Nativity scene is a reminder to pupils
CHILDREN at St Mary’s School in Douglas have been given a reminder of the true meaning of Christmas.Using school funds, the full 11 figures in The Nativity – almost one metre high were bought from a UK...
View ArticleMore farce over reform of LegCo
MOVES towards electoral reform fleetingly took two steps forward - then immediately took two steps back again.David Callister MLC’s private members’ bill for a directly elected Legislative Council was...
View ArticleHelping island to stay ahead of our rivals
PAUL Swindale has been appointed to the board of the Association of Corporate Service Providers (ACSP).Mr Swindale has more than 28 years’ finance industry experience in the Isle of Man and further...
View ArticlePolice think missing man is in the UK
POLICE believe missing man Mark Nicholas Dunn is in the UK.Police discovered that Mark Nicholas Dunn, aged 49yrs, had sailed to the UK on November 28.Officers believe he is still there and there and...
View ArticleBus strike: Day two
THE bus strike has entered its second day.Drivers in the Unite union are manning pickets as they protest against proposed changes in pay and conditions.Children have been getting the steam train and...
View ArticleArchive views show those were the days
THIS collection of archive photographs will make an ideal Christmas gift for anyone interested in Manx social, architectural and transport history.It has been compiled by local historian Richard Davis,...
View ArticleEight drink-drivers charged so far in festive campaign
THIS year’s Christmas drink-drive campaign has so far seen the police conduct more than 340 road side checks and make 10 arrests.A total of eight people so far have been charged with drink-driving and...
View ArticleEverYoung show is a town centre triumph
EverYoung fever came to the Isle of Man when the teen band performed at the X Factor and Britain’s Got Talent concert at the Villa Marina in aid of Junior Achievement (JA). The four-strong teenage...
View ArticleThe 30th Peel New Year’s Day Dip
PEEL’S New Year’s Day Dip marks its 30th anniversary on January 1.The annual wade from the shore into the chilly seas has become a tradition.Shortly before midday on January 1 the town’s beach is...
View ArticleCreek to host fundraiser for Darryl
WESTERN Vikings RUFC will be holding an event at the Creek Inn in Peel tomorrow (Saturday) night to raise funds to help Darryl McGeown and his family.Vikings player Darryl is currently receiving...
View ArticleWill Kath have Smile of Man?
KATHERINE Crowe will find out this weekend whether her dream of her song being crowned Christmas number one will come true.Her single Smile knocked Ed Sheeran’s entry off the number one spot in the...
View ArticleTeenager charged with inflicting grievous bodily is bailed
A 17-YEAR-OLD charged with inflicting grievous bodily harm on a Peel man in the early hours of Saturday, made a further appearance before Deputy High Bailiff Jayne Hughes on Friday.Liam Priestnal, of...
View ArticlePrisoners share festive cheer
PRISONERS and prison officers will bring some festive cheer to Jurby this week, with the distribution of 21 Christmas food hampers to elderly people living in the village. The yuletide boxes are a...
View ArticleTake a New Year’s Dip for charity
BREAKTHROUGH Breast Cancer’s island group will once again be seeing in the New Year by taking a dip to raise money and awareness of the charity.The event takes place on the Queens Promenade section of...
View ArticleAll I want for Christmas
For a little island, we manage to muscle our way well to the forefront of the global stage and I’m always proud of how we punch so far above our weight in a whole range of matters. It sometimes makes...
View ArticleSnow White - thoroughly entertaining
PANTOMIME season is upon us. If there is any sure fire way to get you in the mood for the festive season attending a panto will do it. This year’s Gaiety Theatre panto is Snow White and the Seven...
View ArticleBus strike: Liberal Vannin issues pro-union statement
AS the bus strike enters its third day, the Liberal Vannin party has issued a pro-union press release.The party says that the union’s perspective has not been given enough of an airing in the...
View ArticleWidespread flooding hits the island
HEAVY rain led to widespread flooding in the island today (Saturday).Police were urging people not to travel if they could avoid it.However, the sitution is this afternoon getting a lot better.There...
View ArticleTesco investigated over food storage issues
OFFICERS from the food safety unit have begun an investigation of Tesco’s Douglas superstore after a chance event revealed possible breaches in food safety.iomtoday has received photographs and...
View ArticleSteam railway shut for rest of the day
THE steam railway is to remain shut for the rest of the day.The Department of Community, Culture and Leisure re-opened the railway as a way for people from the south of the island to get to Douglas...
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