Good performances from RL360 riders at GHS finals
A total of eight Team RL360 riders competed in the British national final of the prestigious GHS 10-mile time trial championship, held in Ware, Hertfordshire last weekend.The riders qualified for the...
View ArticleWatch out for wallabies!
Two wallabies have been injured after they were hit by cars in the centre of the island.The marsupials have now colonised the Archallagan plantation near Foxdale.The ManxSPCA is asking motorists to...
View Article33 jobs to go at Castletown-based Friends Provident International
Castletown-based Friends Provident International has announced it is scaling down its presence in the Isle of Man with the loss of up to 33 jobs.The move follows the company’s £5.3bn takeover by...
View ArticlePolice look for witnesses to road accident
Police are appealing for witnesses following a road traffic collision in the area of the Garey Bridge, Jurby Road, Lezayre.It happened at 6.25pm on Tuesday and involved two vehicles, a blue Ford Fiesta...
View ArticlePride in Mann: Traders association is positive and proactive
Apparently Port Erin is the envy of the rest of the island, and not just for its stunning beach and coastline, but also for its Traders’ Association (PETA), which is particularly proactive and...
View ArticleVintage clothes and accessories for sale
On Sunday, September 27, the fourth regular vintage sale will be taking place in Union Mills Memorial Hall.A collection of stalls, run by individual sellers, will feature all sorts of vintage clothing,...
View ArticleRyan’s cloud ‘exclusively based in the island - I can guarantee’
For Ryan Cleator, the launch of IOM Cloud was a proud moment. He says what started as a special service for three or four corporate clients has evolved into an offering for all business and home users:...
View ArticlePlans to register properties
There are plans to register Lorne House in Castletown and the railway station and goods shed in Port St Mary. The Department of Environment, Food and Agriculture has advertised the proposals and asked...
View ArticleWant to hold a charity flag day?
Charities wishing to hold street collections and flag days in Douglas town centre in 2016 can now apply to the Douglas Development Partnership. Douglas town centre manager Michelle O’Malley said:...
View ArticleOlive celebrates her century with family
A woman celebrated her 100th birthday with a family party at Jean-Pierre’s Bistro in Ramsey.Olive Loades, who lives at Beaconsfield Nursing and Residential Homes in Ramsey, celebrated her milestone...
View ArticleCommissioner’s complaint about amount of consultations
More and more of Ramsey Commissioners’ time is being taken up with reading and responding to consultation documents forwarded by central government.In the past two months alone they have been asked to...
View ArticleNine-strong Manx team at world champs
The Isle of Man Darts Organisation is sending nine players to represent the island at next month’s prestigious World Winmau Masters and World Championship Play-offs in Hull.The Manx team has been...
View ArticleNew Academy launches to help young sportspeople
A new Isle of Man Sport Aid Academy will be launched at a special event at the Manx Museum in Douglas on Wednesday. The academy will be aimed at athletes aged between 13 and 16 from across at least 12...
View ArticlePolice appeal after woman grabs boy around neck
Police would like to speak to a blonde woman aged between 30 and 40 after a boy was assaulted in Douglas yesterday evening (Wednesday).The incident happened at around 6.30pm as the 12-year-old boy was...
View ArticleBigger, better Manx Independent
This week’s Manx Independent is bigger and better.It will now have eight pages a week more than it used to.There is more news, more sport, a community news section, two pages of photos from readers,...
View ArticleFortnight of ‘Action for Bees’
All across the UK, Friends of the Earth groups and other campaigners are staging a fortnight of ‘Action for Bees’ – with the aim of highlighting some very specific issues. IoM Friends of the Earth is...
View ArticleOne of best chat-up lines
Readers’ suggestions for this column, even THAT kind, are always welcome, mainly because I need all the help I can get.The latest is that I should ask people to tell me the best chat-up lines they have...
View ArticleSheep mauled in the south
Three sheep were mauled in Grenaby overnight Tuesday/Wednesday. The animals were found with deep puncture wounds to their necks and in a state of high distress.Police say a dog had caused the injuries,...
View ArticleIsle of Man property sales, September 24, 2015
WDS Properties Limited, of Millmount, Douglas, bought two parcels of land at Millmount Lane, Spring Valley, Douglas, for £730,000.It was bought from the Manx Co-operative Society Limited, of Britannia...
View ArticleLagoon on beach causes such a big stink
A lagoon at Smeale beach has been causing a stink.Residents in the area have complained about the smell, caused by rotting seaweed, coming from the lagoon but Manx Bird Life say it is a valuable...
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