Have you ever taken out a ‘payday loan’?
A branch of the Manx government is asking people who’ve ever used ‘payday loans’ to tell it about their experiences.The Isle of Man Office of Fair Trading, as the registration authority under the...
View ArticleWho would get your vote in Douglas West by-election?
Voters in the Douglas West constituency will go to the polls tomorrow (Thursday) to elect a new member of the House of Keys.Four candidates will be contesting the seat which was made vacant after Geoff...
View ArticleI took no part in Sefton bail-out, says acting AG
The acting Attorney General has insisted he has exerted no influence on the Sefton bail-out deal – despite being a shareholder and former legal advisor to the company.John Quinn told iomtoday that...
View ArticleHere we go again – yet another attempt at reforming LegCo
There have been numerous attempts at reforming the Legislative Council over the years – and all have ended in inglorious failure.Now Liberal Vannin leader Peter Karran is giving this perennial thorny...
View ArticleInvestigation into tragedy continues
Police have confirmed that the body of the young woman who was found in a vehicle on Saturday evening on land next to the motocross track at Ballagarraghyn, Jurby, was that of Tanya Jade Dentith. She...
View Article‘I’m no militant’ says union boss behind the TT strike
The UK-based union official who is handling the bus drivers’ dispute has denied he is a militant.Unite national officer for passenger transport, Bobby Morton, said there was a ‘distinct possibility’...
View ArticleBus dispute: questions answered
Reporter Adrian Darbyshire speaks to DCCL chief executive Nick Black---------------1) Have drivers agreed to the ending of the unpaid lunch break?Mr Black: Drivers have accepted the lunch break will no...
View ArticleBank branches to merge as RBS is rebranded
The National Westminster Bank on Prospect Hill, Douglas, is to shut in August.It will merge with the Royal Bank of Scotland International branch on Victoria Street, which is rebranding as NatWest.Since...
View ArticleCregan admits two more murders
Dale Cregan, the man who has already admitted murdering policewoman Fiona Bone – who grew up in the island – and her colleague Nichla Hughes, has admitted the murders of a father and son.Mark Short,...
View ArticleMER suspended between Laxey and Ramsey
The Manx Electric Railway has suspended services from Laxey to Ramsey for the rest of the day.Bosses say they need to undertake ‘essential’ overhead line repairsTrams are still running between Douglas...
View ArticleNo resolution to the bus dispute
There has been no eleventh hour resolution in the bus dispute.So the strike, due to take place over 12 days from Saturday, is due to go ahead.In a statement released this afternoon, the Department of...
View ArticleAchievement award is a ‘surprise’
One of the Isle of Man finance industry’s most respected figures has been presented with a Lifetime Achievement Award in recognition of his ‘significant, worthwhile and sustained contribution’ to the...
View ArticleAtos doctor claims ‘fitness to work’ tests were unfair
The Social Care Minister says he is ‘completely comfortable’ with fitness to work tests being conducted on benefit claimants by Atos – despite concerns raised by a former employee in the UK.Atos...
View ArticleMinister replies to concerns of landlords’ body
Social Care Minister Chris Robertshaw MHK has responded to private landlords who have expressed concern about proposed legislation to regulate the private rented sector.Mr Robertshaw said the proposals...
View ArticleIsle of Man TT deal is ‘no back-door Manx Radio subsidy’
Awarding Manx Radio the rights to broadcasting the TT without going to tender was not a ‘back door subsidy’, Treasury Minister Eddie Teare insisted in Tynwald.Mr Teare explained that Treasury has...
View ArticleIsle of Man sets new climate change target
Tynwald has unanimously approved a move by Environment Minister Phil Gawne to abandon its green energy target in favour of a new one.A Council of Ministers report on the renewable energy target...
View ArticleTributes paid to driving instructor
Tributes have poured in for Dave Hamilton, a popular driving instructor, who died after being taken ill during a dive off the coast of the Calf of Man.Today’s Manx Independent has spoken to a number of...
View ArticleFlybe sells off Gatwick slots to rival
Flybe has sold its landing slots at London Gatwick airport to easyJet for £20 million.But the airline says it will continue to operate as normal all of its seven domestic routes to Gatwick including...
View ArticlePolice seek to establish movements of Tanya
Police say they are trying to establish the exact movements of 18-year-old Tanya Jade Dentith in the lead up to her death.She was found in her car on Saturday evening, on rural land near to the...
View ArticleChris Thomas wins Douglas West by-election
Councillor Chris Thomas has won the Douglas West by-election by a significant majority.Mr Thomas romped home with 676 votes, 277 ahead of his nearest rival John Skinner. Third in the running was Clive...
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