Health and safety investigation on TT fun fair
Today’s Manx Independent is full of the latest news from the TT Races.It also reports on an incident at the fun fair on the promenade, which is now being investigated by health and safety bosses.In the...
View ArticleManannan to operate on reduced power for the rest of TT period
The Steam Packet’s seacat, Manannan, will be operating on reduced power for the remainder of the TT period after ingesting discarded fishing gear which has damaged a shaft bearing on one of her four...
View ArticleExxon – breaking and remaking the climate?
In the second part of a two-part piece, island-based campaigner C.A.(Tony) Brown looks at the potential impact of some geoengineering ‘solutions’ to climate change-----------------In a previous column...
View ArticleMemory trick is mug’s game
Dementia is a funny thing. No, not in that way for its victims and their families and friends; it’s no laughing matter for them. But Lady Dementia, Greek Goddess of Forgetfulness, can make me smile...
View ArticleIsle of Man property sales, June 5, 2014
Thyme Limited, whose registered office is situated at the Top Floor, 14 Athol Street, Douglas, bought a parcel of land abutting Circular Road and Hillside Avenue, Douglas, for £1,750,000.It was bought...
View ArticleWin a helmet signed by the stars of the Isle of Man TT
Manx Cancer Help is hoping TT fans dig deep for its ‘TT Helmet Tombola’ fundraiser with the top prize a helmet signed by all the leading racers.Tickets cost £1 each and are available at the Sure store...
View ArticleManx delegation to Israel event is resounding success for island
Island representatives were out in force at a recent high-profile event in Israel.It was the 2014 Global Lottery Messenger Forum.More than 75 delegates representing 30 Lottery Messenger brands...
View ArticlePaw and order at school
Paw and order was the theme of an assembly held at St Ninian’s Lower School for year 7 (11 to 12 year olds) students last week.The police dog unit visited the school at Bemahague to speak about its...
View ArticleTeen on death by dangerous driving charge
An 18-year-old man has appeared in court charged with causing the death of Lucia Porter by dangerous driving.Fourteen-year-old Lucia died following a crash on the Switchback road near Peel in...
View ArticleMUSIC
Thursday, June 5• Ian Thompson at the Villa Marina garden, 6.30pm-7.30pm. O’Donnell’s, Douglas, 9.30pm.• Redline, Royal Hall, Villa Marina, Douglas, 7pm.• Borderline at the Mines Tavern, Laxey.• Heavy...
View ArticleCLUBS
Thursday, June 5• Manx Footpaths Conservation Group walk, Rushen Abbey, 10.30am.• Onchan Pensioners Club, Morton hall, Castletown, coffee morning; Friday, sequence dancing, 2pm-4.30pm; Saturday,...
View ArticleDANCE
Thursday, June 5• 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 ArticleCOMMUNITY
Thursday, June 5• Drop In for a bargain at Willaston Methodist Church from 10am-noon. Free refreshments available.• Age Concern - free computer training sessions, Douglas iMuseum, Kingswood Grove,...
View ArticleCHILDREN’S CLUBS
Thursday, June 5• Gym time active play for pre-school children, Manx Gymnastics Centre, Douglas, 9.30am. Call 625636. Also Friday and Wednesday. • Happy Tots, main hall, Willaston School, 9.45am, £1...
View ArticleCINEMA
Palace Cinema• Maleficent, PG 3D. Nightly 7pm.• A Million Ways To Die In The West, 15. Nightly 7pm.Saturday and Sunday matinee Maleficent 2D, 2.30pm and Godzilla, 12A, 2pm.Broadway Cinema• X-Men: Days...
View ArticleEXERCISE
Thursday, June 5• Free female football fitness sessions, NSC sports hall, Douglas, 7am – 8am, also noon-1pm. Michael.baker@isleofmanfa.com• Zumba at 9.30am-10.15am, Total Tone at 10.15am, call Jane...
View ArticleManx babies aren’t affected by contaminated drip feeds
Babies in the island’s hospital have not been affected by the contaminated drip feeds that have been linked to the death of one baby in England.Public Health England has issued an alert following 15...
View ArticleSuccess as Karen brings Focus Training to Warehouse
A career in the fitness industry is appealing to many people. However, training courses are not cheap, and when you add to that the cost of travel to the UK and accommodation, the cost for Manx...
View ArticleMannVend’s a small firm with a very big heart
Isle of Man Newspapers’ Awards for Excellence 2014 is launching at the end of June, with the Awards Night on November 20. Last year’s Awards attracted a record number of entries from companies,...
View ArticleMHKs put some welly into fundraiser
Rushen parish’s three MHKs are working hard on filling one Wellington boot each to raise funds for the Port Erin branch of the Royal National Lifeboat Institute (RNLI).The ‘fill your boots’ campaign...
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