Gef The Mongoose

28/11/2025

The first firkin has landed, and for many, that means Manx Christmas has officially begun! 🎄🍺

Gef popped down to The Whitestone to chat with head brewer Kev Holmes about this year’s St Nick’s Ale, why the launch matters, and what makes the festive brew so loved 🍻

Watch and read more HERE: 📲https://gef.im/news/community/watch-okells-st-nick-arrives-in-ballasalla-55794/

27/11/2025

With December just around the corner and my weekends looking freer than ever, I’ve decided to make it my mission this festive season to visit as many Christmas markets as humanly possible. There’s …

27/11/2025

Our resident weather guru, Dave Corkish, famous for his spectacular Northern Lights updates, shared his latest satellite picture, showing the low-pressure system that is heading straight for us 💨

Read more HERE: 📲https://gef.im/news/weather-news/hold-on-to-your-hats-55787/

27/11/2025

There's plenty going on across the island 🎶

Find out where and when HERE: 📲https://gef.im/news/entertainment/gefs-guide-to-all-of-this-weeks-island-gigs-55781/

27/11/2025

'It's one of the Isle of Man’s most iconic historic buildings and a cornerstone of Cregneash' 🇮🇲

Read all about it HERE: 📲https://gef.im/news/community/thatching-set-to-begin-at-harry-kellys-cottage-55776/

27/11/2025

Kiki Lounge has launched a brand new way to treat Manx workplaces in 2026, and your company could be one of the lucky 12👀🍸

Think perks, discounts and a full month of special treatment for your whole team 😲

Want to know what’s included, and how to get involved?

Read more HERE: 📲https://gef.im/news/business/kiki-lounge-launches-company-of-the-month-55773/

27/11/2025

'40 years of Pubs, Sweat and Beers' 🍻

Only issue is the collection is limited to just 1,000 sets worldwide, meaning once they’re gone, they’re gone! (Much like Gef's self-control after two pints of Bushy’s Piston Brew!) 🫣

Find out more HERE: 📲https://gef.im/news/community/bushys-celebrates-40-years-of-beer-stickers-and-shenanigans-with-its-own-stamp-collection-55769/

27/11/2025

27/11/2025

Our own Budget remains firmly on the way 📲https://gef.im/news/politics/allinson-treasury-in-process-of-reviewing-measures-announced-in-westminster-55761/

26/11/2025

The Love Manx Christmas Advert is back for 2025…and honestly? They’ve absolutely smashed it again. 🎄✨🎅

Bursting with local talent and home-grown businesses, it’s a gorgeous reminder of everything our Island does best. Every Christmas we sit here at Gef thinking, surely they can’t top last year? And …

26/11/2025

Pie, pints and a proper TT view… but with 100 Danes in tow 🇩🇰

Read more HERE: 📲https://gef.im/news/business/did-you-bump-into-a-load-of-danish-people-earlier-this-week-well-heres-why-55755/

26/11/2025

As we discovered in the summer, only 6% of the food sold on island is Manx, and a petition now heading to Tynwald says that needs to change 🇮🇲

But what exactly is it pushing for? Read more HERE: 📲https://gef.im/news/politics/whats-this-big-petition-about-manx-food-really-asking-for-55750/