Summerland, 40 years on: Free album in tribute
Manx cult duo Quarter-Pounder are releasing an album today to mark the 40th anniversary of the Summerland disaster.The acoustic duo of Charles and Robert Peacefull are described as having a ‘penchant...
View ArticleSummerland, 40 years on: Service marks anniversary
A service of remembrance and dedication of a memorial to mark the 40th anniversary of the Summerland fire disaster takes place tonight.Douglas Mayor Carol Malarkey will preside over the proceedings at...
View ArticleCall to dedicate the site to victims
A petition has been launched calling for the Manx government to stop the sale of the Summerland site and instead turn it into commemorative gardens.It was launched on Sunday by Tina Brennen, who was 19...
View ArticleFlying visit to meet their ewe
Alda, a Manx Loaghtan shearling, may be one of the most well-loved sheep in the island.She was adopted by Florian Pesantes and Aldo Bente, a gay couple who fell in love with the breed.They flew over to...
View ArticleSummerland, 40 years on: I’ll never forget the fire tragedy says one survivor
Lynn Strickland says she will never forget the night of the Summerland tragedy.She was just 14 years old when along with her family she was enjoying an evening’s entertainment at the leisure complex on...
View ArticleSummerland, 40 years on: There were ‘no villains’
Today (Friday) marks the 40th anniversary of one of the worst disasters in Manx history when 50 people were killed when a blazing inferno engulfed the Summerland leisure complex in Douglas.About 3,000...
View ArticleSummerland, 40 years on: Journalist Alan Bell remembers the events of that...
Retired journalist Alan Bell had just finished his evening meal at home when he found out that Summerland was on fire. At that time, he was a freelance reporter based at Manx Radio, and provided copy...
View ArticleSummerland, 40 years on: ‘I had a horrible feeling that my brother would be...
The sister of one of the victims of the Summerland disaster has broken her 40 year silence on her brother’s tragic death.Stella Sissons’s brother Bill Aves was just 18 when, along with his friend David...
View ArticleIsle of Man TT warning signs stolen
A number of signs on the TT course have been stolen.Police are appealing for witnesses after information/warning signs from locations around the course were taken in the weeks following this year’s...
View ArticleShoulder Road is open again
The A36 Shoulder Road, near South Barrule, is open again.Work to repair the large hole which closed it on Sunday is now complete.The Department of Infrastructure thanked the public for their patience...
View ArticleInquest opens on two men
Inquests were opened and adjourned today (Friday) on two men whose bodies were recovered from the sea last weekend.The bodies of Stewart Curphey and Harold Clive Faragher, who were both aged 66, were...
View ArticleMoving tribute to the people who died in the Summerland disaster 40 years ago
The names of all 50 people who died in the Summerland fire disaster were read out in a moving ceremony on Friday night.A large crowd gathered at the Kaye Memorial Garden, Queen’s Promenade, Douglas, 40...
View ArticleProgress on the sewage works death inquiry
‘Reasonable progress’ is being made on the Health and Safety at Work Inspectorate’s investigation following the death of mechanical engineer Gareth Sowden.That’s according to head of the government...
View ArticleWacky races
The humble lawnmower became one of the star attractions at Castletown’s Southern Agricultural Show, with the event’s first sit-on lawnmower rally.A field of 13 budding champions entered their machines...
View ArticleNicole’s crowdfunding website
Mother of two Nicole Bodell has launched a new website to host crowdfunding campaigns for island folk or groups to promote and manage their fundraising campaign online. The website is open to projects...
View ArticleLonan gentlemen bid for more land speed records
IT’s fair to say the Isle of Man punches well above its weight in motorsport and this was never more evident than when a small team of amateurs went to Bonneville salt flats in America last year and...
View ArticleHot quintet for jazz night
Stomp off time is 8pm on Tuesday at the Palace Hotel in Douglas for a Manx Jazz Club-organised evening.The stars are double bass player Rae Owens’ Happy Jazz quintet, featuring fellow Chicago Teddy...
View ArticleInjured but active: gym raises Hyperbaric Chamber cash
An afternoon of workouts followed by a barbecue and raffle helped Braddan’s CrossFit IOM gym members raise £310.50 for the Hyperbaric Chamber.Owner Dan Bonett, who set up the gym with fiancé Erin...
View ArticlePrice of gas to rise in the island
Manx Gas today announced a rise in gas prices and blamed global market pressures for the increase.It announced that from Friday, August 16, all natural gas tariffs will rise by 3.5 per cent,...
View ArticleGovernment set to cut its wage bill by 10%
The government is on course to cut its wage bill by 10 per cent.Today’s Isle of Man Examiner reveals more figures in the first report on government progress.The front page picture is of the memorial to...
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