Skateboard fundraiser for indoor skate ramp for winter
A skateboard jam will be held tomorrow (Saturday) at Braddan skatepark, from noon until 3.30pm, to raise money for an indoor community skate ramp for the park.The skateboard jam, held by...
View ArticleRevving up for super charged Drag Fest
Thrill-seekers are revving up for the annual Drag Fest which takes to the tarmac at Jurby Airfield this weekend.The event, now in its fifth year, is organised by the Manx Drag Racing Association in...
View ArticleVictim of child abuse wants courts to get tough on paedophiles
A victim of child sex abuse has launched a petition calling for tougher sentences for paedophiles.Lisa Taylor, 45, has courageously waived her right to anonymity to speak about the continuing impact of...
View ArticleBudding chartered directors could benefit from IOD courses
More business men and women in the Isle of Man could benefit from courses on management that can ultimately lead to them becoming chartered directors. This is according to the Isle of Man branch of the...
View ArticleMec Lir video attracts more than a million Facebook hits
Mec Lir, a Manx band who recently represented the Isle of Man played at the 2015 Lorient Interceltic Festival to great acclaim, were filmed at a press conference in the French town. The short video of...
View ArticleChief Minister: ‘We will do our best for refugees’
As a compassionate island, we will do our best to help the Syrian refugees.Chief Minister Allan Bell described the humanitarian crisis engulfing Europe’s borders as the ‘biggest refugee crisis since...
View ArticleOur whirlwind year of growth
Wi-Manx marked an unprecedented year of growth with a ‘SuperManx’ theme at this year’s Royal Show. The business celebrated in style with a busy marquee full of kid’s activities and fun for all the...
View ArticleThree riders airlifted to hospital
Three riders had to be airlifted to hospital after accidents in today’s Senior Manx Grand Prix.The race was red flagged following three separate but simultaneous incidents on the course at Brandywell,...
View ArticleEntering Awards for Excellence is good for business
Entering Isle of Man Newspapers’ Awards for Excellence can be good for your organisation, previous applicants say.There are 16 awards up for grabs for companies both small and large, public sector...
View Article£42,000 spent on the former railway line
Braddan Commissioners have spent £42,000 on the former railway line in the parish.They say no major work has been done on it for 20 years.The old railway line, running from Douglas to Peel, has been...
View ArticleFour theatre groups vie for panto crown
Four groups are preparing to bring a pantomime to stage that will be judged by panto darling Christopher Biggins.The Battle of the Pantos returns to the Gaiety Theatre for a second year tonight...
View ArticleIt’s time Manx government got a grip over BBC licence fee, says Celtic League
Celtic League spokesman Bernard Moffatt has renewed his call for the BBC licence fee system to be replaced – and says the record number of prosecutions here for evasion, and failed prosecutions, are a...
View ArticleGlenfaba by-election candidates on why you should vote for them
Glenfaba and Peel go to the polls on Thursday, September 10.The constituencies are to elect new MHKs after Tim Crookall (Peel) and David Anderson (Glenfaba) were elevated to Legislative Council.Earlier...
View ArticleBernard Moffatt, Outside Left: Manx Radio’s move to bland
The initial idea was sound. The Isle of Man would set up its own commercial station to rival Radio Luxembourg.Independent commercial radio was bound to appear to challenge BBC Radio just as ITV had...
View ArticleJimmy Carr looks back on career ahead of Isle of Man show
Stand up comedian and television giant Jimmy Carr is returning to the island next week.He will be performing at the Villa Marina on Tuesday on his ‘Funny Business’ tour.The 42-year-old comedian last...
View ArticleMGP: Three riders are in ‘critical’ condition
Three Manx Grand Prix riders are fighting for their lives in hospital.Two came off their bikes during yesterday’s Manx Grand Prix Senior.Both Peter Symes, who was involved in the incident at the 33rd,...
View ArticleFire in block of flats caused by discarded cigarette
Firefighters believe a carelessly discarded cigarette was to blame for a blaze in Peel this morning.Emergency services were called at about 8.15am to a block of four flats in Battery Road, Peel.The...
View ArticleRefugee crisis: Bishop urges Bell to encourage UK to ‘welcome the stranger’
The island’s Church of England Bishop is calling for action from the Manx government over the refugee crisis in Europe.He has written to Chief Minister Allan Bell about the matter.Refugees from Syria,...
View ArticleThe amount of money Keys candidates can spend on election campaigns is to be...
There will be a cap on the amount of money candidates standing in the House of Keys general election next year can spend.New laws to promote the transparency and integrity of elections to the House of...
View ArticleVulcan bomber flies over the island
The last airworthy Vulcan bomber flew over the island today.Crowds waited to see it over Ronaldsway AirportReader Roy Burden kindly sent in this photograph.More photos in Tuesday’s Isle of Man Examiner.
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