Let the Games begin
The 12th Manx Youth Games is all set for Saturday, and the island’s biggest junior sporting event will attract more than 1,000 participants.Founded in 2002, the games are open to seven to...
View ArticleD-Day veteran leads school lessons
D-Day veteran Hector Duff led lessons at St Ninian’s Lower School this week.During the sessions the 93-year-old spoke about his experiences of the Second World War, and students had the chance to ask...
View ArticleCritical report not made public
A damning report into the standard of prosecutions in the Attorney General’s chambers was never made public, it has emerged.An executive summary of the independent review of the structure and...
View ArticleRobots to descend on Castletown
A science-fiction film starring Sir Ben Kingsley and Gillian Anderson is set to be filmed in the island.Our Robot Overlords is the next Pinewood production and is scheduled to be shot in the Isle of...
View ArticleGovernor gets fired up at rifle range
Lieutenant Governor Adam Wood tested his shooting skills when he visited Sinclair Range, in St John’s.Mr Wood, patron of the Isle of Man Target Shooting Association, was given a tour of the facility...
View Articlegov.im cyber attack still being investigated
The source of a malicious cyber attack on the Manx government’s website is still unknown – and a criminal investigation is on-going.Further details about last month’s distributed denial of service...
View ArticlePinewood expansion thwarted
Pinewood Studios’ £200 million expansion plans have been rejected by planners.The Treasury signed a deal in October to transfer management of the £25m Media Development Fund to Pinewood Film Advisors...
View ArticleQuantum leap to buy
Quantum Solutions Limited has bought Island Web Works.Quantum will continue to provide client service delivery to IWW’s clients and retain the IWW name. Principal of IWW, Charles Douthwaite said: ‘I am...
View ArticleTopless bus tours
Mann Sightseeing Tours is adding three out-of-town tours to its schedule this year.They include the Southern Tour every Tuesday, the Western Tour every Wednesday and two Laxey Tours on a Thursday.The...
View ArticleOpportunity to sit Mensa IQ test
Mensa is holding an IQ test session in the Isle of Man offering people the chance to discover their IQ score.Those interested in finding out their IQ score can attend a Mensa-supervised IQ test session...
View ArticleHistory to be brought to life at Castle Rushen
This summer history looks set to be brought to life in dramatic fashion at Castle Rushen in Castletown. A meeting was held to gauge the interest in the formation of a group to perform living history...
View ArticleArt students promote fair trade through Oxfam shop windows
First year art,design and media students at Isle of Man College have made window displays on fair trade and trade injustice at Oxfam, in Castle Street, Douglas.Customers can vote for their favourite...
View ArticleFun cycle event gives boost to school funds
Pedal power by pupils at Kewaigue School has raised more than £320.Sixty children of all ages took to the National Sports Centre’s raceway on Sunday in the event organised by the Friends of Kewaigue...
View ArticleRodan and Christian attend Jersey’s Liberation Day
President of Tynwald Clare Christian MLC and Speaker of the House of Keys Steve Rodan SHK were guests at Jersey’s Liberation Day celebrations.Held annually on May 9, Liberation Day marks the day the...
View ArticleCongregations in Isle of Man fall by about 300 over year
Sunday congregations in the Isle of Man fell by 17 per cent in 2011 according to the latest annual statistics from the Church of England.This is higher than the 0.3 per cent fall in the British Isles...
View ArticleNurses’ Day marked with promise to work with compassion and pride
Nurses across the island marked the annual worldwide Nurses’ Day on Monday, celebrating the profession on the anniversary of the birth of Florence Nightingale.Health officials gathered at Noble’s...
View ArticleViolent incident - police appeal for witnesses
Police are appealing for witnesses following an incident on Westmoreland Road, Douglas, on Thursday afternoon. It happened at around 2pm when a group of men become involved in a violent altercation...
View ArticleIsle of Man’s Chief Minister to appear on BBC1’s Sunday Politics show
Chief Minister Allan Bell MHK will be a guest on this week’s Sunday Poltics show, to be screened tomorrow.The BBC1 show begins at 11am and Mr Bell is expected to appear at around 11.30am on the North...
View ArticleYour life in the stars
Aries (March 21 - April 20) There is a right and a wrong way to do things. This week you will be clear about what is right but be tempted to take a short cut. It is understandable, but not the best...
View ArticlePolice investigate woman’s death
Police are investigating the death of a woman after her body was discovered last night.She was found in a vehicle on the evening on rural land adjacent to the motocross track at Ballagarraghyn, Jurby....
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