Isle of Man News

'We have joined forces across all the Island's licensed premises as an extension of the all-Island Pubwatch announced previously.

PUB and nightclub licensees are to eject anyone in possession of 'legal highs' from their premises.

Rally Isle of Man will feature on Sky Sports' review of the 2009 British Rally Championship over the next few days.

THE Isle of Man Government has received a prestigious award for its involvement in hosting the world's first zero carbon, clean emission TTXGP motorcycle race.

A man has 'named' 20 towns in his will - giving each of them 11,000 simply because they share his surname.

A man has left about A 220,000 in his will to towns across the world which share his surname.

SS Ellan Vannin memorial to the 35 passengers & crew who lost their lives on 3rd December 1909 as Robert Quayle Chairman of the Isle of Man Steam Packet Company Ltd cast his wreath onto the waters _300 IT WAS only a rose, but each blood-red bloom represented a lost soul.

The Isle of Man will be featured on the popular BBC 2 programme, The Culture Show this Thursday 3rd of December.

North One Television has been shortlisted for the Best Sports Programme Award in the prestigious annual Broadcast Magazine Awards for their work on the Isle of Man TT Races in 2009. Broadcast is the main weekly magazine for the UK television and radio industry. The awards recognise and reward excellence in the UK television programming industry and judging criteria includes creativity, quality, originality and results.

SATURDAY'S line up for the Manx Telecom Bay Festival has been announced. Spandau Ballet will headline the night, and five support acts have been revealed.

This year’s festive campaign warning motorists of the dangers of drinking and driving was launched on the 30th November at the Sea Terminal in Douglas.

The 2009 campaign is a joint initiative between the Department of Transport’s Road Safety Unit and the Isle of Man Constabulary and the message is simple, don’t drink and drive this Christmas and New Year.

ISLE of Man Post Office is to give first class support to Blue Peter's Operation Smile appeal.

DARA O'Briain will be returning to the Villa Marina next year. The comedian, who made a big impression on the sell-out audience at his appearance in the Island last year, will be performing at the Douglas venue on April 14.

A DVD of the day the Bee Gees were given the Freedom of Douglas has been released.

In many ways, the Isle of Man Courier is our most successful product. It's read by more people than this website or our paid-for newspapers and it's the Island's most important advertising medium.

TO coincide with the publication of the Financial Times supplement 'Doing Business In the Isle of Man', the newspaper hosted a debate at the Sefton Hotel last week.

Jurby Community School pupils will become the first youngsters on the ice at Sure Skate when they have a private lesson with Kyran Bracken.

The former England rugby international and past winner of the ITV series ‘Dancing on Ice’ will spend an hour teaching the children, aged 7 to 9, how to skate.

From a press release issued by Team Go-Scooter-Go Racing: 3 time ASRA National Endurance Champion and AMA Pro Road Racer Scott Harwood has announced the formation of Team Go-Scooter-Go Racing, whose primary focus for the 2010 season will be traveling to- and competing in- the Isle of Man TT.

By RICHARD ALLEN THE Financial Times presented a positive view of the Isle of Man in a special supplement published last week and also received praise from the FT's business and employment editor when he visited the Island.

A pleasing additional benefit of the event was that those taking part genuinely enjoyed the opportunity to find out more about their fellow businesses and how they could benefit from working together.