Ben-my-Chree back in action after bumping Douglas linkspan
The Ben-my-Chree is back in action after undergoing swift repairs following an incident in Douglas yesterday evening (Wednesday).The Steam Packet vessel struck the King Edward Pier Linkspan, Number 5...
View ArticleSummerland fire memorial plan
A new memorial in tribute to those who lost their lives in the Summerland fire could be installed if planners approve Douglas Council’s bid.Their bid (13/00458/B) comes in the 40th anniversary year of...
View ArticleInvestigation after man dies
THE 55-year-old man from Douglas who died in an accident on a construction site yesterday has been named as Gareth Sowden.Mr Sowden came from Douglas.Emergency services attended a construction site on...
View ArticleBail-out deal prevented Sefton Group trading insolvently
Would the Sefton Group have been trading while insolvent if the multi million-pound rescue package had not been agreed?Treasury Minister Eddie Teare was careful in his answer when he was quizzed on the...
View ArticleMan ‘had £20k of drugs’
Earlier today a local man was arrested in Douglas on suspicion of serious drug related offences and money laundering offences.About £20,000-worth of what is believed to be cocaine and ecstasy wasd...
View ArticleLast year’s winner says: Give it a go!
As the closing date for entries in Junior Journalist of the Year 2013 approaches, last year’s winner is urging all aspiring young writers ‘to give it a go’. At the age of 10 St John’s primary school...
View ArticleThieves who stole wedding flowers from church could be caught blue-handed
A COUPLE’S wedding dreams have been spoiled after heartless thieves stole flowers from the church they are due to marry in.The flowers were taken from inside Kirk Braddan Church earlier this...
View ArticlePolice investigating alleged assault
POLICE are trying to piece together information about an alleged assault in Ramsey.They say that a 37-year-old man from Ramsey was assaulted near the Silver Star Takeaway on Chapel Lane in the town.The...
View ArticleDid you see this car?
Police are trying to identify a motorist who drove erratically yesterday (Wednesday).They say a red Vauxhall sports car was seen driving between the Fairy Bridge and Ballasalla at about 7.30pm last...
View ArticleJuan Clarke is the new boss at Scottish Widows
Juan Clarke has been appointed managing director of Scottish Widows in the Isle of Man during challenging times for the finance industry.Mr Clarke, who was appointed to the boards of the CMI Group of...
View ArticleLooking forward to a bumper Isle of Man TT 2013
More grandstand tickets have been sold for this year’s Isle of Man TT, with four weeks still to go to the start of the event, than were sold by the end of race week in 2012. The recently introduced...
View ArticleAbattoir subsidy is under the spotlight
CUTTING financial support to the abattoir led to an exodus of livestock for export will cost that taxpayer more in the long run.That was the message from Agriculture Minister Phil Gawne as he faced...
View ArticleAre there too many places to eat in Port Erin?
A plan to open a new cafe in Station Road in Port Erin has failed to get the support of the local authority when the matter was discussed last week.The plan (13/00391/C) by Mrs N. Lewis, is for change...
View ArticleWe never thought we would ever get a house of our own
One of the first families to move into an innovative first time buyers’ development have been given the keys to their new home.Karl Kaighin, 29, partner Julie and their 21-month-old daughter Sophie...
View ArticleDiscover the story of man behind the silver at 10 Downing Street
It took a visit from then US president Ronald Reagan for 10 Downing Street in London to have its own table silver.Previously the UK prime minister had no silver to call its own, and had to rely on...
View ArticleNuclear reactor shut down at Heysham Power Station
A nuclear reactor was shut down at Heysham Power Station after smoke was seen coming from the plant.The Heysham 1 reactor was shut down at 6pm on Thursday as a precaution after smoke within some...
View ArticleObject used to scratch car doors
A sharp object was used to scratch the driver’s side front and back doors of a Ford Focus ST that was parked and unattended in the car park near to the former Isle of Man Bank in Kirk Michael overnight...
View ArticleVisitors spend more when they come to the Isle of Man
The government says that visitors spent 5 per cent more in the island in 2012 than in 2011.The number-crunchers in Government Office say that the visitors spent £103 million while they were...
View ArticleCadets congratulated by Princess Anne
Two St John Ambulance cadets attended a Buckingham Palace reception for young people who gained the top Grand Prior Award.Jessica Clague, of Douglas Nursing Cadet Division, and Natasha Poole, of Onchan...
View ArticleAn evening to remember TT legend Steve Hislop 10 years after his death
AN event will honour TT legend Steve ‘Hizzy’ Hislop during race week at the VIlla Marina.This summer will mark the tenth anniversary of the death of the former British Superbike champion and 11-times...
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