Setback for Steam Packet as repairs to Manannan take longer than anticipated
The Steam Packet has suffered a setback in its plans to get its fastcraft running on full power.Manannan was taken out of service on Wednesday for repairs.But engineers told Packet bosses that it would...
View ArticleSoap box racing through centre of Douglas
A grid of home-made contraptions will assemble in Douglas during September for the first ever soap box race to be held in the island’s capital. On the evening of Saturday, September 13, daring pilots...
View ArticleBad weather delays the Manannan
The windy weather is causing delays to the Steam Packet’s Manannan fast craft.The vessel is already travelling more slowly than normal because of one of its engines is not...
View ArticleTailend of Hurricane Bertha hits Isle of Man
This was the scene on New Castletown Road Douglas, yesterday (Sunday) after a tree fell when storms struck the Isle of Man.The British Isles were lashed by high winds and rain from the tailend of...
View ArticleFire at Port Jack
Emergency services have been called out to deal with a fire at the Spar store at Port Jack, Onchan.Green Watch firefighters were called out to the suspected electrical fire at about 2pm today...
View ArticleMountain Road to close tomorrow night
The Mountain Road is to close tomorrow evening (Tuesday).It will shut from 6pm till 9pm from Barrule Park, Ramsey, to the Bungalow.It is to enable highway maintenance teams from the Department of...
View ArticleEmpire Garage looks to a digital future
A Peel businessman has praised Isle of Man Newspapers’ new digital marketing initiative after the Digital Kitbag team created a website for his company.The team developed the showcase...
View ArticleGet baking to support Breakthrough Breast Cancer
Breakthrough Breast Cancer is encouraging baking fanatics to sign up for a new event.This year’s Breakthrough Bake Off will be held on Friday, October 17, but you can hold a bake off anytime, anywhere,...
View ArticleCharity organises family fun day
A charity is to hold a fun day in Onchan on Sunday (August 17).It will be held in Onchan Park’s kickaround area and many stalls will sell a variety of crafts.There will be entertainment all day, a...
View ArticleIsle of Man hosts British-Irish Parliamentary Reporting Association symposium
Tynwald was the setting for the 2014 British-Irish Parliamentary Reporting Association symposium.Officers from the parliaments and assemblies of Gibraltar, Guernsey, Jersey, Northern Ireland, the...
View ArticleOpportunity to grill minister and police chief
This Thursday the public can quiz police chiefs about cuts to their budget at a public meeting called by the Police Consultative Forum in Castletown Civic Centre at 7pm.The Manx force’s budget has been...
View ArticleRevealed by this week’s Examiner: Porters earn more than nurses
The highest-paid hospital porter at Noble’s Hospital earned more than £40,000, today’s Isle of Man Examiner reveals.The paper contrasts the figure with that for a nurse.As the Isle of Man continues to...
View ArticleConsultation launched on Isle of Man’s Equality Bill
This is not about giving preference to minority groups but ensuring fair and equal treatment for all.That was the message from Chief Minister Allan Bell as he announced that consultation would begin...
View ArticleUpdate on fire at Port Jack Spar shop
The Isle of Man Post Office has issued an update on services following yesterday’s fire at Port Jack.Commercial director Lisa Duckworth said: ‘On Monday afternoon the Isle of Man Fire and Rescue...
View ArticleMotorist hits car and drives off without reporting it
A black Ford Kuga parked in Tesco’s Douglas car park was hit by another vehicle between 5.20pm and 6.40pm on Saturday, August 2.Police say it suffered ‘significant’ damage and the other vehicle’s...
View ArticleNew business to launch in the Isle of Man
A new independent financial adviser (IFA) business, Lasenby Knox, is set to launch in Douglas this month.Steve Locking has been appointed as the managing director of this new firm, built on traditional...
View ArticleBusiness briefing on cybercrime and money laundering threats
Leaders in the Isle of Man’s business community have been briefed on the latest developments in the fight against cybercrime and money laundering by experts.David Sowden, a director in Grant Thornton’s...
View ArticleDiscover life in the trenches
Visitors to the First World War exhibition that opened last week at Castletown’s Civic Community can get a real feel for what life was like in the trenches.A life-size model of a trench, complete with...
View ArticleScammers are pretending to be bank officials
Scammers pretending to be bank officials have contacted a number of people in the Isle of Man, police have warned.Police inspector Derek Flint said: ‘We are getting a significant number of reports of...
View ArticleLeading advocate Lindsey appointed as a director of law firm Cains
Lindsey Bermingham, one of the Isle of Man’s leading advocates, has been appointed as an additional director of law firm Cains. ‘I am delighted she is joining the board where her experience in many...
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