Old News

As we hear that comet Schaumasse may be visible in Manx skies, H looks back to see how the heavenly visitors have featured in the papers over the years. More than you may think!

As we start 2026 . .. . H looks back exactly 100 years to the start of 1926!

It may have just passed, but H looks at some wonderful Boxing Day traditions reported on in the Manx papers over the years. Bring back the Police v Clergy football match!

It's Christmas! As it has been at this time of year for generations. H looks at how it's featured in the papers over the years. Merry Christmas!

H looks back at Xmas lights and decorations reported in the papers over the years! And how "Ollick" found an "N" !

Ramsey Cottage Hospital: No closing or change of use contemplated. Recent news? Yes - but this headline was first used in 1961!

With icy weather having gripped the Island again recently, H looks back to see if it's something new for the papers to report. And you've guessed - it isnt! Some things never change . . . !

With talk of the introduction of 20mph zones never far from the headlines of late it seems - H looks back at the papers to see if this concept is new. Spoiler alert - it isn't.

Did you see the aurora recently? Did you know it was news in the Manx papers over a hundred years ago?! It was of course - it's old news!

As the public decide to call a new tram horse foal "Mona", H looks back at how the "trammers" .. .as the horses are sometimes known, have featured in the papers over the years. Overworked? Or "a gentleman's life"?!

As a local farmer asks for further restrictions on the use of fireworks, H looks back in the papers on how they have featured in the press over the years - both the good and the bad . . .

As works take place to repair parts of the flues in the chimney at Peel Power Station, H looks back at stories featuring the facility which have appeared in the papers over the years

As six years are marked since the terrible floods in Laxey, H looks back at other flood stories on the Island over the years - more than you'd think including one which was particularly bitter . .

As we hear that the Island's population of choughs seems to be in decline, H looks back at how the iconic species have fared on the Island over the years as reported in the Manx papers

As the iconic cottage hits the news again as it's reported work is to get underway to repair its rare earth and thatch roof following storm damage, H looks back at how it hit the headlines when it was first opened to the public in 1938

As the OED lists Manx words which have been "borrowed" by the English language and are listed in the dictionary, H looks back at Manx words in the papers over the years. Pinjean anyone?!

As a special mural is unveiled to celebrate 125 years of the Gaiety Theatre, H looks back at reporting on its opening and how some of its early entertainment was reported!

As we hear the good news that Manx Shearwater numbers on the Calf of Man are bouncing back, H finds out how the iconic seabird has featured in the papers over the decades - and how it once featured on the Manx Christmas table . .!

As an MHK says he wants to see local Ice Cream remain on the menu for primary school dinners, H looks at how Ice Cream has featured in the papers over the years. . .

As primary school meals on the Island are made healthier, H looks back at how the provision of school meals has featured over the years in the papers . .

From a cancellation before WW2 to selling the event in the UK, the MGP has never been far from the news . .

A planned breakout from the internment camp in 1917 - partly foiled by artist Archibald Knox . .!

In the last of the holiday mini-series of Old News, H looks back to happenings in 1921 . . including a drop in population and licensing issues

H looks back at some news from 1911 . . a year which saw the first aeroplane to be seen on the Island . . taking off from Nobles Park . . . and strikes on the horse trams!

In this week's edition, Howard looks back at a radio station planned for Creg-ny-Baa in 1938 and an event involving Laxey Wheel.