Mountain railway suspended
The Snaefell Mountain Railway’s services have been suspended for the rest of the day.Transport bosses are blaming strong winds.
View ArticleLocalised flooding in the Isle of Man
POLICE and the fire service are warning of a number of incidents of localised flooding this evening.The area near the Highlander on the main Peel to Douglas road has been particularly badly...
View ArticleYour first days at school are moments to treasure for a lifetime.
PROUD parents and grandparents who buy next week’s Manx Independent will find a supplement they will want to pull out and keep.Little Starters – a free, eight-page publication – will contain priceless...
View ArticleSuggestions on how to spend £1m left by Donny Collister
FROM a statue of Manxman Donny Collister in Colby to twinning the village with a town in Crete where he served in the Second World War, there were a number of suggestions to how Manx National Heritage...
View ArticlePlans for regional sewage plants ‘flawed’
PLANS for regional sewage treatment works should be reviewed says a report which claims plans for them are based on flawed calculations.The report, posted on the Liberal Vannin Party website, claims...
View ArticleInvitation for singers for choral concert next month
AN INVITATION is being made for singers to take part in the opera gala at the Villa Marina in Douglas next month.Singers are needed for the Isle of Man Symphony Orchestra’s concert in which they are...
View ArticleWhere’s Treasury Minister Eddie Teare?
AN MHK has complained that Eddie Teare MHK, the Treasury Minister, will not be at Tynwald next week.In a press release, Alfred Cannan (Michael) says that MHKs learned on Wednesday morning that Mr Teare...
View ArticleIsland mops up after flooding
THE Isle of Man is clearing up this morning after flooding hit several places yesterday.More than an inch and a half of rain was recorded at Ronaldsway Airport. The south of the island was particularly...
View ArticleManx economy sees 28th year of growth
THE island’s economy grew for the 28th year running in 2010/11, according to statistics released by the government this morning.The Treasury has released the island’s national income accounts for the...
View ArticleOne naval vessel isn’t coming after all
ONE of the Royal Navy vessels due to visit Peel is not coming after all.HMS Biter has withdrawn from this weekend’s visit to the Isle of Man.HMS Pursuer is in port at Peel as planned.A Royal Navy...
View Article20p raise for civil service and MHKs
CIVIL servants and Tynwald members have been awarded a pay rise that will cost government an extra £837,000 a year – despite the continuing freeze on the public sector salary budget.All of the island’s...
View ArticleSite clearance for old abattoir
GOVERNMENT is hoping to increase the value of one of its disused sites by in the region of £300,000.The Department of Infrastructure wants Tynwald’s permission to demolish the former abattoir in...
View ArticleFirefighters called to power station
AN overheated power cable is being blamed for a fire which broke out in the switch room at Pulrose power station this afternoon.Staff and contractors were evacuated from the building after the alarm...
View ArticleBus drivers vote no - again
BUS drivers have overwhelmingly rejected for a third time proposed changes to their terms and conditions that would mean they would lose their paid lunch breaks.In a third ballot, 87 Unite union...
View ArticleDoubt cast on wind
A PROPOSED 20MW on-shore wind farm will increase the price of electricity for island customers.That’s according to the Green Power Manx Group (GPMG), which has been researching the science behind...
View Article‘Remarkable success’ - Minister’s verdict on privatised nurseries
A MINISTER told a Tynwald scrutiny committee that he believed the policy to privatise pre-schools had been ‘remarkably successful’ – while another cabinet member said he was ‘proud’ of what had been...
View Article50 Xmas jobs
MARKS & Spencer is looking for 50 temporary staff for its Douglas store in the run up to Christmas.The push is part of the retailer’s seasonal recruitment drive to take on an extra 20,000 employees...
View ArticleHow changes will help local St John Ambulance
ST John Ambulance in the Isle of Man is to benefit from a major change of structure in the charity in the UK.The charity has its origins in the Knights Hospitaller and traces its life-saving work back...
View ArticleIsland team in search for missing April Jones
A SEARCH team from the island has joined in the hunt to find April Jones, who went missing from Machynlleth, Wales, on October 1.Jim MacGregor and his dog Star, with Mal Stewart navigating, joined in...
View ArticleInvesting in our future?
THE UK’s Department for Business, Innovation and Skills recently announced that it has appointed Shaun Kingsbury as its chief executive of the UK’s Green Investment Bank (GIB), along with six...
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