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.