Amendments to planning system ‘make it easier’
PLANNING approval will no longer be needed for minor changes to residential properties.Tynwald approved the Town and Country Planning (Permitted Development) Order 2012 last week.Infrastructure...
View ArticleTUC boss blasts Pinewood studios deal
A UNION boss has blasted Tynwald’s decision to back a £49 million deal to invest in the Pinewood studios.Andrew Shipley, president of the Isle of Man Trades Union Council, criticised the government for...
View ArticleFirst time buyers scheme is extended
GOVERNMENT’S first-time buyers scheme has been extended for up to 2 years.It has helped more than 1,250 people to buy their first home in 10 years.Social Care Minister Chris Robertshaw MHK successfully...
View Article‘Larry’ boosts Skanco rebrand
ISLAND-BASED IT services provider, Skanco Business Systems Limited celebrated the launch of a new website designed to further expose the company’s well established commercial offerings as well as...
View ArticleCouple lose US holiday
AN elderly couple who lost out on a dream holiday and a cruise because the American authorities revoked their entry visas in error are fighting to find answers and get their money back.John and Mary...
View ArticleAll aboard for Manx mission to the Moon
MAN is going to the Moon for the first time. No, I don’t mean mankind. I mean the Isle of Man. The Manx Moonshot is nearly ready for lift-off. I’m going. There just a few things I want to get settled...
View ArticleGetting back to normal at Isle of Man Bank
Everything is getting back to normal at the Isle of Man Bank, NatWest and RBS, according to the company.The banking group issued a statement today after customers were hit by a computer glitch.Bill...
View ArticlePublic quiz minister over Pinewood studio deal at Peel meeting
TOPICS ranging from the sacking of Peter Karran, public sector pensions and Pinewood film studios dominated the discussion at the second of the Council of Ministers’ meetings with the public on Tuesday...
View ArticleIsland hosts visit from Chernobyl’s Children
THE flight carrying this year’s group of children from the area affected by the Chernobyl meltdown will touch down in the Isle of Man today (Saturday, July 7).Friends of Chernobyl’s Children Isle of...
View ArticleNo right or wrong over health move
THE argument about whether mental health services should be transferred back to the Department of Health is a finely balanced one, according to the Social Care chief executive.An order transferring the...
View ArticlePupils in Alice the Musical
CHILDREN from St Thomas’ School, in Finch Road, Douglas, took to the stage for a performance of Alice the Musical.The show, which took place at Loch Promenade Methodist Church, in Douglas, involved...
View ArticleCommunity rallies around Pumps 4 Kids
YOUNG bakers put their skills to the test to help raise money for a cause close to the heart of one of their classmates.Marown School pupils Emily Christian and Lily Dodd helped make £240.10 by holding...
View ArticleManx optometrist nominated for UK award
OPTOMETRIST Patricia Wild has been nominated for a UK award after helping to set up a local sight loss support group and campaigning for improved services.Patricia, based in Farmhill and Ramsey, is in...
View ArticleGarden Party festival to go ahead
AFTER weather conditions scuppered the first day of the music festival, organisers confirm the Saturday schedule is to go ahead as planned.A full day of rain and high winds on Friday meant that 7pm the...
View ArticleRobyn gains Girlguiding’s top accolade
ROBYN Williams, from Douglas, has shown she is leading the way after receiving Girlguiding UK’s top accolade, the coveted Queen’s Guide Award.The award was presented to Robyn, 26, by Baroness Floella...
View ArticlePeel Castle is natural home for wildlife
VISITORS to Peel Castle discovered the wildlife that’s made its home there with a guided tour.The event was led by Manx National Heritage curator of natural history Kate Hawkins.Peel Castle Naturally...
View ArticleBoil water for next 48 hours
The Water and Sewerage Authority is advising most people to boil their drinking water.The advice applies to all water used for drinking, food preparation and teeth cleaning for the next 48 hours.The...
View ArticleBus station proposal just ‘beggars belief’
PLANS to relocate the capital’s bus station to Victoria Street – already panned by some businesses in the area – have been branded ‘absolutely ludicrous’ by Douglas councillors.The comments came as the...
View ArticleImproving the way we cope with sewage
PLANS have been unveiled for a new sludge import, thickening and storage facility at Meary Veg, in Santon.The Water and Sewerage Authority put its plans on public display at an event last week.It’s...
View ArticleCRINGLE: Mulling over benefits of my spider hospitality
TO paraphrase Pete Seeger’s mournful 1961 protest song ‘Where Have All the Flowers Gone?’ I would like to ask, with even greater sadness: ‘Where Have All the Spiders Gone?’There have been hardly any...
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