Unemployment is highest in north
The latest job figures for the Isle of Man show that region by region, the north of the island has the highest rate of umemployment.Those people out of work and actively seeking employment in the north...
View ArticleVehicle forced off the road
A vehicle was forced off the road this morning.The incident happened at about 7am on the Sloc Road, Rushen.A vehicle travelling towards Port Erin has been forced off the road and into a ditch by an...
View ArticleCompanies commit to new buildings standard
Earlier this month 16 leading companies committed at the Paris Climate Change meeting to help drive delivery of nearly zero energy buildings by 2020 and refurbished buildings by 2030. IoM Friends of...
View ArticleNo boats – so yes, we have no bananas
LAST week’s stormy weather caused something of stop-go sequence for the Manx boats. This was expected to cause an outbreak of panic buying in the Isle of Man as people would think the cutting off of...
View ArticleEllan Vannin set for new European adventure
The Ellan Vannin football team is to take part in next summer’s Europeada championships in Northern Italy.The Manx International Football Alliance side will join 23 other teams at the Federal Union of...
View ArticleIsle of Man property sales, December 17, 2015
James Peter Maher and Kim Ilse Moyses, of Weybridge, Surrey, sold 8 Port-e-Chee Avenue, Douglas, for £262,500, to James Bridson and Charlotte Gray, both of Hawthorn Cottage, 32 New Road, Laxey.Michael...
View ArticleWatch out in the island’s glens
People are being warned to be careful in the island’s glens.The advice comes after damage caused by last week’s storm and flooding.The Department of the Environment, Food and Agriculture (DEFA) has...
View ArticleManx Troopers treat for Star Wars film fans
Manx Troopers will be out in force at the Palace Cinema from this evening (Thursday) when Star Wars: The Force Awakens hits the screen. Resplendent in their Star Wars characters’ costumes, some 10 to...
View ArticleVilla and Gaiety moving closer to privatisation
This week’s Manx Independent reveals the latest moves in the privatisation of the Villa Marina and the Gaiety Theatre.It’s the lead story in the newspaper.The main photo on the front page is the...
View Articleiomtoday speaks to Kevin Bridges ahead of Villa gig
Comedian Kevin Bridges is ending his first big tour for three years at the Villa Marina.The Glaswegian will be coming to the island with his record-breaking 135-date European tour tonight...
View ArticleCLUBS
Thursday, December 17• Port Erin WI, Port Erin Methodist Church hall, 9.30am. Call 818194.• Manx Retirement Association stretch and flex at Onchan Methodist Church at 10am. Friday, monthly walk,...
View ArticleDANCE
Thursday, December 17• 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...
View ArticleCINEMA
Palace Cinema• The Force Awakens, 3D, (12A). Nightly at 7pm. 2D daily at 2pm. (Saturday 19th at 11.30am).• Sisters, (15). Nightly at 7.30pm.• Spectre, (12A). Daily at 1.30pm.• The Good Dinasaur, (PG)....
View ArticleCHILDREN’S CLUBS
Thursday, December 17• Noah’s Ark Tots Group, Church on The Rock, behind Ramsey bus station, 9.30am. Call 431034. • Gym time active play for pre-school children, Manx Gymnastics Centre, Douglas,...
View ArticleEXERCISE
Thursday, December 17• Jump Fx - cardio classes, Ballabeg hall, 9am, and Wednesday, 6pm. Also, gentle circuits at St Catherine’s hall, Port Erin, 10.30am. Phone Sara 432535 or email...
View ArticleCOMMUNITY
Thursday, December 17• Age IoM - free computer training sessions, Douglas iMuseum, Kingswood Grove, 10am–12.30pm.• Art and creative writing, The Hub, Port Erin, 10am, £3.50 per session. Also board...
View ArticleMUSIC
Thursday, December 17• Karaoke FM at Nexus Vodka Bar, Douglas.• Karaoke, Guys and Dolls, Douglas.• Ramsey Folk Club, Mitre Hotel, Ramsey, 8pm-11pm.• Karaoke with Ray Sloane at the Saddle Inn, Douglas.•...
View ArticleMan bounced into shop window and smashed it
Police have appealed for a man who bounced into two windows in Ramsey in an apparent drunken prank to contact them.At 11.35pm last night, three men wee walking along Parliament Street.One of them...
View ArticleCody delivers Christmas cheer to children’s charity
A pizza delivery driver is dressing up as Santa and collecting all his tips to donate to a local children’s charity. Cody Preston, a delivery driver for pizza company Domino’s, is donating the tips he...
View ArticlePreparing for the world of work
MPES are pleased to announce the success of a new programme targeted at young people, aged 16-18, who have perhaps not yet realised their full potential, and as a result are finding it difficult to...
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