Find out about RAF
THERE’S an opportunity to find out about the role of the Royal Air Force this month.The Isle of Man Junior Chamber of Commerce will receive a presentation from ‘The RAF Presentation Team 2012’ on...
View ArticleA theatre school first
GALE Force has become the first theatre school in the Isle of Man to be selected to participate in New Era Academy Examinations. The West Sussex-based academy’s examinations director, Miranda Jacobs,...
View ArticleSaints to host 7-a-side tournament
ST Mary’s Football Club is to host a new pre-season seven-a-side tournament at the Bowl over the weekend of July 20-21.The Cu-Plas Sevens Respect Cup is open two all the island’s league clubs, with...
View ArticleTom Winnifrith quits
OUTSPOKEN entrepreneur Tom Winnifrith, who once claimed he did not mind if he upset people in the business community, has quit the island.Mr Winnifrith, 45, has parted company with island-based...
View ArticleD-Day vet’s invaluable interviews
STUDENTS from St Ninian’s High School in Douglas have interviewed 92-year-old D-Day veteran Hector Duff, creating a video that will form an educational resource.The students asked questions, posed by...
View ArticleVehicle damaged wall and drove off
Police are investigating damage caused to a stone wall and gate pillar belonging to a property in Baldrine.The incident occurred at about 8pm on Sunday as a witness saw a white four-by-four vehicle...
View ArticleMichael Dunlop in record-breaking form at Southern 100
2011 solo champion sets new lap record on his way to first victory of the weekMICHAEL Dunlop opened his 2012 Isle of Man Steam Packet Company Southern 100 account in style on Tuesday evening with a...
View ArticleBody found by river
POLICE are investigating after the body of a man was found in Douglas early today.The man was found just before 6.30am near the Stone Bridge across the River Glass between the National Sports Centre...
View ArticleJubilee tea served to 200 by ‘Live at Home’
A CHARITY that makes it easier for old people to live alone held a tea party to celebrate the jubilee.Isle of Man ‘Live at Home’ schemes served afternoon tea to 200 clients of the island’s six schemes...
View ArticleCRINGLE: Promenade work is right up my street
IT looks like they’re really going to try and do it.I’m talking about the most colossal diggery-pokery scheme ever seen in the Isle of Man, even in the last few years of tarmac trauma laid on by the...
View ArticleMeeting about scallop dredgers
GOVERNMENT minister Phil Gawne is to chair a public meeting in Port St Mary to listen to public concerns about the impact on the marine environment of local scallop dredgers.The meeting is being held...
View Article21 cycle from Land’s End to John O’Groats for Children’s Centre
A team of cyclists completed a 910-mile cycle ride from Land’s End to John O’Groats to raise funds for The Children’s Centre.The nine-day challenge ended on Sunday with the group riding into John...
View ArticleWoman pedestrian injured
A WOMAN pedestrian has been injured in a collision with a car in Circular Road, Douglas, near to the Brown Bobby filling station.It happened around 3.30pm today.A police spokesman said the woman’s...
View ArticleNew loan scheme for students
A LOAN scheme for students who will be asked to contribute more towards their tuition fees from September 2012 has been finalised.In March, Tynwald approved regulations that mean students starting...
View ArticleTwo trapped in Land Rover
Fire crews from Douglas were sent to a road traffic crash this morning (Wednesday) involving a single vehicle with two trapped occupants on the Beinn-y-Phott/Brandywell Road.The incident involved a...
View ArticleBus station for Victoria Street?
TOWN centre site is the preferred replacement for Lord Street station.DIRECTOR of public transport Ian Longworth and director of highways Richard Pearson have revealed potential plans to relocate the...
View ArticleLocum staff not paying Manx taxes
MANY agency locums at Noble’s Hospital have not been paying income tax or National Insurance here, Tynwald was told.Speaker Steve Rodan said that ‘hundreds of thousands of pounds’ of taxes had gone...
View ArticleBus drivers brand suggested speed limit ‘absolute madness‘
BUS drivers have described as ‘absolute madness’ plans to allow single deckers to travel faster on the Mountain Road.A group of five drivers, who are all Unite union shop representatives and have half...
View ArticleGovernment building is recognised in awards
A GOVERNMENT building has won the top prize at one of Europe’s most prestigious environmental awards.The 2012 Green Apple Built Environment and Architectural Heritage Awards are the leading...
View ArticleScrapping of tax relief on maintenance ‘flawed’
CONCERNS were raised in Tynwald over the impact of scrapping tax relief on maintenance payments.Juan Turner MLC called on Treasury Minister Eddie Teare MHK to review ‘this flawed strategy’.Removal of...
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