Ray gets ready to tackle challenge
A RETIRED social worker has raised more than £3,000 of his £5,000 target to raise funds for a local charity.Ray Johnstone is putting on his walking boots to reach the summit of Kilimanjaro for Manx...
View ArticleSo hard to stay dry as the rain keeps pouring
SLEEPING covered in the tent’s groundsheet to keep off the drips or in full leathers and helmet to keep out the cold are just some of the experiences faced by TT visitors camping during the races.While...
View ArticleIsle of Man TT: Senior ruled out - Lightweight race to run at 6.15pm
THE 2012 Senior TT has been cancelled altogether - but the Lightweight TT is set to run over the full three laps at 6.15pm.Organisers have made the decision (5.20pm) following a frustrating day of...
View ArticleFarquhar storms to victory in inaugural Lightweight TT race
ON A day when the Senior TT race was cancelled for the first time, history was made when Ryan Farquhar stormed to victory in the first Lightweight TT for Supertwin machines.With the superb weather from...
View ArticleMarshal to win holiday to S-100
One of the hard-working ‘orange army’ of TT marshals will be able to relax during a holiday to this year’s Southern 100 meeting, thanks to a joint venture between the Steam Packet and the Sefton...
View ArticleJames Toseland’s support for charity bash
TWO-TIMES World Superbike champion James Toseland is lending his support to a summer ball being organised by Manx Cancer Help (MCH).James is patron of the charity, which supports those with cancer and...
View ArticleTake advantage of your free eye test
STAFF at Sadler and Vanderplank Opticians in Douglas are urging people to take advantage of their option for a free eye test.The plea comes in National Glaucoma Awareness Week.Glaucoma is the leading...
View ArticleCruise ship visitors didn’t get ashore
THERE was disappointment for excursion operators and other tourist-reliant businesses as passengers from two visiting cruise ships never made it ashore.High winds kept the Seven Seas Voyager away from...
View ArticleKnighter crashes out
MANX enduro star David Knight was airlifted to hospital following a crash during the prologue of the Erzberg Rodeo in Austria on Friday.Knighter went into the event as one of the pre-competition...
View ArticleJonathan Rea finishes fifth in San Marino
CASTLETOWN’S Jonathan Rea secured a fifth and a second place at the latest round of the eni World Superbike Championship at the newly-renamed Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli, Italy on Sunday...
View ArticleTribute to Davy Jones
It was with total devastation that the news was broken to Isle of Man golfers that our island champion Davy Jones had died in a motor cycling accident at Cronk-y-Voddy. Only two days previous, Davy had...
View ArticleDEFA wants £10k for Groudle Glen upkeep
GOVERNMENT is asking Onchan Commissioners to pay £10,000 a year towards the cost of managing and maintaining Groudle Glen.The commissioners own the glen but lease it to the Department of Environment,...
View ArticleBook review: Agent of Rome: The Imperial Banner by Nick Brown
Being an imperial spy has its advantages and disadvantages for reluctant Roman military spy Cassius Corbulo.There’s the chance for the young undercover officer to make the acquaintance of beautiful...
View ArticleBank promotion for May Hooper
MAY Hooper has been promoted to the position of senior relationship manager of corporate banking, financial institutions and foreign exchange with Lloyds TSB. Ms Hooper has more than 25 years’...
View ArticleWing mirrors snapped off
POLICE are investigating an act of vandalism in which seven vehicles had their wing mirrors snapped off.The incident occurred on Central Promenade, Douglas, between 10pm on Wednesday and 9am on...
View ArticleNewsagent’s window smashed
A PANE of glass was smashed by vandals last night.The front door of Mason’s newsagent’s shop, Bathurst Street, Douglas, was damaged. Constable Darren Loader is investigating the incident. The police...
View ArticleStars
Monday, June 11Secrets and whispers are scattered throughout this intriguing week. A confidence needs to be very carefully kept to avoid upset. At the same time you may need to reconsider moving a...
View ArticleValkyres close gap at the top
Valkyres are poised to take over at the top of the Standard Bank Premiership after they moved just one point behind leaders Cronkbourne with two games in hand.On Saturday Valkyres beat Crosby in a...
View ArticleDonna Whalley: Always goes the extra mile
NEVER has the customer service mantra ‘going the extra mile’ been more appropriate than in the case of a fitness instructor.Douglas personal trainer Donna Whalley’s reputation for going over and above...
View ArticleTeare justifies land swap deal
DAMAGE limitation to Michael School and securing the best arrangement for the taxpayer were the two main motivations of government minister Eddie Teare MHK in going ahead with the Kirk Michael...
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