Why the DoI is closing the Mountain Road for 13 days
Highways bosses have explained more about why the Mountain Road is to be closed for 13 days.Work will include the resurfacing and re-profiling of the carriageway at the Waterworks and along the...
View ArticleApply to receive fundraising support from Shoprite’s Cycle 4 Life
Isle of Man charities and sporting organisations can now apply to become beneficiaries of the Cycle 4 Life fundraising event.One charity and one sporting association will be chosen as recipients of the...
View ArticleSamantha Barks tour will not visit Manx shores
Dates and venues for Manx actress and singer Samantha Barks’ solo tour have been announced.In June, she will perform at 10 venues – but sadly for Manx fans, it doesn’t include a date in the...
View ArticleMotorist drove off after hitting car
Police are investigating a hit and run road traffic collision that occurred on Saturday on Nursery Avenue, Onchan, between 1pm and 1.30pm. A car parked at the bottom of Nursery Avenue was hit by...
View ArticleFamily raises hundreds with Christmas lights
A family who raised money with a Christmas lights display raised hundreds of pounds for charity.The Livsey family of Eskdale Road, Onchan,...
View ArticleFirm presents £3,920 to its charity of the year
Corporate service provider SMP Partners has presented £3,920 to its 2015 Charity of the Year, Finley’s Tracks, bringing the final total raised to more than £11,000.The charity, which was chosen by SMP...
View ArticleWorkshops to help residents with dyslexia
The Manx Dyslexia Association will be holding dyslexia workshops for parents and children. The association will be running three 20-minute workshops about technology and mind-mapping from 10am to...
View ArticlePreparations underway for Isle of Man Flower Festival
Preparations have started for this year’s Isle of Man Flower Festival, the theme for which is Supporting Achievement.Twenty venues have signed up for the event, running from July 3 to 9.Judy Matthews,...
View ArticleGive recognition to outstanding farmers
The search is on to find the very best farmers in the island as the Department of Environment, Food and Agriculture invites nominations for this year’s award.Now in its eighth year, the Tomorrow’s...
View ArticleCameron urged to intervene in mis-selling ‘scandal’
UK Prime Minister David Cameron has been urged to intervene in an alleged £75m cashback scandal.The island’s financial regulators have been accused of ‘massive failure’ as an all party group of...
View ArticleJohnston and Harrison to contest 2016 TT Zero
Saroléa Racing has confirmed its intentions to return to the island this June with two leading riders in the TT Zero class.Bradford’s Dean Harrison and Northern Ireland’s Lee Johnston are to ride for...
View ArticleAnother award for £1.2m bridge project
The £1.2million refurbishment of a Manx Electric Railway bridge has received another award.Ballure Bridge near Ramsey has now won the Medium Project of the Year category at the Institution of Civil...
View ArticleCooil and Taubman head Games team
Leonie Cooil and Trevor Taubman have been appointed to head up Team Isle of Man in the athletes village at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast, Australia. As Chef de Mission, Leonie will take...
View ArticleSecond phase of Greenhill Data Centre is completed
Work on the second phase of Manx Telecom’s multi-million pound Greenhill Data Centre (GDC) project has been completed.The island’s well known ‘green van’ company Stewart Clague Services (SCS) completed...
View ArticleParish Walkers hear advice from experts
People who are going to take part in the Parish Walk this summer have been given some expert advice.A talk was held at the Keyll Darree Education and Training Centre near Noble’s Hospital.It featured a...
View ArticleCall for help to mark milestone at Anagh Coar School
Anagh Coar School is calling for its former pupils, parents and staff to help celebrate a milestone anniversary.Special events are being planned around April 26, 40 years to the day the first pupils...
View ArticleMum’s message told kids she loved them
A bereaved husband told a coroner’s court his wife’s death had left the family devastated and he simply never forsaw what had happened.Lee Cowell made the comments while giving evidence at the inquest...
View ArticleReport on implications for the Isle of Man of a UK exit from the EU
A report is being drawn up on the implications on the Isle of Man of the UK voting to leave the European Union.Chief Minister Allan Bell MHK revealed the news in the House of Keys today.He was...
View ArticleRobertshaw attacks ‘Zac the parrot’ story
A former government Minister carried out a blistering attack on Isle of Man Newspapers during today’s House of Keys debate on Same Sex Marriage - accusing us of ‘cheap and nasty gutter journalism of...
View ArticleMoto2 rider Sam Lowes moves to island
Former World Supersport Champion Sam Lowes has recently moved to Onchan.The Lincolnshire ace is with the Federal Oil Gresini team, having finished fourth in the 2015 Moto2 championship. His twin...
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