You won’t be stranded by the strike, bus bosses tell passengers
NO bus passenger will be left stranded during tomorrow’s strike, transport bosses say.The bus drivers’ union, Unite, is holding a strike tomorrow from 1pm to 6pm in a dispute about a number of issues,...
View Article‘Influential’ Sheila hits top 50 list
MANAGING director Sheila Dean has been recognised in a list of the top 50 most influential people for 2013.Sheila is boss of Equiom, a leading trust and corporate service provider based in the...
View ArticlePeel’s town rate is set
PEEL Town Commissioners’ chairman Eric Beale has stated it is ‘very upsetting’ that development plans for the town have been scrapped.Mr Beale was speaking of his disappointment after the commissioners...
View ArticlePlanners grant Gaiety roof repairs
REPAIRS can be made to the Gaiety Theatre’s leaking roof, government planners have ruled.The Department of Community, Culture and Leisure, which owns the site, revealed the roof was leaking when it...
View Article‘Significant’ snowfall for Isle of Man?
SIGNIFICANT snowfall could be on the way, the Met Office has warned.A Met Office spokesman said the latest indication was that rain and sleet would move in overnight today/tomorrow (Thursday/Friday),...
View ArticleSigns of effluence in Birch Hill
THE torrential rain of the past year has caused problems for many, from farmers with ruined crops to people with flooded properties.But an unwelcome effect for one Onchan resident has been a regular...
View ArticleHow the Manx are switching to online shopping
THE number of parcels being posted and couriered to the island has shot up.With HMV in trouble and after the closure of Jessops, today’s Manx Independent reveals figures for the number of packages now...
View ArticleDeadline looms for wind farm campaign
THE deadline is tomorrow (Friday) 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...
View ArticleBook review: School’s Out! by Jack Sheffield
As a new term begins at a tiny North Yorkshire primary school in September 1983, headmaster Jack Sheffield feels that familiar mix of excitement and trepidation.There’s a fresh intake to settle in, a...
View ArticleFootball fixtures: January 19-20
GH Corlett Woods Cup begins this weekendSaturday, January 191.30pm kick-offsGH Corlett Woods Cup Ayre United v MalewBraddan v ColbyFoxdale v Pulrose UnitedMichael United v Douglas and District...
View ArticleOnline shops are costing our jobs
INTERNET shopping comes at a price – a reduction in the number of Manx businesses and jobs, Tynwald was warned.Chief Minister Allan Bell MHK made the comments as he was questioned over the government’s...
View ArticleKarran criticises our report
LIBERAL Vannin leader Peter Karran railed in Tynwald against the ‘black propaganda’ he claimed was being used by the government and ‘state sponsored media’ against the bus drivers.Target of his ire was...
View ArticleWill the schools be open tomorrow?
EDUCATION bosses have decided to open schools as normal tomorrow.We have an updated story on this site...
View ArticleClub
Thursday, January 17• Theatrix Theatre Company Musical Theatre, Douglas, for ages 8-12. Also Saturday Babies Irish/mod, 9am. Prep Ballet/Tap, 10am, Babies Ballet/Tap, 11am. Musical Theatre, ages 5-8....
View ArticleDance
Thursday, January 17• Tea dance, South Douglas Old Friends Association, Finch Road, Douglas, 2pm. • Dance classes for children, Centenary Centre, Peel, 4pm. Call 450688. • Modern Line Dance classes for...
View ArticleWhat’s on
Thursday, January 17• 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 ArticleCinema
Palace Cinema• Les Miserables (12A). Nightly at 7pm. Saturday and Sunday at 2pm.• Texas Chainsaw 3D (18). Nightly at 8pm.• Monsters Inc 3D (U). Nightly at 6pm. Saturday and Sunday at 2.30pm.Broadway...
View ArticleCommunity
Thursday, January 17• Quiz Night at The Railway, Douglas from 8.30pm. Call 670773. • MRA Stretch and Flex at the NSC, Douglas at 10am. Also Indoor Flat Green Bowling at the NSC from 2pm. Friday Monthly...
View ArticleNative fashion on the runway
A YOUNG Manx fashion designer has revealed his latest two collections of work in Ronaldsway airport.The exhibition of Calum Harvey’s summer and autumn collections opened in the upstairs atrium at the...
View ArticleBus drivers back on strike
BUS drivers were back on the picket line today – with no end in sight to the long-running dispute over their terms and conditions.The half-day stoppage began at 1pm and were due to continue until...
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