Manual workers agree pay freeze
Public sector manual and craft workers have agreed to a pay freeze - in return for there being no compulsory job losses.Members of Whitley Council were balloted on whether to support the pay freeze if...
View ArticleRamsey lifeboat called out twice on Saturday
Ramsey’s Mersey-class RNLI lifeboat, the RNLB Ann and James Ritchie, went to the assistance of leisure craft in two separate incidents on Saturday afternoon.It was initially launched at around 3.30pm...
View ArticleVehicle has tyres punctured
A Red Mitsubishi L200 parked in St Mary’s Avenue in Port St Mary had all four of its tyres punctured on Friday (July 12).The cost of replacement is in excess of £400 and Port Erin police would like to...
View ArticleSalmond pledges to restore Scottish air links
Scotland’s First Minister Alex Salmond has pledged to restore direct airlinks with the Isle of Man - saying they are ‘far too important’ to lose.Flybe’s franchise partner Loganair’s decision to scrap...
View ArticlePhotos of every year six primary class
Every year six (aged 11) primary school class in the Isle of Man has been snapped by one of our photographers.They’ll be celebrating their last day at their primary school on Friday.In Thursday’s Manx...
View ArticleBusiness concerns over air links -poll
For the past week the Isle of Man LinkedIn Group of more than 2,000 Isle of Man business people has been running a poll of members to discover the impact of the recent degradations in air links to the...
View ArticleResilience of the Manx Co-op in challenging times
The Manx Co-operative Society continues to show ‘resilience’ against a backdrop of challenging trading conditions Society chairman Eric Calderwood has said. Mr Calderwood was speaking at the Manx...
View ArticleCrossing the line
This week, Isle of Man Friends of the Earth secretary Cat Turner finds herself making a cry for help for the second time in her lifeOur addiction to oil, gas and coal, the ‘fossil fuels’, has a lot in...
View ArticleLegs of Man on full display in warm weather
It’s St Swithin’s Day today. Just thought I’d mention it . . .It was still sub-tropical as opposed to sub-arctic in the Isle of Man when I sat down to write this and even in the middle of last week...
View ArticleNew website will show if government is hitting its target
A new website will provide public updates on government performance.The website, found at http://cf.gov.im/about-the-government/the-council-of-ministers/, sets out what the Manx government intends to...
View ArticleHigh court fight over legal ownership of light aircraft
A light aircraft has been at the centre of a high court battle over its legal ownership.Flexton Ltd bought a claim against Colin Alan Breeze seeking a return of the £77,000 purchase price of the Cessna...
View ArticleGuernsey to expand Gatwick services - as Isle of Man’s London link is reduced
Guernsey’s government-owned airline, Aurigny Air Services, has announced that it is finalising proposals to expand operations on its services between the Channel Island and London Gatwick Airport, just...
View ArticleThieves steal teak bookcase
Just a few days before a new family entertainment centre opens at Silverdale, thieves have struck the voluntary organisation behind the new project.Two men stole a teak bookcase from outside the home...
View ArticleExperts ‘open a book’ on eGaming in the Isle of Man
The best people to write a book on a subject are those who live, work and breathe it.Twenty six authorities on eGaming – working across a broad cross-section of the island’s eGaming industry – joined...
View ArticleSue starts her own business
Sue Hammond once considered putting her feet up and retiring to her home in Cyprus.But Manx woman Sue was homesick for the island and returned to continue her career and be close to her family and...
View ArticleRange of flavours expected at rugby club’s beer festival
After last year’s successful inaugural event, Vagabonds Rugby Club are hosting a beer festival this weekend at their Ballafletcher clubhouse near Noble’s Hospital.Beginning on Friday evening at 6pm,...
View ArticleLarch hit by disease
The Department of Environment, Food and Agriculture (DEFA) is appealing to members of the public to help stop the spread of a deadly tree disease.Phytophthora ramorum has been spreading across DEFA’s...
View ArticleTop dog Sheba is crowned winner of Pet Factor
Black labrador Sheba has been crowned Pet Factor 2013 winner.Sheba, from Laxey, melted your hearts as she beat off stiff competition from hundreds of other cats and dogs to come out on top. As winner...
View ArticleHousing review is presented to CoMin members
Interim findings of a government housing review have been presented to the island’s housing authorities and to members of the Council of Ministers.The review, which was launched by the Department of...
View ArticleManx Captain Carl guides cruise ship into home waters
The only Manxman to currently captain a cruise ship brought his vessel to Douglas at the weekend stopping off to enjoy some time in his homeland.Captain Carl Smith was born in the Isle of Man and lived...
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