Having second year of adventure
THE success of a scheme to train young instructors to work in what’s described as ‘adventure education’ means it is being repeated for a second year.Josh Rowlands was the first trainee instructor, on a...
View ArticleFund study into boy’s disorder
A CAMPAIGN has been launched in honour of a brave young boy whose mother grew up in the island.Three-year-old Joseph Michael Kendrick has the extremely rare genetic disorder – Non-Ketotic...
View ArticleKaren takes top job at Ashley Hill
EDUCATION chiefs have announce that Karen Riordan has been appointed headteacher of Ashley Hill Primary School with effect from January 2013.Mrs Riordan has been deputy headteacher at the 316-pupil...
View ArticleELS and Fuzion donation will help Braddan Primary School stage shows
DOUGLAS-BASED Event Lighting Services and UK sound equipment firm Fuzion have donated a portable PA system to Braddan Primary School after hearing of their plight when their old PA system stopped...
View ArticleBus drivers given notice
THE island’s 100 bus drivers have been served their notice by management.It’s the latest development in a dispute in which the government department that runs the island’s nationalised bus service...
View ArticleMan accused of assaulting woman, 57
A MAN has been charged with assault after a woman was allegedly assaulted in busy Parliament Square, Ramsey, yesterday afternoon.Police said the alleged incident happened at about 1.30pm. A 57-year-old...
View ArticleNow Sure enters the market for television
SURE, the phone company, is entering the television market tomorrow (Tuesday).Its TV set top box will let viewers watch UK and global TV channels on their set, including ITV3 and ITV4, which are not...
View ArticleChessmen in a major exhibition
Manx National Heritage will open a major exhibition on The Forgotten Kingdom? The Kingdom of Man and the Isles (1000 – 1300 AD), next month. The exhibition will mark the temporary return to the Isle of...
View ArticleCavity insulation blamed for damp
THREE local authorities – Douglas Council and Malew and Peel Commissioners – believe cavity wall insulation installed in their properties under a central government scheme could be to blame for damp...
View ArticleStars
Monday, October 15Aries (March 21 - April 20) This week begins with a New Moon in Libra - good news for lovers and those wanting to advance an existing partnership. Think most carefully about where you...
View ArticleSewage plkant report - author’s identity no secret
THE Liberal Vannin party says its committed to building a transparent independently scrutinised government.An analytical report into the island’s IRIS sewerage network, posted on the Lib Van website,...
View ArticleCivil service offered 20p, manual workers offered 15p
WHILE civil servants have been offered a 20p an hour pay rise, public sector manual workers have been offered only 15p an hour, the Isle of Man Examiner reveals today.That’s a fact that has got the...
View ArticleSummit winner
KPMG is preparing to hold its third annual e-Gaming summit, once again bringing the sector’s major players together to discuss the island’s role in this fast-paced international marketplace.The summit...
View ArticleJobs in jeopardy at Friends Provident International
MORE finance sectors jobs could be lost as Friends Provident International announced it is conducting a global strategic review of its operation.There are more than 260 staff at Friends Provident...
View ArticleRodan’s plea for Manx Radio subsidy
MANX Radio should be given a level of government subsidy sufficient to allow it to deliver public service broadcasting over the next three years,That’s the call being made by Speaker Steve Rodan in a...
View ArticleBoosting opportunity for young in workplace
A CONFERENCE has been held aimed at boosting young people’s opportunities in the workplace.The event, organised by the Department of Education and Children and the Department of Economic Development,...
View ArticleManx Electric Railway changes after landslip
FOLLOWING the recent weather conditions, a landslip has caused temporary amendments of the Manx Electric Railway services, between Baldrine and Laxey.From tomorrow (Tuesday) all northbound trams will...
View ArticleA lot want allotment
LEAD member of Douglas Council’s regeneration and community advisory committee Stephen Pitts has dismissed calls from two councillors to set aside more of its allotments for school or charity use.Isle...
View Article37 questions for Tynwald’s first sitting since summer break
THERE are 37 questions on Tynwald’s agenda, when the court sits again later today (Tuesday, October 16) for the first time since the summer break.Fourteen are for oral answer, with the remainder for...
View ArticleDouglas council horror at £60k BMX bill
THOUSANDS of pounds of Douglas ratepayers’ money has being spent building and maintaining the BMX track in Noble’s Park.There was therefore a considerable degree of alarm along Douglas councillors when...
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