Use of reserves is a last resort for government
USE of reserves to balance public finances is very much a last resort, Chief Minister Allan Bell told Tynwald.He said the only alternative would be a slash and burn approach to public expenditure which...
View ArticleLightning strike in Peel
A PEEL couple received the shock of their lives when a bolt of lightning struck their house.Ron and Jeanette Dobbie, both aged 71, were in their house in Ramsey Road when it was struck by lightning.It...
View ArticleCabbie loses case over parking ticket
A DOUGLAS cabbie has lost his case for compensation over a disputed parking ticket.Stewart Douglas, originally from Los Angeles, moved to the island 11 years ago and had worked as a taxi driver here...
View ArticleExploration of nature’s magnificence
THE Patterns in Nature photographic exhibition at the Hodgson Loom Gallery above Laxey Woollen Mills is currently exposing the vibrant works of four creative minds.The free show, which features the...
View Article‘Refusing pay rise is gesture politics’
AN MHK is calling for a wholesale review of Tynwald members pay.Alfred Cannan, who chairs the Civil Service Commission, has hit out at the ‘gesture politics’ of those MHKs and MLCs who have refused to...
View ArticleSeeking solitude in art
THREE years on from his last solo exhibition, Sayle Gallery artist Chris Powles is exhibiting 30 watercolours in the atmospheric show Seeking Solitude. These works reflect a search for places away from...
View ArticleFootball results: Saturday, October 20
St George’s take advantage of Laxey’s postponement to return to the top of Canada Life Premier League with 6-0 win over GymnsSaturday, October 20FriendlyLiverpool CFA U18s 2-0 IoM U18sCanada Life...
View ArticleDouglas win Manx derby with Ramsey in South Lancashire and Cheshire Division Two
Southern Nomads win big game in Manx ShieldDOUGLAS beat Ramsey 26-3 at Port-e-Chee to keep up their 100 per cent record in South Lancashire and Cheshire Division Two and maintain pressure on leaders...
View ArticleThermal energy storage presentation
THE mysteries of thermal energy storage will be unveiled in a free presentation at the Villa Marina later this month.The presentation, organised by Epsilon Consultants (IOM) Ltd in association with the...
View ArticlePeel head teacher to retire in the summer
PEEL Clothworkers’ School head teacher Simon Jones will retire next summer after 31 years in teaching, 23 of them as a head teacher.In retirement, his ‘learning plan’ includes acquiring at least one...
View ArticleEnjoy tennis year round
HAVING been founded in 1923, the Albany Lawn Tennis Club in Douglas will celebrate 90 years in 2013.And today it is as much of a hub of activity as ever.With coaching, tournaments and fun court time...
View ArticleVoices celebrate 60 year anniversary
MANX Voices, formerly the Manx Girls’ Choir, has just celebrated its 60th anniversary.And with about 35 members aged 10 to 70 the female singing group is still going strong ... and always on the look...
View ArticleTime running out on buses
TIME is running out for a negotiated settlement in the bus drivers’ dispute.Notices to terminate the exisitng contracts of the island’s 110 bus drivers were served a week last Saturday.The first of the...
View ArticleTeare meets Osborne at Tokyo conference
TREASURY Minister Eddie Teare MHK says he was able to highlight the island’s contribution to the global economy when he attended the largest annual gathering of the world’s finance ministers.Mr Teare...
View ArticleGraffiti case to be heard
Graffiti relating to the death of a police officer whose family live in Port St Mary was daubed on a garage door in the south of the island in the early hours of Saturday.PC Fiona Bone, 32, was killed...
View ArticleNew post-16 special needs unit is given the go-ahead
A NEW post-16 unit for those with special educational needs will be created at the Isle of Man College.Education and Children Minister Tim Crookall successfully secured the £1,773,000 needed to pay for...
View ArticleSign up for Hop-tu-Naa party
KRAFTY Kids, at Tower House, in Douglas, is holding a Hop-tu-Naa party on Saturday.The proceeds from a raffle held at the event will be donated to Crossroads Caring for Carers Isle of Man.The party...
View ArticleStrypes for town hall
HOTLY-TIPPED young Irish band The Strypes will play the first gig in Port St Mary Town Hall after it re-opens at the weekend.The Town Hall, on the upper promenade of the village, was built some 114...
View ArticleBusiness mentoring to help young people settle into work
A BUSINESS mentoring programme to help young people settle into the work place was held at The Forum, Mount Havelock. Supported by Manx Youth Opportunities (MYO) and funded by the Manx Education...
View ArticleManx rail delights on canvas
MANX author and photographer David Lloyd-Jones has launched a new range of limited edition fine art canvases featuring the island’s trains and trams.The photos featured in trains of Mann take full...
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