Crashes cause traffic problems during Isle of Man TT festival
A STRETCH of the TT course from Ballacraine to Kirk Michael was closed for more than nine hours earlier today following a crash.Police, who haven’t issued detailed information, say the road was closed...
View ArticleHelen aims to expand ‘green’ business with a scrapstore
ENTERPRISING Helen Fox has been providing bedding for horses and other livestock for two years.Now Green Mann Bedding pioneer Helen is hoping to do more.‘She said: ‘In working with businesses I realise...
View ArticleGlobal Friends promoting Isle of Man
LOCALS are being urged to support a renewed campaign to showcase everything the island has to offer.Global Friends is an initiative that aims to promote a deeper understanding and awareness of the Isle...
View ArticleTargeting bikers on journey here
MEMBERS of the Department of Transport’s Road Safety Team will travel on Isle of Man Steam Packet Company sailings this week to target visiting bikers.With 11,200 motorbikes booked to travel to the...
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Tuesday, May 29Aries (March 21 - April 20) Friends and neighbours figure highly in your life this week. There is a golden opportunity to get closer to those you normally see briefly. Don’t be too...
View ArticleOnline court listings
LISTINGS of Court of General Gaol Delivery cases are being put online for the first time.And bosses at the General Registry hope that if the listings on the www.courts.im website are well-received,...
View Article‘Streets ahead’ of UK with new service
A NEW online self referral service for physiotherapy has placed the Department of Health ‘streets ahead of the UK NHS’, according to Minister for health, David Anderson.Patients will now have the...
View ArticleIsle of Man chief minister in Channel Islands talks
The chief minister flew to the Channel Islands today to meet his counterparts there.Allan Bell is meeting the recently-elected chief minister of Jersey, Senator Ian Gorst, and Guernsey’s new chief...
View ArticleWarning over problem in issuing British passports
THE Isle of Man Passport Office regrets that its production of British passports for Isle of Man residents has today (May 29) been subject to temporary disruption as a result of a system problem in the...
View ArticleMountain Road re-opens for second time following crash
THE Mountain Road has re-opened again after being closed for around an hour following a road traffic collision.The incident is believed to have taken place at Windy Corner and the route was closed from...
View ArticleBudget is ‘on track’ – Teare
TREASURY chiefs were questioned on their growth forecast, the work of the island’s Brussels representative and even the future of the £1 note before a Tynwald scrutiny committee.Treasury Minister Eddie...
View ArticleNews on fate of libraries
EDUCATION chiefs hope they will soon be able to reveal more details of a bid by the Manx Educational Foundation to save the Family and Mobile Libraries.In April, the Manx Educational Foundation...
View ArticleTT stars lend their support to ladder climb record firemen
TT RIDERS John McGuinness, Michael Rutter and Johnny Barton took time out of their busy schedule to lend their support to firefighters training for a Guinness World Record ladder climb attempt.The trio...
View ArticleTaking a bird’s eye view of this year’s TT festival
HELICOPTERS are a regular sight in Manx skies during TT fortnight.Some are here to put in the hard yards – like the ones we watch chasing bikes around the Mountain Course to help produce the footage...
View ArticleOpening races to mark start of 2012 Isle of Man TT
THE 2012 Isle of Man TT truly bursts into life today with the opening day of racing.The Mountain Road will close at 9.30am with the rest of the course following at 10am - the early closure being put in...
View ArticleOlympic torch arrives in the island
THE London 2012 Olympic torch will be in the island today (Saturday).It will be carried by 26 Manx champions and travel on different types of transport, including a lifeboat and horse tram.The torch...
View ArticleSuccess of stem cell therapy for Chris
STEM cell therapy rocks!That’s according to Chris Walmsley and his family who have seen amazing changes since Chris received the pioneering treatment in August 2011.Chris, aged 33, was left...
View ArticleHead’s running total is double his target
HEAD TEACHER of Scoill Vallajeelt Adrian Shorthouse, who ran the London Marathon for a cause close to his heart, has raised more than double his target.Mr Shorthouse tackled his first marathon in...
View ArticleFinal resting place for Mona’s Queen anchor
BENEATH blue skies and facing out to the sea in the direction, ultimately, of Dunkirk, the anchor of the Mona’s Queen found its final resting place.In a moving ceremony on the tranquil headland of...
View ArticleChildren in Song promises cat-chy jazz tunes
REBECCA Lawrence has every reason to be looking forward to next month’s Children in Song extravaganza – it will be her first visit to the Isle of Man and the first time she will see the musical she...
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