Ten things Mark Kermode hates about film
BBC and Observer film critic Mark Kermode is to give a talk ’Ten Things I Hate (and Love) About Film’ on Sunday, July 6, at Noa’s Bakehouse, Douglas.The ticket-only event is being arranged in...
View ArticleGet dressed up for bathing
The era when people got dressed up rather than stripped off to go bathing will be recreated at 2pm on Sunday, June 29, when A Victorian Dip will be held on the shore opposite the Lifeboat Station,...
View ArticleSchool bus fares unfair on some families
Parents and politicians have reacted with concern at the possibility of children having to pay to travel on the school bus.The suggestion is just one of the proposals in a government consultation...
View ArticleLocal politicians vote against billionaire’s turbine plan
Rushen Parish Commissioners have unanimously opposed a plan to erect three turbines overlooking Port Erin bay.The plan, 14/00632/B by billionaire John Whittaker is to erect three, 10Kw wind turbines at...
View ArticleParking fees for teachers, nurses, firemen and police
Proposals to make government workers pay for parking include charges for teachers, firefighters, hospital staff and police who park miles away from congested Douglas town centre.The proposal is part of...
View ArticleClosure of Port Erin police station will be a ‘huge blow’
The closure of Port Erin police station will deliver a huge blow to the community and could lead to an increase in crime said the village’s commissioners’ chairman Ged Power and the authority will be...
View ArticleApproval given for final phase of food park
Tynwald approved £915,000 for the final phase of Isle of Man Food Park, in Peel, – despite scientists recommending queenie fishing be suspended this year.The work will include demolishing two units to...
View ArticleIf you’re squeamish, avoid page 3 of this week’s Manx Independent
This week’s Manx Independent leads with a story about a TT rider who was just millimetres from death.His jugular vein was visible, he tells us.The Manx Independent discovers how well he has been...
View ArticleConstant care for just the price of a life
For many of us, as we grow older and collapse helplessly into the waiting arms of Lady Dementia, the Greek Goddess of Forgetfulness, we face the possibility of having to spend what’s left of our lives...
View ArticlePioneering the use of sand dams
This week the Green Column focuses on the work of Excellent Development, chosen by BBC Radio 4 for their summer appeal to be broadcast on Sunday and Thursday, July 3. It’s a charity with strong Manx...
View ArticleIsle of Man stands its ground over ‘UK’ map
A moment of delicate diplomacy was skilfully undertaken by the Manx government this week.It came on Tuesday morning after UK Prime Minister David Cameron had taken to Twitter the previous afternoon to...
View Article‘Disgusting’ state of town square
The square in Castletown is left in a ‘disgusting’ state after drinking there on Saturday nights, said commissioner Andrew Thomas – and he asked the authority to do something about .He told the board:...
View ArticleWarship to visit the island next week
Royal Navy warship HMS Brocklesby will arrive in the Isle of Man on Tuesday (July 1) for five days.HMS Brocklesby is a Hunt-class mine countermeasures vessel (MCMV) and will be alongside at Victoria...
View ArticleYouths enter Bleak House
Police believe youths have broken into a renowned property on Mooragh Promenade, Ramsey.Officers say that some time between Thursday, June 19, and Wednesday, June 25, ‘Bleak House’, formerly known as...
View ArticleMeet the manager of new Rushen Heritage Trust
The newly-formed Rushen Heritage Trust has appointed Graham Hall as its manager. The trust aims to celebrate the history of Port Erin, Port St Mary and Rushen Parish with a series of pop up museums on...
View ArticleBowel cancer awareness day
Ramsey Cottage Hospital endoscopy nurses are hosting a bowel cancer awareness coffee morning tomorrow (Saturday) at Ramsey Town Hall.Bowel cancer is the third most common cancer in the Isle of Man and...
View ArticleGovt brings in new builder on estate following delays
A builder on the Janet’s Corner redevelopment has had its contract terminated because of delays in completing the project.Phase five of the scheme should have taken two years to complete and been...
View ArticleFamilies to get extra support as the government doubles its spending on...
Families will be given extra funding towards pre-school after the government announced it was doubling its contribution.Parents of children who reach the age of four between September 1 2014 and August...
View ArticleTrial for cyclists and pedestrians to share Douglas promenade
Share with care.That’s the message to users – both pedestrians and cyclists – of the Douglas promenade walkway as Infrastructure chiefs trial a new approach of shared use.The white lines designating a...
View ArticleLibrary to reveal summer reading scheme theme
The theme for the Family Library’s 2014 Summer Reading Scheme is due to be revealed tomorrow (Saturday).Young bookworms will learn what this year’s scheme will entail as the scheme is launched in the...
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