Speed limit review request
The Department of Infrastructure will be asked to investigate the speed limit in Port Erin by the local authority.It follows a notice of motion proposed by Nick Watterson to ask the DoI to explore a...
View ArticleTributes paid to former Ramsey MHK Charles Cain
Tributes have been paid to former Ramsey MHK Charles Cain who has died at the age of 77.Mr Cain, who was Ramsey MHK between 1981 and 1986 and spent 13 years on the board of the town’s commissioners,...
View ArticleFirst candidates step forward ahead of Douglas North by-election
Two candidates have declared their intention to stand in the Douglas North by-election.The by-election was triggered by last week’s elevation of Bill Henderson to the Legislative Council.Now Douglas...
View ArticleKitchen fire in Kirk Michael
Firefighters from Kirk Michael and Peel stations were called to a kitchen fire at a house at Broogh Wyllin, Kirk Michael at lunchtime yesterday (Monday).A dog had been removed from the property by an...
View ArticleTom to ‘fly Isle of Man flag’ with Wolf of Wall St captor
Law firm boss Tom Maher has been invited to be a speaker at a prestigious conference alongside the FBI special agent who caught the notorious ‘Wolf of Wall Street.’He will also share the platform with...
View ArticleChernobyl’s Children charity founder is honoured
Norman Rivers, who along with his wife Joan started the Chernobyl’s Children charity in the island, was invested with his British Empire Medal by the Lieutenant Governor.The ceremony at Government...
View ArticlePort Erin board meetings could be live online
The cost of broadcasting Port Erin commissioners’ public meetings online will be explored by the local authority.The decision follows a notice of motion proposed by commissioner Ged Power that the...
View ArticleRoyal Navy visit tomorrow
A Royal Navy vessel will visit the island tomorrow (Wednesday).HMS Tyne’s Commanding Officer Lieutenant Commander Charles Barrow will sail his River Class Offshore Patrol Vessel HMS Tyne into Douglas...
View ArticleTeare defends plan to scrap free TV licences
Treasury Minister Eddie Teare has rejected a backbencher’s call to revisit plans to end free TV licences for the over-75s.The call was made in the House of Keys by Douglas North MHK John Houghton who...
View ArticleThings will improve at Noble’s Hospital, says Chief Minister
Chief Minister Allan Bell said he believes steps being taken to resolve problems at Noble’s Hospital are starting to turn things around.He made his comments after the West Midlands independent review...
View ArticleSmaller houses in demand
There is more demand for smaller, semi-detached housing than large detached housing, Heritage Homes has found at its new Ballakilley development (which straddles Port Erin and Rushen Parish). In...
View ArticleDismay over pension vote in Tynwald
Backbencher Alfred Cannan said he is disappointed Tynwald didn’t support his call to have a select committee inquiry into proposed state pension reforms include the breaking of the reciprocal agreement...
View ArticleIsle of Man Treasury Minister’s nine out of 10 for his UK counterpart
Treasury minister Eddie Teare has praised his UK counterpart the Chancellor George Osborne for his ‘absolutely first class speech.’But he also believes he has ‘stolen a march’ on the UK over personal...
View ArticleProposal to reduce size of board fails
A motion to hold an inquiry into reducing the size of the board of Port Erin Commissioners failed when it was discussed last week.Commissioner Martin Norbury proposed that the authority asks the...
View ArticleForward march – Manx reserves unit to be revived
The Isle of Man could be set to get its own Forces reserve unit for the first time in nearly 50 years.Plans for the proposed new Isle of Man Reserve Force were due to be outlined at a dinner being held...
View ArticleIsle of Man Foodbank moves to new storage facility
The island’s Foodbank has been on the move - having secured a new and bigger storage depot.Whereabouts of the new premises are being kept under wraps because of the quantity of food stored and the fact...
View ArticleWill this mean you’re more likely to commute by bicycle?
Excavated material from the Peel Road refurbishment has been used to create a cycleway on a section of the old steam railway line between Crosby and Union Mills.The Department of Infrastructure is...
View ArticleMurder trial latest
A Castletown man accused of murder told police there was a ‘coming together’ between him and the victim after he asked him to leave his house.Ian Anderson, who is 46, has denied murdering Neil Roberts...
View ArticleManx money to help refugees
The Isle of Man Government’s International Development Committee is supporting three charities responding to humanitarian crises in the Lebanon, Mozambique and South America.Medair UK has been awarded...
View ArticleFormer national newspaper man Les launches his own PR business
Former Fleet Street reporter Les Able who had a ‘gruelling’ interview with Margaret Thatcher and covered the funeral of Princess Diana, is launching his own public relations agency in the island.Les...
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