Mountain Road open - Roundtable routes passable with care
THE Mountain Road has reopened.This follows the news earlier this afternoon after the Department of Infrastructure opened up roads in the Roundtable area.Along with the Mountain Road, the routes from...
View ArticleEnd of a ‘house for life’ for council tenants
FIXED-TERM tenancies for are to be introduced for people who live in council or commissioners’ houses.From April this year, all new tenancies will be awarded for a fixed period of two years in a move...
View ArticleWar on mephedrone
‘Drug Wars’ starts this week, a 12-month campaign by the Drug Advice Service and Helpline (DASH) to raise awareness about drugs, starting with mephedrone.Each part of the campaign is based on an...
View ArticleIs it Manx civil service?
JUST under half of the island’s civil service describe themselves as Manx.In a written reply to a House of Keys question from Laurence Skelly (Rushen), chairman of the Civil Service Commission Alfred...
View ArticleZero waste island is our vision
SAVINGS of £1.5 million could be made through reorganising waste collection and recycling services, MHKs heard.Infrastructure Minister David Cretney told the House of Keys that his department’s vision...
View ArticleInvestment fund firms wound up
A STRING of companies linked an island-based investment fund has been wound up in the High Court.Island-based investors in the Louis Group fear they will never see their money again after the fund,...
View ArticleLinda’s role
CREECHURCH Capital, an investment management firm, has boosted its team with a significant hire that signals the launch of its flexible consultancy solution, Creechurch Advisory Services. Linda...
View ArticleFixed term public sector tenancies
FIXED term tenancies for public sector housing are to be introduced.From April this year, all new tenancies will be awarded for a fixed period of two years in a move announced by the Department of...
View ArticleDecision on way over Kirk Michael land swap deal
A TYNWALD select committee inquiry into the Kirk Michael land swap deal does not need to complete its work before the planning application is determined, the Chief Minister has ruled.The call for the...
View ArticleOne of the fittest in Europe
KIRK Michael woman Erin Callister will travel to London this weekend to compete as one of ‘the 100 fittest female athletes in Europe’.The London Throwdown 2013 will pit qualified athletes against each...
View ArticleMountain Road to remain closed until Monday
THE Mountain Road, along with a number of other routes affected by snow throughout this week, will remain closed until at least midday on Monday (January 28).An update on the Police Twitter feed...
View ArticleRoads closed as rain pours
TONIGHT’S heavy rain has caused problems in a number of areas in the island.A landslide has led to the closure of the road between Lower Foxdale and the Hope crossroads.It will be 8am tomorrow at the...
View ArticleHelp with recruiting of volunteers
ORGANISATIONS looking for volunteers will have a chance to find their perfect match at the Sefton Hotel, Douglas.The Department of Health’s Noble’s Hospital Volunteer Service is arranging for a speed...
View ArticleRise in number of lifeboat launches
MANX lifeboat launches increased during 2012, bucking the trend in the UK.The latest figures from the Royal National Lifeboat Institute charity reveal 68 people were rescued by the island’s RNLI, the...
View ArticleLions offer a lifeline
THE Isle of Man Lions’ Club is giving away free bottles - nothing to do with alcohol but possibly more useful.The small plastic emergency bottles, which contain vital information for emergency services...
View ArticleGetting back to normal after last night’s deluge
The island’s roads are returning to normal after the heavy rainfall last night.During the night a number roads on the island were affected by the heavy rainfall and had to be closed or were described...
View ArticleQuestion mark over future of Isle of Man Creamery
A REVIEW had been launched into the future operation of Isle of Man Creamery.An external consultant has been brought in to help directors at the privately-owned farmers’ co-operative identify ways of...
View ArticleCelebration of radio
THE Isle of Man Amateur Radio Society made more than 650 contacts – as far away as The Falkland Islands – when it set up its equipment at the Sea Terminal, Douglas.The three-day event was part of...
View ArticleCarving seat of learning
CHILDREN at Scoill Vallajeelt have been working with a craftsman to carve a storyteller’s chair for their garden.It is the latest in a series of initiatives that aims to develop learning outdoors to...
View ArticleInquiry to probe business park plan
AN inquiry date has been set into a plan by Nicholson Group Limited for a large business park near Castletown.The company – which owns Shoprite – has applied (12/01404/A) for approval in principle for...
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