‘Pomegranate’ Sam’s gone back to PR work
Entrepreneur Chris Sams Rafferty, has branched out to form Pomegranate PR with husband and business partner, Kevin Rafferty. She said: ‘We’ve been using our marketing and business skills on our own...
View ArticleThe Food and Drink Festival gets under way tomorrow
The island’s Food and Drink Festival gets under way on Saturday.The festival continues to be the promotion of local produce and businesses, and visitors this year will be able to experience new...
View ArticleWellie throwing among the attractions at community farm day
Youngsters can try out locally-made produce, ride on mini-tractors, see farm animals, and much more at an open day and produce show being held at The Children’s Centre’s Community Farm on Saturday,...
View ArticleManx Christmas puddings win new award
A family-run Manx food producer has shown that when it comes to business success, the proof really is in the pudding.For a second year running, Berries at Aaron House in Port St Mary have triumphed at...
View ArticleCar park extension bid for South Barrule plantation
The car park at South Barrule plantation could be extended if government planners approve the application.The Department of Environment, Food and Agriculture has applied (13/91013/B) for the work at...
View ArticleVolunteerism is the gift of time
PokerStars, based in Onchan, is one of the largest egaming companies and operates the two largest online poker sites in the world: PokerStars and Full Tilt Poker. The firm, which boasts more than 85...
View ArticleDave comes back from brink
In a Manx Sound Exchange special, we recall events in April, when the musical community banded together to raise money for popular Port Erin guitarist Dave Lang, who had fallen seriously ill in...
View ArticleBattle of baristas winner heads to final
Success is brewing for one Douglas coffee shop employee.Szilard Hathazi has been named the best barista in Costa’s individual franchise estate, which includes more than 330 outlets.And he is now set to...
View ArticleOutrage at Port St Mary boat park fee hike plan
A proposed hike in the fees charged to keep a boat by Port St Mary’s outer breakwater – from £104 to £180 – has outraged boat owners who have outlined their concerns in letters to the local...
View ArticlePupils given rewards including top-up cards and bowling
A new rewards system at Ballakermeen High School is already proving popular with both students and staff.From the start of the school term, the Douglas school scrapped its ‘merits’ rewards system,...
View ArticleBallakilley plan gets approval
The government planning committee has approved the development of 155 homes being built at fields at Ballakilley in Rushen.Heritage Homes’ application (13/00777/B) for 155 dwellings of various house...
View ArticleI stumbled upon ‘a jungle of cannabis’
A Maughold commissioner has spoken of his astonishment after he discovered a large number of cannabis plants being cultivated in a disused quarry inthe parish.The retired detective inspector has...
View ArticleDeadline looms for calendar competition
‘My Home, My Island!’ is the theme for this year’s Crowe Morgan Photographic Calendar Competition.The competition is open to young people up to the age of 18 and entrants have until Friday next week to...
View ArticleFollow the Isle of Man’s poetry trail
A poetry trail has begun around Douglas with posters going up showing the winning poems from a competition held by the Isle of Man Poetry Society.Posters displaying the poems can be seen around...
View ArticleNew Chinese Association holds inaugural dinner
More than 200 people have helped celebrate the launch of the newly formed Isle of Man Chinese Association (IoMCA).The group is made up of people whose families originally come from China, Hong Kong,...
View ArticleDuck dash to raise money for Special Olympics
Special Olympics Isle of Man will hold their annual charity duck dash on Sunday at 2.15pm, at Silverdale Glen, Ballasalla.Funds raised at this event will help to send a team of athletes to represent...
View ArticlePublic meeting to be staged to discuss the future of the Castle Mona Hotel
A public meeting has been called this weekend to discuss the future of the long-closed Castle Mona Hotel.The meeting at the South Douglas Old Friends’ Club on Finch Road has been called by taxi driver...
View ArticleCar damaged in hit-and-run collision
Police are appealing for witnesses to a hit-and-run road traffic collision which occurred between 4.50pm and 8.45pm on Sunday on Derby Road, Douglas, opposite Glen Falcon Gardens. A parked blue Audi A4...
View ArticleTwo cars involved in collision
Police are looking for witnesses to a crash that happened in Onchan on Monday morning.The accident happened at the traffic lights at the junction of Royal Avenue and Main Road at about 11.30am.A silver...
View ArticleIf you want to settle in the Isle of Man, you’ll have to be able to speak...
Anyone who wants to settle in the Isle of Man will have to pass a test in the English language, it was announced today.The Isle of Man Passport, Immigration and Nationality Office announced the...
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