Isle of Man retains its AA+ credit rating
TREASURY Minister Eddie Teare has welcomed news that the island has retained its AA+ credit rating with Standard and Poor’s.Affirming our AA+ status, the ratings agency cited the island’s ‘stable...
View ArticleLet’s plant 2,013 trees during 2013
THE Isle of Man Woodland Trust has launched a major tree planting campaign – and is branching out with a Christmas fund-raiser.Its Plant a Manx Tree in Twenty One Three was unveiled at the Forestry...
View ArticleChrista’s worth her ‘wait’ in gold
CHRISTA Worth, a trainee accountant and employee of Moore Stephens, was feeling on top of the world after her examination success in the audit and assurance paper of the ICAEW (Institute of Chartered...
View ArticlePulrose refurb on hold as cost is queried
MAJOR refurbishment work planned before empty properties in Pulrose are re-let could be delayed after Douglas councillors voiced concerns about the project.When the so-called Inner Ring area of Pulrose...
View ArticleWeather woe
THE Manx Independent will be in the shops at about 11am today because it, and the UK national newspapers, are being flown to the island after the Steam Packet service was cancelled.This morning’s...
View ArticleWarning over social media as AG appears in court
USERS of social media were warned about posting prejudicial comments as the Attorney General made a further appearance in court to face perjury and forgery charges.Stephen Harding, 50, of Greeba...
View ArticleEntries for festive relay close Dec 8
THE third annual Festive SCS Handicap Relay takes place at Ballannette, Lonan on Boxing Day.The event, which took over from the Millennium Way Relay in 2010, proved very popular in it’s first two...
View ArticleBMX sessions at Noble’s
MANX Sport and Recreation’s sport development unit is running BMX sessions at Noble’s Park BMX track on Saturday mornings between 10 and 11am.The cost is only £1 and age groups are school years four to...
View ArticleNational award for Greg Kelly
YOUNG sailor Greg Kelly has been declared Young Sailor of the Year for the UK North West region by the Royal Yachting Association.The Foxdale teenager has been recognised after a superb summer of...
View ArticleBook review: Sea of Ink by Richard Weihe
If all the world was a stage to Shakespeare, for 17th century Chinese painter Bada Shanren it was the open sweep of a blank canvas.Little is known of Shanren, the man, despite his legacy of 129 dated...
View ArticleBayley wins first Grand Prix title
REBECCA Bayley, seven times island under-18 women’s table tennis champion, recently won her first UK ranking title.Competing at the Bribar Grand Prix in Bristol, Bayley won the women’s band four...
View ArticleManx Independent highlights wind farm issue
THE Manx Independent is being delivered to the shops now.The front page lead is about the threat of windfarms to the island’s Steam Packet lifeline.Inside we report on the end of Manx2.comThere’s also...
View ArticleBid for Manx made film on kickstarter
DERBY Square could be the setting for a film noir if enough financial backing is found to get the venture off the ground.The new production is the inspiration of actress Elizabeth Arends and boyfriend...
View ArticleCommunity
Thursday, November 22• Coffee morning in aid of Robert Owen House, St John’s Ambulance Centre, Douglas, 10am-noon.• Manx Footpaths Conservation Group, Union Mills Methodist Church Car Park, 10.30am....
View ArticleDance
Thursday, November 22• Tea dance, South Douglas Old Friends Association, Finch Road, Douglas, 2pm. • Dance classes for children, Centenary Hall, Peel, 4pm. Call 450688. • Modern Line Dance classes for...
View ArticleCinema
Thursday, November 22Palace Cinema• Skyfall (12A). Nightly at 7pm. Saturday and Sunday 2pm.• Argo (15). Nightly at 7.30pm.• Hotel Transylvania (U). Saturday and SundayBroadway Cinema• The Twilight...
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Thursday, November 22• Karaoke, Guys and Dolls, Douglas.• Soundcheck, Basement, Youth Arts Centre, Kensington Road, Douglas, 6.30pm. Also Saturday and Wednesday. • Ramsey Folk Club at The George Hotel,...
View ArticleExercise
Thursday, November 22• Fitness league exercise class, Ballafesson Church hall, Port Erin, 10.30am. Call 832759. • Gentle Circuits, NSC, Douglas, 11am. Also Saturday. Call 688588. • Chair based exercise...
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Thursday, November 22• Gym time active play for pre-school children, Manx Gymnastics Centre, Glencrutchery Road, Douglas, 9.30am. Call 625636. Also Friday and Wednesday. • Krafty Kids (pre-school age)...
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