Hunt for car after biker is hurt
A motorcyclist suffered serious chest injuries after an accident on the Mountain Mile this morning.Police are appealing for witnesses following the collision. Constable Steve Tate said: ‘I am looking...
View ArticleDoing business with China can be a challenge
Island business leaders are advised that the Chinese are not keen on physical contact so be sure not to slap, pat or put arms round shoulders.And in meetings you should never show anger or frustration...
View ArticleYour life in the stars
Aries (March 21 - April 20) Adventure and travel are highlighted this week. Faraway places pull on your imagination. If you are not planning a holiday then you soon will be! Those who are wise will...
View ArticleBushy’s beer tent opens today
Bushy’s beer tent is to open to the public today.The tent’s future had been put in doubt last year after Douglas Council put the venue out to tender.To read more about the tent and to find out how many...
View ArticleNew MHK wants to start his seven-year plan
Douglas West by-election winner Chris Thomas has said he is anxious to get on with the job and start work on the seven-year plan in his election manifesto.Mr Thomas was elected with 676 votes putting...
View Article‘Shameful’ hikes in small claims fees are put on hold
A planned hike in small claims courts fees has been shelved – after the increases were branded ‘shameful’ in Tynwald.Juan Turner MLC said the increase was ‘hammering people already at a...
View ArticleDirect air links to Scotland to end
The island will lose direct flight links to Scotland next month.Loganair has confirmed it is withdrawing direct services between Ronaldsway and both Glasgow and Edinburgh from June 30.The news comes...
View ArticleRecovering costs of TT accidents
There are no plans to charge insurance companies for the recovery of medical costs for riders injured in motorbike accidents who are not covered by the reciprocal health agreement.The suggestion came...
View ArticleTynwald petition advice
The Clerk of Tynwald has issued advice to anyone thinking of presenting a petition for redress of grievance on Tynwald Day.Each year people flock to Tynwald Hill in the hope a Tynwald member will pick...
View ArticleArmy cadets face to face with ‘injuries’ in first aid competition
A group of island army cadets has travelled to Altcar training camp in Liverpool, to compete in a first aid competition.Two teams of four cadets aged 13 to 16, competed in a number of scenarios,...
View ArticleKarran accuses government of hidden agenda on bus strike
The Liberal Vannin leader, Peter Karran MHK, has criticised the government’s handling of the bus strike and says that the adminstration’s hidden agenda is to privatise Bus Vannin.The Isle of Man...
View ArticleAuthor Linda joins Junior Journalist competition panel
Author Linda Mann has accepted an invitation to be on the judging panel of Junior Journalist 2013.She will be joining judges drawn from the editorial team of Isle of Man Newspapers, organisers of the...
View ArticleMan knocked unconscious during fight
A man was knocked unconscious and suffered injuries to his face during a fight last night (Sunday).Police are appealing for witnesses.The fight happened near Quid’s Inn, Loch Promenade, Douglas, at...
View ArticleBrewing up racy cuppas for busy TT marshals stuck in remote areas
TT race marshals yearning for a freshly brewed cuppa as they sit cocooned in their shelters along the course over the next two weeks need gasp no more with the provision of 26 portable gas stoves...
View ArticleCrime rate falls again – but will cuts hit policing?
There has been further significant drop in the island’s crime rate which was already at a 30-year low.But Home Affairs Minister Juan Watterson warned that budget cuts in future could hit neighbourhood...
View ArticleWe’re more like Radio Syria than the BBC
Manx Radio has become a state broadcaster rather than a national broadcaster – incapable of determining its own future.That was the view of Manx Radio chairman David North as he gave evidence to the...
View Article‘Alarming’ allegations about patient care
‘Alarming’ allegations about Noble’s Hospital, contained in an anonymous letter circulated to Tynwald members, will be investigated by an independent working party.Health Minister David Anderson told...
View ArticleRecruitment of social workers
Questions about the recruitment of social workers were raised in Tynwald.Social Care Minister Chris Robertshaw, in a written reply to a question from Speaker Steve Rodan, said 14 children and family...
View ArticleCommon sense call for application of capital’s byelaws
MLC Alex Downie has urged Douglas byelaws – approved by Tynwald last week –to be applied with a ‘modicum of common sense’.The byelaws, which apply from June 1, cover areas such as excessive noise, ball...
View Article8,000 mile island hop
www.manxferries.com, owned and operated by Mann Link Travel and its parent, Online Regional Travel Group, helped Falkland Islands resident, Andrew Alazia, to book his ferry trip and accommodation in...
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