Police remove ‘incendiary’ Facebook comments
Police have removed a thread from the Constabulary’s Facebook page after ‘wildly inaccurate and incendiary’ comments were posted – including threats towards named individuals.The move follows an...
View ArticleImprovements for Isle of Man’s kidney patients
Health bosses have unveiled improvements that they say aim to create a renal service fit to serve the island well into the future.These include increased capacity for outpatient dialysis treatment both...
View ArticleRegistry’s practical, pragmatic customer focussed attitude
Winner of Customer Service Award 2012 – Isle of Man Aircraft Registry.The registry delivers a service to some of the most demanding customers in the world – and they do it so well that they were voted...
View ArticleTributes to three captains
Mourners flocked to pay their last respects as two of the Steam Packet’s longest serving captains were laid to rest within moments of one another.As the funeral of Captain Allan Bridson took place in...
View ArticleLaw passed in 2001 is still not fully enforced
Consumer legislation which has lain on the statute books untouched since it was passed in 2001 could soon be brought in to force after a review by the Office of Fair Trading.OFT chief officer Mike Ball...
View ArticleCan anyone loan a motor cycle for a charity lap?
A former Manx Grand Prix competitor who is now confined to a wheelchair is hoping to complete a lap of the course to raise money for charity during this year’s event.Former fireman George Ridgeon from...
View ArticleGreen-minded Gemma has the right credentials
Gemma Burnell is a woman of energy – Green energy – and she now has the credentials to verify her knowledge as demand grows from businesses for more expert information and advice on renewable sources....
View ArticleTrust work is facing pressures says leading advocate Rimmer
By his own admission advocate John Rimmer admits he could ‘never be accused of being stuck for words.’As a partner at Appleby in Athol Street, Douglas, Mr Rimmer specialises in trusts, foudations,...
View ArticleBeach pollution highlighted by volunteer group
The beach cleaning volunteer group Beach Buddies has discovered an area of coastline which it describes as being polluted by ‘the worst amount of rubbish found on the Isle of Man by far’.Beach Buddies...
View ArticleHit and run damage to car costs £1,000
Police are investigating after about £1,000-worth of damage was caused to a car and the culprit did not own up.Between 8pm on Thursday, July 18, and 2.30pm on Friday, July 19, damage was caused to the...
View ArticleHunt for missing boat trailer
A three-wheeled single-axel boat trailer was taken from Castletown inner harbour last month.Police have today (Wednesday) made an appeal for help in tracking it down.It went missing some time between...
View ArticleDid you see or hear anything during disturbance in Castletown?
Between 10.20pm and 10.30pm on Sunday, an incident took place in the area of Hope Street, Castletown, involving a male in the street.During the ‘incident’, a female received minor injuries and a plant...
View ArticleBrave prison officer Tony given award
Putting his body on the line to save the life of a prisoner has led to prison officer Tony Jones becoming the first recipient of a new Isle of Man Government award.The Department of Home Affairs has...
View ArticleFormer kindergarten worker pleads guilty to indecent assault against a...
Andrew James Maddrell, who lives at an address off Ballanard Road in Douglas, pleaded guilty to an offence of indecent assault against a three-year-old child at the Court of General Gaol Delivery on...
View ArticleNew premises has the ‘London look’
Salon 3 is celebrating a move to new premises in the heart of Douglas, on Victoria Street. Salon Nails and Beauty, its dedicated beauty division, has also taken up residency there. Laurence Skelly MHK,...
View ArticleChrista wins Howitt prize
Christa Worth has won the Howitt prize by achieving 90 per cent in the Financial Management paper, the highest mark worldwide with 1,164 students sitting the exam. The International prize is accredited...
View ArticleBook of Manx tunes published
A book of Manx tunes has been written by David Speers, who has been involved in the island’s music scene for almost 40 years.David says it is the first book on Manx traditional dance and ballad music...
View ArticleFWAG walk at Upper Billown Farm
The Farmers and Wildlife Advisory Group’s summer walk will take place on Tuesday, August 20, at Upper Billown Farm, the first winners of the FWAG Conservation Award.The walk will be lead by Geoff and...
View ArticleTribute to Bill Kelly
The Henry Bloom Noble Healthcare Trust has paid tribute to long-serving secretary Bill Kelly.Alongside his professional role as a long-time member of the administration team at Noble’s Hospital, Mr...
View ArticleGoing back to the war at Cregneash
Wartime comes to Cregneash on Saturday and Sunday as part of the Island at War weekend on the Steam Railway.In Cregneash village, the Women’s Land Army will be at work and visitors can have a go at...
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