Ballakermeen High School extension plans on show
PLANS for a three-storey extension at Ballakermeen High School, in Douglas, went on public display last week.The Department of Education and Children’s estates director, Richard Collister, architects,...
View ArticleMailbox bar shuts down
ONE of the most upmarket bars in Douglas has closed.The Mailbox restaurant and deli was in a building on Circular Road in the capital.The board of directors this afternoon issued a statement. It reads:...
View ArticleViewers need to retune their televisions tomorrow (Wednesday)
TELEVISION viewers in the Isle of Man may find they are missing some of their channels next week unless they retune their sets or digital boxes.Digital UK has advised viewers they may experience...
View ArticleMannifest is cancelled next year
THE organisers of Mannifest have announced they will not be holding the annual three-day festival in 2013.The music and family event, held at Glen Lough Farm in Glen Vine, would have been in its fourth...
View ArticleManx plate proposals?
NEW-LOOK registration plates featuring the letters MANX could prove a money spinner for the Treasury.Infrastructure Minister David Cretney MHK will seek Tynwald approval next week to introduce fees for...
View ArticleEnlarged Shoprite opens doors in Peel
PEEL’s enlarged Shoprite store in Derby Road was unveiled to the public on Friday.A formal launch took place before the revamped store opened to customers.The supermarket has more than doubled in size...
View ArticleTynwald pay ‘needs off-isle investigation’
AN MHK is calling for a senior off-island figure to lead an independent review of Tynwald members’ pay, pensions and expenses.Alfred Cannan, chairman of the Civil Service Commission, has tabled a...
View ArticleBack to her island roots after working in London
ALICIA Cain has joined Simcocks.Alicia is an English solicitor who trained and worked at Baker McKenzie in London and has experience in a broad range of areas such as pensions, private client, dispute...
View ArticleEmergency ban on ash trees welcomed
THE Manx Wildlife Trust is welcoming emergency measures taken to try to prevent the spread of ash dieback disease to the island.Environment Minister Phil Gawne announced last week that an immediate ban...
View Article‘I won’t be bullied’ - Jurby Transport Museum founder
THE founder of Jurby Transport Museum says he won’t be bullied into standing down.Chairman of the Manx Transport Trust Richard Davis said he fears the plug could be pulled on the Jurby attraction which...
View ArticleCRINGLE: Hopping mad in Spain
MY daughter and her family have a place in Spain. It’s not a big place like Madrid or Barcelona. It’s a duplex apartment on what’s known as the Costa Tropical, a safe distance from British-occupied...
View ArticleManx2 pulls out of Leeds and Oxford
PASSENGERS flying to and from the island will have less choice from the New Year.Manx 2 has announced it is to stop flying to Leeds/Bradford and Oxford from January 8 for the first quarter of the...
View ArticleProspects of striking oil are not good
PREVIOUS efforts at finding oil and gas reserves under Manx territorial waters were not encouraging, MHKs were told.In the House of Keys, John Houghton (Douglas North) asked Economic Development...
View ArticleCare Pathway review for Isle of Man
THE island will implement any best practice recommendations that come out of UK review into the Liverpool Care Pathway for dying patients, the Health Minister told the House of Keys.David Anderson,...
View ArticleGarden Party organisers issue refunds
ORGANISERS of the weather-hit Garden Party have confirmed that it has completed the refund process for the festival.And they say that all payments will be issued to customers this week.The first night...
View ArticleCompliance
COLLINS Stewart Wealth Management has appointed James Swaisland to lead the compliance team in the Isle of Man, Guernsey and Jersey.Mr Swaisland will work with all departments and the compliance team...
View ArticleSupport for bereaved families
A MOTHER has set up a charity in memory of her daughter Hope, who was stillborn last year.Helen Sheppard, aged 27, of Ballakilley Close, in Port Erin, has launched A Little Piece of Hope, to provide...
View ArticleIsland’s night to celebrate success
ONE of the biggest occasions in the Manx social calendar takes place tonight (Thursday) when Isle of Man Newspapers’ Awards for Excellence event takes place at the Villa Marina.More than 1,000 people...
View ArticleDeemster wants to ban man from pub but can’t
DEEMSTER Montogemerie has expressed his frustration after what he says was a ‘drafting or printing error’ meant he did not have the power to ban a man who appeared before him from pubs.The Manx...
View ArticleBid to crack down on the cold callers
THE chairman of the Office of Fair Trading said he would support a private member’s bill calling for a ban on cold calling.David Quirk (Onchan) gave his support in the House of Keys to a crackdown on...
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