Island rivals seek closer ties
‘WE will always be competitors but we have much in common in these difficult times.’That’s the message from Chief Minister Allan Bell after he met his counterparts from Jersey and Guernsey at a...
View ArticleBoost for Isle of Man’s engineering sector
TRAINING facilities in the island’s engineering sector are to receive a major boost.The number of apprentices to be trained at the Isle of Man College is set to treble to 36 from autumn 2013.Department...
View ArticleQuarter of bus drivers accept new conditions
A QUARTER of bus drivers have accepted the new terms and conditions offered by the Department of Community, Culture and Leisure, Minister Graham Cregeen MHK has confirmed.Last week the bus drivers’...
View Article‘Delays to Peel estate are not my fault’
A PEEL man feels he is being unfairly targeted for causing delays to work on a new housing estate in the town.Trevor Cowin, who lives in Poortown Road, objected to an application by Heritage Homes Ltd...
View ArticleTax boss Couch in high-profile London event
THE island’s assessor of income tax is joining a top line-up of speakers at a major London conference next week.The International Financial Centres Forum (IFC Forum) is holding a high-level policy...
View ArticleCRINGLE: Just what are things CoMin to?
THE Rolling Stones are going back on the road with their first live concerts in five years taking place at the O2 Arena in London in November. We in the Isle of Man are ahead of them. Roamin’ CoMin are...
View ArticleManx public help shape new police law
HOME AFFAIRS bosses say the public has helped to shape new laws for the police.The Department of Home Affairs says the Police Powers Bill is aimed at enhancing the police forces’s ability to ‘meet the...
View ArticleMulti-million pound scheme is investigated
INVESTORS were kept in the dark about the financial affairs of an Isle of Man-incorporated investment fund which is unable to pay its multi-million pound debts, a liquidators’ report reveals.Regulator...
View ArticleOnchan buses back to normal
All services around Royal Avenue and Onchan are now back to normal.There was some disruption to services yesterday (Tuesday) as part of the on-going roadworks. The service numbers concerned are: 1, 2,...
View ArticleWe’re £5 billion up
STAFF at Nationwide International are celebrating after notching up a record £5 billion in customer balances.Delighted managing director Philip Dunne, 47, hailed it as an incredible milestone in the...
View ArticleManx govt creates new website
GOVERNMENT is developing a new website to replace its current one, but says gov.im is still fully functional.The Isle of Man Government launched the new site ({http://cf.gov.im/|http://cf.gov.im/}) on...
View ArticleFamily fun celebrating Hop-tu-Naa
MANX National Heritage and the Isle of Man’s railways offered residents a variety of ways to celebrate Hop-tu-Naa.Over the weekend, families flocked to Cregneash for traditional celebrations while...
View ArticleBarn fire rages in Ballaugh
A MINOR disaster was avoided on Tuesday evening as fire crews managed to prevent a barn fire in Ballaugh from spreading to a neighbouring plantation.Fire crews from Kirk Michael, Ramsey and Douglas...
View ArticleCastletown beach clean this weekend
A BEACH clean meant to take place last weekend in Castletown will be held this Sunday (November 4) instead.Beach Buddies founder Bill Dale explained the weather last Sunday was ‘awful’, adding: ‘But...
View ArticleIsle of Man gets set to light up the sky
BONFIRE Night is quickly approaching with its exhilarating atmosphere created by those impressive explosions that decorate the skies.This historical event has been celebrated for 407 years since the...
View ArticleBottom of Broadway to open a week early
DUE to good progress on the demolition work of the Mannin Hotel, Douglas, the road will re-open 1 week early at 6pm on Saturday 3rd November.For the next phase of the work, expected to last 12 months,...
View ArticleFamily appeals for return of camera
A FAMILY visiting from Lincolnshire are appealing for help to recover a lost camera, containing more than three years’ worth of family photographs.Sophie Revell last saw her silver Olympus digital...
View ArticleAirline refuses Manx money
PASSENGERS bound for the Isle of Man with the Easyjet airline have again had their money refused by the plane’s cabin crew.Passenger Geoffrey Boot of Ballagarraghyn, St John’s, who was travelling back...
View ArticleExpressions of interest sought for Summerland site development
THE first steps are being taken to develop a prime sea front site in Douglas.The former Summerland leisure complex has stood empty and derelict ever since the buildings were demolished around five...
View ArticleChatter can prove costly
THERE are generations of youngsters who will regret putting too much information on social media such as Facebook, says former top police officer Colin Tansley. In years to come those youngsters may...
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