Peel’s town rate is set
PEEL Town Commissioners’ chairman Eric Beale has stated it is ‘very upsetting’ that development plans for the town have been scrapped.Mr Beale was speaking of his disappointment after the commissioners...
View ArticlePlanners grant Gaiety roof repairs
REPAIRS can be made to the Gaiety Theatre’s leaking roof, government planners have ruled.The Department of Community, Culture and Leisure, which owns the site, revealed the roof was leaking when it...
View Article‘Significant’ snowfall for Isle of Man?
SIGNIFICANT snowfall could be on the way, the Met Office has warned.A Met Office spokesman said the latest indication was that rain and sleet would move in overnight today/tomorrow (Thursday/Friday),...
View ArticleSigns of effluence in Birch Hill
THE torrential rain of the past year has caused problems for many, from farmers with ruined crops to people with flooded properties.But an unwelcome effect for one Onchan resident has been a regular...
View ArticleHow the Manx are switching to online shopping
THE number of parcels being posted and couriered to the island has shot up.With HMV in trouble and after the closure of Jessops, today’s Manx Independent reveals figures for the number of packages now...
View ArticleDeadline looms for wind farm campaign
THE deadline is tomorrow (Friday) to join Isle of Man Newspapers’ campaign to protect the island’s lifeline ferry routes from over-intensive wind farm development in the Irish Sea.Since we launched our...
View ArticleOnline shops are costing our jobs
INTERNET shopping comes at a price – a reduction in the number of Manx businesses and jobs, Tynwald was warned.Chief Minister Allan Bell MHK made the comments as he was questioned over the government’s...
View ArticleKarran criticises our report
LIBERAL Vannin leader Peter Karran railed in Tynwald against the ‘black propaganda’ he claimed was being used by the government and ‘state sponsored media’ against the bus drivers.Target of his ire was...
View ArticleWill the schools be open tomorrow?
EDUCATION bosses have decided to open schools as normal tomorrow.We have an updated story on this site...
View ArticleBus drivers back on strike
BUS drivers were back on the picket line today – with no end in sight to the long-running dispute over their terms and conditions.The half-day stoppage began at 1pm and were due to continue until...
View ArticleSchools to open as normal tomorrow
THE island’s schools will open as usual tomorrow.The Department of Education and Children has made a statement to advise parents that all schools, the Isle of Man College of Further and Higher...
View ArticleFilm-maker Miles becomes a baker in the Isle of Man
CREATIVE Miles Pettit has left the world of film-making to concentrate on being a baker with his own business in the island.The 31-year-old is aiming to make a name for himself by opening the Noa...
View ArticleSome roads still closed
MOTORISTS are being warned to take care on the island’s roads today after a fall of snow overnight.A number of roads are closed.The mountain road between the Ramsey Hairpin and the Creg-ny-Baa remains...
View ArticleHorse meat Tesco’s ‘hypocrisy’ over the island’s abattoir
A GOVERNMENT Minister has hit out at the hypocrisy of Tesco of keeping Manx meat off its shelves.It comes after the supermarket giant had to remove products contaminated with horse meat from its...
View ArticleSamaritans seeking more volunteers
THE Samaritans are going on a recruitment drive.The charity is holding sessions, for anyone interested in becoming a volunteer, to help in providing emotional support to those in distress, despair or...
View ArticlePlatinum occasion for Claire and Bernard
THE year 1943 was an eventful one – a world war was raging and British forces captured Tropoli from the Nazis, Aberdeen suffered its worst bombing of the war, there was an allied invasion of Sicily and...
View ArticleFoundations in for special unit
THE foundations have been laid for a special unit at Isle of Man College.Work started last month on the two-storey building, for students aged 16 to 19 with profound and multiple learning...
View ArticleMountain road to open again
THE mountain road is to open again today at 3.30pm after government workers have spent hours clearing it.The Department of Infrastructure says the road is passable with extreme care as conditions are...
View ArticleWe’ll await UK breast screening trial
HEALTH chiefs will await the outcome of a UK trial before deciding whether breast screening should be extended, Tynwald was told.The issue was raised by Brenda Cannell (Douglas East) who asked Health...
View ArticleWarning over air service reduction
AIR services out of Ronaldsway will be slashed if the government’s Open Skies policy continues, an air operator has warned.Citywing, launched this month following a management buy-out of Manx2, has...
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