Grand Canyon trek for charity
Community mental health worker Michael Thorne is taking on the challenge of trekking the Grand Canyon in March to raise funds for the Alzheimer’s Society.The 49-year-old from Kirk Michael qualified as...
View ArticleStamps mark centenary of the naval Battle of Jutland
A special stamp sheet featuring two new stamps has been created to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Battle of Jutland.Produced by Isle of Man Post Office, the stamp sheet is divided into two...
View ArticleSummerland site back on the market
The former Summerland site is back on the market after two previous attempts to sell it fell through.Economic Development Minister Laurence Skelly told the House of Keys the site has been close to sale...
View ArticleDEC fights competition to attract teachers
Education chiefs are working on a number of initiatives to attract good candidates living in the island into teaching and to attract teachers from off-island to teach here.The problem of Manx schools...
View ArticlePalace Lido to return for just a day
For people of a certain age, the Palace Lido in Douglas usually evokes many memories.At one time in the 80s it claimed to be the ‘biggest laser disco in Europe’.It developed from a dance ballroom and...
View ArticleRamsey win through to Manx Cup final on April 30
Ramsey booked their place in the Shimmin Wilson Manx Cup final with a 13-5 victory over PDMS Southern Nomads at Mooragh Park on Saturday.Heavy overnight rain, which continued throughout Saturday...
View ArticleManx in the medals at Lancashire County Champs
The final two weekends in January saw Team AXA Isle of Man Swimming Club competing in the Lancashire County Championships.The team’s first weekend was a much quieter affair with only two members...
View ArticleMSPCA column: Why animals can return to us
We always try to be very honest when we’re describing animals that need re-homing, so that they can find new owners who have the right circumstances and knowledge to make the adoption a success long...
View ArticleIsle of Man Photographic Society column: An evening of delightful contrasts...
On January 27, a large attendance of members and guests gathered for an evening of delightful contrasts with two contrasting presentations. First, was Chris Sharpe, a well known amateur ornithologist...
View ArticleQuiz raises money to pay for greenhouse for school
This year’s Ramsey Grammar School community quiz was won again by the ‘Leg Ends’ team, who returned to defend their title for the third consecutive time.Head teacher Annette Baker was quiz master and...
View ArticleGubay’s charity to give £10m a year to good causes
Some £10m a year will be distributed to charitable causes following the death of island businessman Albert Gubay.Mr Gubay, who died on January 5 at the age of 87, set up The Albert Gubay Charitable...
View ArticleDeemster Doyle flies the Manx flag on a big visit to Hong Kong
The island’s top judge has returned from a top-level visit to Hong KongFirst Deemster Doyle travelled to the former British colony for four days as a guest of the Chinese University of Hong Kong. He...
View ArticleGarden photographs winners announced
The winners of a photography competition held at Milntown have been announced.During the course of the 2015 garden season Milntown near Ramsey ran a competition for their visitors to send in their...
View ArticleQuarterbridge pub to re-open
The Quarterbridge pub will re-open later this month after flood damage caused it to close on December 3.A Heron and Brearley spokesman said that December flooding had damaged the cellar, kitchen and...
View ArticleDawn loses five stone after flying to slimming classes in the UK
A determined Douglas woman was so focused on losing weight she caught a plane to a weight loss clinic in Cheshire every week - despite the fact she hates flying.Former florist Dawn Vowles took the...
View ArticleQuality homes needed to attract nurses to Noble’s
The Department of Health and Social Care has submitted plans for a £2.4m student nurses accommodation development in Noble’s Hospital’s grounds.The application is for six terraced three-storey...
View ArticleIsle of Man based Microgaming shares world record after jackpot
Microgaming has received a Guinness World Records certificate for devising a game that scooped a jackpot of more than £13.2million.Records were broken when soldier Jon Heywood scooped the cash on a 25...
View ArticleMaking organisations diverse
The organisers of the inaugural International Diversity Conference (IDC), which takes place in March at the Villa Marina, are hoping that the event will lead to the Isle of Man becoming a...
View ArticlePublic toilets could be replaced in Maughold
The public toilets in Maughold village could be demolished and new ones built in the nearby local authority car park.Maughold Commissioners has applied for registered building consent (16/00086/CON) to...
View ArticlePC Paddy ‘always goes the extra mile for everybody’
Constable Paddy Moore has been recognised by his colleagues as a ‘great ambassador for the constabulary’.He has been nominated in Isle of Man Newspapers’ Community Police Officer of the Year Award by...
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