Airport taxi permit deadline extended
Taxi drivers and operators have been given more time to give their views on proposals to introduce a £1,000 fee for a permit to pick up passengers at the airport.The deadline has been extended to...
View ArticleRefurbishment will not be forced upon tenants
Tenants in older properties in Pulrose will not be forced to move out while upgrades are carried out to their houses.Some 22 of the older local authority houses in Pulrose’s Outer Ring will not now be...
View ArticleInvestigations into death of 16-year-old continue
The 16-year-old boy who died suddenly earlier this week in Port Soderick has been named by police.He was Rohan Alexander Halls. Detective Sergeant Bobby Syme, who is investigating the circumstances of...
View ArticleSandra’s islands role
Sandra Skuszka, head of VAT services at KPMG Isle of Man, has been appointed to a new position. She has been made head of indirect tax for KPMG Islands Group.In this Isle of Man based role she will...
View ArticleCost rules out return to perpetual care for graves
Long term care for graves in Douglas’s borough cemetery will not be offered in the future.The service was stopped originally in 2001 but now a suggestion to reintroduce it has also been...
View ArticleLandlords back review of Bill
Landlords should be consulted all the way on a fit-for-purpose legislation to regulate standards in rented accommodation.That’s the view of Manx Landlords Association spokesman Stephen Moore after the...
View ArticleHodgson shines at Derventio meet in Sheffield
A 15-strong AXA Wealth International Isle of Man Swimming Club team travelled to the Derventio eXcel Meet in Sheffield recently for their first long course (50m pool) competition since July.The...
View ArticleeGaming now and in the future
Two important figures in the island’s growing eGaming sector are to explore the future of the sector at a special event. They are Peter Greenhill, chief executive officer, eGaming development at Isle...
View ArticleWorld Disabled Darts comp to make its debut
The World Disabled Darts Association Competition makes its debut at the 30th Isle of Man International Darts Festival this year.There is a record prize-list of £30,000 and a new £1,000 competition for...
View ArticleSteam train to the rescue
In scenes straight out of Thomas the Tank Engine, a steam engine had to come to the rescue when the railway’s new diesel loco broke down.Guests on the Valentine’s Massacre Murder Mystery train were...
View ArticleA match made in heaven for Sefton
The Sefton Hotel and couples looking to plan their Big Day proved to be the perfect union after visitor figures for the hotel’s wedding fair, showed a 22 per cent increase over the 2014 event. The...
View ArticleChristmas lights, fireworks and remembrance dates
Dates have been finalised for four of the main council supported events for 2015.The hugely popular annual fireworks display will take place actually on bonfire night, November 5, and the fireworks are...
View ArticleCharlotte’s all gold
Isle of Man Commonwealth Games swimmer CharlotteAtkinson has had an extremely busy and successful start to 2015. She was selected to compete for Team GB in the Flanders Speedo Cup in Antwerp, Belgium...
View ArticleMinister’s frustration over lack of progress on laboratory site
There is ‘significant interest’ from leisure operators in developing the former marine laboratory site in Port Erin.However, Economic Development Minister Laurence Skelly, who is also MHK for Rushen,...
View ArticleLord of the Rings battle in Manx court
An epic battle for the rights to Middle Earth spread to the Isle of Man.Douglas high court was the stage for satellite proceedings to an $80 million lawsuit filed in the States against the producers of...
View Article‘Ludicrous’ that owners of dilapidated properties are not paying rates
Councillors are making a rod for their own back by allowing uninhabitable properties to be rates exempt.That’s the view of Councillor David Ashford who called on fellow members of Douglas council to...
View ArticleFree seed swap event for gardeners
Each year in February, Tanya Anderson helps organise the Seed and Plant Share and Gardeners’ Social, which is the highlight of many a gardener’s year--------------------There’ll be the chance to swap...
View ArticleFriends saw art sign and thought of me
The sign below was seen by friends of mine while on holiday in Vietnam.They have to be named. They are Dr John Brownsdon and his wife Mary, who live in Ramsey, and they tell me that as soon as they saw...
View ArticleThree MLCs stand down
Three MLCs have announced they will not be standing for re-election in next month’s Legislative Council elections.Alex Downie, Dudley Butt and Alan Crowe gave leaving speeches before the close of the...
View ArticleOver 60 nominations for annual sport gongs
The full list of nominations for the 2014 Isle of Man Sport Awards presentations have been announced as follows:Sportsman of the Year, sponsored by Isle of Man Bank - Mark Cavendish (cycling), Mark...
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