Students protest outside Tynwald about tuition fees proposal
SCORES of students protested outside Tynwald against the proposed introduction of tuition fees.The island’s polticians had been due to vote on the proposal at this month’s sitting...
View ArticleManx shop’s winning lottery streak
GOVERNOR’S Hill Spar could well see a rush of business after two of its customers left the premises considerably wealthier than when they went in.It seems owner Ernie Russell is the man with the Midas...
View ArticleCRINGLE: Why was I eating tomatoes?
I had been paying a social call at the house of friends. I left the car at the kerbside.When I left the house I climbed into the front passenger seat.I sat there, puzzled by the amazing circumstance...
View ArticleLouis Group investors fear they’ll not see their money again
ISLAND-based investors fear they will never see their money again after a fund promoted as ‘low risk’ was suspended, unable to pay its multi-million pound debts.Regulator the Financial Supervision...
View ArticleNot all Xmas cheer for street market
THE decision to hold a Continental Christmas market in Douglas was defended in Tynwald.Onchan MHK Peter Karran (Lib Van) asked a series of questions about the revenue generated by the market, whether...
View ArticleWhy is fuel so expensive?
THE Office of Fair Trading (OFT) is considering whether to launch a new inquiry into fuel prices.OFT chairman David Quirk MHK made the announcement in Tynwald after revealing that the average price gap...
View ArticleRock choir raises rafters in Laxey
LAXEY Pavillion, in the village’s Glen Gardens, became an unlikely rock venue courtesy of the Isle of Man Rock Choir.Members of the choir raised the rafters with a medley of popular numbers from the...
View ArticleBSE pits should not be dug up
AGRICULTURE Minister Phil Gawne has ruled out testing the area around BSE pits to check whether they still pose a health risk.The call came in Tynwald from Peter Karran (Lib Van, Onchan) who suggested...
View ArticleThere is hope after the shock of redundancy
THE support of Lucy O’Toole, Anne Murray and managing director Sally Burman has been proven to help businesses to offer professional and independent support to those affected by redundancy.It’s a...
View ArticleKatherine wants to be Christmas No1
LOCAL singer Katherine Crowe is appealing to the public to make her record the No1 single this Christmas.Kathy, who has cancer, wants to raise money for cancer research.The Manx Independent has more on...
View ArticleWatch Ramsey RNLI rescue - filmed by crew’s new tech
THIS week, the RNLI has been rolling out helmet cameras to its lifeboat stations on the Isle of Man and Ramsey’s new piece of kit came at exactly the right moment. Hours after the volunteer crew had...
View ArticleKarting is ready, set, go in Douglas from this Sunday
Karting at the TT Grandstand in Douglas will open to the public for the first time on Sunday, December 16, after proposals for the new leisure facility were given the go-ahead by Government...
View ArticleThe latest ManxSki blog from Chris Callow
74: White stuffWell into December now. In past years this has been a time of anxiety; daily scanning long-range forecasts in the hope of dipping temperatures. Last season it went down to the wire with...
View ArticleBus drivers vote for three-day strike
THE island’s bus drivers have voted overwhelmingly to take strike action in the run up to Christmas.Unite union members voted 90 per cent to take strike action over increased driving time and the...
View ArticleCar overturns and lands in river
Fire crews from Douglas and Peel stations dealt with a serious road accident in Marown this afternoon.It took place near St Patrick’s Chair, Garth.A car overturned and had come to rest on its roof in a...
View ArticleNow you can learn Manx with an app
The growth in interest and support for the Manx language has received another boost with the launch of a free app for Android phones, iPhones and iPads. The lessons for the app have been produced by...
View ArticleIsle of Man hit by mumps outbreak
THE island has been hit by an outbreak of mumps.The viral disease has taken hold among a generation of people who weren’t vaccinated after the MMR autism scare in the 1990s.Until the end of November,...
View ArticleSupport from community has helped us after Fiona’s death
The father of PC Fiona Bone spoke publicly for the first time yesterday at the opening of a memorial garden and ‘a wonderful lasting tribute’ to his daughter.Mr Bone and his wife June live in Port St...
View ArticleCharities look for super-fit folk to do triathlon for them
The first TT Triathlon will take place on June 30, 2013, and two local charities are looking for competitors to raise money for them.The triathlon’s official charities are Hospice Isle of Man and The...
View ArticleBallakermeen means business
A TEAM from Ballakermeen High School has shown it can make a good account of itself after scooping the regional heat of a national business competition.Students from St Ninian’s High School came a...
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