Banking reform: ‘Electrifying stuff?’
FEW casual observers would use the term ‘electrifying’ in the context of regulatory reform. But that is precisely the word on everyone’s lips in the wake of the latest development in the UK...
View ArticleIsland retreat should make life easier for pedestrians
PEDESTRIANS in Union Mills will soon be able to cross the road more safely once the new refuge in the centre of the road is complete.The island, opposite the Spar shop will allow pedestrians to cross...
View ArticleCar collides with van towing trailer on St Jude’s road
POLICE are appealing for help following a collision on the St Jude’s road, between Sulby Bridge and St Jude’s crossroads, yesterday (Tuesday) lunchtime.The incident, which took place at around 12.45pm,...
View ArticleLiberal Vannin’s LegCo candidates at public meeting tonight
THE two candidates for Legislative Council nominated by Liberal Vannin leader Peter Karran MHK will talk about their political views tonight (Wednesday) at a meeting.Linda Bowers-Kasch and Peter Hill,...
View ArticleCancer sufferers invited to pamper sessions
ANYONE undergoing chemotherapy, radiotherapy or other cancer treatments is being invited to ‘Look Good, Feel Better’.The Hospice Isle of Man initiative aims to support and improve a person’s wellbeing...
View ArticleCRINGLE: Was Italian Conti Snr?
THAT magnetic actor/producer Tom Conti is visiting the Isle of Man this week. His father, Alfonso, was one of the many Italian so-called enemy aliens detained behind barbed wire in Douglas seafront...
View ArticleFacelift for towns is vital
THE island’s chief Minister has stressed the importance of town and village regeneration to support future economic growth in the Isle of Man.Allan Bell said the image of the island as well as its...
View ArticleAnother man arrested after Laxey football fracas
ANOTHER man has been arrested by police investigating a fracas that allegedly happened during and after a football match in Laxey earlier this month.The man has been arrested on suspicion of a public...
View ArticleAlert as drugs lost on bus
Police are appealing to the public to keep an eye out for medication that was lost on the bus.The bus was going from Peel to Douglas at around midday yesterday (Tuesday).This medication could be...
View ArticleThere is no hiding place for tax evaders
DOES a black economy exist within the island’s construction industry?That was the question raised in the House of Keys by Michael MHK Alfred Cannan who said firms working cash in hand were depriving...
View ArticleBoard set against 2 year tenancies
ONCHAN Commissioners are opposing a government suggestion that all public sector tenancies should be fixed for two years.The Department of Social Care (DSC) has produced a draft policy document that...
View ArticleSchools’ Comic Relief efforts aren’t half-baked
PRIMARY schools will be doing their bit to support Comic Relief.Red Nose Day takes place tomorrow (Friday) and will see children dressing up and, in some cases, showing off their talents.Ballasalla...
View ArticleHard-core porn found in Manx children’s book
HARD-CORE porn was discovered in the pages of a book that’s being sold to raise money for the island’s children’s hospice.Today’s Manx Independent reports on the printers’ error.One of our reporters...
View ArticleBishop welcomes Pope
THE new Pope has been welcomed by the Anglican Bishop of the Isle of Man, Robert Paterson.Bishop Paterson released a statement to say: ‘To our brothers and sisters in Christ of the Roman Catholic...
View ArticleSlight fall in travel numbers
THERE was a slight fall in the number of people travelling to and from the island, according to government statistics.Total scheduled departures fell from 636,072 in 2011 to 630,098 in 2012, a fall of...
View ArticleEleven jobs at risk in Dept of Education
ELEVEN jobs are under threat in the Department of Education and Children.The department is to reorganise ‘nurture provision’.A spokeman said that stand-alone nurture groups, led by teachers, were to be...
View ArticleCharities could be in for a share of £10 million
CHARITIES and voluntary organisations could get a share of about £10m resting in dormant bank accounts.Treasury Minister Eddie Teare has outlined plans to distribute funds contained in bank accounts...
View ArticleSewage plant for Peel brought forward?
IT may be possible to bring forward the construction date for the Peel sewage treatment works, MHKs have been told.Questions about the location and timescale for a new regional treatment works to serve...
View ArticleKniveton is not ‘floating in the abyss’
THE top civil service posts in Economic Development and Social Care will not be advertised at this time, MHKs were told.Chairman of the Civil Service Commission Alfred Cannan was quizzed in the House...
View ArticleMock inquest for Law Society
A MOCK inquest was organised on behalf of the Isle of Man Law Society by Vicki Unsworth of advocates Smith Taubitz Unsworth. The hearing was part of the society’s regular programme of mock courts.These...
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