First-time partnership picks up FBBB honours
A COMBINATION of last-minute shopping and the threat of unpleasant weather kept numbers down for the individual stableford at Douglas Golf Club on Christmas Eve. Not that property developer Peter...
View ArticleChilly weather for 2012 dips
NEW Year’s Day dippers should expect ‘quite chilly’ weather conditions, according to the Met Office.The forecast for Sunday is for temperatures of 6C combined with a strong westerly wind.It will be...
View ArticleLiberal Vannin draws up agenda to make housing affordable
THE Liberal Vannin Party is launching a campaign to make housing more accessible, affordable and sustainable.The party believes four new measures would go a long way in ‘correcting the imbalance in the...
View ArticleKneen set to make his mark on EuroPro Tour
MANX golfer Chris Kneen has set his sights on conquering the European golf circuit next year after recently turning professional.The 23-year-old from Douglas, who graduated from the prestigious...
View ArticleThe Manx Christmas of yesteryear
We’d still be looking forward to big day in the pastSo, the dust settles on the Christmas festivities of 2011. In a rapidly-changing modern digital world it can sometimes feel like each generation (in...
View ArticleIs the international pressure off?
COULD the international pressure on the island be easing at last?Over the past five years, our financial services, tax rates and Customs deal have come under intense scrutiny from beyond our...
View ArticleHappy New Year to our readers
IOMTODAY would like to wish all its readers a Happy New Year. We hope that you celebrated the start of 2012 safely and are looking forward to the year ahead. Don’t forget, the New Year’s Day dips are...
View ArticleNew Year’s eve round-robin to wrap-up 2011
A SMALL band of 21 entrants managed to escape Christmas shopping and take part in the latest Manx Petroleum-sponsored Outdoor Winter League Bowling Club round-robin.It was played as one group of...
View ArticleIndoor bowls championships
THE Isle of Man Indoor Bowling Club championships scheduled to take place throughout much of January at the National Sports Centre will consist of men’s singles, women’s singles, triples and...
View ArticleKiss is hit for Beckii
MOMENTUM continues to grow for the first music release from budding teenage pop starlet Beckii Cruel, known by her school friends and family as Rebecca Flint.Her single U Can’t Kiss Me has experienced...
View ArticleUK going Bee Gees crazy
THE British Isles seem to be going a bit Bee Gees crazy, in a wave of nostalgia that has celebrated the Isle of Man trio.A TV special, an increase in radio play and a new greatest hits collection has...
View ArticleOverdone it on the mince pies?
OVERINDULGENCE, it seems, is part and parcel of the festivities even though we know we’ll pay for it later.And it’s not just our expanding waist bands that tell the tale – indigestion is, for many of...
View ArticleChristmas Fun Tennis event held at Albany LTC
The Monday prior to Christmas proved to be a very enjoyable and successful one for 37 junior members at Albany when they played in the Christmas Fun Tennis event, organized by club coach Ian Watson....
View ArticleDippy fun at Laxey
Whatever the weather or sea temperature for that matter, a growing number of people feel compelled to hurl themselves into the icy waves around the island on New Year’s Day.We caught up with those...
View ArticleIsland set to be hit by strong winds
THE island could experience gusts up to around 65 miles per hour later today (Monday).The weather forecast given by the Ronaldsway Meteorological Office says to expect sunny intervals this afternoon,...
View ArticleDonate your used stamps
COLLECT and recycle your stamps is the message going out across the island again this Christmas with schools and churches volunteering to act as collecting centres for used stamps.The stamps can then...
View ArticleHeart screening dates 2012
HEARTSCREENING dates for 2012 have been confirmed for March 24 and 25 at the Sefton Hotel, Douglas.The Craig’s Heartstrong Foundation charity has organised the screening dates and it follows screening...
View ArticleHigh winds force Steam Packet cancellations
THE high winds have forced the cancellation of this morning’s Steam Packet sailing from Douglas to Heysham.The afternoon return sailing has also been cancelled.The Ben-my-Chree’s docking in Douglas...
View ArticleStars
Tuesday, January 3Aries (March 21 - April 20)A pretty dynamic start to the week sees you organising not only yourself but those around you! This may not always be appreciated, so have patience. New...
View ArticleBiker killed in Fairy Bridge crash
Police have confirmed this morning’s serious road accident at Fairy Bridge was a fatal incident.A motorcyclist died in the accident at 6.15am, which involved a red Honda VFR motorbike and a black...
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