There is still time to get your skates on
There’s still time to get your skates on and go to the island’s ice rink.The facility is open till January 3.Throughout the year students at Queen Elizabeth II High School have been earning reward...
View ArticleCan you spot the bird names?
The story below has over 50 hidden bird names.Find them all and you could win a Manx Birdlife prize.The first three correct answers, clearly showing the names you have found, and arriving by email or...
View ArticleProperty transactions
David Raymond Kelso and Kathleen Patricia Kelso, both of 6 Campion Crescent, Reayrt Ny Keylley, Peel, bought Cronk Aalin, 11 Woodlea Villas, Crosby, for £265,000.It was bought from Stephen Michael Finn...
View ArticleThe volunteers who are vital for our railways
Isle of Man Railways has paid tribute to its teams of volunteers who have provided more than 1,000 hours of unpaid assistance during 2015. Volunteer groups on both the steam and electric railways...
View ArticleDevelopment firm loses another appeal
A development company and its director have lost yet another appeal in their long-running dispute over multi-million pound bank loans that were not repaid.Sam Alder, director of development company...
View ArticleBaxter’s Houdini act sees him escape to victory - with a bit of Sorby’s help
Riding his Ridgeback winter bike, complete with mudguards and a spare tube, Elliot Baxter completed an escape act worthy of Houdini in Sunday’s Hamper Race.The tall former Great Britain mountain biker...
View ArticleBusiness as usual at Shore Hotel
For Laxey landlord Paul Phillips it’s business as usual at the Shore Hotel after the floodwater cascaded into the pub’s Bosun brewery. While the brewery building, which is attached to the pub, took a...
View ArticleSocial care chiefs decline to comment about nursing home investigation
Social care bosses are declining to comment about an investigation into a nursing home in Ramsey.Five staff have been suspended at a private nursing home after police launched an investigation into the...
View Article‘Charlatan’ politicians will be the target at Hango Hill
Manx nationalists will gather at Hango Hill near Castletown on Saturday (January 2) for the annual Illiam Dhone commemoration.This year’s oration in the Manx language will be delivered by Isla...
View ArticleProm like a bridge too far
Working for the Rivers and Bridges in the 1980 mainly involved major schemes constructing weirs, work on bridges, dredging or realignment of main rivers but occasionally there was the odd surreal...
View ArticleYoung people’s strategy is working says government
A strategy aimed at ensuring young people have the best possible start in life is delivering positive results, government officials say.Tynwald approved the ‘Strategy for Children and Young People...
View ArticleStorm damage disrupts ferry services
Ferry sailings continue to be disrupted due to storm damage at Heysham harbour.Sailing schedules have had to be revised after a large piece of timber broke free in recent storms and become embedded on...
View ArticlePolice investigate assault
Police are investigating an assault that occurred in the area of the Villa Marina Colonnade at the Gaiety Theatre end at about 1.10am on New Year’s Day.A nab was seen running from the scene pursued by...
View ArticleConcern over missing 19-year-old
A 19-year-old has been missing since about midnight on New Year’s Eve.Police say they are becoming ‘very concerned’ about the whereabouts of Josh Caley who is from the Jurby area.Josh is 5ft 7ins tall,...
View ArticleMissing teenager fell into harbour
Police now believe a missing Jurby teenager fell into the harbour at Ramsey in the early hours of New Year’s Day.Officers looking for missing Joshua Caley, 19, say this is now undoubtedly a search and...
View ArticleMotor dealer loses court case but Deputy High Bailiff says company’s...
A prestige motor dealer has lost a breach of contract case in the high court over a second hand Mercedes that was sold in unsatisfactory condition.But despite finding against Brent Mealin Ltd, the High...
View ArticleNew warden in village to enforce dog mess byelaw
Dog walkers in the vicinity of Port Erin must be more vigilant: there is now greater scrutiny to ensure they pick up after their dog. The local authority has appointed an environmental warden whose job...
View ArticleCold callers unlikely to go to court
Telephone cold callers from outside the island are unlikely to be prosecuted despite new legislation aimed at banning such practices.The admission was made by David Quirk MHK, chairman of the Office of...
View ArticleYet more bad weather on its way
Ronaldsway Met Office has issued an amber weather warning for tomorrow (Sunday).A band of persistent rain will move across the island in the morning, continuing throughout the afternoon and becoming...
View ArticleAthletic march on, but only just
Douglas Athletic maintained their 100 per cent winning record in JCK Division Two this season, but only just as they were pushed all the way by Castletown on Saturday afternoon.The Pinks went into the...
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