Broadcaster makes case for ManxTV
LOCAL broadcaster Paul Moulton will present the case for the establishment of ManxTV at the first public meeting of the Positive Action Group in 2012.He will outline The Case for ManxTV at the Manx...
View ArticleGovt must honour Meat Plant pledge
THE government has not honoured its promises over funding the loss-making Meat Plant, the House of Keys was told this week.Middle MHK Howard Quayle, a former president of the Manx National Farmers’...
View ArticleFootball club pitches plan
ONCHAN Football Club has submitted plans for a football pitch and clubhouse in Blackberry Lane.And it has started a fundraising drive to raise £100,000 to cover the cost of the development.The club...
View ArticleFire death man named
POLICE have named the 74-year-old man who died after a fire at his home in Andreas.He was Edward Walter Corlett.Mr Corlett died on Monday after suffering injuries in the blaze, which happened in the...
View ArticleCrash on Mountain Road
A ONE vehicle collision took place at Windy Corner on the Mountain Road this afternoon (Friday).The injuries of the driver, of the red Volkswagen Golf involved, are not thought to be serious.The road...
View ArticleChoir rocks on!
JUST months after Christine Barton set up a Rock Choir in the island, she is now encouraging people to sign up to a second choir.In August, the private singing and piano teacher – who retired from...
View ArticlePupils, can you design an advert?
BUDDING designers are being invited to show what they’re made of as Isle of Man Newspapers launches Design An Ad 2012.The Design An Ad competition invites all school pupils and students aged five to 15...
View ArticlePower to the people
MANX Electricity Authority (MEA) staff are on stand-by 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, in case there are any problems with the power supply.And as the weather causes the majority of the MEA’s network...
View ArticleLife after Planes Over Paris
EVERY cloud has a silver lining, so says the optimist. One particular cloud meant the end of Manx post-rock heavyweights Planes Over Paris – when singer and synth player Steph Gomaa gave in to...
View ArticleStaff told: Your jobs might go
A GOVERNMENT department has been the first to warn staff of possible job cuts – within hours of Chief Minister Allan Bell announcing that the public sector wage bill will have to be slashed by 10 per...
View ArticleTeachers running London Marathon for kids’ charity
KING William’s College teachers Rebekah Pate and Clare Ledger are taking on the challenge of the London Marathon on April 22 this year.They are in training to complete the 26.2 miles for Get Kids...
View ArticleBrushing up on medical skills
A GRAPHIC gallery of fractures, wounds and dislocations failed to put members of the Hogg Motorsport Association off their stride during their latest off-island training weekend.A total of 14 members...
View ArticleMcNicholl council bid
DOUGLAS Mayor Ritchie McNicholl has announced his intention to defend his seat in the ward of Murray’s in the local authority election.Mr McNicholl, an electrician of Westminster Drive, Douglas, has...
View ArticleMulti-storey car park plan for Douglas town centre
DOUGLAS could have a new multi-storey car park.If the plans are approved, it would see the site being transformed into a 460-space multi-storey car park, also providing a new home for the Henry Bloom...
View ArticleAmbitious expansion plans
KHG Funds – a range of Isle of Man-regulated funds − has appointed SMP Fund Services as the fund administrators. Following initial success after its launch 12 months ago, KHG has ambitious expansion...
View ArticleIsland’s role in helping the City
THE Lord Mayor of London hailed the Isle of Man’s ‘long-standing and much valued’ partnership with the City of London during his first visit to the island.Delivering the Chief Minister’s International...
View ArticleCruise ship visits to boost economy
THE Isle of Man will welcome 14 cruise liners this year with a further nine calls already booked for 2013.The visits will provide a welcome boost to the economy, say tourism chiefs.Of the current...
View ArticleMan treated for head injuries after dance floor incident
A MAN needed hospital treatment for head injuries after an incident in a Douglas nightspot on Saturday night.Police are investigating the incident, which happened on the dance floor of Fiesta Havana in...
View ArticleMiliband attack to be raised in Keys
LABOUR Party leader Ed Miliband’s offensive on offshore tax jurisdictions will be raised in the House of Keys tomorrow (Tuesday).Douglas North MHK Bill Henderson will ask Chief Minister Allan Bell what...
View ArticleIn today’s Examiner
THE Isle of Man Examiner is in shops this afternoon.In today’s Examiner, there’s the chance to vote in our Salon of the Year contest, plus a seven-page travel special.We have the verdict in the court...
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