Car windscreen smashed
The windscreen of a grey Vauxhall Astra has been smashed in an incident which took place on Saturday evening (June 18).The incident took place between 5pm and 9pm on the car parked on Lower Dukes Road,...
View ArticleCommissioners vote to amalgamate town’s two wards
Ramsey Commissioners have made an historic decision by voting in favour of amalgamating the town’s two wards – north and south - into a single ward, with 12 members, the same as at present, in time for...
View ArticleOnchan School honour firework Sophie
Pupils at Onchan School remembered former student ‘firework’ Sophie Birtles with a colourful dress down day. Children all wore bright-coloured clothes and purple #youreafireworksophie wristbands.A...
View ArticleIt’s not too late to enter World Tin Bath Championships
Competitors in this year’s World Tin Bath Championships are reminded that entries close at midnight on Sunday, June 26, which is also the deadline for entries in the snake races.Anyone wishing to take...
View ArticleMan had lock-knife at fair
A 36-year-old Douglas man has been convicted of possessing a lock knife in a public place.Brian Michael Mark Gilmour, of Stevensons Court, will be sentenced on July 14 after the preparation of a...
View ArticleQuayle to stand again as MHK
Health and Social Care Minister Howard Quayle has announced his intention of seeking re-election in September’s House of Keys general election.Other candidates who have announced they are standing in...
View ArticleReduced services on railway
The Steam Railway will be operating a reduced timetable today (Tuesday) and tomorrow due the failure of one of the engines.Trains will depart Douglas at 9.50am and 1.50pm, returning from Port Erin at...
View ArticleFish delay harbour dredging
Dredging of Peel harbour has been put on hold until next spring - because it is full of fish.Work had been scheduled to start yesterday (Monday) to remove up to 3,500 cubic metres of silt by long-reach...
View ArticleSirens across the island to be tested
The island’s public warning sirens will be tested on Saturday, July 2. The test will take place at 11am.Sirens at the 31 sites around the island will sound a steady note for 30 seconds.
View ArticleInquest into death of TT sidecar racer Ian Bell opened and adjourned
A sidecar racer died as a result of massive blunt force trauma sustained in an accident at Ballaspur, an inquest heard yesterday.The inquest on 58-year-old Ian Bell, from Northumberland, was told Mr...
View ArticleTynwald to vote on £1.4m bid to replace fire stations
Tynwald will be asked this week to approve funding of £1.458m to replace Port Erin and Castletown fire stations.Home Affairs Minister Juan Watterson will seek backing for a plan to build a new combined...
View ArticleInquest opened into death of TT rider Andrew Soar
An inquest has been opened and adjourned on a TT racer who died during the Senior race on Friday June 10.Andrew Soar, 32, an IT technician from Loughborough died from massive blunt force trauma causing...
View ArticleCall for code of conduct for Tynwald members
A backbench MHK has called for a new code of conduct for Tynwald members.The call by Douglas West MHK Chris Thomas follows the suspension of John Houghton (Douglas North) after he refused to apologise...
View ArticleRates reform ‘parked’ until after the election
Reform of the island’s rating system is ‘parked’ until the new administration.Member for Treasury Bill Henderson MLC gave an update on rates reform to Tynwald this morning.He told the court: ‘While...
View ArticleAllan Bell leads delegation to British-Irish Council summit
Chief Minister Allan Bell led a senior delegation from the Isle of Man Government attending the 26th British-Irish Council summit in Scotland.Mr Bell and Health and Social Care Minister Howard Quayle...
View ArticlePromenade hotel can be turned into block of flats
The Victorian-style Grosvenor Hotel on Port Erin promenade can be demolished and replaced with a block of flats.A number of hotels on the promenade have already been demolished - including Ocean...
View ArticleJohn to stand for election
Former TT competitor and company director John McBride will stand for Douglas East in September’s general election.Born and raised in east Douglas and educated at Douglas High School and Isle of Man...
View ArticleTraditional format works for Laa Columb Killey
Arbory parish’s annual celebration, Laa Columb Killey, will take place on Thursday. This great community event is over 100 years old. It is on a large scale, requiring many hours of help from...
View ArticleMan spared prison after admitting £33,747 benefit fraud
A 54-year-old man has received a suspended sentence after admitting a £33,747 benefit fraud.Richard Needham, of The Curraghs, Ballaugh, pleaded guilty to seven counts of making false representation to...
View ArticleWorldwide interest in the island’s sixth annual aviation conference
More than 140 delegates attended the sixth annual Isle of Man Aviation Conference, at the Villa Marina, Douglas.Organised by ICM Aviation, the event was supported by the Isle of Man Aircraft Registry...
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