TV cook Gregg Wallace fronts video about Manx food and drink
Television cook Gregg Wallace has presented a video about Manx food and drink.It features local businesses including Tanroagan Seafood Restaurant, Noa Bakehouse, Betty Pie Co, 14 North, Apple Orphanage...
View ArticleThanksgiving themed eClub event winner
The island’s eClub held its Thanksgiving themed event, sponsored by Sure, at Bar George, Douglas. Guests joined Sure key personnel including Sarah Jarvis, marketing manager, and Paul Marriott, head of...
View ArticleShoprite enforces parking control
Shoprite in Port Erin is clamping down on motorists who are not customers using their car parks.Carol Glover, from Isle of Man Enterprises Ltd, which owns Shoprite, wrote to the local authority that in...
View ArticleFrom Port Erin to meeting the Chancellor in London
Shop boss Chris Beards has returned to the island after a special event atThe Treasury in London.Mr Beards is owner of Mantons Cards in Port Erin.Mantons was one of 100 businesses invited to the...
View ArticleZoom in on Manx history at iMuseum
Island residents will be able to get a better view of the nation’s history and historical collections with Manx National Heritage’s new upgraded online iMuseum. Online audiences will be able to see...
View ArticleThere’s been too much spare capacity on London flights
There’s been too much capacity on flights between the island and London.That’s the view of BA’s commercial general manager Luke Hayhoe as seats on additional flights on the London City route went on...
View ArticleSpending from Manx government reserves hits £140m
The amount of money drawn from government reserves peaked at £140.3m in 2013-14 - and for this year is estimated to be £91.1m.Figures supplied in a written House of Keys answer by Treasury Minister...
View ArticleFraudster rings police headquarters
The police custody suite this morning received a call from a fraudster who claimed to be from ‘technical support’ of a software vendor advising that a personal computer was infected and that remote...
View ArticleCouncil not liable for damage caused by promenade pot hole
A taxi driver whose car was damaged by the disintegrating road surface along Douglas seafront has been told he will not be compensated by the government or the council.Les McMurdo’s Ford C-Max...
View ArticleJackie is welcomed as she joins the team at Cains
Cains Fiduciaries, part of Douglas-based law and professional services group Cains, has welcomed Jackie Fergusson on board its growing team as corporate administration manager. Jackie has more than 25...
View ArticleIrvings’ legal fight ends in defeat
Peel businessmen Jonathan and Jamie Irving have been refused permission to appeal to the Privy Council in their long-running legal battle over the winding up of their property development company...
View ArticleFocus on freedom of information
In this special joint report ROBERT KINRADE, director, Expol and PETER CANNELL, associate advocate and chartered secretary of QuinnLegal spotlight a ‘new era’ for island folkA new era in how we ‘do’...
View ArticleSantas dash through the streets for charities
Scores of people dressed as Santa and dashed through the streets of Douglas today in a charity fundraiser.The sprint through the streets of Douglas started from the Isle of Man Bank’s Athol Street...
View ArticleBurma Star Association’s farewell lunch
The Burma Star Association has held its final meeting and lunch.The association will disband in January but it is hoped informal gatherings will be held in the future.The dinner, which took place at...
View ArticleMT wins for ‘sharing’ with staff
Manx Telecom has won a prestigious award for its staff share scheme. The communications company won the ‘Best New Share Plan’ category at the ifs ProShare Annual Awards which were announced at a gala...
View ArticleUse them or lose them - Castletown’s shops need public support
Businesses in Castletown are urging the public to support them at what is a uniquely challenging time.Town retailers were already suffering because of the disruption associated with the Callow’s Yard...
View ArticleGym tribute to popular PE teacher
Staff and pupils at a Douglas secondary school joined together to remember a popular member of staff who died tragically almost a year ago.PE teacher Rob Campbell had worked at St Ninian’s High School...
View ArticleDim view taken of Bright Stars idea
An education champion has stars in his eyes – with ambitious plans to tackle the issue of student debt by staging a TV talent show.But the idea may not even get through to the first round as education...
View ArticleUnemployment is highest in north
The latest job figures for the Isle of Man show that region by region, the north of the island has the highest rate of umemployment.Those people out of work and actively seeking employment in the north...
View ArticleVehicle forced off the road
A vehicle was forced off the road this morning.The incident happened at about 7am on the Sloc Road, Rushen.A vehicle travelling towards Port Erin has been forced off the road and into a ditch by an...
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