OFT staff available to give help in Douglas
The Office of Fair Trading’s consumer advice and debt counselling services are still available in Douglas.Staff at the OFT want people to know they can still access help in the capital, despite the...
View Article‘Share the Space’ road safety campaign launched in Garff
Garff commissioners will launch a new road safety campaign on Thursday, January 19 at Dhoon School.The campaign, called ‘Share the Space’ is urging all road users to look out for each other and share...
View ArticleNew school facility caters for students’ emotional wellbeing
An ‘Emotional First Aid Room’ has opened at a school in the south of the island. The Rotary Club of Rushen & Western Mann has provided funds to Castle Rushen High School to help develop the new...
View ArticlePolice on track for Port Erin presence
There will be a police presence in Port Erin railway station in the near future.A police officer will work in the station in the evenings, subject to operational demands taking him or her out of the...
View ArticleRugby results: Douglas B edge closer to Shield title
The big game in the Shimmin Wilson Manx Shield on Saturday turned into a somewhat one-sided affair as Southern Nomads beat Ramsey B 78-0 at the Mooragh Park. Adam Young was the star for Nomads with...
View ArticleWomen’s football: Peel and Corinthians into Floodlit Cup semis
Peel and Corinthians secured the remaining Regency Travel sponsored Flood-lit Cup semi-final berths with 8-0 and a 4-0 victories over DHSOB and Colby respectively on Sunday.Peel led 5-0 at half-time,...
View ArticleGet entry forms in for the Guild
Entries for the 2017 Manx Music, Speech and Dance Festival will close on Saturday, February 4.The Guild, celebrating its 125th anniversary this year, runs from April 21 to 29 at the Villa Marina in...
View ArticleMicrogaming donates £3,000 to mayor’s appeal
Douglas-based software development company has given £3,000 to the town’s mayoral charity appeal.Staff invited the mayor, Councillor John Skinner and his wife Gill to their Christmas party.The appeal...
View ArticleCronk-y-Voddy ploughing match
The 80th Cronk-y-Voddy ploughing match will take place on Saturday, January 21, at Ballakilmurray in Poortown Road.There will be categories for horse ploughing and the usual other classes as well as...
View ArticleFancy a plot for a stall at Tynwald Day?
Charities and traders who wish to be part of the 2017 Tynwald Day celebrations are being invited to apply for a plot on the Fairfield at St John’s.Application forms for this year’s event are available...
View ArticleFanfare launch for arthritis charity
A charity named Without Wings has been set up in the Isle of Man to help people with autoimmune arthritis.These illnesses include rheumatoid and psoriatic arthritis, ankylosing spondylitis, lupus and...
View ArticleMan arrested after fracas in flat
A 20-year-old man from Douglas has been convicted of a charge of provoking behaviour.Caleb John James McBurnie, of Hillside Avenue, pleaded guilty to the charge and will be sentenced on February 23,...
View ArticleTT 2017: Dan Kneen moves to Penz team
Braddan’s Dan Kneen will ride for the Penz13.com BMW Motorrad Racing in the big bike races at this year’s TT.The Manxman was left searching for a team after the Mar-Train outfit he rode for in 2016...
View ArticleWoods Cup draw
The draw for the preliminary round of the GH Corlett Woods Cup was made over the weekend.Woods Cup preliminary round draw: Malew v Gymns Pulrose Utd v Michael Utd Marown v Onchan Braddan v...
View ArticleEquiom tax briefing seminar to touch on important issues
Equiom Solutions, part of the international Equiom Group, will be hosting its annual seminar to discuss key issues concerning tax and estate planning for Isle of Man residents. The seminar will be held...
View ArticleHow can we make the Manx health service more efficient?
The Manx public are being asked how the health service’s efficiency can be improved.It comes after the health service announced it needed £11m more to balance the books.It was announced today that the...
View ArticleCrash was caused by mother’s illness
A woman from Strang has admitted crashing her car and causing serious bodily harm after being distracted by her mother taking ill.Lynda Christine Regan, of Mount Rule Road, pleaded guilty to a charge...
View ArticleWhen did the lords of Man lose their kingship?
Professor Tim Thornton of the University of Huddersfield will talk about lordship and sovereignty in the Isle of Man between 1300 and 1600 in the next talk in the History and Heritage lecture series at...
View ArticleUnion boss to meet Chief Minister as members decide whether to strike over...
A union official from the UK is to meet the island’s chief minister as public sector workers contemplate whether to take industrial action over proposed pension reforms.The Prospect trade union has...
View ArticleAgreement with BBC ‘in next few months’
Agreement could be reached with the BBC over the next few months for concessionary TV licences for the over 75s.Chief Minister Howard Quayle told Tynwald that since October last year, office-level...
View ArticleGrowing influence of the island’s biomed sector
More than 150 delegates were welcomed to the latest ManxBioMed event, which took place recently at the Manx Museum. Guests included representatives from on and off-Island businesses, both in the biomed...
View ArticlePlastic bag levy mooted
Plans to introduce a levy on plastic bags is being considered by the Manx government.Member for the Department of Environment, Food and Agriculture Tim Baker told Tynwald that, following discussion...
View ArticleThief tried on new trainers and left shop
A 31-year-old man from Douglas has admitted stealing a pair of trainers worth £45.Andrew Hall, whose address was given in court as probation accommodation David Gray House in Drury Terrace, pleaded...
View ArticleHorse tram line saved
Tynwald has voted to keep the horse trams running along the whole length of the promenade.Plans for the reconstruction of Douglas Promenades, including a truncated double track between Broadway and...
View Article£50k-a-year tractor solution is ‘best way’ to keep beach clean
At £50,000 a year, people might ridicule it as a waste of money – but using a tractor to move seaweed back into the water is by far the most efficient and cost-effective way of dealing with the large...
View ArticleChildren’s jog raises hundreds for charity
A sponsored jog in the grounds of Victoria House Nursery, Victoria Road, Douglas, raised £1,400, which was split between Housing Matters and Save the Children.Children from the age of two took...
View ArticleCost of tipping a fridge rises
The cost of disposing a fridge or freezer at Douglas tip has increased.Councillors were told this was due to rising costs which had hit the Department of Infrastructure, and these had in turn been...
View ArticlePlans to replace ageing high school buildings one year on
A detailed business case is still being drawn up by the Department of Education and Children as it looks to replace the existing school buildings at Castle Rushen High School.In last year’s Tynwald...
View ArticleMan threatened to shoot taxi driver
A 50-year-old Willaston man has been convicted of causing property damage after he threatened to shoot a taxi driver.Stephen Arthur Dockerill, of Sulby Road, pleaded guilty to the charge and will be...
View ArticleState of council house ‘a disgrace’
Councillors have raised concern at a meeting over the state of some council properties when they are offered to tenants.Councillor Colin Cain expressed concern about the state of some of the renovated...
View ArticleRebecca Sayle scoops marketing qualification
MM&C account executive, Rebecca Sayle, has been promoted to account manager after recently achieving a prestigious marketing qualification.Rebecca, who joined the communications agency in 2014, has...
View ArticleTT 2017: Josh Brookes signs up with Norton
Guy Martin isn’t the only star name returning to the Mountain Course in May after Josh Brookes signed for Norton.The Australian, who rode in World Superbike series last year, returns to the island...
View ArticleAbortion law needs updating
MHK Dr Alex Allinson is hoping to make good on an election pledge by drawing up proposals to modernise the island’s ‘medieval’ abortion law.Dr Allinson will seek leave to introduce a private members’...
View ArticleWe must get grip of spending
Health and Social Care Minister Kate Beecroft says it’s imperative her department ‘gets a grip’ of its spending.The LibVan leader made the comment as she asked Tynwald to approve £11.1m of extra...
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