And then there were four: Amber’s musical showdown
After a loud and lively second heat of Amber Bar’s battle of the bands competition, the four acts that will take the stage for this Saturday’s (November 30) big final have been decided.With the...
View ArticleSunday Brunch for Sam
Samanthan Barks will be appearing on Channel 4 show Sunday Brunch on Sunday.The Manx actress and singer, pictured, is expected to be promoting her new film, The Christmas Candle, on the show, which...
View ArticleReport backs the bail-out of the Sefton Group
A Tynwald inquiry into the government’s bail-out of the Sefton Group found no evidence of preferential treatment.Controversy surrounded the bail-out deal announced in April, in which government...
View ArticleChief Minister’s speech at the 2013 Awards for Excellence ceremony
Chief Minister Allan Bell MHK gave a rousing speech at the Isle of Man Newspapers Awards for Excellence ceremony last week.The event was screened live online here at iomtoday.But many people have been...
View ArticleFire in pub started by candle
Firefighters were called to a pub this morning to deal with a fire started by a candle.Following a 999 call three fire engines, two from Port Erin and one from Castletown, an aerial ladder platform and...
View ArticleManx inflation rate rises
The Isle of Man’s rate of inflation has increased, according to the latest figures from the economic affairs division of the Treasury.The annual rate of inflation measured by the Retail Prices Index...
View ArticleManx and Japanese crime fighters join forces
Manx crimefighters are working with their counterparts in Japan to combat money laundering and the financing of terrorism.Senior officers from the Isle of Man Constabulary’s financial crime unit this...
View ArticleAnne is coming to the Isle of Man
Buckingham Palace has announced that The Princess Royal (Princess Anne) will visit the Isle of Man on Tuesday, January 21.Her official engagements will include visits to the Isle of Man Prison in Jurby...
View ArticleTynwald Christmas carol service
The Tynwald Christmas carol service will be held at the Church of St Mary of the Isle, Hill Street, Douglas at 1.10pm on Thursday, December 12.The public is invited to join members and officers of...
View ArticleHistoric shipping firm sells Ben boats
Historic shipping firm Ramsey Steamship Company Ltd has sold vessels the Ben Maye and Ben Varey to Kent-based shipowner Angel Shipping Limited.They will be operated and managed by Absolute Shipping...
View ArticleRevamp for Markwell House reflects DSC’s new ‘credo’ says Robertshaw
The ground floor of Markwell House has been revamped.The Department of Social Care’s base, on the corner of Market Hill and Well Road Hill, Douglas, has replaced what it calls ‘the confusing array of...
View Article21st birthday of Age Isle of Man
Age Isle of Man has come of age.The charity celebrated its 21st birthday at its annual general meeting and Christmas lunch at the Empress Hotel, for staff and volunteers.Formerly known as Age Concern...
View ArticleHave you made a will?
Advocates at Douglas-based Smith Taubitz Unsworth Ltd are making simple wills for people in return for a minimum donation to the Clatterbridge Cancer Charity of £100 instead of charging their usual...
View ArticleYou won’t be able to enter or leave Douglas harbour
Maintenance work is to be carried out to the entrance flap gate to Douglas’s inner harbour this week. In order to undertake the works, the Douglas inner harbour area will have to be closed to vessels...
View ArticleEugene commended at House of Commons
A Douglas man has been to the House of Commons after being nominated for an Individual Fundraiser of the Year Award.Eugene Wilson did not win the overall award but received a special commendation at...
View ArticleEducation bosses’ £4.9m plan to build training facilities at the Isle of Man...
Education bosses want to spend £4.9 million on training facilities for the engineering and construction craft industries.Tim Crookall MHK, Minister for Education and Children, will seek Tynwald’s...
View ArticleCouncil refused Cambrian Place scheme funding as a ‘safeguard’
Douglas Council’s proposals to transform Cambrian Place into a multi-storey car park and library ‘were lacking in a number of areas’.That’s according to Treasury and Infrastructure chiefs, who issued a...
View ArticleIsle of Man’s Chief Minister attends Overseas Territories meeting
Chief Minister Allan Bell underlined the Isle of Man’s position as a leader in the field of economic innovation at an Overseas Territories meeting.He was a panel member for a discussion on economic...
View ArticleDouglas software firms merge
Two Douglas-based firms have merged.Software developer Webtech and Intelligence Ltd, a company specialising in project management, software design and the use of IT in business, will in future trade as...
View ArticleTougher Manx bribery law to come into force soon
New legislation to strengthen the Isle of Man’s ability to combat bribery will come into effect later in the month.The Bribery Act 2013, which is being introduced by appointed day order on December 16,...
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