Old News

H looks back at the report on Tynwald Day of 1896 as written in the IOM Times July 11th

As we read Ballabeg Methodist Chapel faces an uncertain future, H looks back at how it's been documented in the press since its earliest years . .

As we hear about a new master plan for Nobles Park, unveiled by Douglas Council, H looks back at how the much-loved facility has featured in the news over the years . .

H steps into the murky world of the Island's problems with dog poo. Something new? Of course not - stories abound in brown and white over the years . .

Is poor weather hampering the TT anything new? Of course not . . . it's as old as the event itself !

What else could we look at this week than TT reporting over the years!

H looks back almost 250 years to news on the Island in 1777 when the population was falling and there was a belief that some Manx laws were outdated and not fit for purpose. Bit like now really . .

As yet another deadline for restoration of the horse tram tracks along the full length of the promenade is missed, H looks back at they're somewhat chequered history . . and gasps with amazement at how many folk they used to carry back in the day!

As we get into the tourist season proper and more cruise ships arrive, H looks back at what the Island was like for tourists 100 + years ago. Better or worse?!

You may have been in it this week. Your parents may have competed . . and your grandparents. . . The Manx Music, Speech and Drama Festival has been going for generations and is of course current and old news!

H looks back at the history of the iconic building on Douglas Promenade - once grand but semi-derelict and still awaiting full re-development. Not built as a hotel of course!

As we hear that plans for a new Castle Rushen High School are being kicked down the road once more, H looks back at how the school - and its current building - have featured in the papers over the decades

As coastal erosion comes up in the headlines again this week, H looks back in the papers on how much it's featured over the years. An early 18th century problem it seems . . . !

As we read of "ongoing" dredging issues in Douglas Harbour, H looks back at how dredging issues have featured in the press over the years. We certainly seemed to do more - but then we did have our own dredger . . .

As something of a - what shall we call it . . . . rumpus rages at Peel Commissioners over complex issues such as when a vote has been taken and when it hasn't, H looks back to see if there have been problems at the Commissioners before. Turns out there have . . .

Following recent stories relating to the Salvation Army seeing a marked increase in the work it does supporting people struggling with debt, H looks back at how the "Army" have featured in news stories over the years. Lots of good stories of course, but it seems they weren't always welcome by some!

It's been windy again of late - for a change . . . . H looks back at how wind and gales have affected the Island over the years as reported in the Island's papers

This week, Howard delves into the archives to look at the big news stories of 1688.

This week, Howard goes back over 400 years to look at the news making the headlines in 1620.

As election fever hots up on the Island - or doesn't perhaps depending on your viewpoint - H looks back at one of the view celebrity MHKs the Island has had - the novelist Hall Caine

As we hear about plans to redevelop the Golf Links Hotel site in recent news, H looks through the archives to find how the iconic building has featured in the press over the years

As we hear of an amateur meteorologist hoping to set up his own weather website, H looks back at how forecasters have fared over the years in the press. Not always favourable it seems . . !

H looks back at how the Bishop's vote has featured in the press over the years. Stormy at times it seems . .!

There's been a bit of a reshuffle within COMIN of late it seems . .. H looks back at what "reshuffles" there have been reported in papers of yesteryear - not all political!

Clowns appear to have been in the headlines of late . . . . H digs back in the papers to see if our baggy-trousered friends have featured much in the news over the years - for whatever reasons!