Implant fears raised in Keys
NO island breast cancer patients who had reconstruction procedures carried out on the NHS were fitted with PIP implants, the House of Keys was toldQuestions about whether island-based breast cancer...
View ArticleManx-funded film gets Oscar nomination
A MANX-funded film has been nominated for an Oscar.Chico and Rita has nominated for the Best Animated Film Award at the 84th Academy Awards.CinemaNX co-financed Chico & Rita and distributed the...
View ArticleBusiness owners are left frustrated
ALTHOUGH signs may state ‘businesses are open as usual’, shop owners in Wellington Street hope that the message is heeded.Chris Pycroft, development manager from Douglas Development Partnership, has...
View ArticleIsle of Man Tourism’s plea for Homestay
ISLE of Man Tourism is asking residents to register their homes for the Homestay Scheme following the success of the TT3D film Closer to the Edge last year.The department believe the film has increased...
View Article‘Don’t sign up to conventions for sake of it’ call
BY-LAWS which will act as the framework for the island’s first marine nature reserve were approved by Tynwald last week.The Ramsey Bay (Marine Nature Reserve) by-laws were drawn up following extensive...
View ArticleDouglas town centre revamp rolls on
THE next phase of Douglas’s regeneration will begin at the end of this month.A £95,000 scheme to give a make-over to rundown Wellington Street from Market Street as far as the Slug and Lettuce bar will...
View ArticleFollowing in daughter’s footsteps to win award
IT’S a case of all in the family after well-known businessman Brian Leahy scooped a major award.The MannVend chairman picked up the prize at a prestigious ceremony in the UK known as the ‘Oscars’ of...
View ArticleAbseiling MHKs to be hung out to dry
FIVE MHKs will be hoping they don’t fall flat on their faces this weekend as they abseil down a 60-foot drop for charity.The politicians will tackle the island’s highest indoor abseil on Saturday from...
View ArticlePAUL SPELLER: Displaying dry humour
WE all suffer from obsessions.For instance, in the House of Keys, there seems to be an obsession with not living in the real world.That is an unhealthy obsession. But not all, necessarily, are...
View ArticleCRINGLE: How airport prices make it worth risk
TERRORISM has never been my idea of a good career option.There seems to be little job security in it, especially if you choose to be a suicide bomber. Also, as far as I can see, there’s no money in it...
View ArticleDeath after bedroom blaze
A MAN has died after suffering injuries at a fire at his home in Andreas.Police and fire crews are investigating the cause of the blaze, which happened in the bedroom of the home in Larivane Meadows on...
View ArticleIsle of Man teacher links up with Bill Gates
ST Ninian’s High School’s teacher Kristina Crawford has been selected as one of 60 Global Poverty ambassadors from across the British Isles in 2012.She is attending the 2012 Global Poverty Ambassador...
View ArticleBusiness gateway
THIS is how the £3 million Jet Centre, hailed as the new ‘gateway to the Isle of Man’ will look.Work is under way on an impressive new business aviation centre and executive hangarage facility located...
View ArticleOur hairdressing contest was family affair for Cath
WHO is your favourite hairdresser?That’s the question Isle of Man Newspapers is asking as we launch our Salon of the Year competition.The competition, sponsored by Manx2.com and Sleepwell Hotels, will...
View ArticleTrialing products warning
READ the terms and conditions when you sign up for free trials of products – the Office of Fair Trading has warned.It says there has been a recent surge in the number of online companies offering...
View ArticleNI system may change for the self employed
THE collection of class two self-employed National Insurance contributions is under scrutiny.Treasury has announced it is looking at ways to improve the collection and, where possible, align the income...
View ArticleBig boost for RBL charity
MANX2.COM has nominated the Royal British Legion Isle of Man as its charity of the year this year.It means the company has pledged support for the island’s branch of the RBL throughout the year, which...
View ArticleWaiting list targets rejected by Minister
MEASURES to reduce waiting lists should not be politically driven, Health Minister David Anderson told the House of Keys.Mr Anderson was replying to series of questions from Laurence Skelly (Rushen)...
View ArticleSnow on the mountain
THERE is a slight covering of snow on Snaefell today (Thursday).And with the temperature dipping a couple of degrees the Met Office expects further showers today and tomorrow to be wintry.Forecaster...
View ArticleIn today’s Manx Independent
THE Manx Independent is in shops today.In this week’s Indy we have the latest on the economic crisis, as a first government department warns its staff over jobs following Chief Minister Allan Bell’s...
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