Opticians to sponsor week of events to promote blind charity
Optician company Specsavers is to be a sponsor of the Manx Blind Welfare Society’s Vision Awareness Week 2014.The optician, which has a branch in Douglas, has committed its support by becoming sponsor...
View ArticleWind farm development plan dropped
Celtic Array has announced it is pulling out of all its proposed wind farm developments in the Irish Sea zone.It said its decision to stop development was the result of ‘challenging’ seabed conditions...
View ArticleTravelWatch backs plan to charge schoolchildren 50p a journey
Passenger watchdog TravelWatch says that introducing a flat rate 50p fare on school buses could raise between £325,000 and £350,000 a year.The group made the suggestion in its submission to the public...
View ArticleManx government minister to go to Edinburgh Festival
Education Minister Tim Crookall will attend the Edinburgh International Culture Summit from August 10 to 12.It is being held at the Scottish Parliament as the city enjoys its famous festivals.He will...
View ArticleArrests after pair ‘steal railway cart’
Two people were arrested as they were stealing a railway cart in the early hours of this morning.They had plyboard and pallets, which had been stolen from the surrounding area, with them.They were...
View ArticleTeenager committed on causing death by dangerous driving charge
A teenager from Peel has been committed to the Court of General Gaol Delivery to stand trial on a charge of causing death by dangerous driving.Craig Ryan Bridgewater who is aged 18, of Carmane Close,...
View ArticleIT men take on rowing challenge
Five men from a Warrington IT company will row from Anglesey to the Isle of Man on August 2 in aid of charity.Tom Swift, James Parle, Adam Ollier, Michael Ruck and Paul Kennedy will set off from...
View ArticleRisk of an outbreak of Ebola in the Isle of Man is virtually zero
Health chiefs say that people in the Isle of Man have little to fear after the outbreak of a deadly disease in Africa.The Department of Health and Social Care today issued a press release to reassure...
View ArticleKestrel Insurance welcomes Lisa to expanding management team
Kestrel Insurance is growing and has appointed Lisa Haworth to the role of human resources and compliance manager. Kestrel prides itself as a leading local insurance provider in the Isle of Man.The...
View ArticleThey are feeding on your blood
The recent hot weather has led to an increasing number of people reporting tick bites, with some people attending Noble’s Hospital for treatment.Ticks are small, spider-like creatures that feed on the...
View ArticleBone density service to close for a week during move
The NHS’s bone density service is to move from Noble’s Hospital to the Community Health Centre at the old hospital site on Westmoreland Road, Douglas.The move will begin on Monday (August 4),= with...
View ArticleDivers study Peel sewage outfall
A diver and team of engineers from Manx Utilities used specialist CCTV equipment to examine the sewage outflow system in Peel on Tuesday.They assessed the condition of the existing infrastructure as...
View ArticleDandara says plan for 144 homes in Peel will create 150 jobs
Developer Heritage Homes says it will create 150 jobs in Peel if its latest housing scheme there is given the final go-ahead.Dandara last month received planning permission to build 144 more houses in...
View ArticleiPhone users stuck in the slow lane for 4G
Excitement turned to dismay for hundreds of Manx Telecom customers this week as it was revealed that iPhone owners could be waiting until the end of September to use 4G.Launched to much fanfare on...
View ArticlePolice Youth Scheme coffee morning
The Police Youth Scheme held a coffee morning for the northern community at Ramsey Town Hall.Emilia Stringer, one of the young people involved in the Youth Scheme, said: ‘This was an opportunity for...
View ArticleMum of abused boy says ‘change the law’
A mother whose toddler was sexually abused at a Douglas nursery has spoken for the first time about the family’s ordeal.And the woman, who can’t be named for legal reasons, has revealed how her son was...
View ArticleA hands-on experience of war
On Saturday the Manx Museum hosted the first ‘Show and Tell’ session in conjunction with This Terrible Ordeal exhibition.Taking place in the WWI Exploratorium, the sessions are an opportunity for...
View ArticleShow and tell on WWI battlefield medicine
First World War battlefield medicine and the advances brought about is the subject of a show and tell this Saturday.Dr Andrew Kelsey, a retired GP from Ramsey, will be showing medical photos and some...
View ArticleGig to remember victims of Summerland tragedy
A charity event is being held tomorrow (Saturday) in memory of the victims of the Summerland fire that happened on August 2, 1973. Taking place at Amber in Douglas, the line up is made up of some of...
View ArticleBreast unit appeal raises more than a million
The appeal for the island’s first-ever dedicated breast care unit has raised more than £1million.A donation from the Eric and Marion Scott Trust has seen the appeal move past the seven-figure barrier,...
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