Are Manx Gas ‘price cuts’ actually refunds?
Are recent cuts in gas prices genuine reductions or just refunds to consumers who have been overcharged?That was the question raised in the House of Keys by MHK for Onchan Rob Callister.Manx Gas has...
View ArticleScottish skipper fined £12,000 for fishing in Manx waters illegally
A commercial fisherman has been fined for fishing in Manx waters illegally.Skipper Christopher Thomson must pay £12,000 plus £50 costs and he was ordered him to forfeit his catch of queen scallops,...
View ArticleManx Sound Exchange: Post War Stories to take to the stage
This Saturday night sees Amber Bar in Douglas open its doors and stage once again the excellent Post War Stories. Often described as having leanings towards trip hop with a large smattering of rock,...
View ArticleClergyman’s conduct damaged reputation of Church
The conduct of an island clergyman has damaged the reputation of the island’s Anglican church, a Bishop’s Disciplinary Tribunal has found.Rev Dr Canon Jules Gomes’s conduct was ‘unbecoming or...
View ArticleBody on beach could have been there for weeks, inquest hears
An inquest has opened into the death a man’s whose body was found on a beach near Niarbyl.Bruce John Robert Moon, aged 57, whose address was given as no fixed abode, was found on August 8, on a beach...
View ArticleAnti-social kids blighting village
Police say there has been spike in incidents of anti-social behaviour in Port Erin.A police spokesman said: ‘If you are a parent of a child who regularly goes out in the evenings, do you know what they...
View ArticleIce rink will go ahead as appeal into planning refusal takes place
There will be an ice rink at Tynwald Mills this Christmas despite planners’ refusal for the marquee it’s housed in.Tynwald Mills (IOM) Limited is appealing government planners’ refusal of retrospective...
View ArticleLoaghtan ram killed in attack
Police are investigating another incident involving a dog attacking and killing a sheep.A Loaghtan ram was killed in a field belonging to Ballacosnahan Farm on Patrick Road between Monday afternoon...
View ArticleVandal smashes window of bus
A vandal threw something at a bus in Onchan last night and shattered a window.It happened at about 6.25pm on School Road.Nobody was injured.Police would like to speak to witnesses on 631212.
View ArticleFish ‘n’ chips for RNLI
Peel RNLI are holding a fish and chip supper at the Marine Hotel on Peel Promenade tonight (Friday), at 7.30pm.Tickets cost £10. For more information contact Margaret Kelly on 842731, Julie Marshall on...
View Article‘Substantial damage’ caused to car following collision
A gun metal coloured car has been damaged while parked in Shoprite car park in Peel. The Nissan Juke was parked in Shoprite’s Derby Road branch yesterday evening between 6.30pm and 7pm (October 27)...
View ArticlePinewood shares made £10m profit
The Manx government made a profit of more than £10m out of its Pinewood shareholding - defying the critics who labelled it a ‘risky investment’.Treasury announced today that it has sold its remaining...
View ArticleFood bank has helped 114 in past three months, Keys learns
Some 114 people have approached the island’s Food Bank for help in the last quarter of the year.In the House of Keys, Chief Minister Howard Quayle was asked what strategy the government had for...
View ArticleIs the population of the Isle of Man falling?
The Isle of Man’s population could be falling.That’s the conclusion reached after statistical analysis of school numbers.The former co-ordinator for 11-19 education in the island, Paul Craine, has been...
View ArticleAlex Brindley is new controller of programming at Manx Radio
Manx Radio has appointed a new controller of programming and content.The station’s afternoon show presenter Alex Brindley will take on the role following the retirement of Marc Tyley, who held the...
View ArticleBeing based centrally in Athol Street is important to us - Fayle
Athol Street veteran Mike Fayle says there is still plenty of life left in the road that has come to epitomise the island’s professional services industry.‘We are a people business and we need to be...
View ArticleTwo more safety recalls for Dealz products
Consumer watchdogs have issued another warning about unsafe products sold by Dealz in Douglas.The Isle of Man Office of Fair Trading is publicising two important safety recalls.Following the recent...
View ArticleJoin group to look at label for Manx food
People are invited to take part in focus groups to consider a food provenance label for the island.The label would be used to indicate produce is grown, reared, caught and/or processed in the Isle of...
View ArticleFire service training complex opens
The opening of the new fire service training complex took place this afternoon, with chief fire officer Kevin Groom describing it as an ‘absolute fantastic training fercility for the firefighters of...
View ArticleTT death was by misadventure, coroner rules
An experienced and successful sidecar racer died after running wide at a notorious bend on the TT course.Coroner John Needham recorded a verdict of misadventure on Ian Bell, a 58-year-old company...
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