in Castletown.Areas of the town were deluged...
View ArticleDemolition begins at former bus depot
Work has finally got under way to redevelop the former bus depot site on Salisbury Street in Douglas, which has lain empty for years.The old garages, which back on to the government’s Department of...
View ArticleBan on king scallop fishing lifted
The ban on the fishing of king scallops off the west coast of the island has been lifted.Over the last few months, the Department of Environment, Food and Agriculture had closed areas of sea to king...
View ArticleCOMMUNITY
Thursday, January 15• Age IoM - free computer training sessions, Douglas iMuseum, Kingswood Grove, 10am–12.30pm.• Isle of Man Farmers’ Market, at Tynwald Mills, St John’s, 11am-3pm. • Manx Wildlife...
View ArticleCHILDREN’S CLUBS
Thursday, January 15• Gym time active play for pre-school children, Manx Gymnastics Centre, Douglas, 9.30am. Call 625636. Also Friday and Wednesday. • Happy Tots, main hall, Willaston School, 9.45am,...
View ArticleDANCE
Thursday, January 15• Tea dance, South Douglas Old Friends’ Association, Finch Road, Douglas, 2pm. • Dance classes for children, Centenary Centre, Peel, 4pm. Call 450688. • Modern Line Dance classes...
View ArticleEXHIBITIONS
• Sir James Mellon Gallery Art Exhibition, Cool Manx - Jo Davies, Erin Arts Centre, Port Erin, 10.30am-4.30pm. Until January 31.• We are Connected. Exhibition of works from the Isle Gallery children’s...
View ArticleMUSIC
Thursday, January 15• Karaoke, Guys and Dolls, Douglas. • Ramsey Folk Club, Mitre Hotel, Ramsey, 8pm-11pm.• Karaoke with Ray Sloane at the Saddle Inn, Douglas. • Guitar lessons at the meeting room,...
View ArticleEXERCISE
Thursday, January 15• Free female football fitness sessions, NSC sports hall, Douglas, 7am-8am, also noon-1pm. Michael.baker@isleofmanfa.com• Southern Swimming Pool, Castletown, Thursday, 9.15am-10am ,...
View ArticleCINEMA
Palace Cinema• American Sniper, (15) Nightly at 7.30pm. Saturday and Sunday at 3.30pm.• Into The Woods, (PG). Nightly at 7pm. Saturday and Sunday at 2pm.• Paddington, (PG). Saturday and Sunday at...
View ArticleCLUBS
Thursday, January 15• Isle of Man Anti-Cancer Association coffee morning, Cherry Orchard Hotel, Port Erin, 10am-11.30am.• Manx Retirement Association, stretch and flex at the NSC, Douglas at 10am....
View ArticleThefts from unlocked vehicles
Thieves stole from two unlocked vehicles early this morning.They struck between 5am and 5.30am in Mountain View and St Mary’s Meadow, Ballaugh.Police would like anyone with information that might solve...
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