£1 million community homes boost
A £1 MILLION investment will see two new community homes for adults with learning difficulties built in the Douglas area.And in another move, the Eastcliffe Resource Centre will be closed within the...
View Article10% of our gas from seaweed?
UNIVERSITY scientists looking at the feasibility of using seaweed that washes up on Manx beaches as biogas have been speaking about their research.As the Isle of Man Examiner revealed last month, the...
View ArticleTT Marshals recruitment
A MARSHALS’ recruitment drive on Saturday will take place outside the Sure shop in Strand Street in Douglas.From 9.30am to 4pm representatives from the TT Marshals’ Association will be in position to...
View ArticleNew boat impresses the crew
THE new Shannon-class lifeboat which visited the Isle of Man last weekend is not only the most advanced of its type, but its navigation system is supplied by an island distributor.The boat was...
View ArticleLandlords sign up
ELEVEN landlords have so far voluntarily signed up to be registered. the Social Care Minister confirmed in Tynwald.The Landlord and Tenants (Private Housing) Bill 2013 will make it illegal to operate...
View ArticleGovt bail out struggling Sefton Group
THE government has signed a £1.3 million bail-out to stop the debt-ridden Sefton Group going under.Some £3.2 million of taxpayers’ cash is also being used to buy the landmark Middlemarch site in Lord...
View ArticleTowards Zero Waste island
Chair of Zero Waste Mann Muriel Garland looks at island’s new waste policy for the period 2010-22: ‘Towards Zero Waste’The Isle of Man Government’s Policy Review Report, back in 2000, included a...
View ArticleHelp our lambs
A FARMERS’ feed fund has so far received more than £1,000 in donations to provide milk for lambs orphaned by the recent snow – but more would still be gratefully received.Alison Perry who started off...
View ArticleLoans for farmers
THERE will be a three-pronged approach to supporting the farming industry in the wake of the worst snowfall in half a century, Tynwald was told.Agriculture Minister Phil Gawne MHK said the package...
View ArticleFestival is a big hit
SOME 25 schools took part in this year’s Sure Sports Primary School Netball Festival.Following the launch of school clubs, and regional competitions, the national final was held at St Ninian’s Lower...
View ArticlePrescription and dental changes
CHANGES to entitlement to free dental care and prescriptions were approved by Tynwald despite concern they were in breach of a European Union directive.The amendments to the National Health Service Act...
View ArticleG4S loses prisoner escort role
G4S has lost its contract to provide prisoner escort services – and notices of redundancy have been issued to up to 11 staff.Off-island based support services company Resource Group has won the...
View ArticleOnchan fight over housing
ONCHAN Commissioners has launched a petition to ‘keep housing local’.Ratepayers in the local authority received a letter urging them to sign the petition at the same time as they received their rate...
View ArticleIsland is fifth best place in Britain for kayaking
A poll run as part of a competition by Sitons, an online magazine for kayak enthusiasts, has found the Isle of Man to be one of Britain’s top 10 dream kayaking locations.The poll was taken as part of a...
View ArticlePhase two for Mill Road Yard
THE second phase of the new fish processing development in Peel should get underway shortly after politicians gave unanimous approval to spending the money.A sum of up to £1,428,000 will now be sunk...
View ArticleFormer Lieutenant Governor in row with the Bishop
THE former Lieutenant Governor, Sir Laurence New, has quit his role in the church after a disagreement with the Bishop.Today’s Isle of Man Examiner has the full story.The paper’s main story is about...
View ArticleLiberal Vannin ‘disgusted’ by Sefton deal
THE Liberal Vannin Party has issued a statement to say why it’s opposed to the government’s Sefton Group dealIt says: ‘The recently announced deal has been met with disgust by the Liberal Vannin...
View ArticleCannan says Sefton deal is ill-judged and fundamentally unfair
A BACKBENCH MHK says he’s opposed to the Sefton bailout deal.Alfred Cannan MHK (Michael) says the decision to use public funds to help ‘bail out’ the Sefton Group ‘is both ill-judged and fundamentally...
View ArticleDropped from the TT commentating team
TWO of the best known voices of the the TT in recent years have been dropped from the commentating team.Charlie Lambert and Charlie Williams will both be absent from this year’s line up when Manx...
View ArticleLandmark fishing agreement reached
A GROUND breaking agreement has been reached protecting Port St Mary’s Bay Ny Carrickey from excessive pot fishing, making it one of just two such protected areas in the British Isles.The area is...
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