Running my own business is hard work but I love it
TIRELESS Isabella Hawke packs a lot into her day and running her own business is just part of it.Isabella, 42, is a mother-of-three and became a grandmother four months ago.She is also a paid...
View ArticleParents move to be in new school catchment area
PARENTS have been so keen for their children to attend the newly built St Ninian’s Lower School that some have even moved house so they fall into its catchment zone.Head teacher Andy Fox and deputy...
View ArticleStars
Monday, September 3Aries (March 21 - April 20) With your engine revving and the road ahead clear, a sense of great freedom is with you. There are those for whom this week is a chance to really make...
View ArticleCustomer service accolades for Manx tourism
TWELVE proprietors of hotel, bed and breakfast and self-catering properties were honoured with gold and silver accolades for providing excellent customer service at a special celebration.The accolades...
View ArticleThe latest ManxSki blog from Chris Callow
70: In the SummertimeSo summer has been, and early nightfall outside the study window as I labour over the keyboard heralds another shift in the seasons.And what a summer; seven weeks back to back of...
View ArticleHow we can care for the carers
CIVIL servants are consulting with voluntary organisations to try to come up with ways to help people who care for others.The Department of Social Care is working with other government departments and...
View ArticleSonia Callin: Giving kids confidence
SINGING and acting coach Sonia Callin says musical theatre isn’t just a hobby, it’s part of her life. That enthusiasm has rubbed off on to one of her pupils, who has nominated Sonia as teacher of the...
View ArticleGet the jab call after rise in mumps cases
PUBLIC health bosses are urging anyone under the age of 40 to make sure they are fully immunised following an alarming increase in the number of cases of mumps in the island.In 2008, there were 18...
View ArticleMinister voices concerns over Irish Sea wind farm
Centrica and DONG Energy have submitted initial proposals for a giant 2.2GW offshore wind farm between Anglesey and the Isle of Man.The two energy companies have set up a joint venture called Celtic...
View ArticlePaul Chase: Taking stress out of finances
AFTER a period living in London, where she believes customer service standards are generally higher, Douglas woman Sarah Watterson said only a handful of Manx companies have compared.One of which is...
View ArticleThe end of the queenie fishing season
THE island’s queenie fishery season is to close today (Tuesday).Minister for Environment, Food and Agriculture Phil Gawne said: ‘I have been contacted by individual fishermen, fishermen’s...
View ArticleGo-ahead for Kirk Michael sewage plant
WORK is scheduled to start later this year to redevelop the sewage treatment works at Kirk Michael.The Isle of Man Water and Sewerage Authority will be putting the project out to tender, following the...
View ArticleDEC to monitor pre-schools call
NURSERIES should come under the umbrella of the Department of Education and Children and not the Department of Social Care.That’s the view of one private nursery owner who believes the system, already...
View ArticleKayaker Chris has Med in his sights
MORE than two months after kayaker Chris Allix left the Isle of Man for Monaco, the Mediterranean is now in his sights.Chris, who is raising money for five children’s charities through the 2,000-mile...
View ArticleFarmer fears stolen sheep have left Isle of Man
THE farmer who has had 43 of his sheep stolen fears the animals may have been shipped off the island.Within the last month 18 texel cross ewes and 25 large lambs owned by farmer David Cormode of...
View ArticleHit and run in Peel
A WHITE Ford Transit van was hit by another vehicle the driver of which did not stop.It occurred on Factory Lane, Peel, at its junction with Chapel lane on Thursday last week between 9am and...
View ArticleFrank Turner to return for Isle of Man concert
FRANK Turner will return to the Isle of Man on Monday, December 3, for a show at the Villa Marina in Douglas staged by Risk Promotions. Turner was a huge hit when he headlined at last year’s Mannifest...
View ArticleRepair to gas works
Windsor Mount in Ramsey has been closed for emergency repair work by Manx Gas.The one-way street between North Shore Road and Windsor Road will be closed until further notice while engineers carry out...
View ArticleCommitment to the capital’s prosperity
CELTON Manx has become a corporate member of Douglas Development Partnership.Bill Mummery, the company’s executive director, said: ‘Celton Manx shares Douglas Development Partnership’s wish to see...
View ArticleLearn Manx through Skype
MANX lessons will soon be offered through Skype.Adrian Cain, Manx language development officer for the Manx Heritage Foundation, said the idea came about after he was contacted by people from overseas...
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