Ramsey under pressure at the top
LEAGUE leaders Ramsey are under pressure in the Standard Bank Premiership. Last Saturday they lost their first match of the season while title contenders Crosby and Valkyres both won. These sides are...
View ArticleGeordies on brink of the Grand Slam
PEEL are the last team standing in the way of St George’s achieving an historic Grand Slam when the two sides go head-to-head in the final of the BCS Vinyl-sponsored Hospital Cup at the Bowl on Sunday...
View ArticleMixed fortunes for Manx boxers in Morecambe
TWO of the Manx Amateur Boxing Club’s most promising youngsters lined up to box on Lancaster Boxing Acadmey’s dinner show at Morecambe Football Club’s Globe Stadium last week.With two of the the...
View ArticleSpreading the message of why dignity matters
NOBLE’S Hospital is helping to spread the dignity message to the island’s sixth form students.When one of the island’s high schools invited Jayne Kerruish and Cathie Quine, two senior nurses from the...
View ArticleGovernment accounts show budget overspend
TWO government departments overspent on their budgets by a combined total of more than £0.8 million despite repeated warnings about fiscal prudence, latest draft government accounts show.Meanwhile,...
View ArticleWhat a way to go
BREWERY boss Martin Brunnschweiler has been dying to keep a secret.The Bushy’s supremo had been hoping to keep under wraps his plans for a unique final resting place many years ahead in the future.It...
View ArticleIn today’s Isle of Man Examiner
THE Isle of Man Examiner is in shops now.In today’s Examiner we reveal that the Meat Plant is to stop supplying packaged meat, which seems certain to mean less Manx produce on shop shelves.There’s a...
View ArticleIt’s where you Cannes
ATTENDANCE at the Cannes Film Festival is an ‘essential part’ of the on-going development of the island’s film industry, it’s claimed.Isle of Man Film, accompanied by CinemaNX is currently attending...
View ArticleBook review: Citizen Sailors by Glyn Prysor
For those of us who did not live through the Second World War, our perceptions of the conflict are based primarily on school text books, the accounts of later generation historians and the fiction of a...
View Article£2m special unit plan for college
THE Department of Education and Children has submitted a plan to government planners for a special unit at the Isle of Man College for students aged 16 to 19 with profound and multiple learning...
View ArticleBee Gee Robin Gibb dies
BEE Gees singer Robin Gibb has died aged 62 after a lengthy battle with cancer.The Manx singer was born in the Isle of Man in 1949, but grew up in Manchester, later moving to Australia.But they didn’t...
View ArticleUp to 15 jobs to go at Manx Gas
MANX Gas has confirmed that between 10 and 15 jobs are to go as part of a restructure of its operations.Commercial director of parent company International Energy Group John Davies said the job losses...
View ArticleCompromise on Manx Grand Prix as organisers meet with government?
COMPROMISE over controversial government proposals for the future of the Manx Grand Prix could still be possible after a meeting between event organisers the Manx Motor Cycle Club and politicians on...
View ArticleStars
Monday, MAy 21Aries (March 21 - April 20) In a busy week, bouts of pleasure are mingled with some periods of pretty hard work! Still, you of all the signs know that you will only get out what you put...
View ArticleWilkins set to shine
THE owner of one of Douglas’ best known jewellers is to bring some of the world’s most luxurious brands to the island following a £500,000 investment. Michael Hyman owner of prestigious jewellers,...
View ArticleTen year plan unveiled for cancer care
A NEW plan to ensure the best deal possible for cancer patients in the Isle of Man was unveiled by Health Minister David Anderson on Friday.The National Cancer Care Plan is a 10-year scheme outlining...
View ArticleCutting mobile phone charges
THE price of some mobile phone calls could be cut dramatically with plans to regulate charges for the first time.Telecommunications regulator the Communication Commission had published proposals for...
View ArticleDrop in and get online with Leonard Cheshire
IT’S not just a facility for the disabled but one which can benefit the wider community – that’s the message Leonard Cheshire Disability want to get across about its computer drop-in sessions at its HQ...
View ArticleMarown into Gold Cup final after Dale victory
MAROWN booked their place in Wednesday evening’s Paul Henry Gold Cup final with a 4-0 victory over Foxdale at Ballafletcher on Friday evening.After an even start to the semi-final tie a cracking...
View ArticleBoosting growth is top of our agenda
CHIEF Minister Allan Bell MHK said he welcomes Tynwald’s unanimous backing for a resolution highlighting the importance of economic growth.Mr Bell said the motion from Michael MHK Alfred Cannan urging...
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