Former holiday camp could be redeveloped
Plans have been submitted to redevelop the former Howstrake holiday camp in Onchan.Allprop Ltd has applied for approval in principle for a house with staff and office accommodation.The site has lain...
View ArticleDid you witness incident on the Everlasting Bend?
Police are investigating an incident that occurred on the Everlasting Bend on the Laxey to Ramsey coast road on Sunday evening.It happened at around 5.45pm and involved two vehicles that had stopped in...
View ArticleAppeal for witnesses to Senior Race Day crash
Police are appealing for witnesses to an incident on Summer Hill, Douglas, shortly after roads opened on Senior Race Day.A collision involving a maroon Renault Scenic and a white Audi A8 occurred on...
View ArticleActress Alison Steadman pays tribute to ‘inspiration’ Mildred on 100th birthday
A Douglas woman celebrated her 100th birthday with a visit from Lieutenant Governor Adam Wood – and a heartfelt tribute from well-known TV actress Alison Steadman OBE.Mildred Kelly, who received a...
View ArticleSwingbridge visitor centre hits the rocks?
Plans to transform the old Douglas harbour swingbridge tower into a visitor centre could have hit the rocks.Douglas councillors were told that Lottery funding of only £50,000 could be secured towards...
View ArticleBank customers among the first to use Apple Pay when it launches
NatWest and Isle of Man Bank customers will be among the first to use Apple Pay when it launches.The two banks will offer Isle of Man customers access to Apple Pay, which is transforming mobile...
View ArticleBikers roar into Laxey for ninth TT bike show
Thousands of bikers, both residents and visitors, flocked to Laxey for the ninth TT Motorcycle Show. Organised by Andy Scullard and Derek Peters of the Moddey Dhoo Motorcycle Club, the free event sees...
View ArticleAnother award for ‘Excellence’ winners
A company based in the island which won an award at the last IoM Newspapers Awards for Excellence has tasted new success.plan.com has been voted Best B2B Distributor at the 2015 Mobile Industry Awards...
View ArticleFun day lined up on Laa Columb Killey
Arbory parish’s big annual celebration, Laa Columb Killey, will be held on Thursday, June 25. After fancy dress is judged at the primary school, at 2.45pm the procession, led by Castletown Metropolitan...
View ArticleTree surgeon inquest opens
An inquest into the death of a 31-year-old Port Erin tree surgeon has opened and adjourned.Adrian Jeffrey Morton was found dead at his home at Ballahane Close in Port Erin on June 3.No medical cause of...
View ArticleMHKs endorse Manx government’s digital strategy
A new document outlining the government’s digital strategy over the next two to five years should help to improve access to information and government services.Tynwald members voted by a majority to...
View ArticlePenalise those who park in disabled bays
Douglas Corporation is getting it in the neck from Blue Badge disabled drivers for wanting to make them pay for their designated spaces in the town’s multi-storey car parks. So am I.I had a telephone...
View ArticleBasecamp is breath of fresh air
Six members of Isle of Man Friends of the Earth travelled to Castleton in the Peak District at the weekend for one of the biggest events in the UK’s calendar of environmental campaigning and activism...
View ArticleIsle of Man property sales, June 18, 2015
James Eric De Carteret Robertson and Ashley Anne Robertson, of Moreno House, 6 Osborne Terrace, Douglas, bought 54 Majestic Drive, Onchan, for £880,000.It was bought from Terence Eric Michael...
View ArticleInsurance Institute has a new president
The Insurance Institute of the Isle of Man has announced that Bryan O’Connor has been appointed as its new president.Commenting on his election by members of the local institute at its AGM, Bryan said:...
View ArticleRemedy sought to property tax problem - Bell
Chief Minister Allan Bell told Tynwald that a ‘remedy’ would be found to address concerns over the doubling of the tax rate on income from land and property.Mr Bell said an announcement would be made...
View ArticleBright future for space enterprise
Island space company ManSat has strong potential for the future says the man who has taken over as new chief financial officer.Ian Sanders replaces Ian Jarritt, who has retired after 14 years working...
View ArticleHealth chief quits
The boss of the Manx NHS, Mark Charters, has quit as chief executive ‘for personal reasons’ - less than a year after taking up the post.Mr Charters was appointed to head up the newly merged Department...
View ArticleGuy Martin hailed for role in supporting industrial heritage
TT star Guy Martin has been presented with a commemorative glass paperweight to recognise his services to the industrial heritage of the British Isles.Adrian Beacham and his daughter Lucy made the...
View ArticleSulby School pupils are impressive film-makers
The students at Sulby Primary School are making a name for themselves with a remarkable run of wins in the One World Centre’s It’s Not Fair! short film competition.Designed to allow primary children to...
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