Footballers take part in Mountain Euros
A team of island footballers have just returned from taking part in the Mountain Village Euros in Morzine, France.The Manx squad of Neil Cullington, Andy Garrett, Phil Jones, Gary Christian...
View ArticleGreat stories from former boss of airline Bmi Baby
The Isle of Man Business Network raised more than £6,000 for The Children’s Centre at its annual Black Tie Ball. The night started with a drinks reception in Tahiko sponsored by Estera, followed by the...
View ArticleWork starts on £20m Jacksons showroom
Work is to start ‘immediately’ on a £20m car showroom after a planning appeal was rejected.Developer Eden Park has been given the green light to build the Jacksons multi car franchise dealership on a...
View ArticleWoman suffers facial injuries following alleged assault
A woman suffered facial injuries following an early morning incident in the toilet area of a Douglas nightspot last week.Police say the alleged assault took place at Nexus Vodka Bar on Loch Promenade...
View ArticleHotel worker arrived for work while drunk
A 23-year-old Onchan man has been fined £275 after he was arrested drunk at his work place.Gavin James Laing, of Queens Road, was also ordered to forfeit £100 of his bail recognisance after he arrived...
View ArticlePension reforms to go before Tynwald next week
Proposals for the reform of the government’s unified pension scheme will be a significant step in putting it on a more sustainable footing.That’s the view of the Public Sector Pensions Authority whose...
View ArticleFormer hospital worker jailed for possessing indecent images of children
A 58-year-old former hospital worker has been jailed for 13 months for possessing child pornography.Ian David McLoughlin, of Shirragh Way in Port Erin, pleaded guilty to 10 counts of making indecent...
View ArticleLonan has two new commissioners
Garff has two new commissioners following a by-election in Lonan this week.Lecturer Tim Kenyon topped the poll, securing 200 votes.He was followed by company director Stewart Clague who received 177...
View ArticleExpect to work until you are 80!
Island-based investor Jim Mellon says people can expect to be working until they are 80.The successful businessman and entrepreneur reckons we should be rethinking our life plans.Mr Mellon refers to a...
View ArticleIsle of Man will not provide sanctuary for red squirrels
Red squirrels will not be introduced to the Manx countryside in the near future.The Department of Environment, Food and Agriculture (DEFA) consulted the public over a law change that would have allowed...
View ArticleIsland hosts UNESCO biosphere gathering
The Isle of Man will host the bi-annual meeting of the UK UNESCO Man and the Biosphere (MAB) Committee tomorrow (Friday).The meeting, at Government Offices, comes just three months after UNESCO...
View ArticleCallister and Jackson called up to Isle of Man squad to face MCC
Two new caps, Sam Callister and Richard Jackson, are in the Isle of Man team to play the MCC on Friday. Both play for Castletown and are enjoying good form this season.In naming the squad, the...
View ArticleCrowds had sprinted for sunny Ramsey
It was a funny old day on Tuesday of last week. It rained. I had to put the hood up again on my Mini One. It had been down day and night for what seemed like ages because of the sunshine.It also seemed...
View ArticlePolitics of environment linked to social justice
What does social justice have to do with the environment and ‘green’ issues? A surprising amount, finds Isle of Man Friends of the Earth’s Cat Turner---------------------------------Several Isle of Man...
View ArticleIsle of Man property sales, June 16, 2016
Topaz Properties Limited, whose registered office is situated at Unit 33K, First Floor, Snugborough Trading Estate, Braddan, bought Unit K and L, Snugborough Trading Estate, Braddan, for...
View ArticleEquiom’s new arrival and departure of Phillip Dearden
Equiom Solutions Limited has appointed Derek McNutt as a senior tax consultant.Tax director Phillip Dearden has meanwhile decided he is ready ‘for a new challenge’ and willbe leaving the business on...
View ArticleAge no barrier for Doreen and over 60s walkers
Eighty-one year old Doreen Hindle is limbering up to take part in a sponsored walk for over 60s on Douglas’s promenade. The ‘Best Sponsored Walk for Ages’ is being organised by the Isle of Man Live at...
View ArticleCare home a ‘happy coincidence’
It was a ‘happy coincidence’ that a newly-built nursing home became available just as government needed to tackle a growing problem with bed blocking at Noble’s Hospital.Health and Social Care Minister...
View ArticleEXERCISE
Thursday, June 16• Walk and Talk: Peel promenade, 10am-11.30am. Also Fri, NSC, 9.30am-11.30am; Mon, Poulsom Park, Castletown, 10am-noon, NSC, 5.30pm-7.30pm; Tues, NSC, 9.30am-11.30am. Wed, Mooragh...
View ArticleCOMMUNITY
Thursday, June 16• Age IoM computer training sessions, Douglas iMuseum, Kingswood Grove, 10am–12.30pm.• Art and creative writing, The Hub, Port Erin, 10am. Also board games, 2pm-3.30pm; chair based...
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