This boundary change will split up our village
Revised proposals for parliamentary boundary changes will ‘still fracture the community of Onchan’, according to chairman of the village’s commissioners who is urging Tynwald members to vote against...
View ArticleHigher education conference to help students make decisions about their futures
Sixth-formers deciding where to go to university will have an opportunity to talk to some experts later this week.The 27th Isle of Man Higher Education Conference will take place on Thursday and Friday...
View ArticleElectricity and water might merge
The Treasury Minister surprised Tynwald today by announcing that the Manx Electricity Authority and the island’s Water and Sewerage Authority might merge.Eddie Teare has circulated the following letter...
View ArticleAlert for tourists after rabies outbreak in Spain
The island’s public health watchdogs have issued a warning to people after a case of rabies in Spain.A dog in the city of Toledo, central Spain, was confirmed to have rabies on June 5.The public health...
View ArticleGovernor to thank to snow heroes
People helped out after the island’s worst snow storms for 50 years have been invited to a special reception at Government House on Thursday.Representatives from a wide range of emergency services and...
View ArticleDecision to make on GCSE exam reform
Education chiefs in the Isle of Man have about 12 months to decide whether they will follow UK Education Secretary Michael Gove’s proposals to replace GCSEs with a new qualification.In England, a plan...
View ArticleKeep a low profile to avoid explicit threat of abuse to elders
It was World Elder Abuse Day last Saturday and I have to apologise to my fellow elders of the Isle of Man for not being able to warn them in advance of this dire threat to their safety and well-being....
View ArticleCompany celebrates 100th anniversary
Isle of Man Bank who are the primary bankers for The Ramsey Steamship Company, presented a platter to the company chairman, Ramsey Cringle, before celebrations continued at a lunch which was also...
View ArticlePokerStars plays a winning hand
PokerStars has been named as one of the best workplaces in the British Isles by The Great Place to Work Institute, the world’s largest consultancy specialising in workplace assessment and...
View ArticleMinister Anderson’s farm fined £7,500 over slurry spill
A farming company linked to the Isle of Man’s Health Minister, David Anderson MHK, has been fined £7,500 plus costs for polluting the River Neb.Anderson Farms Ltd pleaded guilty to polluting controlled...
View ArticleAyres Rock, Yellowstone, Mount Kenya – and now maybe us too?
It’s an illustrious list that includes Ayres Rock, the Yellowstone National Park, the Everglades, Mount Kenya and the Danube delta.And now the Isle of Man is hoping to join them by becoming a UNESCO...
View ArticleStamps celebrate 100 years of Le Tour de France
Stamps marking the centenary of the Tour de France are being officially issued today (Wednesday) by the Isle of Man Post Office.Eight postage stamps honour its greatest champions and the role that...
View ArticleHusband and wife in new era of business
Alan and Sally Huxham are moving with the times as their office supplies business moves in to a new showroom in the north of the island.Vannin Officepoint had been internet based for the last five...
View ArticleAt forefront
Chris Stott, chairman of Isle of Man-based ManSat, was one of the key speakers invited to attend the Manfred Lachs Conference on Regulation of Emerging Modes of Aerospace Transportation held recently...
View ArticleFurther review into TT spectators’ safety will be carried out
Coroner Michael Moyle made recommendations aimed at improving safety at the Isle of Man TT at the end of the inquest into the deaths at the 26th milestone in the 2007 event.Mr Moyle presided over the...
View ArticleCosts of cliff stabilisation scheme slip after landslide
A scheme to stabilise the cliff at Ballure, near Ramsey, will cost the taxpayer £400,000 more than expected - after exceptionally heavy weather caused further landslips.Environment Minister Phil Gawne...
View ArticleWealthy pensioners will continue to receive benefits
A motion by Onchan MHK Peter Karra (LibVan) to introduce a form of taxation on wealthier pensioners was defeated in a Tynwald vote on Tuesday night.Mr Karran’s proposal was to exclude some automatic...
View ArticleGovernment minister is silent on his comment in the Keys about letter from...
David Anderson MHK failed to explain his comments about consultants withdrawing their support for a critical letter in Tynwald this week.Today’s Manx Independent looks into the issue in today’s paper...
View ArticleItems disappear from boat
Police are investigating the disappearance of a number of items from a small green boat in Douglas.They were removed from a vessel in a secure compound in Douglas Boatyard, Battery Pier, in April or...
View ArticleWallet returned to TT fan
A woman who posted a wallet to a TT fan in England has been hailed as a good Samaritan.Wendy Reid, from Cooil Road, Braddan, who works in Spar in Strand Street, Douglas, came to the rescue after the...
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