Standing room only at service to remember Jacques and Torin
It was standing room only at Living Hope Community Church as family and friends gathered to celebrate the lives of Jacques and Torin Lakeman.About 200 people attended Friday’s service at the Port St...
View ArticleGovernment wants to find company to develop TT World Series
The government wants to find a private company to develop TT events around the world. This morning the Department of Economic Development announced it was looking for an independent promoter to manage...
View ArticleDecision awaited on bid to reduce number of of commissioners in Peel
A public inquiry into a scheme by Peel Commissioners proposing to reduce their number from nine to seven was held last week.The commissioners submitted the scheme to the Department of Infrastructure...
View ArticlePolice had 248 officers now there’s only 195
Reduced police numbers are having an impact on the force’s ability to tackle the unprecedented spate of burglaries, the Home Office Minister has admitted.But Juan Watterson insisted much of the...
View ArticleBurglars strike in Ramsey
The spate of burglaries being committed in the Isle of Man continues.Yesterday, two incidents, both in Barrule Park in Ramsey, took place during the course of the day.In line with similar incidents...
View ArticleWarning of a ‘ticking time-bomb’ for firms
Awards for Excellence winners Wi-Manx claim that one in five workers would not tell their bosses about a potential threat to their business which could be a ‘ticking time-bomb.’The Manx...
View ArticleMarketing agency expands into UK market
A marketing and communications agency is extending its operational reach as part of a strategy to expand into the UK market. In addition to staff based at its headquarters in Douglas, MM&C now has...
View ArticleCannan says Ramsey should keep Crown post office
Michael MHK Alfred Cannan has said why he’s backing the fight to keep a Crown post office in Ramsey.He was on Saturday’s march in the town.He said: ‘It is important not just for Ramsey, but also the...
View ArticleSubstantial hike in fees for cafes with outside seating
Cafes applying for licences to have outside seating are to face increases in charges this year.All initial applications will now cost £350. Previously this cost £190 or £240, depending on how far in...
View ArticleThere’s Goblins in the house
The Counting House Group has announced its recent acquisition of a majority interest in Isle of Man-based payment services provider Payment Goblin Ltd. While relatively new on the block, Payment Goblin...
View ArticleCouncillors’ approval for tobacco controls
Proposed tighter controls on advertising and sale of tobacco received broad support from Douglas councillors.The changes, contained in a draft bill and government consultation document, include a ban...
View ArticleCouncil discusses disciplinary procedure
Two Douglas councillors have been investigated between October and December but their names have not been released.Standards Committee chairman Raina Chatel said she supported openness but did not...
View ArticleWhat does future hold for former Imperial Hotel?
The former Imperial hotel on Douglas seafront was one of a list of run down properties discussed at a council meeting.Councillors heard work to demolish the building had been stopped when it emerged...
View ArticleWhy YOU won’t get cheaper gas or electricity
Today’s Manx Independent looks at the effect of the fall in global energy prices on the Isle of Man.And it’s not good news for consumers.Inside we take a closer look at the idea for a TT World...
View ArticleUPDATED REPORT: Another burglary and another attempted break-in
Police investigated another burglary and another attempted burglary last night.The attempted burglary happened in the area of Vicarage Park, Douglas.The offender fled but and there was a lot of police...
View ArticleLet us float a few ideas
In my Times Past feature in the Examiner I have been recalling a so-called convict ship, pictured below, which was a popular visitor attraction in Douglas harbour in the summer season of 1911. She was...
View ArticleIsle of Man property sales, January 22, 2015
John Brian McAllister and Lynne Patricia McAllister, of The Pebbles, Montreux Court, Douglas, bought Eagles, Majestic View, Onchan, for £1,350,000.It was bought from John Nicholas Bentley and Anne...
View ArticleGM foods take a (bit of a) blow
On January 13, the EU Parliament approved a directive which would let its member states (including, of course, the UK) to restrict, or even ban, the growing of GM crops in their territory. Cat Turner...
View ArticleHighlighting help for elderly in the east
An information day is being held tomorrow (Friday) with the aim of raising awareness of the services available for the elderly and their carers in the east of the island.Organised by the Department of...
View ArticleHannah is a senior new appointment at Fedelta
The Fedelta Group are pleased to announce a senior new appointment. Hannah Smith has been appointed tax manager. Managing director Frank Perry said: ‘Hannah is both a chartered accountant and a...
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