Open University information event
Potential students interested in studying with the Open University can learn all about it at an event on Saturday.It’s taking place at St John’s Mill, Tynwald Mills, St John’s from 11.30am to...
View ArticleIsle of Man praised in Brussels over tax reform
The Isle of Man has won praise from a welcome but unlikely corner - Brussels.Angel Gurria, secretary general of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, hailed the island for its...
View ArticleNo objection to plan for 30 home estate
Ramsey Commissioners have decided not to object to a scheme to build a housing estate of 30 properties on the former gas works site, North Shore Road. Instead, they will forward their concerns as...
View ArticleNew darts academy starts next week
A new darts academy which is affiliated to the Isle of Man Darts Organisation and will be part of the British Darts Organisation youth set-up is starting in Ramsey next week.The RAOB club hosts the...
View ArticleIce Valley Motorsave add Euro appeal to team
Laurent Hoffmann and Franck Petricola will make their TT debut as part of the experienced Ice Valley by Motorsave team this year.Double International Road Race Supersport Champion Hoffmann will step up...
View ArticleLaxey’s Tom Cowley to sign scholarship forms with Morecambe FC
Laxey FC’s Tom Cowley has been offered a professional two-year scholarship with League Two club Morecambe FC.The 16-year-old junior island international will make the move in June following in the...
View ArticlePublic urged to give their support to a credit union
Sixty people attended a Positive Action Group meeting where a working party looking to set up a Manx credit union outlined its case.The Manx Credit Union Working Party is working with MHKs, the...
View ArticleWinter Hill tragedy 56th anniversary
Today (Thursday) will be the 56th anniversary of the Winter Hill air crash in which 35 Manx residents lost their lives on the slopes of Winter Hill, near Horwich in Lancashire. Douglas Rotary Club has...
View ArticleDriver injured after Laurel Bank crash
This was the scene at Laurel Bank, near St John’s, on Tuesday lunchtime.Police and ambulance attended a road traffic accident at approximately 11.15am and the road was blocked south bound but the north...
View ArticleKelly’s Tips: THURSDAY
Today, THURSDAYKEMPTON FLAT PICKS : 5.30 Armelle 6.0 Wyndham Wave 6.30 Abigails Angel 7.0 Walk With An Angel 7.30 Seek The Fair Land (NAP) 8.0 Bramshill Lass 8.30 Whiskey N Stout 9.0 Bubby...
View ArticleAn admission: Art was not my own work
My status as a media celebrity (Isle of Man only, conditions apply) has led me into many interesting situations. But not, so far, what amounts to serious crime. Art fraud to be exact . . .In the past I...
View ArticleThe case for a frack-free Irish Sea
Cat Turner comments on news that the UK Government has granted permits to a fracking firm to start testing on our doorstep--------------It was gravely concerning to read, this week, of plans for a UK...
View ArticleIsle of Man property sales, February 27, 2014
The latest property sales recorded at the General Registry.J U Limited, whose registered office is at Cronk Mayn Beg, Jurby Road, Ramsey, bought 33 Majestic Drive, Onchan, for £500,000.It was bought...
View Article‘Shoppers have little reason to complain’
The capital’s high street has ‘a better story to tell’ than its counterparts in most towns in the north of England, according to a doyen of the island’s real estate market.‘We complain about the...
View ArticlePerformance pay at MEA totalled more than £226,500
Some 54 payments totalling £226,562 were made to Manx Electricity Authority engineers and managers in 2012/13 in performance related pay.In a written reply to a question from Zac Hall (Onchan), Chief...
View ArticleIn today’s Manx Independent: Knifeman sent down
Today’s Manx Independent’s front page story is about the sentencing of a knifeman.The paper also catches up with how the victim is faring.The Manx Independent also features:A story about more anger...
View ArticleInvestigating history of seas around island
The Isle of Man Natural History and Antiquarian Society will be continuing its winter series of monthly lectures this weekend.Current vice president and 2012-13 president Fiona Gell will give the...
View ArticleMHKs accused of attempt to sabotage boundary reform
A trio of MHKs in three-seat constituencies were accused of trying to sabotage proposals for parliamentary boundary change – their antics branded a ‘farce’ by one backbencher.Plans to replace the...
View ArticleMUSIC
Thursday, February 27• Karaoke, Guys and Dolls, Douglas. • Ramsey Folk Club, Mitre Hotel, Ramsey, 8pm-11pm• Karaoke with Ray Sloane at The Saddle Inn, Douglas. • Guitar lessons at the meeting room,...
View ArticleCOMMUNITY
Thursday, February 27• Age Concern - free computer training sessions, Douglas iMuseum, Kingswood Grove, 10am–12.30pm.• Manx Footpaths Conservation Group Walk, Onchan Park car park, 10.30am.• Isle of...
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