Social security office is to close
The social security office in the Old Customs House on the quay in Castletown is to close at the end of this month.The Department of Social Care is also reducing the opening hours of its office in...
View ArticleCRINGLE: Dawn chorus is welcome in our neck of woods
I LIVE in a pleasant pocket of rural peace on the border between Douglas and Onchan. I’m not so far removed from urban encroachment that I can be woken up of a morning by a cock crowing. But Phil can...
View ArticleMissed opportunity for school filter lane?
OPENING of the new St Ninian’s Lower School at Bemahague has raised concerns over traffic congestion and students’ road safety.Onchan MHK David Quirk has urged children to walk to school to ease the...
View ArticleSefton Group: We’ll beat £47m debt
THE Sefton Group has come out with fighting talk as it faces up to debts totalling £47m.Chief executive Brett Martin says the island group is a ‘national asset’ and the next six to nine months are...
View ArticleReally cleaning up with Big Tidy Up challenge
Douglas Council is once again organising the Big Tidy Up all-Island Challenge, which will take place over the weekend of September 29 and 30. Local authorities are being urged to take part and join...
View ArticleTickets go on sale for balloon race
WHAT would you do if someone offered you a parachute and then told you the ropes had been cut? Actually, it’s not as bad as it sounds!That’s according to members of the Isle of Man Live at Home...
View ArticleGovernment ruling unfair for students
THE founder of a charity which helps students with learning disabilities receive further education off-island believes the government is ‘short-sighted’ in not paying their tuition fees.Georgie Revill,...
View ArticleNocturne cycle race this Saturday
PORT ST MARY leads the way in the first ever evening cycle race to be held in the island.Event director Steve Shimmin, from the Isle of Man Cycling Association, said: ‘This is the first time there has...
View ArticleWe have a yacht to say in Monaco
REPRESENTATIVES from island firm Moore Stephens will address more than 100 of the superyacht industry’s key professionals and yacht owners at an event just before the start of the Monaco Yacht...
View ArticleOur Pumps 4 Kids campaign is working
SEVENTY five per cent of children in the Isle of Man with type 1 diabetes are now using insulin pump therapy, thanks to the generosity of our readers.The joint Isle of Man Newspapers/Manx Diabetic...
View ArticleMemorial for Katie Edge
STAFF from the Blood Clinic at Noble’s Hospital have unveiled a seat in memory of their former colleague Katie Edge.The seat commemorates the life of former phlebotomist Katie, who passed away suddenly...
View ArticleHearing scheduled for Tesco’s Castletown licence
A LICENSING hearing for Tesco’s proposed new shop in Castletown is to take place next month.The latest application by the supermarket chain to sell alcohol at their planned new Tesco Express shop in...
View ArticleWind farms could affect ferry
THE STEAM Packet’s Mark Woodward has described a presentation on the possible impact of more wind turbines in the Irish sea as misleading.The display at the Villa Marina last week by the DONG energy???...
View ArticleUnwanted items are treasure trove for kids
FISH crates, light shades, tyres, and unwanted sports equipment such as flippers and bike helmets are just some of the items that Fairfield School pupils are being encouraged to play with.On Saturday,...
View ArticleCompany with a heart is given special award
STAFF at Tynwald Mills were given a surprise on Monday when they were presented with a special award.Representatives from Save The Children wished to acknowledge the hard work and commitment the store...
View ArticleHave a holiday here on the Isle of Man
STAYCATIONS are the new form of vacation for island residents.That’s according to Isle of Man Stay on a Farm secretary Beth Martin, who said members have reported a rise in the number of island...
View ArticleBradda dog ban would be unfair
THREATENING to ban dags from Bradda is like ‘punishing the whole class for one child’s misdemeanor – completely unfair’, wrote a Port Erin resident.Notices went up in the area warning dog owners of the...
View ArticleManx government staff compansation scheme outdated
A PLANNED shake-up of ‘complex’ compensation and injury payments for government staff has been announced.The benefits, which provide for employees who are made redundant or who are injured at work, are...
View Articlee-Gaming team set to hit jackpot with Aussie companies
TWO e-Gaming companies from Australia are looking to bring their business to the Isle of Man, adding to the growing importance of the sector in the island’s diversified economy.New head of e-Gaming Tim...
View ArticleNight at Mines Tavern in aid of World Rhino Day
DRINKERS at the Mines Tavern in Laxey may think they’ve downed a pint or so too many Okells when they find a seven foot airborne rhino flying above the pub.The inflatable pachyderm is there to promote...
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