Event raises money to improve school’s computer facilities
A fundraising evening helped to raise money to improve the Buchan school’s computer facilities.The black-tie event, which was themed ‘Iconic Hollywood’, was held in a marquee in the grounds of the...
View ArticleStrong sense of community and Manx identity in pupils’ logo ideas
Pupils at two Ramsey schools that will merge for next term have helped shape their own identity by working together to design a new-look uniform.In September Auldyn Infants’ School and Scoill Ree...
View ArticleExtra £1.7m allocated to fixing Isle of Man’s roads
An extra £1.77 million pounds will be spent repairing roads in the 2013/14 financial year.It comes after Tynwald this week approved the Department of Infrastructure reallocating the funds to its...
View ArticleProgramme gets funding
The Children’s Centre’s Community Farm is launching a programme for people with disabilities thanks to funding from Manx Mencap.The ‘Inclusion Programme’ starts in September, but a series of taster...
View ArticleOcean Colour Scene to play Isle of Man gig
Ocean Colour Scene will play the Villa Marina in Douglas on August 29.The band burst on to the Britpop scene with their album Moseley Shoals, which sold 1.3 million copies after it was released in the...
View ArticleRise of payday loan firms
There are four payday loans now operating in the island, according to trading standards bosses.The Manx Office of Fair Trading is investigating the rise of the payday loan phenomenon and how it is...
View ArticleGuide to Manx produce aims to encourage us to shop local
The I Love Manx campaign has published a brand new edition of the Guide to Isle of Man Food and Drink.Containing information on the Isle of Man’s many food producers and their range of quality produce,...
View ArticleNewly privatised Castletown pre-school set to close
A newly-privatised pre-school is set to close, Education Minister Tim Crookall told Tynwald.Mr Crookall said the providers of the pre-school at Victoria Road School in Castletown have indicated they do...
View ArticleHave your say on school planned for old hospital site
Parents, pupils and the wider community will have the chance to comment on plans for a new primary school building this week.The new Noble’s Primary School will be located on part of the site of the...
View ArticleEquiom team hits new heights
Equiom’s team, who recently undertook the Three Peaks Challenge, were successful in their attempt and have raised £10,000 for Hospice Isle of Man.The team of seven including Equiom chairman, Larry...
View ArticleStephen Trimble is head of product
Continent 8 Technologies have announced the appointment of Stephen Trimble as head of product, based at the company’s headquarters in the island.Stephen brings more than 15 years of experience in...
View ArticleScotland’s First Minister to visit Isle of Man
Scotland’s First Minister Alex Salmond will visit the Isle of Man this week to deliver the Chief Minister’s International Lecture.He is due to deliver the lecture to an audience of nearly 200 invited...
View ArticleBus bosses say new ticket system will save £200K
Bus Vannin bosses claim a new bus ticketing system will save £200,000 annually and pay for itself in two years - mainly by tackling fraud.Tynwald last week voted overwhelmingly to spend £400,000 on the...
View ArticleDead man found in Ramsey is named
A man whose body was discovered in Ramsey last week has been named as 37-year-old Kieron Gerald Hughes, a plumber who lived at Rectory Court.Ambulance crews found Mr Hughes dead at an address in St...
View ArticleThomas Miller backs team doctor
Thomas Miller Investment (Isle of Man) Limited have donated £1,500 to the Island Games Association of Mann. The money will be used to fund the travel costs of team doctor Frank Vaughan to the 2013...
View ArticleManaging director
Gary Hepburn is the new managing director of the island trust and corporate business of the First Names Group.Gary was appointed to the role after working as client service director at First Names...
View ArticleSefton deal in spotlight at commitee meeting
Sefton Group bosses have appeared before the Economic Policy Review Committee to give evidence regarding the recently announced government support for the Group.Group chairman, Sir Miles Walker, and...
View ArticleMore exam success for identical twins
Identical twins who both recorded nine A*s in their GCSEs in 2008 have now both gained degrees in Chinese.David and Jonathan Wildman, 23, who were born two minutes apart, went to Cambridge and Oxford...
View ArticleMinister meets public halfway on airport parking
The plan to introduce a £1 airport parking fee for the first hour of car parking at Ronaldsway will not go ahead.Instead the first half hour of parking in both the short stay and long stay car parks...
View ArticleJane’s lucky escape after tree crashes on car
A driver on her way to receive treatment at the hyperbaric chamber had a lucky escape when a tree crashed onto her car as she drove along Peel Road.Jane Perry, of Willowbrook Gardens in Douglas, said...
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