Elderly drivers is a contentious issue
FREE driver assessments from the island’s advanced motorists as well as certified courses could be one stategy to help improve driving skills.This was the message from the Isle of Man Institute of...
View ArticleWild, Corkish, Coleman and Turner elected to Legislative Council
THE election of four members to the Legislative Council has been completed.Tony Wild, Geoff Corkish, Michael Coleman and Juan Turner were elected following seven rounds of voting.Mr Wild and Mr Corkish...
View ArticleQuinn starts job as acting Attorney General
ADVOCATE John Quinn was today officially sworn-in as acting Attorney General of the island.He takes his position during the suspension of Attorney General Stephen Harding, who is currently suspended...
View ArticleInspector’s new role
Inspector Mark Britton will be taking over the leadership of the central neighbourhood policing team, which covers Douglas, Onchan and Braddan.Inspector Britton is taking over the role from Inspector...
View ArticleMoore’s memories at library
Roy Moore – former Isle of Man golf champion and a well-known voice on Manx Radio for the TT and Manx Grand Prix – will take his audience on a trip down memory lane from childhood to the present day...
View ArticleReturn of Manannan fast craft
Manannan returns to service on Friday (March 22) as the Isle of Man Steam Packet Company launches its spring fast craft schedule.Her first sailing of the season will be the 7.30am to Liverpool, with a...
View ArticleLet’s start joint project on Lord Street
DOUGLAS councillors and an MHK are calling for the local authority and government to work together to see if they can progress a joint scheme for the Lord Street bus station site.It follows the...
View ArticleConcern over changes to nurture provision
TEACHING unions have raised concerns changes to nurture provision are being introduced too quickly, without being thought through, and will result in a much worse situation.Last week, the Department of...
View ArticleShowcasing ability as egaming centre
THE Isle of Man was well represented at the iGaming Asia Congress in Macau last week.The event is the official conference and expo for all those involved in online and mobile betting, gambling and...
View ArticlePrescriptions regulations withdrawn from Tynwald
PROPOSALS to charge more people for prescriptions and dental work will not go before this week’s Tynwald after all.Health bosses blame a ‘technical error’ after they had to withdraw the regulations...
View ArticleJunior Journalist of the Year 2013 is launched
Junior Journalist of the Year, sponsored by Celton Manx, is a competition which invites school children to apply their literacy skills to a series of briefs linked to the National Literacy Strategy and...
View ArticleConcerns about free WiFi in Peel
CONCERNS have been raised by parents regarding plans to have free WiFi in Peel.The provision of WiFi for the harbour will allow for free internet access to be provided for an initial period of between...
View ArticleMan approaches youths in Ramsey town centre
Police in Ramsey are trying to reassure the public after reports in the town of a man who approached a group youths in Parliament Street and offered them his phone number. The matter was reported to...
View ArticleAlert about missing drugs
POLICE have issued an alert about missing prescribed drugs.A quantity of methadone and diazepam was lost between Shoprite, Bowring Road, Ramsey, and Tower Street, Ramsey, at about 9.30 am this morning....
View ArticleInvitation to claim more expenses from our rates
LOCAL authority members across the island have been asked to consider an increase in their expenses.Letters inviting members to examine whether their attendance allowance and travel expenses should...
View ArticleGive an hour for charity
Marie Curie Cancer Care is appealing for people to donate an hour of their time to collect for the charity’s annual Great Daffodil Appeal. A collection will take place in Strand Street, Douglas, this...
View ArticleHop to it for March2Work
WATCH out for UBOs on Friday (March 22) - that’s Unidentified Bouncing Objects!That’s because it’s March2Work Day 2013 and parents and children are being encouraged to travel to school or work using...
View ArticleCan seaweed provide power as a biofuel?
UNIVERSITY scientists could provide the answer to the unsightly seaweed on Douglas beach.A team from Durham University has been given Douglas Council’s approval, initially to a trial of baling and...
View ArticleChildren’s Centre makes Times list
The Children’s Centre has made it into The Sunday Times Top 100 lists for the fourth year in succession. The charity for Manx families and children is ranked 35th in the newspaper’s 100 Best...
View ArticleYouths approached in Ramsey: No sinister overtones
POLICE have issued an update on the story about a man who approached youths in Ramsey yesterday.As we reported yesterday, the man approached the youths and offered them his telephone number.A police...
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