Newcomers’ visit to TT course
The first of this year’s Newcomers’ visits to the Isle of Man took place at the weekend.The event proved a great success and was well received by around 25 prospective competitors for this year’s Manx...
View ArticleBurglar gets seven and a half years jail
A burglar has been sentenced to seven years and six months in jail.John Alan Johnson, aged 37, of Sherwood Terrace, Broadway, had pleaded guilty to three Douglas burglaries.The burglaries took place at...
View ArticleResident blames phone mast radio waves for making her ill
A woman from Onchan is urging people to oppose the siting of a new telephone mast after becoming convinced the emissions from them are at the root of her illness.Melanie Maxwell has already moved house...
View ArticleCronk-y-Voddy ploughing match
Cronk-y-Voddy horse ploughing match will be held on Saturday at Ballaspit Farm, St John’s, at 10.15am. As well as horse ploughing there will be categories for tractors in the usual classes of...
View ArticleLecture to focus on creativity in prisoner of war camps
Invention and creativity in European prisoner of war camps during the Second World War is the subject of the next lecture in Isle of Man College’s History and Heritage lecture series.PhD student Stacey...
View ArticlePictures of harbours and glens wanted
A new mental health unit opening at the hospital is hoping to draw on the creative talents of the Manx public for its interior decor.The Service Users’ Network charity is inviting photographers to...
View ArticleColley and Li triple winners
The Under-19s Badminton Championships took place at St Ninian’s Upper School on Saturday, sponsored by Hemensley’s Pharmacy. Adam Colley (Marown), top-seeded player in the boys’ singles, easily reached...
View ArticleTwo crashes on Mountain Road
The Mountain Road was closed this morning (Saturday) following two crashes.A police spokesman said the road was closed at the Bungalow ‘following two crashes in quick succession’.They happened at Windy...
View ArticleOutside Left: What planet are they on?
The recent Manx budget was not the polished affair of yesteryear when luminaries such as David Cannan and Donald Gelling gave polished performances, unlike the stuttering shambolic delivery of Eddie...
View ArticleJunior training camps lined up ahead of season
The start of the Manx cricket season is not far off and there is already plenty of activity at the island’s clubs, while the Isle of Man Cricket Association has many exciting plans for the coming...
View ArticleNew Ronaldsway Airport Gateway being developed
Moves are afoot to develop Ronaldsway Airport Gateway, an entrepreneurial and business hub at Ronaldsway Business Park, the free port and Balthane Industrial Estate.The three sites were identified in...
View ArticleMountain Road reopens
The Mountain Road has reopened following two car crashes that took place in quick succession this morning.They happened at Windy Corner and at the 33rd Milestone.Police have warned drivers to ‘be...
View ArticleCar vandal left fingerprints
We have your prints!That’s the warning from the Southern Neighbourhood Policing Team as it investigates an allegation of criminal damage to a car in Port Erin.Police say someone jumped on to a car in...
View ArticleLearn to identify dead sea mammals
Find out more about the marine mammals that are washed up on the island’s coastline with a Manx Wildlife Trust event.Marine Mammal Stranding Training offers people the chance to find out how they can...
View ArticleCommunity film initiative offers something for everyone
Films in Peel is starting its eighth annual film programme with the latest James Bond film, Spectre.The screening takes place at the Centenary Centre, in Peel, on Wednesday next week.After a test run...
View ArticleGroup to remember Finch Hill Church
Do you have any fond memories of Finch Hill Church in Bucks Road, Douglas?If so, you can now share them via a new Facebook group which has been set up.Known as Finch Hill United Reformed Church, it...
View ArticleGreat night out at Hogg auction
Friday’s fundraising auction for the Hogg charity is expected to raise around £6,000.The annual event is organised by the Hogg family in memory of TT rider Phil Hogg and raises money for medical...
View ArticleAlex to stage one-man performance of Gospel of St Luke
A performance of Luke’s Gospel – in which Jesus has a northern accent – will be given in Port St Mary in Easter week.This is a one-man show by Alex Brown, who has the tricky task of at once replicating...
View ArticleFitness to work test quizzed in the Keys
Some 75 people have stopped claiming long term disability benefit since fitness to work tests were introduced.Treasury Minister Eddie Teare faced a series of questions in the House of Keys about the...
View ArticlePullyman: I’ll have chips with that!
‘Food glorious food’ should be ‘chips, glorious chips’.And in my book, the best chips come from the chippy. It’s probably because they are twice cooked, chef speak for part cooked and then finished off...
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