‘Serious’ road accident
GOVERNOR’S Road in Onchan has now re-opened after a road accident this morning.Police described the incident as ‘serious’.The incident happened on the road between Summerhill Road and Blackberry...
View ArticleMan killed as wall collapses
A MAN employed by the Water and Sewerage Authority died today in Peel after a wall collapsed on him.Police inspector Derek Flint said emergency services were called to the incident, behind the Marine...
View ArticleBahrain company takes over Sure telecoms firm
Cable and Wireless Communications, the company that runs the Sure telephone service in the island, has been sold.CWC will sell its operations in the Isle of Man, The Maldives, Channel Islands, the...
View ArticleWind farm energy firm tells Isle of Man: ‘We will listen to concerns’
ENERGY firm Celtic Array insists it is listening to concerns about the impact of wind farm developments on vital island ferry routes.Public exhibitions about the proposed Rhiannon wind farm were held...
View ArticleBus stop crash horror
A 14-YEAR-OLD schoolboy is receiving surgery for head injuries after he was struck by a car while waiting a bus stop.The boy was at the bus stop on Governor’s Road, Onchan, opposite the junction with...
View ArticlePSM business owner calls for recycling of food waste
Food waste should be collected for recycling, according to proprietor of The Pavilion in Port St Mary, Claire Cox – and she claims it is ‘criminal’ food and other waste is not recycled as part of...
View ArticleTax talks with HM Treasury over FATCA issue
TALKS have been held between the Crown Dependencies and HM Treasury about the potential for new arrangements for automatic exchange of tax information with the UK.If implemented, it could have a...
View ArticleTrain will take strain in event of bus strike
A TEMPORARY halt will be built on the railway line at Castletown so children from the south of the island can take the train to school in the event of a bus drivers’ strike.This is one of the...
View Article50p a unit booze price proposed in Isle of Man
PUBLIC health bosses in the Isle of Man are considering the introduction of a 50p a unit minimum price for alcohol in a bid to cut binge drinking.Confirmation of the move came after the Coalition UK...
View ArticleMicky’s head of people and change at KPMG
MICKY Swindale, associate director of KPMG in the Isle of Man, has been appointed offshore head of people and change for KPMG, providing leadership to the specialists in that advisory field in all of...
View ArticleIsland on the telly tonight
A CHILDREN’S drama series filmed in the island in August this year will be shown on television from tonight (Tuesday).It will be broadcast on the CBBC channel today, tomorrow and on Thursday at 6.15pm...
View ArticleAre you the next big thing?
THE closing date to apply to enter a young people’s talent competition called ‘The Next Big Thing’ is looming. Fifteen acts will be selected to take part in a grand final at the Gaiety Theatre on...
View ArticleCaribbean banana farmer shares Fairtrade message
A FAIRTRADE banana farmer from St Lucia visited the Isle of Man for the first time last week to speak to pupils from six primary schools. Nicholas Faisal is a smallholder from the south of the...
View ArticlePolice name man who died in Peel yesterday
POLICE have confirmed the name of the man who died in Peel yesterday.He was John Lawrence Gell, who was known as ‘Lude’ and used Lawrence as his Christian name. Mr Gell was 52 years old and lived in...
View ArticleFAQs about the tuition fees proposal
THE government has issued a list of Frequently Asked Questions about the proposals for tuition fees.Every member of Tynwald has been given a copy by the Department of Education and Children and it’s...
View ArticleThe Isle of Man’s GPs get together
THE island’s GPs will take part in a training session tomorrow (Wednesday) afternoon.The Department of Health says the event will be ‘an opportunity for GPs to meet together, to share good practice,...
View ArticleLorry on its side after losing its load
A ROAD is shut south of Foxdale this afternoon after a lorry shed its load and ended up on its side.The A36 Shoulder Road (which leads to Rushen Mines) is closed between its junction with the main A3...
View ArticleBody of man, 52, recovered from River Douglas
POLICE are investigating after the body of a 52-year-old man was recovered from the River Douglas opposite Leigh Terrace in Douglas earlier this evening (Tuesday).In a statement issued at around...
View Article£10,000 cash goes to Syria
EMERGENCY funding provided by the Isle of Man is playing a small part in alleviating the humanitarian crisis triggered by unrest in Syria.The Overseas Aid Committee of the Council of Ministers has...
View ArticleOnchan torchlight procession tomorrow night
ONCHAN’S traditional torchlight procession takes place tomorrow (Thursday).It will start at the top car park at Onchan Park (near children’s play ground) and proceed through the village finishing at...
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