Timetable changes as bus strike enters fourth day
The TT bus and rail timetable starts today.However, as the bus strike enters its fourth day, there will be the following exceptions on the bus timetable.Service 3 at 8.15pm departing Lord Street to...
View ArticleAfter loss of Gatwick, Isle of Man loses air links to Scotland
The Isle of Man will lose direct flight links to Scotland next month – in a move that will come as a further blow to air passengers.Loganair has confirmed it is withdrawing direct services between...
View ArticleKarran: Management wanted this bus strike
Liberal Vannin Party leader Peter Karran has hit out against Bus Vannin management, saying the way the bus drivers have been treated has been ‘appalling’.As the 12-day bus strike enters its fourth day,...
View ArticleWill easyJet increase flights as Flybe pulls out of Gatwick?
Loss of the island’s four-times daily airlink to Gatwick proves the government should act to protect existing carriers, according to the passenger watchdog TravelWatch.Flybe confirmed in a statement to...
View ArticleIf you can’t make health appointment during bus strike, tell us
Scheduled health services clinics will be running as usual over the next fortnight, in spite of the industrial action by bus drivers.The Department of Health is urging any patients who is unable to...
View ArticleBell: No shred of truth in Buster’s deal claims
There’s ‘not one shred of truth’ in a conman’s claims of collusion between a developer and government ministers, the Chief Minister insists.Allan Bell spoke out after convicted fraudster Charles...
View ArticleTT photo exhibition on at Laxey Woollen Mill
Now a regular feature of the TT and Manx Grand Prix, Bill Snelling’s annual photograph exhibition will once again be held at the Laxey Woollen Mills.Featuring a range of shots from historic to recent,...
View ArticleRapid changes in tax landscape highlighted at major conference
Newly appointed Isle of Man chief financial officer Malcolm Couch was among the guest speakers at the high-level conference, held at the Claremont Hotel, Douglas, last Tuesday.An audience representing...
View ArticleManx police will use bike fans’ Youtube footage in court
Police will use footage posted on Youtube in the courts as evidence if they can, a senior officer has warned.During every Isle of Man TT, many road users record their trips round the course.Inspector...
View ArticleAsbestos exposure was fatal
A 91-year-old man died from respiratory failure due to exposure to asbestos at some point in his working life, an inquest found.Leslie Lozelle Burt, of Cooyrt Balleigh, Ramsey, died in Ramsey and...
View ArticleMaking a meal out of being something of a Manx celebrity
There are occasional moments when I chance to describe myself as a media celebrity, with the reservation that I am celebrated strictly within the confines of the Isle of Man. Unfortunately this is...
View ArticleBan on legal high ‘Mexxy’ made permanent
The ‘legal high’ Methoxetamine is now permanently illegal in the Isle of Man.Under the Misuse of Drugs Act 1976, the island automatically follows the UK’s classifications on drugs.The UK Department of...
View ArticleTop civil servants lead discussion on criminal justice reform
Representative from the Isle of Man have led a discussion on criminal justice reform with others from the UK’s Overseas Territories.Senior officers from the Isle of Man Government attended an event in...
View ArticleFlat hit by chip pan blaze
A flat in Douglas was badly damaged after a chip pan caught fire in Douglas early on Tuesday evening.Fire crews to an address on Stanley View, Douglas, at 5.20pm.The Emergency Services Joint Control...
View ArticlePolice probe bullying claim
Bus Vannin bosses say they are hopeful they will have sufficient drivers to implement a TT timetable on Friday.Plans for the contingency strike timetable had to be cancelled and a Sunday service...
View ArticleBrides will benefit from island course
Manx brides to benefit from investment in training of Island hairdressers Manx brides will reap the benefits of a two-day training course in the island to help local hairdressers develop their bridal...
View ArticlePostal rate rise is ‘theft’
A 48 per cent rise in the cost of sending a postcard to outside Europe is ‘outright theft’.That’s according to Kerry Kemp, a long-standing member of the local Isle of Man Stamp Clubs, which supplies...
View ArticleBike dealer unfairly dismissed employee
A former employee of a well-known island bike dealership has won a constructive dismissal claim against them.Stephen Hodgson who worked for the Victoria Road branch of Padgetts in Douglas was awarded...
View ArticleFee to register child’s rights is a ‘disgrace’
An MLC who has been championing the rights of unmarried fathers says he is incensed over new plans to charge for registering parental responsibility.Juan Turner welcomed the decision by Treasury...
View ArticleThe kindness of strangers during the bus strike
Hundreds of people have signed up to give lifts to strangers as they try to beat the effects of the bus strike.Today’s Manx Independent has the details.The paper also reports on alleged intimidation of...
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