Manx Telecom’s new retail manager is Sue Corlett
Sue, who is returning to work after four years looking after her twin daughters, has more than 20 years’ experience working for Isle of Man Bank and Royal Bank of Scotland International. At RBSI she...
View ArticleRobin to star at Villa
Joseph star Lee Mead will be reunited with singer and actress Robyn Mellor when she performs in his show at the Villa Marina on Friday, August 23, in aid of Junior Achievement.Robyn Mellor is a...
View ArticleMark Kermode evening
Mark Kermode, a film critic with Manx roots, is to take part in an event that will be one of the first to take place under the ‘Island of Culture’ banner.An Evening with Mark Kermode will take place at...
View ArticleCigarette litter problem cut after crackdown by wardens
Cigarette litter in some of the worst-affected areas in Douglas has been reduced by 90 per cent after the town’s borough warden team targeted 12 hotspots in the town centre. In December 2012 the team...
View ArticleScouts’ car wash raises £430 for tents
First Marown Cubs and Scouts held a car wash at Marown School, in Glen Vine, on Sunday to raise money for much wanted equipment.Together with refreshments that were on sale, the hugely successful event...
View ArticleBobsleigh threesome are ready to slide Parish Walk for charity
Feel the rhythm, feel the rhyme, get on up, it’s bobsleigh time!Three friends are preparing for a white knuckle ride when they bobsleigh around the Parish Walk course on Saturday.Team Cool Ny Runnings,...
View ArticleKatie’s handbag to raise cash for cancer charity
Katie Melua, joint patron of Manx Cancer Help with husband James Toseland, has become one of the first people to lend their support to the charity’s handbag appeal.The singer-songwriter has donated one...
View ArticleCash will help young sailors
A finance sector company has become the main sponsor of the Manx Youth Sailing Squad.The deal, with Equiom, a trust and corporate service provider based in Douglas, will provide the MYSS with the...
View ArticleThree generations to take part in the Parish Walk
The Three Generations Team is taking part in the Parish Walk to raise money for the Manx Blind Welfare Society.It will be the first time that Bob Corkish, aged 86, of Ballalough, Castletown, takes part...
View ArticleShale gas extraction could prove costly
There are likely to be deposits of shale gas under Manx waters – but extracting it could be challenging and expensive.In Tynwald this week, Michael MHK Alfred Cannan quizzed Economic Development...
View ArticleUKIP leader Farage opened offshore fund in the Isle of Man ‘to avoid tax’
UK Independence Party leader Nigel Farage opened an offshore trust plan in the Isle of Man, the front page of a UK national newspaper reports today.The headline on page 1 of the Daily Mirror is:...
View ArticleTelephone charger sets fire to bed
A phone charger that had been left plugged in to the wall set fire to a bedroom at White Hoe on Thursday night.A bed caught light on the first floor of the property and a man on the scene tackled the...
View ArticleBell holds informal talks with Nick Clegg and Alex Salmond
The island’s Chief Minister held meetings with the UK’s Deputy Prime Minister, Nick Clegg, and Scotland’s First Minister Alex Salmond this week.He was attending the 20th British-Irish Council (BIC)...
View ArticleBus tour of the course
Fifty members of the Manx Retirement Association joined the Topless Bus Tour of the TT course and were entertained by radio TT commentator Roy Moore who told the passengers about the course and all its...
View ArticlePupils dress for the Oscars at summer fair
A movie themed summer fair was held at Ballasalla School.Organised by the friends of the school, it raised about £800, some of which may go towards outdoor play equipment for the children.Head teacher...
View ArticleProfessor Barr is ready for the challenge
The newly appointed chief executive of the Department of Education and Children says he’s under ‘no illusion it will be anything other than a challenging job’.Professor Ronald Barr, who has been...
View ArticleParish Walk continues into the evening
The 2013 Parish Walk is under way and the competitors are continuing to make their way round the 85-mile route.Vinny Lynch, Michael George and Richard Gerrard led the way through Kirk Michael at around...
View ArticleDreaming of treading the boards?
Youngster who fancy a life on the stage can get a taste of the theatre during the summer.Stage-ed, founded by Manxman and actor Stephen Palfreman and one of his Blood Brothers co-Stars Michael...
View ArticleBlind society to introduce community action team
The Manx Blind Welfare Society is to introduce a ‘community action team’ later in the year.It will help members in practical ways in and around their homes, the society’s chief executive, Ian Cooil,...
View ArticleNew school site has ‘really proved itself’
St Ninian’s Lower School’s new site at Bemahague ‘has exceeded all expectations’.That’s according to St Ninian’s deputy head teacher Rob Cowley, speaking to the Manx Independent as the end of its first...
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