PICTURES: Laxey residents lose ‘priceless’ items to flooding
Graham Burden told iomtoday that thousands of pounds of damage had been caused to his Glen Road home in the flooding.He had left his work in Ramsey early on Thursday after hearing the forecast.But on...
View ArticleChristmas at St Columba’s
St Columba’s Catholic Church in Port Erin will be hosting a traditional Christmas celebration in words and carols at 3pm on Sunday (December 13). Everyone is welcome to come and listen to the Christmas...
View ArticleOnline work permit service launched
An online service for making work permit applications has been launched.Employers will find it easier to make work permit applications and will be able to track applications online. Economic...
View ArticleCabinet Office is to get legal
The number of government departments is to increase by one.Questions have been raised in Tynwald about the legal status of the Cabinet Office, created in the last government restructuring, as it is not...
View ArticleMT boosts ‘global solutions’team
Manx Telecom has made two appointments to further strengthen its so-called ‘Global Solutions’ division. Paul Keen is now senior global solutions manager, and Mitchell Fordham has joined the division as...
View ArticleMuch loved Elvis the guanaco dies at Curraghs Wildlife Park
One of Curragh Wilflife Park’s most loved residents, Elvis the guanaco, has died at the age of 15.A favourite with visitors, Elvis passed away after a suspected brain haemorrhage at the Ballaugh park...
View ArticlePlug could not have been pulled on TT world series plan any earlier, Tynwald...
‘I honestly don’t think we could have said “yes or no” any sooner.’That’s what Department of Economic Development chief executive Chris Corlett told a Tynwald scrutiny committee as he was questioned...
View ArticleFinancial Services Authority boss Karen Badgerow ready for challenges ahead
Canadian Karen Badgerow, chief executive of the Financial Services Authority, has vowed to do all she can to protect Isle of Man residents who invest their money with companies in the island.The...
View ArticlePolice release CCTV of attempted robbery
Police have released CCTV footage of two males in connection with an attempted robbery at Strang Stores in November.It follows the arrest of one man.The short clip shows two males inside the store on...
View ArticleBig push to encourage more to stand for election
A top politician is urging people to stand for election for local authorities.There have been a number of examples recently of no elections being called because only one candidate stood and even no...
View ArticleSamaritans’ volunteers appeal
Samaritans Isle of Man is asking whether you could give the greatest gift this Christmas; your time to listen to someone who needs to talk.Samaritans is available for anyone struggling to cope or who...
View ArticleKeep your eyes peeled for these birds urge ornithologists
Puffins, turtle doves and pochard (a duck) are among 11 bird species which have been classified as vulnerable by the world’s leading international conservation organisation.Inclusion in the ‘red list’...
View ArticlePenguin Christmas family fun in Ramsey town centre
A whole host of cuddly toy penguins will be taking over Ramsey in the run-up to Christmas.A Penguin Nativity Hunt and Penguin Nativity and Fun Day will take place in the town, organised by Ramsey...
View ArticleFirefighters’ horse play at annual charity car wash
Firefighters at Kirk Michael Fire Station held their annual charity car wash on Sunday, where they cleaned a steady stream of vehicles throughout the day, including a horse!A total of £576.23 was...
View ArticleBill is not a ‘Nimbys’ charter’, say residents
The views of Chief Minister Allan Bell MHK on a private member’s bill on localism proposed by MHK Graham Cregeen are ‘unwise, ill-considered and substantially incorrect’, according to the Ballasalla...
View ArticleGaming experts look to the future of island success story
eGaming round table report by business editor Duncan Foulkes.Around the table were:Mark Robson, head of eGaming, IoM GovernmentChris Hall, chairman of the eGaming strategic advisory boardJennifer...
View ArticleBargain-priced power
Remember all those debates that used to be had over the viability of renewables? The argument against them because of their costs are starting to look rather weak, says IoM Friends of the Earth’s Cat...
View ArticleAre there too many cars in the Isle of Man?
I have had a visit from Patrick Barkham, a feature writer with The Guardian based in London. He is researching a book about British islands which will include the Isle of Man and he wanted me to help...
View ArticleIsle of Man property sales, December 10, 2015
Kevin Bromley and Ann Lenore Bromley, sold Cherry Tree Lodge, Strang Road, Union Mills, for £625,000, to Jason Douglas Coole and Amy Louise Coole, of 9 Cronk Drine, Union Mills.Eric Lee Loughran and...
View ArticleHead to Ramsey for lantern parade, community carol singing and fireworks
The build up to Christmas continues with a bang in Ramsey tomorrow (Friday) with a series of events taking place in the town.Participants in the lantern parade will congregate in the car park of Ramsey...
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