£50k-a-year tractor solution is ‘best way’ to keep beach clean
At £50,000 a year, people might ridicule it as a waste of money – but using a tractor to move seaweed back into the water is by far the most efficient and cost-effective way of dealing with the large...
View ArticleHorse tram line saved
Tynwald has voted to keep the horse trams running along the whole length of the promenade.Plans for the reconstruction of Douglas Promenades, including a truncated horse tram line between Broadway and...
View ArticleThief tried on new trainers and left shop
A 31-year-old man from Douglas has admitted stealing a pair of trainers worth £45.Andrew Hall, whose address was given in court as probation accommodation David Gray House in Drury Terrace, pleaded...
View ArticlePlastic beg levy mooted
Plans to introduce a levy on plastic bags is being considered by the Manx government.Member for the Department of Environment, Food and Agriculture Tim Baker told Tynwald that, following discussion...
View ArticleGrowing influence of the island’s biomed sector
More than 150 delegates were welcomed to the latest ManxBioMed event, which took place recently at the Manx Museum. Guests included representatives from on and off-Island businesses, both in the biomed...
View ArticleAgreement with BBC ‘in next few months’
Agreement could be reached with the BBC over the next few months for concessionary TV licences for the over 75s.Chief Minister Howard Quayle told Tynwald that since October last year, office-level...
View ArticleUnion boss to meet Chief Minister as members decide whether to strike over...
A union official from the UK is to meet the island’s chief minister as public sector workers contemplate whether to take industrial action over proposed pension reforms.The Prospect trade union has...
View ArticleWhen did the lords of Man lose their kingship?
Professor Tim Thornton of the University of Huddersfield will talk about lordship and sovereignty in the Isle of Man between 1300 and 1600 in the next talk in the History and Heritage lecture series at...
View ArticleCrash was caused by mother’s illness
A woman from Strang has admitted crashing her car and causing serious bodily harm after being distracted by her mother taking ill.Lynda Christine Regan, of Mount Rule Road, pleaded guilty to a charge...
View ArticleHow can we make the Manx health service more efficient?
The Manx public are being asked how the health service’s efficiency can be improved.It comes after the health service announced it needed £11m more to balance the books.It was announced today that the...
View ArticleEquiom tax briefing seminar to touch on important issues
Equiom Solutions, part of the international Equiom Group, will be hosting its annual seminar to discuss key issues concerning tax and estate planning for Isle of Man residents. The seminar will be held...
View ArticleMan arrested after fracas in flat
A 20-year-old man from Douglas has been convicted of a charge of provoking behaviour.Caleb John James McBurnie, of Hillside Avenue, pleaded guilty to the charge and will be sentenced on February 23,...
View ArticleFanfare launch for arthritis charity
A charity named Without Wings has been set up in the Isle of Man to help people with autoimmune arthritis.These illnesses include rheumatoid and psoriatic arthritis, ankylosing spondylitis, lupus and...
View ArticleFancy a plot for a stall at Tynwald Day?
Charities and traders who wish to be part of the 2017 Tynwald Day celebrations are being invited to apply for a plot on the Fairfield at St John’s.Application forms for this year’s event are available...
View ArticleCronk-y-Voddy ploughing match
The 80th Cronk-y-Voddy ploughing match will take place on Saturday, January 21, at Ballakilmurray in Poortown Road.There will be categories for horse ploughing and the usual other classes as well as...
View ArticleMicrogaming donates £3,000 to mayor’s appeal
Douglas-based software development company has given £3,000 to the town’s mayoral charity appeal.Staff invited the mayor, Councillor John Skinner and his wife Gill to their Christmas party.The appeal...
View ArticleGet entry forms in for the Guild
Entries for the 2017 Manx Music, Speech and Dance Festival will close on Saturday, February 4.The Guild, celebrating its 125th anniversary this year, runs from April 21 to 29 at the Villa Marina in...
View ArticleRecruiting actors for Dad’s Army roles
Can you see yourself as Captain Mainwaring, or as the weary and slightly aloof figure of Sergeant Wilson.Or perhaps you have always wanted to cry out ‘Don’t Panic!’, in your finest Corporal Jones...
View ArticlePolice on track for Port Erin presence
There will be a police presence in Port Erin railway station in the near future.A police officer will work in the station in the evenings, subject to operational demands taking him or her out of the...
View ArticleNew school facility caters for students’ emotional wellbeing
An ‘Emotional First Aid Room’ has opened at a school in the south of the island. The Rotary Club of Rushen & Western Mann has provided funds to Castle Rushen High School to help develop the new...
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