Platinum 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 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 ArticleWarning after hoax calls
MEMBERS of the public are being warned to be vigilant over hoax calls from a company wanting to confirm bank account and Visa card details, after a number of complaints to local police.A foreign male,...
View ArticleCRINGLE: Fears that are not all at sea
ONCHAN MHK and Liberal Vannin Party leader Mr Peter Karran has warned about the increasing threat to Douglas seafront from rising sea levels caused by global warming. This is altruism of a high order....
View ArticleWear your favourite jumper for the hospice
ISLE OF MAN Hospice is raising money for World Cancer Day on Monday, February 4, by asking everyone to donate £2 to hospice to wear their favourite jumper for the day.‘Cosy Jumper Day’ is particularly...
View ArticleCost of dog licence to rise in April
THE cost of a dog licence is to rise in April from the current £16 to £20.Concessionary rates of £10 (currently £8) will continue to apply.Answering questions in Tynwald, Agriculture Food and Fisheries...
View ArticleSoprano Jo is in tune with Barclays team
BARCLAYS Wealth and Investment Management in the Isle of Man has announced the appointment of Jo Clucas.Jo joins Barclays as head of the locally based Central Treasury Team after five years with AIB in...
View ArticlePoliticians hit out at Onchan nursery over pupil numbers
ONCHAN Commissioners have recommended refusal of a planning application by a children’s nursery to increase its number of pupils.The commissioners have said the original planning consent to the nursery...
View ArticlePolice seize drugs
POLICE have arrested a 22-year-old man for the alleged importation of £11,700 of heroin.Aaron Brady, from Liverpool, was arrested last Thursday at Douglas Sea Terminal.Heroin with an Isle of Man street...
View ArticleTaxpayer to give £5m guarantee for Castle Mona ICT university
FURTHER details of a government agreement to underwrite a scheme to develop a university of ICT at the landmark Castle Mona Hotel were outlined in Tynwald.Under the proposals, the historic Castle Mona,...
View ArticleDouglas promenade revamp gets planning consent
PLANNING consent has been given for the first stage of the Douglas promenades revamp scheme.This first phase involves reconstructing the Promenade/Victoria Street junction, the Broadway-bound...
View ArticleSurvey finds fish are flourishing
WILD salmon and trout populations in the island’s rivers are doing well, according to the results of surveys carried out by the inland fisheries section of the Department of the Environment, Food and...
View ArticleHotel spends millions
THE CLAREMONT Hotel has embarked upon phase two of a multi-million-pound refurbishment project.Winner of the Company of the Year in the Isle of Man Newspapers Awards for Excellence, the refurbishment...
View ArticleNo real sign of a resolution to bus dispute
THE second bus strike passed with relative peace on Thursday, though there is still little sign of an agreement over drivers’ pay and conditions. The half-day strike may not be the last, with the...
View ArticleCuts to hit Creamery
COSTS are to be cut at the island’s dairy.The Manx Independent has details of a review of the Creamery.Inside, we report the latest on the Flybe cuts announced yesterday and how they’ll affect the...
View ArticleTwo ‘bendies’ trial
BENDY buses will not be bought if a month-long island trial concludes they are not suitable for Manx roads, the Minister in charge promised MHKs.Community Culture and Leisure Minister Graham Cregeen...
View ArticleManx children getting fatter - and dozens have diabetes
THE launch of the Isle of Man government’s plan to tackle the population’s increasing weight this week revealed the shocking figure that one in five of the island’s reception class aged children are...
View ArticleEmergency road closure in Port Erin
AN emergency road closure has been put in place in Port Erin following a gas leak in the Four Roads roundabout area.Castletown Road between Four Roads and Ballafesson Road will be one-way into the town...
View ArticleDouglas rate set
RATEPAYERS will have to pay 2.1 per cent more in Douglas in the next financial year.The new rate was set today at 395p in the pound.Port St Mary has also announced its rate. It will remain unchanged at...
View ArticleBid to elect our MLCs defeated
A BILL calling for the introduction of directly elected MLCs has been defeated in the Legislative Council.At this week’s sitting, David Callister MLC’s Electoral Reform Bill 2011 failed to get...
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