Monitor will benefit pregnant diabetics
A new resource that will benefit all pregnant diabetic women in the Isle of Man has been donated to Noble’s Hospital’s diabetes centre.On Tuesday, The Manx Diabetic Group presented a foetal monitor –...
View ArticleBig TT tidy up
THE public is being asked to report litter trouble spots to help a local volunteer group clean up the island before thousands of visitors arrive for the TT.The project is the idea of the established...
View ArticlePeel board to apply for licence to destroy seagull eggs
Peel Town Commissioners’ are going to apply to the Department of Environment, Food and Agriculture for a licence to help tackle the seagull problem in the town.Following Castletown Commissioners...
View ArticleTeachers could break with the UK on pensions
Options for teachers to break with the English government pension scheme will be outlined at a meeting tomorrow (Tuesday).National Union of Teachers assistant secretary for pay and pensions Andrew...
View ArticleMichelle and Kyle are promoted at Appleby
Michelle Hotchkiss is a member of Appleby’s corporate and commercial department in the Isle of Man, having joined the firm in 2002. She has experience in a broad range of corporate and commercial...
View Article‘Freak’ rally crash injures teenagers
A ‘freak accident’ is how the events were described that left two teenaged spectators needing hospital treatment following a crash during Friday night’s opening leg of the Manx National Rally.The young...
View ArticleIsle of Man government drops 2015 climate change target
The Manx government is set to abandon its ambitious green energy target – after admitting it will be impossible to achieve in time.Now instead of a commitment to have 15 per cent of energy generated...
View ArticleFlybe to sell-off slots at Gatwick?
Airline Flybe has announced it is in talks over a possible sell-off of its slots at Gatwick.EasyJet is reportedly among the bidders for the 25 pairs of slots at Gatwick, which could fetch as much as...
View ArticleMEA warning over hoax calls
The MEA has warned that it’s received reports from customers of hoax calls from so-called represenatives of the MEA.These calls appear to be based around checking customer account, direct debit...
View ArticleWorker died after sustaining multiple injuries
A mechanical engineer died from multiple injuries due to or as a result of crush injuries, in the vicinity of the sewage treatement works in Balleira Road, Kirk Michael, coroner John Needham...
View ArticleSome are not pulling their weight in Manx government, Bell warns
The Chief Minister says he is keeping all government positions under review following last week’s mini-reshuffle - to ensure all members are pulling their weight.Alan Bell said it is unfair that some...
View ArticleCar strikes stone wall in Crosby
Police are appealing for witnesses after a silver Nissan Note struck a stone wall in Crosby last Wednesday (May 8) at 10.25pm.The incident happened on the western side of the Halfway House. The...
View ArticleTesco set to meet with Castletown Commissioners
Tesco will meet Castletown Commissioners next month to discuss another bid by the store to get an alcohol licence for an Express store in the town’s Callow’s Yard.Tesco requested the meeting with the...
View ArticleNumber out of work in the Isle of Man falls by 100
The number of people out of work in the island dropped by 100 in the last month, according to statistics released by the governemnt.At the end of April, unemployment stood at 1,108, an unemployment...
View ArticleBank’s new premises are opened
His Excellency the Lieutenant Governor Mr Adam Wood officially opened Permanent Bank International’s (PBI) new premises at Hillary House on Prospect Hill, Douglas.His Excellency attended the launch...
View ArticleJailed Buster Lewin to give evidence to Tynwald Select Committee
CHARLES ‘Buster’ Lewin will give evidence to a Tynwald Select Committee on Monday.Lewin was jailed in 2011 for conspiring dishonestly to secure proxy votes for Douglas East by-election candidate Kevin...
View ArticleHundreds of bags of dog waste found
THE ‘Big TT Tidy Up’ saw a large number of new volunteers join in the campaign on Monday in Braddan, making a massive difference to the TT course, the Access Road and the Heritage Trail.However, the...
View ArticleMeet the candidates of Douglas West by-election
WEST Douglas voters will get a chance to quiz the Keys candidates in May 23’s by-election in a requisition meeting held at All Saints’ Church Hall, Alexander Drive, Douglas, tonight (Wednesday) between...
View ArticlePermit exemption for teachers has made big difference
Removing the requirement for secondary school teachers to have a work permit to get a job in the island ‘has made a big difference in a short time’.Education Minister Tim Crookall MHK said the move to...
View ArticleTT sponsorship deal was ‘mishandled’
A series of basic errors exacerbated the financial risks of a costly TT sponsorship deal, a Public Accounts Committee report concludes.And the damning report, to be presented to next week’s Tynwald...
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