Dyslexia surgeries to take place at schools
The Manx Dyslexia Association (MDA) is to hold a number of surgeries at schools around the island.The surgeries are aimed at teachers and parents, as well as special educational needs coordinators and...
View ArticleHave you any war bonds?
Some island residents could well be wearing broad smiles next week as the UK government redeems the long standing National War Bond.The UK government announced late last year that it is to repay the...
View ArticleLiberal Vannin AGM on Sunday
The Liberal Vannin party will hold its annual general meeting on Sunday.The event will be held at the Old Friends’ Association in Finch Road, Douglas, at 10am for 10.30am start.The morning session will...
View ArticleBraaid eisteddfod this weekend
The annual Braaid Eisteddfod will take place on Saturday, March 7 at Braaid Hall, starting at 7.30pm.Chairman Dot Tilbury will get the evening under way with Allan Wilcocks and John Kennaugh as...
View ArticleInsurance warning if people watch Isle of Man TT from your property
Ramsey Commissioners are warning people to be aware of their responsibilities if they invite people into their garden to watch the TT.To make an area on the TT course prohibited by law, the Department...
View ArticleHousing and planning look set to move home
Planning and housing could be on the move.The Council of Ministers has agreed that planning and housing should be transferred to different departments, subject to Tynwald approval.Planning and building...
View ArticleMurder trial halted and jury dismissed
A murder trial which began in Douglas Courthouse on Monday has had to be halted after just two days and the jury dismissed.It is hoped the trial of Ian Anderson may start again before a new jury next...
View ArticleGarden created in memory of Manx soldier
A garden created in memory of a Manx soldier killed in a helicopter crash in Afghanistan has been completed.Corporal Mike Gilyeat, known as Gilly, was a member of the Royal Military Police and a...
View ArticleEleven island jobs lost as betinternet shuts
Intensive efforts are under way to find new jobs for 11 staff hit by the closure tomorrow (Thursday) of island eGaming operation betinternet.comParent company Webis Holdings Plc decided to close its...
View ArticleILS to attend the largest eGaming event in Asia
Leading eGaming services provider ILS is once again attending the largest Asian event in the sector. iGaming Asia Congress takes place annually in Macau and attracts more than 250 delegates primarily...
View ArticleDeath by accident is court’s verdict
A patient at Ramsey Cottage Hospital died by accident, an inquest has ruled.But coroner John Needham said it was important for medical staff to be reminded of protocols to be practised in relation to...
View ArticleI’ll miss the staff, customers and suppliers, they have been great
The man or woman who takes over from retiring Manx Telecom chief executive Mike Dee must be ‘personable’ and understand the needs of island customers.That’s the view of Mr Dee who is leaving the hot...
View ArticlePhil thanked for 60 years’ S100 service
Clerk of the Southern 100 course Phil Taubman was presented with a decanter in recognition of his 60 years’ service to the races, at an annual dinner to celebrate this year’s diamond jubilee.Phil first...
View ArticleDog owners warned after sheep attack
Dog owners are being warned to exercise caution when letting their animals off the lead on or near farmland.Police have issued the message after a dog attacked a sheep in Colby last week. The ram’s...
View ArticleManx winter was largely unsettled, says Met Office
Winter was largely unsettled with alternating mild/cold air between a succession of Atlantic fronts.That’s according to the Met Office, who have released statistics for December to February.It was 0.2C...
View ArticleGood turnout at series of flood defence meetings
There was a good turnout to a series of public meetings on protecting the island’s harbours and coastal communities from flooding.Community meetings organised by the Department of Infrastructure took...
View ArticleLimerick is way to answer the pedants
Two weeks ago I seized upon a headline in the Examiner saying: ‘Prison sentence for biting policewoman’ and said: ‘Who did she bite?’ This has brought something of a reproof from a retired civil...
View ArticleCould act be bad news for climate?
Across the water, the Infrastructure Act 2015 received Royal Assent on February 12, 2015. It covered a mass of different issues - from the control of invasive non-native species, through provisions for...
View ArticleIsle of Man property sales, March 5, 2015
John Tosh and Kathleen Robina Tosh, of 33 Highfield Close, Birch Hill, Onchan, bought 6 Sunnybank Avenue, Birch Hill, Onchan, for £370,000.It was bought from Robert George Birnie and Pauline Geraldine...
View ArticleMy kids worked out that I should have died 12 times
Former RAF pilot John Peters who was captured during the first Gulf War in 1991, says his life was transformed because of the seven weeks he spent in captivity.‘My kids worked out that I should have...
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