Plan to link the island’s radio stations
A PLAN TO unite all three radio stations under the same roof is being considered by government.Today’s Isle of Man Examiner reveals more about the idea.The large wind farm support ship, which sheltered...
View ArticlePinewood film deal dominates Keys question paper
TOMORROW will see the first sitting of the House of Keys following the long summer recess and there are 22 questions down for oral answer.The Pinewood Shepperton deal dominates questions, with Alfred...
View ArticleMeet the Minister in Port Erin
THE next ‘Roamin’ CoMin’ meeting takes place tomorrow night (Tuesday) in Port Erin – and Chief Minister Allan Bell says he is looking forward to a ‘lively public debate’.Taking place at the Erin Arts...
View ArticleBook review: The Life by Martina Cole
There’s good, there’s bad, there’s very, very bad ... and then there are the Bailey brothers.No-one does gangsters like the inimitable Martina Cole and she’s on top form in her new thriller which takes...
View ArticleForeign cash taken from car
Police are investigating after money was stolen from an unattended vehicle in the area of Main Road, Glen Vine.Someone took about £210 in Manx and Bank of England notes, US$300 and 100 Dominican pesos....
View ArticleVandalism to window
Police are investigating damage that took place to the front window of a residential property in Ballaquane Park, Peel, at about 9.30pm on Thursday.The double-glazed window concerned was cracked and...
View ArticleTeare meets UK Chancellor George Osborne in Japan
TREASURY Minister Eddie Teare highlighted the island’s contribution to the global economy as the world’s finance ministers met in Tokyo at the 2012 meetings of the World Bank, International Monetary...
View ArticleChallenge for creative minds
THEY say everybody has one great idea in them.Over the weekend of November 16 and 17 you might be able to get your idea off the ground thanks to an event designed to make those ideas become a...
View ArticleTreasury boss set to retire
The Treasury’s Chief Financial Officer, Mark Shimmin, announced that he will be stepping down from that role from the end of April.Mr Shimmin, who started work in the Treasury over 30 years ago, said:...
View ArticleNo decision yet on child benefit cut-off
NO decision has yet been made on where the threshold for means-tested child benefit will be set, the Chief Minister insistedIn his Agenda for Change statement to Tynwald setting out the government’s...
View ArticleHole-in-the-wall machine offers fivers
RBS International has added to its cash machine services by adapting one of its ATMs so that it can dispense five pound notes.The cash machine at Royal Bank House in Victoria Street, Douglas, will be...
View ArticleCal falls in Malaysian monsoon
RAMSEY resident Cal Crutchlow fell out of contention while challenging for a top-five finish in the Malaysian Grand Prix held in monsoon conditions at the Sepang circuit early on Sunday morning (UK...
View ArticleCav finally signs for new team
MARK Cavendish has signed a three-year deal with Belgium’s Omega Pharma-Quick Step team.The much-anticipated move from Team Sky was finally confirmed on Friday when Mark clearly expressed mixed...
View ArticleOrienteering day on October 31st
AN orienteering day is taking place on Wednesday, October 31 in conjunction with a visit by an international orienteering group from Scandinavia. Two come-and-try-it events are to be run in Noble’s...
View ArticleDippy at the double to down Royal
CORINTHIANS won the 33rd Noble’s Park/Ballafletcher derby, defeating Douglas Royal 3-1 in the Warehouse Fitness Women’s Only-sponsored League on Sunday.With the scores tied 1-1 at half-time, Sarah...
View ArticleJoe blows time on his Manx rugby career
POPULAR Irishman Joe Phelan officiated his last game of Manx rugby in the all-local South Lancashire and Cheshire Division Two clash between Douglas and Ramsey at Port-e-Chee on Saturday.He has been...
View ArticleMass car vandalism: Police have a number of leads
DETECTIVES say they are following up a number of leads in their investigation into mass vandalism of cars in the south of the island.On Sunday, October 7, corrosive liquid was sprayed at around 70...
View ArticleBook review: Autumn books from Nosy Crow
Independent children’s books publisher Nosy Crow reckon they really do have something to crow about, and their autumn titles are certainly guaranteed to attract flocks of younger readers.Nosy Crow...
View ArticleIsle of Man’s bus drivers to hold a strike ballot
Bus drivers in the Isle of Man are to hold a ballot for strike action, their union announced this morning (Tuesday).The drivers have refused to accept changes to their terms and conditions, including...
View ArticleNomads win top-of-the-Shield clash with Vagas B
Reigning champions edge Shimmin Wilson Manx Shield encounterPDMS Southern Nomads won the top-of-the-table Manx Shield clash against Vagabonds B 17-10 at Ballafletcher on Saturday. Nomads were far from...
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