Drop-off zone for taxis
A temporary drop-off and pick-up zone for taxis has been created for customers of The Crescent on Queen’s Promenade, Douglas, during the TT period.With the area in front of the premises coned off due...
View ArticleLooking for volunteers
The Isle of Man Army Cadet Force is looking for new adult volunteers.It is looking for motivated volunteers to join a team of youth workers, working with children between the ages of 12 to 18 years...
View ArticleAle for first Manx TT win
Drinkers can toast the achievements of the first Manx TT winner with a special commemorative golden ale celebrating the 90th anniversary of his senior TT win.The first cask of the new golden ale...
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Work on a major highways scheme in Douglas will be suspended for TT race week.Infrastructure chiefs say the Peel Road works scheme has ‘progressed well so far’ with junction improvements and...
View ArticleStudents to take part in Armed Forces Day
Students will parade alongside veterans past and present at Armed Forces Day on Sunday, June 30.Around 100 students from the DEC’s five secondary schools will join former and serving personnel in a...
View ArticleIsle of Man TT action today
Today’s TT schedule is as follows:The whole course shuts today at 10am while the Superbike/Superstock/Supersport qualifiying begins at 10.30am,The Sure Sidecar 1 race starts at 12.30pm.The...
View ArticleLifeboat called out to help yacht
Douglas’s lifeboat was called out last night.The Sir William Hillary, under the command of volunteer coxswain Neal Corran, went to the aid of a yacht that had reported engine problems.The yacht, which...
View ArticleFire service says procedures worked well when blaze disrupted TT practices
The fire service says its procedures worked well on Friday evening after a blaze disrputed the TT practices.Crews from Kirk Michael and Peel were called out to a house fire on Main Road, Kirk Michael,...
View ArticlePaul rises the ladder
A Barclays employee for 20 years, Manxman Paul has also joined the boards of the Barclays trust companies, Barclays Private Bank & Trust (Isle of Man) Limited and Barclays Wealth Trustees (Isle of...
View ArticleWe’ll drink to that!
Bath and Bottle, a cocktail bar in Douglas, is helping Crossroads Care mark their 25th year of caring on the island with a new addition to their cocktail menu.The Quarter Century Spritz, a mix of...
View ArticleVanessa is brewing up a business phenomenon
Douglas resident Vanessa Simpson, along with friends from Liverpool John Moores University, has won the UK final of the Young Enterprise Start Up Awards.They beat more than 350 other companies to win...
View ArticleExtension to consultation
The public consultation on plans to establish a Public Services Commission is to be extended by two weeks.Under government plans for a new Public Services Commission, the Civil Service Commission and...
View ArticleTynwald investigation hires radio consultant
The Tynwald select committee investigating the future of public service broadcasting has appointed a consultant to carry out a review of Manx Radio.Radio executive, consultant and presenter John Myers...
View ArticleTennis tournament raises cash
The British Heart Foundation’s annual tennis tournament has taken place at Castletown Tennis Club.Sixteen players took part in a round robin tournament and the winners were David Wilkinson and Marybeth...
View ArticleMayor decides her charities
The Mayor of Douglas Councillor Carol Malarkey has launched her 2013-2014 mayoral charity appeal.She has selected four charities: Junior Achievement Isle of Man, Manx Workshop for the Disabled,...
View ArticleMuseum TT film screening cancelled
The Manx Museum has cancelled this afternoon’s (Mad Sunday’s) screening of A Dangerous Addiction.The decision has been made following changes to the TT schedule.This morning’s showing of ‘No Ordinary...
View ArticleMad Sunday’s TT schedule
Today is traditionally known by TT fans as Mad Sunday, a day when many fans enjoy a lap or two of the TT course themselves.However, this year is different because this afternoon there will be racing on...
View ArticleIsland endures its coldest spring since 1979
The island has endured its coldest spring since 1979.The mean temperature for the months of March, April and May measured only 7.0°C, compared with the long term mean of 8.3°C.It was also the windiest...
View ArticlePolice look for boy who was knocked to ground
The police would like to talk to a boy who was knocked to the ground in an incident that took place in the area of the Douglas Promenade fairground between Jaks Bar and Steak House and the Methodist...
View ArticleGo to iomtoday Live News for the latest information
iomtoday wants to keep the Isle of Man on the move and armed with the latest information during the TT.So we’ve established a Live News area where newsroom staff will be updating throughout the day...
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