Mercedes’s smashed window
A CAR window was smashed in the early hours of Sunday in Peel.The red Mercedes that was targeted was parked in a lane off Glenfaba Road and police say that the incident would have made a loud noise.At...
View ArticleStart degree in the Isle of Man
HIGHER education provision is to be extended at Isle of Man College from September 2014.It will provide a much cheaper way for students to gain a degree – with no plans in place to charge tuition...
View ArticlePotential lawmakers who won’t face voters
SIX out of the seven candidates for this month’s Legislative Council election have never secured a public mandate.Four seats are up for grabs in the LegCo elections that take place on March 18.Seven...
View ArticlePrivacy dispute over CCTV on Manx buses
EXTERNAL CCTV cameras on buses have been defended by the Department of Community, Culture and Leisure, following an accusation by the Data Protection Supervisor that the use of these cameras could be a...
View Article‘Funny bus bosses’ videos posted on YouTube
TODAY’S bus strike will be no laughing matter for anyone.With reports of bendy buses breaking down, striking drivers taking to the picket line on days booked off as holiday, thousands wasted on a bus...
View ArticleMonitor damage but don’t exclude us, say green lane users
DAMAGE to the Isle of Man’s green lanes is often caused by over-use and some sort of extended permit system might even have mileage, according to a spokesman for the Manx Four Wheel Drive Club.But the...
View ArticleNew Chamber of Commerce chief
JANE Dellar, who returned to the Isle of Man three years ago, because she was ‘homesick’ for the island, has taken over as the new chief executive of the Chamber of Commerce.She replaces Mike Hennessy...
View ArticleMap of Man is huge relief
A THREE dimensional model of the Isle of Man – made from recycled phone directories and Fairtrade food wrappers – is taking shape at the Manx Museum.The sculpture is being made by St Ninian’s High...
View ArticleTwo more arrests after football fracas
A further two men have been arrested by police investigating allegations of violence during and after a football match in Laxey on Saturday.They have been interviewed and subsequently released on bail...
View ArticleBus drivers on strike today
BUS drivers have gone on strike today in the latest move in their dispute over changes to conditions, including the end of paid lunches.The nationalised bus company, Bus Vannin, is locking drivers out...
View Article£481,000 spent on pre-school credit vouchers in Isle of Man
FIGURES released by the Department of Education and Children reveal that it has subsidised pre-school nurseries £481,833.44 this academic year.During 2012-13, 875 credit certificates have been issued...
View ArticleDouglas woman’s 500-mile trek for animal charities
A DOUGLAS woman is to embark on a 500-mile trek to support three Manx animal charities.Kathleen Swan, who set off on Friday, plans to walk from Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port on the French side of the...
View ArticleCRINGLE: Driving home Manx tourism
I DON’T get around much any more, not in the Isle of Man anyway. I drive to work and back and that’s about it these days.I was reminded of this sad state of affairs last week when my daughter came over...
View ArticleManx inflation rate rises
THE island’s inflation rate has risen.February’s rate, measured by the Retail Prices Index, is 2.8 per cent. In January it was 2.5 per cent.Excluding housing costs, the rate has risen from 1.8 per cent...
View ArticleCowboy builder taken to court
A COWBOY builder admitted deception when he appeared in court.Crosswell Alan Barton was sentenced to three months in jail suspended for two years.Mr Barton was also fined £500 for knowingly making a...
View ArticleFA’s ‘shock and disappointment’ after Laxey v St John’s game
THE Manx Football Association has issued a statement after the arrests made following a game between St John’s and Laxey on Saturday.It expressed its ‘shock and disappointment’ regarding the alleged...
View ArticleManx drinkers won’t be able to buy beer by the quarter pint
PLANS to make draught beer available in quarter and two-thirds of a pint measures have been shelved by the Isle of Man’s Office of Fair Trading (OFT) after a public consultation rejected the idea.Other...
View Article68 submissions to Boundary Review Committee
THE committee that’s trying to redraw the House of Keys map has finished its consultation on its proposals.The consultation attracted 68 written submissions and the committee also held 16 meetings with...
View ArticleSeminar focus on data security and collection
A RECENT event, hosted by Cable & Wireless Communications, saw an invited audience from major local businesses and Government enjoy a series of presentations by high-calibre visiting speakers, each...
View ArticleDeemster ‘assaulted’ by defendant
A DEEMSTER was allegedly assaulted by a court defendant earlier this week.Today’s Manx Independent has the story on the front page.The main picture on page one is of the Isle of Man. Nothing unusual...
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