Isle of Man link to South Sudan arms deal
AN Isle of Man-registered company has been accused of being involved in supplying arms for a forgotten conflict in South Sudan.Amnesty International alleged that a Manx-based company Ace Shipping had...
View ArticleShould Manx buses be allowed to go faster?
THE speed limit for buses on some routes in the Isle of Man could be increased under proposals being put out for public consultation.Officials at the Department of Community, Culture and Leisure have...
View ArticleManx students inspired by lecture from NASA scientist
ONE of the world’s leading planetary scientists presented lectures to both students and the public last week on discoveries made in the last 50 years.Dr Paul Schenk, a staff scientist at the NASA Lunar...
View Article£17.5m plan to resurface Douglas promenade
INFRASTRUCTURE chiefs hope to submit a planning application by August for a £17.5 million scheme to reconstruct the road and footpaths on Douglas seafront.The scheme, which doesn’t include the seafront...
View ArticleBook review: Snow White and the Huntsman by Lily Blake, Evan Daugherty, John...
What is Snow White when she’s not being feted or hated as ‘the fairest of them all’... a warrior princess of course!If you loved Universal’s summer cinema blockbuster Snow White and the Huntsman,...
View ArticleChange is on the horizon
Nick Quayle, associate director KPMG, comments on the banking reform White Paper – ON June 14, HM Treasury released the long-awaited White Paper on banking reform. The proposals follow the report...
View ArticleCain League bats off
THERE were victories for Ramsey, Castletown and Peel as the Standard Bank T20 Cain League got under way on Saturday. Valkyres batted first against Ramsey and at 47 for 2 all seemed well. Then Brian...
View ArticleSeason’s best 10 time for Laura Wasley
TOM Black won his fifth round of the Conister Bank-sponsored 10-mile time trial league in 10 rounds over the Sandygate course on Wednesday evening.The Team Manx Telecom rider recorded a time of 21...
View ArticleLatest property sales
THE Executors of the estate of Marianne Susanne McCormick sold 26 First Avenue, Douglas, for £620,000 to Catherine Lesley Craine, 29 The Park, Onchan.Other property sales recently recorded at the...
View ArticlePhotos in stolen bag
Police are looking for witnesses after several items were stolen from the front porch of an address on Stanley View in Douglas.At 12:10pm on Monday the occupier of this address left her shopping and...
View ArticleJurby church theft: Man is interviewed
A MAN has been arrested and interviewed in connection with a theft from Jurby Church.Yesterday (Monday) Ramsey police recovered the chalice that was stolen last week from Jurby Church.A 22-year-old man...
View ArticleParish Walk on horseback
THE 100th anniversary of a moment in the history of the Parish Walk will be celebrated next year when a team of riders will complete the 85 miles distance on horseback.A relay team of riders and horses...
View ArticleIsland prepares for Manx national day
The Isle of Man is gearing up for a packed diary of events to mark our national day.Thousands of people are expected to travel to St John’s on Thursday for the Tynwald Day ceremony as well as a range...
View ArticleWorking on Tynwald Day? We want your views
JULY 5 is Tynwald Day - the Manx national day and an official bank holiday.Some Isle of Man-based firms, however, do not recognise Tynwald Day and staff are told to treat it as a normal working day.Do...
View ArticleSuspicious car fire investigated by police
Police are treating a car fire in Douglas as suspicious.The white motor vehicle involved was parked near to a car showroom forecourt in the area of Rosemount.This fire is understood to have occurred at...
View ArticleBill Castelow: Excellent role model
‘CRIKEY!’ blurted a surprised William ‘Bill’ Castelow upon hearing the news he has been nominated for volunteer of the year in the Flybe Pride in Mann Awards.The Ballaugh man was nominated for his work...
View ArticleReport potholes on your phone
FOLLOWING the recent rain a number of new pot holes have developed and highways bosses are reminding people about the website on which the public can report problems.Once the report is submitted to the...
View ArticleBeware of cowboy builders say OFT watchdogs
THE Office of Fair Trading is reminding people to be wary of using builders who call at their homes without an appointment offering to do work.The OFT says it is aware of builders who are operating on...
View ArticleHydrogen fuelled low emissions vehicle on trial
LOW emissions technology has been undergoing trials on the island’s roads over the past week.Two Ford Transit vans converted to run on hydrogen gas have been put through their paces by the Department...
View ArticleBook review: Are We Nearly There Yet? by Ben Hatch
SOME books have a personality all of their own, a uniqueness that puts them in a class apart.Ben Hatch’s Are We Nearly There Yet? is a perfect example. A memoir, a travelogue, laugh-out-loud...
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