Survey looks ahead for charities
CHARITIES face a diverse set of challenges in the current economic climate.And how Manx organisations are coping with reduced government spending, low interest rates, changes in legislation and an...
View ArticleChildren at Arbory, Jurby, Foxdale, Manor Park and Braddan primary schools...
THE Feddan Manx whistle course was completed in five more schools at the end of last year.Children at Arbory, Jurby, Foxdale, Manor Park and Braddan primary schools have been learning to play the tin...
View Article4% growth is predicted for Manx economy
ECONOMIC Development Minister John Shimmin says he is optimistic the island will maintain strong economic growth in 2013.Mr Shimmin said the Manx economy performed well in 2012 in what continues to be...
View ArticleFooting bill for improvements
FOOTWAYS improvements are being made around the island after the Department of Infrastructure secured £500,000 for the works.Director of highways Richard Pearson said those which are heavily used and...
View ArticleContentious issues dominate Tynwald sitting
THIS week’s Tynwald sitting could mark a defining moment in the Allan Bell administration.The sitting will be dominated by two contentious issues – tuition fees and the scope of government.A debate on...
View ArticleLearn about ash die back disease
A TALK in Port St Mary this week will help to unravel the mysteries of ash die back disease for members of the public.The presentation is by government forestry officer Jimmy Lee from the Department of...
View ArticleStars
Monday, January 14Aries (March 21 - April 20) A new sparkle comes to your life this week. With it is the determination to do things your own way. Any decisions, however, should have the longer term in...
View ArticlePlanning permission for another bowling alley
PLANNING permission has been granted for a bowling alley and motel in Tromode.Today’s Isle of Man Examiner reveals the news and has reaction from the local authority, which opposed the move.The paper...
View ArticleBook review: Marked by David Jackson
Scourge of the NYPD, an enigma to his own family, Detective Callum Doyle lives life on the edge...Obsessive, hot-headed, rude and abrasive, he broods, snarls and glowers, but the violence that bubbles...
View ArticleManx ref gets international appointment
CASTLETOWN referee Scott Campion has been specially selected to represent the English Football Association at the 2013 running of the prestigious Dallas Cup International Youth Football Tournament in...
View ArticleBraddan rates cut
Braddan Commissioners are cutting the rates in the parish.After maintaining the rate at 227p for four years, they are setting the 2013/2014 rate at 225p in the pound, a reduction of 2p.
View ArticleSo how will Tynwald members vote on tuition fees?
WILL MHKs stick with their election pledges over the tuition fee policy?The issue of whether government should continue to fund in full university education for our students was a campaign issue for...
View ArticleAA insurance blunder for Manx resident
A MAJOR insurance provider has apologised after it refused to renew a policy holder’s travel cover – because he is a Manx resident.Jim Edge, of Station Road, Ballasalla, was told by The AA that Isle of...
View ArticleDouglas Council plans ‘Chip and bin’ scheme
PLANS to microchip household wheelie bins to reduce the burden on waste costs on the elderly and single people are being considered by town hall chiefs in Douglas.The move comes as Douglas Council...
View ArticleRoutine check-ups hit as NHS faces a shortage of dentists
HEALTH bosses are introducing emergency measures to cope with a shortage of dentists in the island.The Department of Health says there has been a shortage of salaried dentists for a variety of reasons,...
View ArticlePeel sets its rate
PEEL’S rate for 2013-14 is to remain the same at 242 pence in the pound.However, due to the Department of Infrastructure’s withdrawal of the waste disposal subsidy it means the commissioners have had...
View ArticleManx cake’s miles better
A MANX wedding cake could well be one of the best travelled confections ever after setting out from the Isle of Man and arriving, not only in time for a beach wedding in Hawaii, but making it in one...
View ArticleShowroom now charity’s shop
AGE Isle of Man is to open its new shop at the former Manx Electricity Authority Showroom in Station Road, Port Erin, at 10am on Monday, January 31.The charity (formerly known as Age Concern) has run a...
View ArticleSeize chance to give views on wind farm
TIME is running out to join Isle of Man Newspapers’ campaign to protect the island’s lifeline ferry routes from over-intensive wind farm development in the Irish Sea.Since we launched our ‘Don’t cut us...
View ArticleBishop Robert speaks on gay clergy debate
THE Church’s belief that sex should be confined to marriage is one of the issues at the heart of the gay bishops debate, the bishop of Sodor and Man has said.Bishop Robert Paterson said because a civil...
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