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Monday, December 10Aries (March 21 - April 20) There is a forward movement in your life at the present time which is driving you to look for something new. All around you people are preparing for the...
View ArticleInvestors fear they’ll never get their money back
SOME of the investors who had their money in the suspended Louis Group fund have said they fear they’ll never get their money back.Millions of pounds were invested in the fund. Investors speak...
View ArticleGovt cuts hit proof of age card scheme
GOVERNMENT cuts have hit the government’s proof of age card scheme.The Office of Fair Trading has announced it will no longer run it from the end of the year as it’s concentrating on the...
View ArticleTake care with your cash this Christmas
The Office of Fair Trading is offering consumers the following advice for managing their money this Christmas and New Year.Don’t forget everyday life Christmas is a special time of year but it is...
View ArticleChristmas poetry evening cancelled
AN evening of Christmas-themed poetry and prose scheduled to take place on Wednesday evening has been cancelled.Performance group Voices had been due to perform at the Henry Bloom Noble library.A...
View ArticleExtra night buses for Christmas period
This festive season Bus Vannin is putting on extra buses late at night.From Monday, December 17 to Thursday 20, Bus Vannin is providing additional Night Owl services to Douglas, Peel, Ramsey,...
View ArticlePatients asked what they need
Noble’s Hospital is spearheading ‘CARE’ (Communicate, Ask, Respond, Evaluate) which has been adopted as a way to improve the plight of patients throughout the Department of Health.The initiative is...
View ArticleTrack repairs for MER at Groudle
TRACK on the Manx Electric Railway at Groudle had to be replaced because it was beyond its safe working life, MHKs were told.The track is being relayed with concrete sleepers instead of the traditional...
View ArticleTracey Bell’s joy at award
BUSINESSWOMAN Tracey Bell and her team have announced their successful achievements in a UK national awards ceremony.It was the aesthetic awards in association with Cosmetic News on Saturday, December...
View ArticleExtension plan for Joey charity
BRADDAN Bridge House, the island’s holiday accommodation for disabled visitors, should soon be able to offer extra rooms if a proposed extension goes according to plan.Kevin Quirk, chairman of the Joey...
View ArticleRise in passengers at Ronaldsway
NOVEMBER 2012 saw a 7 per cent rise in passenger numbers at the island’s loss-making airport.The figure comes after seven months in a row of decline.Traffic through the airport increased by 3,900...
View ArticleGovernment IT costs £6,000 a day
GOVERNMENT’S information systems division (ISD) came under close scrutiny amid concern over the high level of payments for staff from one company – Intelligence Limited.Payments from the ISD – which...
View ArticleHit mirror and ran
Police are appealing for information following a hit and run collision that occurred on Main Road, Kirk Michael at about 5pm on Monday.A dark red Citroen C4 car had its driver’s door wing mirror...
View ArticleSpeed limit for emergency roadworks
EMERGENCY roadworks are being carried out on the outskirts of Peel.A section of the main Douglas to Peel road is now subject to a 30mph speed limit from the existing 30 mph speed limit at Queen...
View ArticleChief Minister’s statement about UK ‘FATCA’
Chief Minister Allan Bell made a statement to Tynwald today about the government’s decision to sign a new tax deal with the United Kingdom.As...
View Article£4.4m spent on new buses
BUS Vannin has purchased 30 new buses at a cost of £4.42 million over the past three years.And there have been teething problems with six of the vehicles, MHKs were told in a written reply to a House...
View ArticleKeep your promises, students tell MHKs
SIXTH form students from Castle Rushen High School are urging their MHKs not to break their manifesto pledges by supporting the introduction of university tuition fees.Year 12 and 13 students (ages 16...
View ArticleDawn Webb scoops accolade
DAWN Webb, a partner in Moore Stephens Chartered Accountants, has been announced as winner of the Corporate Business Woman of the Year in the Forward Ladies North West and Isle of Man’s Women in...
View ArticleCelebrating tourism at awards ceremony
THE pinnacle of the isle of Man’s tourist industry was honoured at the seventh annual tourism awards held at the Claremont Hotel in Douglas.The Department of Economic Development’s member for tourism...
View ArticleBoat is damaged
Police are investigating an incident of criminal damage to a boat moored in Douglas inner harbour near to the Douglas Hotel.The boat was entered between Friday and Monday and equipment damaged...
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