Kreston boosts team with new director Ross
Kreston IoM has appointed Ross Byrne as a director of the company.Ross brings to his new role more than 20 years’ corporate services experience in the Isle of Man. He was general manager and...
View ArticleStaff are the cream of the crop
Isle of Man Creamery welcomed Economic Development Minister Laurence Skelly MHK to present its Investors in People accreditation certificate and plaque. Investors in People is the leading people...
View ArticleManx Folk Awards attracts bumper entry
The 2016 Manx Folk Awards have attracted a bumper entry. Organised by the Department of Education and Children (DEC), Culture Vannin and Manx National Heritage, the awards are for four to...
View ArticleDouglas Head steam ferries talk
Well-known merchant seaman and raconteur Captain Stephen Carter will be giving an illustrated talk to the Isle of Man Victorian Society on the Douglas Head steam ferries.The ferries were a familiar...
View ArticleMan tried to mail suspicious cash
A 43-year-old Pulrose man has been convicted of attempting to conceal the proceeds of criminal property.Paul Henry Cambpell, of Oak Avenue, pleaded guilty to the charge in court and will be sentenced...
View ArticleEquality bill requires ‘reasonable’ changes
Businesses and service users will be required to make ‘reasonable’ adjustments for disabled people, under the proposed Equality Act.MLCs unanimously voted to give the Equality Bill its first reading in...
View ArticleBeach Buddies heading to ‘message in a bottle’ hotspot
Beach Buddies volunteers will meet on Sunday morning to tackle an area which has been hit with large amounts of marine litter during the past few months.Langness is one of a handful of beaches in the...
View ArticlePower line damage in north
Power supplies between Ramsey and Tromode have been affected after a vehicle over six metres high took down overhead lines this morning.A spokesman for the Manx Utilities Authority said: ‘A vehicle was...
View ArticleResidents say phone mast is much too close
Residents near the site of a new telephone mast are up in arms after the scheme received planning approval last week.If it goes ahead, a new mobile phone mast at Hillberry Reservoir, in Onchan, will be...
View ArticleEquiom Solutions briefs residents on tax matters
Tax and estate planning specialist Equiom Solutions Limited, part of the Equiom Group, held a tax seminar for Isle of Man residents, their advisers and relevant intermediaries.The seminar, entitled...
View ArticleAntiquarians to look at how technology can unlock history
Tomorrow (Saturday) the Isle of Man Natural History and Antiquarian Society (IOMNHAS) will be holding its annual general meeting before, in the last of the society’s winter season of lectures, focusing...
View ArticlePublic sector pensions to undergo dramatic overhaul
Public sector employees will pay more for their pensions and receive fewer benefits at the end - if proposals released today to address the public sector pensions deficit are approved by Tynwald next...
View ArticleTown beefs up its approach to litter
The authority in Castletown is beefing up its approach to litter outside pubs and restaurants in the town.Last week, commissioners’ clerk Eddie Convery said under the Litter Act 1972, authorities have...
View ArticlePeel P50 car sells for £120,000
A car made in Peel has sold for US$176,000 (approximately £120,000) at an auction in America.The rare micro-car P50 three-wheeler was manufactured in 1964 and went under the hammer at RM Sotheby’s in...
View ArticleCelebrating women in poetry and song
A celebration of women’s achievements took place in the Henry Bloom Noble Library on International Women’s Day last week.The Manx Bard Stacey Astill organised the event and said it would be ‘a...
View ArticleWildlife Park to open for summer season
Curragh’s Wildlife Park will open daily from next week in time for summer.The Ballaugh park will be open every day from Monday (March 21) between 10am and 6pm and has organised a range of activities to...
View ArticleNew parking plan in PSM provokes several objections
A proposal to alter parking at the Paddocks in Port St Mary has provoked objections from residents.The plan (16/00259/B) by Port St Mary Commissioners also includes alterations to parking arrangements...
View ArticleChurch organ needs a new home - and it can be yours for free
The future of a piece of Manx ecclesiastical history hangs in the balance following the closure of the Methodist chapel at Croit-e-Caley.The tiny chapel closed in 2014 and has now been sold but a new...
View ArticleOutside Left: Living in the Age of Stupid
The ‘Age of Stupid’ is a film about a man living in a devastated world who looks back and contemplates why nothing was done to stop the rot. You could well ask whether in fact we live in the ‘Age of...
View ArticleIsle of Man Art Society exhibition to feature hundreds of artworks
The Isle of Man Art Society’s annual Easter Arts and Crafts Exhibition opens next week.A preview evening for invited guests, to be opened by society patron Lieutenant Governor Adam Wood, takes place on...
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