School bus route cancelled after tree brings down power cables
BUS chiefs were forced to cancel a school route this morning after a fallen tree brought down power cables in Laxey.The tree came down near the New Inn and consequently the number 43 bus to Laxey...
View ArticleManx Grand Prix in need of better marketing, say organisers
THE Manx Grand Prix needs better marketing to improve its profile – that’s the message from the organisers.After an economic survey of the Manx Grand Prix revealed it gave a £5.9m boost to the Manx...
View ArticleMoves to crack down on motorhomes in residential areas
MOVES to crack down on motorhomes and vans cluttering up residential areas are afoot.In the House of Keys this week, John Houghton (Douglas North) asked Infrastructure Minister David Cretney when he...
View ArticleAlison Cain: Transforms lives
THE lives of residents in a Douglas old people’s home have been changed for the better thanks to Pride in Mann customer services nominee Alison Cain.Mrs Cain is the part-time cook and activities...
View ArticleImogen Cannell: Pride in Mann nomination for co-driver
A MANX rally title at just 16 has earned Imogen Cannell a nomination for sporting achievement in the Isle of Man Newspapers and Flybe Pride in Mann awards.Imogen was co-driver with her father Nigel in...
View ArticleCRINGLE: Name check throws up possibilities
I WAS listening to the wireless – BBC Radio 4 – and heard Sue Townsend, author of The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole, saying: ‘Every man I have ever known has wanted to be called Steve.’She didn’t enlarge...
View ArticleAll aboard for the great Manx trains
THINK of the great train journeys of the world and you imagine relaxing in the luxury and elegance of the Orient Express, admiring the spectacular scenery of the Swiss Alps from the Glacier Express or...
View ArticleQUIRKS OF LIFE: It’s Catch-22 for Peter
WHAT on earth has happened to Peter Karran?To be honest, a realisation last week has left me feeling let down.No, I’m not talking specifically about his political transformation, from...
View ArticleVote for your police officer of the year
THE opportunity to give your favourite bobby a pat on the back is here again as nominations are invited for the annual Isle of Man Newspapers Community Police Officer of the year.The award is the...
View ArticleAppleby ‘admired’
APPLEBY has been named as one of the Top 25 Most Admired Companies 2012 by Private Client Practitioner for a second year running. Made up of law and accountancy firms, trust companies and IFAs the...
View ArticleMonitoring board seeking members for prison visits
NEW members are being sought for an organisation that plays an important role in the the island’s prison service.The Independent Monitoring Board ensures that prisoners’ rights are being upheld in...
View ArticleFuel poverty sums are ‘too narrow’ for Isle of Man
A FUEL poverty calculation is not a valid basis for government policy, Social Care Minister Chris Robertshaw has said.Mr Robertshaw was responding to a question from Kate Beecroft (LibVan, Douglas...
View ArticleFirst decade for Ladies of Mann Motorcycle Club
LADIES of Mann Motorcycle Club marks its 10th anniversary shortly and is calling on all members past and present to join them to mark the occasion.The all-female bike club, founded by the late Diane...
View ArticleHow the TT is good for museum visits
TICKETS are now on sale for Curating the TT Races, a talk reflecting on Manx National Heritage’s TT and motorsport exhibitions of the past five yearsThe talk will take place at the Manx Museum tomorrow...
View ArticleIsle of Man Keys candidate’s relief after not guilty verdict
Island publican and Keys candidate Nigel Dobson has spoken of his relief after being cleared of any wrongdoing when he failed to disclose a drink-driving conviction on his electoral nomination form.Mr...
View ArticleYoungsters can prove their skills as junior writers
ALL the island’s primary school children are invited to test their journalistic skills in this year’s Junior Journalist Competition.The winning reports and pictures of Junior Journalist of the Year...
View ArticlePlans for new linkspan in pipeline
A NEW ‘masterplan’ for Douglas harbour, including the possibility of a new linkspan, is being finalised.In response to a series of Steam Packet-related questions for written answer from Mr Hall, Mr...
View ArticleIn today’s Manx Independent
The Manx Independent is in shops this afternoon.In today’s Indy, we reveal the ‘staggering’ figure of how much is still owed in local authority loans.The first woman ever to win a race on the Mountain...
View ArticleAct now on US tax law
A NEW American tax law could have an ‘enormous’ effect on financial institutions in the Isle of Man, it has been claimed.The US has just released draft regulations over 389 pages covering the...
View ArticleSeal of approval for business that has got ‘green’ factor
THE ‘green’ factor is something which the managing director of Douglas-based Words & Spaces takes very seriously in his day-to-day working practices, particularly when his surname also happens to...
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