Full emergency at airport
FIREFIGHTERS were called to a ‘full emergency’ at Ronaldsway Airport last night.There was a technical problem with a British Airways Saab 2000 aircraft on its start up.The aeroplane’s captain...
View ArticleHuman body found by fishermen
FISHERMEN have dredged up the dead body of a person several miles off the coast of Ramsey.The police were told about it and the lifeboat was launched to assist in the recovery of the body.Police...
View ArticleCrowe Morgan in merger announcement
CROWE Morgan have merged with Noble & Co.George Noble has been trading out of Abacus house for many years and he has built up a substantial portfolio of general practice and trust and corporate...
View ArticleMichael Howard to give Hospice talk
HOSPICE has announced that Lord Michael Howard will be the guest speaker at Mount Murray Hotel and Country Club on Saturday, May 18.The former Conservative Party leader is the chairman of Help The...
View ArticleCouncillors say: We’re paid less than the minimum wage
COUNCILLORS in Douglas have voted in favour of awarding themselves a 33 per cent pay rise.And Douglas Council leader David Christian has hit out at the ‘gutter press’ for ‘whipping up hysteria’ against...
View ArticleGlider probe launched to monitor plankton bloom off Isle of Man
FISHERIES patrol boat FPV Barrule has been used to launch an underwater glider 20 miles south of the island to investigate a seasonal plankton bloom phenomenon.The western Irish Sea ‘gyre’ is a...
View ArticleSurprised at concern on landlord bill
SOCIAL Care Minister Chris Robertshaw admitted he is ‘surprised’ by the level of concerns shown by landlords against a bill that proposed to drive up standards in rented accommodation.The Landlord and...
View ArticleSewer network centralisation
THE Isle of Man Water and Sewerage Authority (WSA) took over responsibility this month for the public sewer networks of Douglas, Peel, Port St Mary, Onchan and Ramsey.The government believes that the...
View ArticleCRINGLE: Break for the border with banger swag
‘AND,’ said my daughter, ‘Mum will be giving you some sausages for us to bring with you. OK? Good. Bye bye Daddy. See you tomorrow.’ She rang off. I had made no protest. I knew there would be no...
View ArticleBeecroft loses Manx disability law battle
A MOTION by Douglas South MHK Kate Beecroft for disability discrimination legislation to be brought into force ‘as soon as possible’ has failed.In Tynwald on Tuesday, a number of members expressed...
View ArticleTown clerks’ pay is revealed in answer
PAY rates awarded to the island’s town clerks were revealed in Tynwald.In a written reply to a question from Peter Karran (Lib Van, Onchan), Infrastructure Minister David Cretney revealed that top of...
View ArticleFirst Names expanding
ISLE Of Man based First Names has announced its agreement to acquire international trust business Basel Group (Basel). The transaction remains subject to regulatory approval.First Names employs 150...
View ArticleHope to keep kerbs
PEEL resident Greg Joughin’s bid to keep the remaining small number of hand-made granite kerbstones in the town is looking hopeful.Mr Joughin wrote to Peel Town Commissioners asking them to lend its...
View ArticleForces covenant officially signed
OFFICIAL signing by Chief Minister Allan Bell of the Isle of Man’s first Armed Forces Community Covenant took place on Friday.The historic document officially recognises the special role and...
View ArticleYindyssagh erskyn towse
SCHOOLS are being given free copies of the first animated television series to be translated into Manx.The BBC’s animated TV series – Friends and Heroes – is the first-ever animation to be translated...
View ArticleThere are no plans to go private
THERE are no proposals to privatise cleaning other ancillary services within the Manx NHS, Health Minister David Anderson insisted.He was quizzed in Tynwald after a letter was sent out by the...
View ArticleEleven jobs at risk
G4S says 11 jobs are at risk after it lost its prison escort contract.Today’s Manx Independent has the full story.The paper also reports on a petition from Onchan Commissioners opposing government...
View ArticlePart of Michael Street closed
PART of Michael Street in Peel is currently closed due to falling slates.Work is taking place to make it safe outside Shoprite and the Co-Op.At present both the stores and the Chinese takeaway are shut...
View ArticlePolice believe David was the man found in burnt-out car
Police say they believe the man who was found dead inside a burnt-out car at the Point of Ayre was 58-year-old accountant David McLeman, from Glen Mona.Due to the condition of the body, full...
View ArticleAppeal for volunteers to help at international football event
VOLUNTEERS are wanted for the Tynwald Hill International Football Tournament.St John’s and Mullen-e-Cloie will host the games at the start of July when the first tournament will take place.Volunteers...
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