Former KWC student’s invention
A former King William’s College student has invented a new device which helps people keep in touch with their mobile phones.The ‘stylish’ new gadget, called the iBeacon, provides a discreet way to keep...
View ArticleYello hope to make impact at Amsterdam show
The team from new Isle of Man-based call centre Yello have headed to Amsterdam for the iGaming Super Show starting today (Tuesday). The contact centre has enjoyed two very successful open days,...
View ArticlePeel coast road closed after one-vehicle accident
A section of the main Peel to Kirk Michael coast road closed briefly yesterday (Tuesday) evening, as the emergency services dealt with a traffic accident.Police and the fire and rescue service attended...
View ArticleTT hero Hutchy did 75mph on quad bike in residential area
TT star Ian Hutchinson has pleaded guilty to speeding and driving without due care and attention.Deputy High Bailiff Jayne Hughes banned Hutchinson from driving for three months and fined him £850 for...
View ArticleFirefighters called to blaze
Firefighters from Douglas, Peel and Kirk Michael were called out to a blaze in Peel this morning (Wednesday).Members of the public raised the alarm at 7.30am after seeing flames and smoke coming out of...
View ArticleFather hears that his son has been kidnapped
A Ramsey man found out through radio reports this morning that his oil engineer son had reportedly been kidnapped in Indonesia.It is believed that Scottish 62-year-old Malcolm Primrose, who works in...
View ArticleConsultant challenges minister of health
A consultant at Noble’s Hospital has challenged a statement made in the House of Keys yesterday.Consultant gynaecologist Mark Divers has written to Health Minister David Anderson MHK to question an...
View ArticleCo-operation with Estonia on gambling
The Isle of Man Gambling Supervision Commission and Estonian Tax and Customs Board have signed an agreement to cooperate and share information between the two gambling authorities. Based on the...
View Article40 years in the island
The organisation that established the Spring Valley Estate, the Isle of Man Development Company Limited, celebrated its 40th year in the island by holding a reception.In May 1973 John Finlan was...
View ArticleBendy bus report delayed pending technical surveys
An independent report looking at the suitability of using bendy buses on Manx roads has been delayed pending results of technical assessments.One of the report’s authors, Brendan O’Friel, said it would...
View ArticleEquality Bill is not a kneejerk reaction - Bell
Progressing an Equality Bill is not a knee-jerk response to the controversy over a lesbian couple refused the tenancy of a flat in Ramsey, MHKs heard.Chief Minister Allan Bell told the Keys it was his...
View ArticleNursery desperate for their teddy’s return
Have you seen this toy elephant? Children at Little Learners Nursery, in Ormskirk, Lancashire, are desperate for the safe return of their holiday bear after it fell out of the pram while in the island...
View ArticleFresh police plea a year after crime
Police are renewing a call for help in solving a crime that happened a year ago.Two cars were stolen and then set alight on Port St Mary golf course in the early hours of Wednesday, June 6, last year....
View ArticleBray Hill crash investigation looks at TV footage
An investigation into Friday’s Senior Race Day TT crash is looking at the footage captured by television cameras on the course.Today’s Manx Independent talks to the clerk of the course about the...
View ArticlePeel denies tax dodge claim
An island-based tycoon’s property group has rejected claims of ‘tax dodging’ made by Labour MP Margaret Hodge.The Peel Group is chaired by Ballasalla resident John Whittaker and part of the group, Peel...
View ArticlePolice see 15% fall in crashes over TT
The number of collisions on open roads during the Isle of Man TT Festival was down by 15 per cent on 2012, police statistics show.For the first time since 2006, there were no fatalities. It compares...
View ArticleCleaning up at the Lhen Trench
The volunteer beach cleaning group, Beach Buddies, is meeting at a new venue tonight (Thursday) to tackle a big pile of rubbish which has accumulated near the mouth of the Lhen Trench.The session...
View ArticleKidnapped son is released
The kidnapped son of a Ramsey man been released.Scottish oilman Malcolm Primrose, aged 60, has been released unharmed after being abducted by gunmen in Indonesia’s Aceh province.Mr Primrose, who works...
View ArticleKiwi Bray Hill crash victim recalls how disaster struck
A New Zealand woman injured in the Bray Hill TT crash has told of the moment that debris from debut rider Jonathan Howarth’s machine slammed into the crowd of spectators.Aucklanders Tracey Partridge,...
View ArticleBishop’s ‘lovely gig’ in Isle of Man
John Bishop, the popular Liverpool comedian, performed to a sell-out crowd at the Gaiety on Wednesday night.As well as doing stand-up Bishop, 46, has starred as a regular panellist in the Sky 1 sports...
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