Seminar on multiplying sales
Island-based chartered accountancy firm Harding Lewis is to host free a business owners’ seminar on Thursday.The event, in partnership with the Academy for Growth, will take place from 4pm to 6pm at...
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A ONE-day seminar called Marriage by Design takes place at the Creg-ny-Baa hotel on Saturday.Described by leader Maddie Porter as a ‘relationship education experience for anyone getting married’, the...
View ArticleSurvey to see true picture on Manx VAT
MORE than 1,000 households are being asked to take part in a historic major survey of consumer spending to help the island secure its fair share of VAT revenue.Results of the first-ever survey of...
View ArticleCliffs at Derby Castle to be assessed for stability
CLIFFS at the back of the Strathallan buildings at Derby Castle are to be surveyed so the council can assess whether any work is needed to stabilise the structure.Recent work to remove asbestos from...
View ArticleJurby transport chairman ousted
THE founder of the Jurby Transport Museum has been ousted from the trust board.Richard Davis had said he wouldn’t be bullied into standing down in a dispute over the sale of a double decker bus to a...
View ArticleSecuring our VAT income
MORE than 1,000 households are being asked to take part in a historic major survey of consumer spending to help the island secure its fair share of VAT revenue.Results of the first-ever survey of...
View ArticleBad-tempered Tynwald exchanges on Pinewood deal
THERE were further ill-tempered tit-for-tat exchanges in Tynwald over the controversial Pinewood deal.Treasury Minister Eddie Teare hit back after Kate Beecroft (Lib Van, Douglas South) questioned his...
View ArticleWill Manx students have to pay tuition fees?
ARE univeristy tuition fees set to be brought in?Tynwald members are to be briefed on proposals on Friday.More on this story in tomorrow’s Manx Independent.
View ArticleWild, wet and windy weather
WITH the weather set to get stormy again tonight, government workers are preparing to keep the island moving.Teams from the operations division of the Department of Infrastructure worked around the...
View ArticleCRINGLE: Trip to flicks for gum heist
WHEN I go to the pictures my choice of grazing is Maynard’s wine gums.I do not, when I go to the Palace Cinema, buy popcorn, a confection which reminds of those little bits of polystyrene foam used as...
View ArticleMarking the Ellan Vannin tragedy
A MEMORIAL to the 35 passengers and crew who lost their lives when the SS Ellan Vannin sank more than a century ago will be held by the ManxAid charity at the quay side in Ramsey on December 3.A...
View ArticleBus ticketing system ‘not fit for purpose’
SERIOUS mistakes were made in the purchase of a bus ticketing system which is having to be replaced after less than five years.The Almex system, which was introduced at a cost of £381,483 in September...
View ArticleEuropean Christmas in Douglas
THE scent and taste of Christmas will be in the air in Douglas from tomorrow (Thursday).The European food and craft fair begins its week-long extravaganza of all that’s finest in food and gifts.Head to...
View ArticleLottery winner: I checked, checked again and then asked my girlfriend to...
MORE details of the Lottery winners from Douglas have emerged.As the Examiner revealed on Monday, the two friends from Pulrose, Douglas, are celebrating after winning £1m on EuroMillions.Plasterer...
View ArticleSteam Packet cancels tonight’s sailing
TONIGHT’S Steam Packet sailing has been cancelled.The company says forecast bad weather is to blame for the cancellation of the Ben-my-Chree’s 7.45pm service tonight. The 2.15am sailing tomorrow from...
View ArticleCharity box theft from two shops
TWO charity boxes have been stolen from shops in Ramsey.They were taken between Monday and Wednesday this week.One was from Walter’s the joke shop on the quay. The money had been intended to go to the...
View ArticleGum is still a sticky problem
Douglas councillors considered alternative ways to tackle the menace of discarded chewing gum after a campaign to address the issue earlier this year showed little effect.The campaign in May and June...
View ArticleIsle of Man retains its AA+ credit rating
TREASURY Minister Eddie Teare has welcomed news that the island has retained its AA+ credit rating with Standard and Poor’s.Affirming our AA+ status, the ratings agency cited the island’s ‘stable...
View ArticleLet’s plant 2,013 trees during 2013
THE Isle of Man Woodland Trust has launched a major tree planting campaign – and is branching out with a Christmas fund-raiser.Its Plant a Manx Tree in Twenty One Three was unveiled at the Forestry...
View ArticleChrista’s worth her ‘wait’ in gold
CHRISTA Worth, a trainee accountant and employee of Moore Stephens, was feeling on top of the world after her examination success in the audit and assurance paper of the ICAEW (Institute of Chartered...
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