Regenerate Ramsey
A WIDER area of Ramsey is set to benefit from the government’s £8 million Town and Village Regeneration Fund after the boundary of the regeneration area was extended.It now includes the retail zone at...
View ArticleVIDEO: Can you spot yourself in the Cave crowd?
IT’S nostalgia time here at iomtoday.Well-known DJ Chris Skillicorn, who spent many years working at Summerland’s Piazza Level, as well as The Cave, was prompted to get in touch with our site after...
View ArticleWitness appeal after bus incident
POLICE in Peel are investigating an incident that took place on board a bus in the Kirk Michael area.During the incident on the Douglas to Ramsey bus it is believed that a verbal altercation took place...
View ArticleIn today’s Manx Independent
THE Manx Independent is in shops today.With today’s Indy, there’s the chance to win health club membership for a year.We speak to health chiefs and campaigners following the appointment of a new breast...
View ArticleStudy to provide insight into gambling
IN the first study of its kind to be carried out in the Isle of Man, people are being invited to take part in a survey on attitudes to gambling.Questionnaires are being sent out to 4,000...
View ArticleAir traffic boosted by poor weather
PASSENGER figures for Ronaldsway ended 2011 on a high.Numbers were up 4 per cent over the year – bolstered by a particularly strong December for the airport.A total of 710,791 passengers passed through...
View ArticleUninsured bikers warned: you will be prosecuted
POLICE have warned that they will prosecute anyone found riding untaxed, uninsured and otherwise not road-legal motorbikes on the island’s public roads and green lanes.The warning came after comments...
View ArticleTwo hotels get licences to host marriage ceremonies
BETROTHED couples who don’t want a church wedding can now tie the knot at an hotel rather than the registry office. A change in the Manx law last year allowed other venues to apply for a licence to...
View ArticleNew car park barriers defended
NEW barriers introduced in the capital’s car parks came under fire during this week’s meeting of Douglas Council.Since the new system started on May 16 last year revenue from the car parks has dropped...
View ArticleNorth One Television returns for TT 2012
IT’S business as usual for the company that secured the contract to televise the TT races.That’s the message from North One Television following the announcement that North One Sport, a separate...
View ArticleNew faces join Moore Stephens
TRACEY Meredith and Scott Trimble have joined the team at Moore Stephens.Tracey is manager of the firm’s taxation department while Scott is non-executive director of its fiduciary and financial...
View ArticleDominance in AIM listings
RECENT research commissioned by the Isle of Man Government has shown the island continues to dominate the AIM market. The research was conducted by Hemscott and has shown the Isle of Man to be in first...
View ArticleFlyBe says market ‘deteriorating’
REGIONAL airline Flybe says sales figures for the end of last year are ‘particularly disappointing’ – and has described domestic market conditions in the UK as ‘difficult and continuing to...
View ArticleKiller Robert Brown’s chilling lack of thought for his children
A DOCUMENT detailing a court’s reasons for dismissing an appeal against the sentence of a man who brutally killed former Buchan School pupil and mother-of-two Joanna Brown makes for shocking...
View ArticleiPad church services aired
LIVING Hope Community Church has launched its own television station. The church, which has bases around the island, has launched Living Hope TV, which has messages that can be viewed online on...
View ArticleAre you potty for Potter?
IN its most audacious fundraising event yet Junior Achievement Isle of Man is to hold a Harry Potter-themed event.It will be full steam ahead on the Wizard’s Express – courtesy of Isle of Man Bus and...
View ArticleTrip into the unknown
TWO island adventurers are preparing to be the first kayakers to paddle the length of the Aleutian Islands, between Alaska and Siberia, in May.For the Past two years, Keirron Tastagh, owner of...
View ArticleEnjoy cakes and classic films at Patchwork Café
THE Patchwork Café, in Port St Mary, is extending its cinema supper club nights after it was granted permission to show matinée performances.Owners Rich and Adrienne Ashcroft are set to serve afternoon...
View ArticleMargaret celebrates 100th birthday
GREAT great grandmother Margaret Corris has celebrated her 100th birthday.Mrs Corris was delighted to receive a visit on Monday from Lieutenant Governor Adam Wood and the highlight of her day was...
View ArticleDiscover historic lost Inca city
IF your New Year’s resolution happens to be to embark on a four-day trek in South America to reach the ruins of a historic Native American mountainside city once thought to be lost – then you could be...
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