Nearly 3,000 gather at Knockaloe, birthplace of the Pilates method, falling just short of one world record but breaking another.
Category: Island Life
The King, Lord of Mann
King Charles III makes his first visit to the Isle of Man as Lord of Mann, addressing Tynwald and marking 150 years of the Douglas Bay Horse Tramway.
Seaworthiness is a spectrum
The famous Isle of Man tin bath races in Castletown, where sinking is a scheduled feature.
Red Arrows over the bay
The Red Arrows over Douglas Bay during TT week, with a rainbow laid on as a backdrop.
The tall ship that came to stay
La Malouine aground on Ballure Beach, an inauspicious start for a ship that came to Ramsey to stay.
Fire over Peel
Oie Voaldyn returns to Peel with fire, folklore, and fifty Vikings from Shetland, as Summer and Winter do battle on the beach.
Dinosaurs on the Promenade
The Jurassic Sprint brings hundreds of inflatable tyrannosaurs to Douglas Promenade, all in a very good cause.
A gift of youth in Douglas Bay
Aboard Dar Młodzieży, Poland’s national sail training ship, during her weekend call at Douglas, and a sailcloth bag finds a new home.
Lockdown; a time to reset
After a bit more than a week, the Isle of Man has now well and truly settled into lockdown v.3.0. Compared to the rest of the world, we, on our small rock in the Irish sea, have been incredibly fortunate, with the enjoyment of around six restriction free months last year (save the tight controls … Continue reading Lockdown; a time to reset
Communibumbling
Communication is key, and all too often we find it is one area that our Government does not exactly excel in. Recently however, our daily press updates have been quite impressive, and, dare I say, commendable. It feels as though for the first time that I can remember, Isle of Man politics actually has a … Continue reading Communibumbling










