H looks back in the papers for the story of the dog Pegleg Shooter and his part in rescuing a badly injured airman

As we hear that the Oie Voaldyn Festival is to be rested next year, H looks back in the papers to see how the May Day's Eve Festival and customs have featured in the press over the years . . . when gorse everywhere was set ablaze!

With this week's solar eclipse garnering much excitement and press coverage, H looks back at how eclipses have featured in the papers over the decades and finds everything from advice, biblical quotes, poetry and grabbing lawyers!

This week H turns the clock back a bit - quite a bit to be honest as he looks at what could have been the main stories in the Manx press of 1405!

As so-called Lobstergate features in recent news, H looks back in the papers to see how often the long-lived crustaceans have featured in the papers over the years. Quite lot it turns out - including a poem!

As Juan Watterson becomes the new President of Tynwald, H looks back at how the position has been featured in stories in the press over the decades. Hear hear . . .

H looks back at the news of 1887 . .the start of tourism and drunkenness. No connection of course . .

H looks back to the news of some 370 years ago as detailed in "Her is the 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 . .