Funds association holds annual dinner
The Isle of Man Funds Association hosted its annual dinner at the Palace Hotel, Douglas. The association, and the evening’s sponsors RBS International and MAC Group, welcomed more than 180 guests from...
View ArticleCouncil aims to re-let more than 60 empty properties
Douglas council hopes its 60-plus empty council properties can be re-let within the next few months following approval of its new Void Management Policy, last month.Councillors heard the proposal will...
View ArticleLittle Lola to take on walking challenge
Two-year-old Lola Johnson, who has a rare lung condition which means she is reliant on having a ready oxygen supply, will walk 1km to raise funds to buy a new portable oxygen machine.Lola, from Onchan,...
View ArticlePrison for teen who carried on offending
A teenager who committed offences while on bail and while already subject to a community service order has been sent to prison.Dieter Paul Johnson was given 200 hours’ community service for offences of...
View ArticleHawkwind take concept show on tour
Hawkwind are heading to Preston for a live concept show based on an E.M. Forster sci-fi novella. And as self-styled ‘Captain of the Mothership’ Dave Brock told MALCOLM WYATT, you can expect a...
View ArticleQueen’s birthday beacon to be lit at St John’s
A beacon will be lit tonight (Thursday) at St John’s to mark the 90th birthday today of the Lord of Mann, Queen Elizabeth II.The ceremony, on the fairfield at 8.30pm, will be performed by German parish...
View ArticleI’m proud to have my funds offshore
IT is no joke for certain people of course but I do feel compelled to ask the question: ‘Where do the very smart people put their money to hide it from the taxman?’The answer is under their Panama...
View ArticleIsle of Man property sales, April 21, 2016
Phillip Sean McCarthy and Claire Elizabeth McCarthy, both of 3 Ashfield Avenue, Union Mills, bought Cedar Lodge, Main Road, Crosby, for £685,000.It was bought from Paula Howell Evans.Other recent...
View ArticleAntiquarians begin summer season of excursions
The Isle of Man Natural History and Antiquarian Society (IOMNHAS) will begin its summer programme of excursions tomorrow (Saturday) giving an insight into the heritage of the Manx landscape and the...
View ArticleNew information boards point the way for visitors in the south
New interpretative display boards informing visitors about Port Erin’s points of interest are sitting at strategic points in the village.Resident Judy Matthews, a member of Port Erin Traders, said she...
View ArticleMan’s criminal past catches up with him three years later
A careless blood splat and a historic DNA test proved to be the undoing of a Douglas man three years after he smashed windows at premises belonging to his then employer near Castletown.Douglas...
View ArticleFancy building more marinas?
The prospect of more Manx marinas being developed has moved a small step closer.The government today announced it wanted to hear from private organisations or individuals with ideas to enhance the...
View ArticleMeet the man who might take you to court
The island’s new Director of Prosecutions was yesterday officially presented with his commission as an Isle of Man advocate.Richard Butters took the oath of allegiance and the oath of advocate during a...
View ArticleGawne defends £473k Sloc Road resurfacing: ‘We needed to spend money on...
Infrastructure Minister Phil Gawne MHK has denied he approved a scheme to resurface the Sloc road just because it’s in his constituency.But Mr Gawne told a Tynwald scrutiny committee that there were...
View ArticleOwen’s offered entry to online leadership project
Entrepreneur and technologist Owen Cutajar is the first Isle of Man based professional to be offered entry to Seth Godin’s altMBA programme. The altMBA programme was founded in 2015 by author and...
View ArticleGreen Column: Should scallop industry clean up after itself?
Isle of Man Friends of the Earth’s John Griffiths looks at some smelly business practices.--------------------‘The back of Peel Hill is not the place it was for watching the sun go down because of the...
View ArticleWorld Book Night library celebrations
World Book Night will be celebrated this Saturday with an event at the Henry Bloom library in Douglas at 7pm featuring several local authors.Tickets for the event are free and are available from the...
View Articlea new look guild
A new look Manx Music, Speech and Dance Festival gets under way tomorrow (Friday).For the first time this year, the classes include a Battle of the Bands competition, taking place in the Villa Marina’s...
View ArticleRichard Radcliffe retires after 30 years’ service to Ramsey
Richard Radcliffe retires from Ramsey Commissioners at the end of this month after a career spanning more than three decades.It all began on June 1, 1984, when he was first elected to represent South...
View ArticleLaxey church appeal for financial support
The vicar of Christ Church in Laxey is appealing to the community to support the church which is in financial difficulty. Reverend Jo Dudley and parishioners in Laxey and Lonan are rallying together to...
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