Film documenting melting glaciers to show at Manx Museum
A film documenting disappearing glaciers will be shown at the Manx Museum tomorrow (Wednesday) at 7pm.Chasing Ice follows environmental photographer James Balog on an assignment in the Arctic for...
View ArticleTrust team of the year
Kleinwort Benson has been named Institutional Trust Team of the Year at The Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP) Private Client Awards 2013/14. The awards ceremony took place in London last...
View ArticleWomen charged with having £108,000-worth of drugs appear in court
Two women from Liverpool have appeared in court charged with having £108,000-worth of cannabis resin in their possession.Rebecca Jane Skinner, aged 27, of Montgomery Close, and Jenna McMullen, aged 24,...
View ArticleBeauty and the Beast Jr is a theatre treat
With a cast of exceptionally talented youngsters, JT Productions’ Beauty and the Beast Jr opened last night (Tuesday) in an explosion of colour and fun.Since first seeing the film as a kid in the early...
View ArticleNew £10m data centre
Manx Telecom has started work on a £10 million three phase project which will result in a new purpose-built data centre.Phase one of the Greenhill Data Centre is scheduled to be open for business on...
View ArticleNurturing your talent is more important than ever in banking
In this special article, Jo Buckross, senior manager, Isle of Man Retail Banking at Lloyds Bank, explains why the training and development of staff has become more important than ever. She also tells...
View ArticleNew training centre planned for hospital
A marathon fundraising challenge has been set to fund the building of a new training centre at Noble’s Hospital.The new clinical skills centre will cost £930,000 and will promote excellence in medical...
View ArticleGive your views on Festival of Motorcycling
The government is asking for feedback to find out how it can improve this year’s Manx Grand Prix, Classic TT and associated attractions which made up the inaugural Festival of Motorcycling.An online...
View ArticleAuthor’s book offers fresh insight for island’s asthma sufferers
Asthma sufferers may be fascinated by a new book which offers revolutionary advice about diet as a way of controlling the condition.Peel author June Lobb has based the book on 10 years’ study of her...
View ArticleA throwback to colonial attitudes - English MP’s proposal would bypass...
A MP’s private member’s bill which would extend UK legislation on beneficial ownership to the Isle of Man has been branded a throwback to 19th Century colonial attitudes.But the Corporate and...
View ArticleSpecial needs plan is ‘work of fantasy’
A carers’ charity claims cuts are being made to special needs provision for some of the island’s most severely disadvantaged.In a letter to Social Care Minister Chris Robertshaw, John Sheppard, acting...
View ArticleEllan Vannin Line wants to be on Manx shipping register
The boss of the Ellan Vannin Line rival to the Steam Packet has told the Manx Independent he wants his vessels to be registered in the Isle of Man, not a flag of convenience territory.His comments are...
View ArticleMP pocketed £40,000 for advising Manx law firm
He has been a high-profile and effusive champion of the Isle of Man as an offshore finance centre.Invited to the island in 2011 to deliver the Chief Minister’s International Lecture, Cities of London...
View ArticleStephen Lee handed 12-year ban for match fixing
Professional snooker player Stephen Lee has been given a 12-year ban after being found guilty of match fixing charges brought by the World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association (WPBSA).The...
View ArticleCar vandalised
Another act of vandalism on a car has been reported to the police.A black Honda Civic which was parked outside the Golden Phoenix Chinese Restaurant in Parliament Street, Ramsey, when it was...
View ArticleU-turn over proposal to increase local politicians’ attendance allowance by 160%
The government department in charge of setting allowances for local authority members has performed a U-turn on a suggestion that could have seen some politicians claiming 160 per cent more for going...
View ArticleKPMG management appointments
KPMG Isle of Man has added to a raft of new appointments with the promotion of four team members to management positions. Chris Shimmin, Sarah Brunswick, Clare Kelly and Sarah Wilton, each long...
View ArticleIsle of Man’s TravelWatch body to stage meeting on Saturday
A public meeting with a wide agenda is planned for Saturday by the Isle of Man’s campaigning group TravelWatch.Air, ferry and bus travel are the principal issues under discussion at the public meeting...
View ArticleMountaineers raise £5,000 for the Children’s Centre
A team of charity trekkers have climbed to the top of Mount Kilimanjaro to raise £5,000 for The Children’s Centre. Nathaniel Harper, Stephen Trimble, Ann Campbell, and Lesley Joyce set out on the...
View ArticlePlane pull pulls in £1,800 for charity
hA charity plane pull has raised more than £1,800.The event, organised by island-based Citywing and held at its hangar at Ronaldsway Airport, attracted 11 teams, who competed to see who could pull an...
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