Good news for the Isle of Man from the EU
Withdrawal of the Isle of Man’s attribution regime for individuals (ARI) will mean its 0/10 corporate tax system is compliant with the EU Code of Conduct for Business Taxation, the government learned...
View ArticleMixed hockey finals decided
MANX Telecom Vikings A secured their first silverware of the season with victory over Paragon Valkyrs A in the Wi-Manx Cup final at the NSC on Saturday.Success for Vikings ended the westerners’s hopes...
View ArticleDouglas go top again
DOUGLAS went back to top of South Lancs/Cheshire Two on Saturday with a scintillating performance at Port-e-Chee, including a five-try haul for schoolboy winger Andrew Evans.Oldershaw could not have...
View ArticleBank denies mis-selling
ISLE of Man Bank bosses have defended their treatment of an elderly customer who died within weeks of taking out an annuity.Eighty-year-old Norman Hensher, who lived in the island, put most of his life...
View ArticleChristmas nearly cancelled for elderly couple
ELDERLY housebound couple Frederick and Jeannette Allen faced a very bleak Christmas – after Tesco cancelled their festive food delivery.Retired hotetelier Frederick, 85, who is partially sighted and...
View ArticleKevin triumphs in Santa Dash
KEVIN Loundes triumphed in today’s (Tuesday) Santa Dash around the streets of Douglas.The annual Isle of Man Bank event saw 126 Santas dash from the bank’s Athol Street branch down to Loch Promenade...
View ArticleDuty of care to staff and visitors
IT is still not too late for businesses to take action to combat the impact of any repeat of last winter’s bad weather, according to one of the island’s leading general commercial insurance brokers....
View ArticleCommunity
Friday, December 23• Carols by Candlelight in St Mark’s in Ballagarey Chapel. At 7.30pm and includes music by organist Gareth Moore’s choir plus a soloist and six readers. Saturday, December 24• Crib...
View ArticleMusic
Friday, December 23• Little Miss Dynamite at The Railway, Douglas.• I Am President at The Bay Hotel, Port Erin.• AM Frequency at Jaks, Douglas.• Brown Sugar at The Sidings, Castletown.• Trevor Nelson...
View ArticleTheatre
Friday, December 23The Adventures of Dick Whittington, Gaiety Theatre, Douglas, 2.30pm and 7.30pm. Tickets £18, concessions available. Matinées only available on certain days. Until December 31.
View ArticleCinema
Palace Cinema• Puss in Boots 3D (U): 7.30pm. Also at 2.30pm and 4.30pm.• Sherlock Holmes – A Game Of Shadows (12A): Nightly at 7pm. Also at 2pm.Closed from Christmas Eve to December 27.Broadway...
View ArticleExhibitions
Friday, December 23• Sayle Gallery Christmas Show, Villa Marina Promenade, Douglas. Until January 8.• Local artists exhibition, Isle Gallery, Tynwald Mills, St John’s, Wednesday -Saturday, 11am-5pm and...
View ArticleDivers struggle for air against PokerStars
AS Christmas approaches the thoughts of some teams, particularly in the A League, seem to have been turning to the festivities a little early. With the problems being experienced with the website at...
View ArticleCav is Sports Personality of the Year
MARK Cavendish is the BBC Sports Personality of the Year.He finished in first place ahead of Darren Clarke in second and Mo Farah who was third,A clearly emotional Cavendish said he was 'absolutely...
View ArticleTown hall staff to be consulted
WE want the consultation over reform of the local government pension scheme to be as open as possible.That’s the message from political member at the Department of Infrastructure with responsiblily for...
View ArticleSorry, no airlift from Hercules
THERE will be no airlift of Christmas goods to stock the shelves of the island’s Marks and Spencer store, it has been confirmed.It had been reported on one of the local radio stations that a giant...
View ArticleDomestic violence victims plea from police
AS the season of goodwill approaches, police are encouraging the public to report incidents of domestic violence.The festive season tends to see an increase in domestic violence as people crack under...
View ArticleFilipinos ask for govt help after floods
ABOUT 500 Filipinos living in the island were originally from the area of the Philippines struck by Saturday’s devastating tropical storm.Chief Minister Allan Bell MHK has passed on the Isle of Man’s...
View ArticleSearch launched after screams heard
EMERGENCY services were called out in Ramsey last night following reports of a child screaming in the North Shore road area, close to the harbour.Police, firefighters and coastguard officers were...
View ArticleChief Minister congratulates Cav
CHIEF Minister Allan Bell has joined the ranks of those congratulating Mark Cavendish on his victory in the BBC’s Sports Personality of the Year award last night.Cav joined the ranks of sporting...
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