PokerStars holding cards close to chest over Full Tilt Poker acquisition
E-GAMING giant PokerStars – one of the island’s biggest employers – says it will not comment on reports that it has acquired Full Tilt Poker.It has confirmed it is on-going discussions with US...
View ArticleFoster First to stage drop-in information session
A DROP-IN session for anyone who is interested in becoming a foster carer will take place on Thursday, May 24, from 3pm to 7pm at Ballasalla Medical Centre, in Main Road, Ballasalla.It has been...
View ArticleIsle of Man bra dashes raise charity cash
THE STREETS of the Isle of Man turned pink last week to help raise funds for Breakthrough Breast Cancer.Hundreds of people of all ages, male and female, turned up for the dashes kitted out in bras, to...
View ArticleThe Garden Party festival line-up revealed
AFTER months of speculation, the headline acts for the first day of The Garden Party music festival 2012 are revealed this morning as Newton Faulkner and Reverend and the Makers. The guitar-slapping...
View ArticleFarmers can shoot dogs - police warning follows sheep attack
A SHEEP suffered severe bites and lost a large amount of blood when it was attacked by a dog in a field near Upper Ballacrye, Sandygate.It happened between 6pm on Monday and 6pm on Tuesday. Constable...
View ArticleMicra driver has lucky escape after Sulby crash
THIS Nissan Micra left the road in the Tholt-y-Will Cottage area of Sulby before plummeting down the valley and coming to rest on its wheels on the track below.Emergency services were called out to the...
View ArticleBen-my-Chree to return to service on Sunday
THE Steam Packet Company expects the Ben-my-Chree to be back in service on Sunday, on schedule, following a refit.The Ben entered dry dock on April 16 for its biennial statutory overhaul.It is due to...
View ArticleQuality of Keys questions is questioned
WITH the island at the mercy of global economic pressures and facing an unprecedented squeeze on public finances, one would have thought there were to be vital questions to be asked in our national...
View ArticleZac Hall: Lib Van haven’t told me my fate
SUSPENDED Liberal Vannin MHK for Onchan Zac Hall says he has still not been notified of the outcome of a meeting of the party’s executive committee held to decide his fate.Mr Hall was suspended from...
View ArticlePositive Action Group to discuss idea of ‘people’s bank’
THE idea of a ‘people’s bank’ will be discussed at a meeting of the Positive Action Group tonight (Thursday).PAG has linked up with another island group, the Alternative Worldview Society, for the...
View ArticleFront runners eclipse their rivals in Race The Sun charity contest
A CHARITY race in aid of The Children’s Centre attracted more than 200 runners.Race the Sun, sponsored by the Mann Made Group, involves teams of up to 10 aiming to run 98 miles around the Raad ny...
View ArticleMake bee-line for stamps
THE Isle of Man Post Office will be issuing new bee fauna stamps in August.These images are so life-like you can almost smell the honey – as the issue is being printed on scented paper!Apart from the...
View ArticleBusy time for the Isle of Man’s firefighters
The island’s fire service dealt with a number of incidents on Saturday.They had to deal with a number of different incidents.At 5.13pm, Peel fire crews responded to repeat calls to wheelie bins well...
View ArticleIn tomorrow’s Isle of Man Examiner
You can win tickets to the Ceilidh on the Quay event, part of the Queenie Festival in Port St Mary, with tomorrow’s bank holiday Isle of Man Examiner.The Examiner, in shops first thing in the morning,...
View ArticleGold rush
A NEW island venture claims it is offering a golden opportunity as the UK prime minister warns of ‘perilous economic times’ and the euro faces make or break time.The firm called Isle of Man Bullion has...
View ArticlePreparing to swim Channel
THIS is the swim team aiming to become the first group from the Isle of Man to cross the English Channel.Dubbed the Manx Minkes, after the whale most commonly spotted in local waters, the group...
View ArticleDuke of Edinburgh award is a genuine challenge
AN award for young people which was founded nearly 60 years ago is going from strength to strength in the Isle of Man, despite the fact that there are now so many activities they can get involved...
View ArticleGreat Wall challenge
A RAMSEY woman and her friend have completed a trek of the Great Wall of China in aid of the charity Crossroads Caring For Carers.KerryAnne Quilliam, 25, from Ramsey is a care support worker for the...
View ArticleSpectacular views from TT fanzones
TT FANS this year can enjoy the action from five new vantage points dotted around the course.The so-called Fanzones each have a temporary grandstand and are positioned in some of the most spectacular...
View ArticleAirport driver crashes into plane after ‘heart attack’
A MAN driving an airport luggage vehicle had a heart attack at the wheel and crashed into a Flybe plane on Saturday.Passengers were told the news as they waited to board the lunchtime flight to...
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