<![CDATA[iomtoday - News]]> Feed http://www.iomtoday.co.im/news Copyright 2012, Johnston Press Plc http://www.iomtoday.co.im/news/wwio_news_feed_1_6899 Wed, 22 Feb 2012 17:44:49 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 <![CDATA[Supporting rights of the disabled]]> http://www.iomtoday.co.im/supporting_rights_of_the_disabled_1_4273780

THE Disability Awareness Act and disabled provision at Liverpool Airport were among the topics discussed over the past year by an island group which looks after the interests of the disabled.

]]> 1.4273780 Thu, 23 Feb 2012 07:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[Earlier start for Manx heritage railway season]]> http://www.iomtoday.co.im/earlier_start_for_manx_heritage_railway_season_1_4273783

STEAM railway services across the island will be up and running almost three weeks earlier this year starting tomorrow (Friday).

]]> 1.4273783 Thu, 23 Feb 2012 07:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[Give up bags for Lent]]> http://www.iomtoday.co.im/give_up_bags_for_lent_1_4273789

A NEW campaign inviting people to ‘Give up plastic bags for Lent’ was launched at the weekend.

]]> 1.4273789 Thu, 23 Feb 2012 06:59:00 +0000 <![CDATA[Destinations, fleet and service on agenda with Steam Packet]]> http://www.iomtoday.co.im/destinations_fleet_and_service_on_agenda_with_steam_packet_1_4273785

THE Isle of Man Steam Packet Company’s fleet, frequency of service and destinations are just some of the areas up for discussion with Infrastructure chiefs, if the Council of Ministers approves the holding of planned talks.

]]> 1.4273785 Thu, 23 Feb 2012 06:58:00 +0000 <![CDATA[Bid to defer pre-schools closure decision fails]]> http://www.iomtoday.co.im/bid_to_defer_pre_schools_closure_decision_fails_1_4274414

A BID to defer for 12 months the closure of Department of Education and Children pre-schools has failed.

]]> 1.4274414 Wed, 22 Feb 2012 17:44:47 +0000 <![CDATA[Mines heritage centre for village has closed]]> http://www.iomtoday.co.im/mines_heritage_centre_for_village_has_closed_1_4273478

LAXEY Wheel and Mines Heritage Centre alongside the Old Corn Mill Tearoom in Mines Road, Laxey, has closed and the premises is available to let.

]]> 1.4273478 Wed, 22 Feb 2012 13:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[Lesson in how to link science and fitness together]]> http://www.iomtoday.co.im/lesson_in_how_to_link_science_and_fitness_together_1_4269920

STUDENTS ranging from primary school stage to A-level age gained hands-on experience when a sports science education group visited the island last week.

]]> 1.4269920 Wed, 22 Feb 2012 07:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[The sky is now no limit]]> http://www.iomtoday.co.im/the_sky_is_now_no_limit_1_4269853

SPACE, the final frontier... and apparently it is also a useful theme in the classroom, so the audience of teachers heard in a presentation at the Isle of Man Business School.

]]> 1.4269853 Wed, 22 Feb 2012 07:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[They need a jab]]> http://www.iomtoday.co.im/they_need_a_jab_1_4269911

PARENTS of children in the Isle of Man are being urged to ensure their children are vaccinated against measles.

]]> 1.4269911 Wed, 22 Feb 2012 06:58:00 +0000 <![CDATA[Sylvia Harrison: Surprise for badminton coach]]> http://www.iomtoday.co.im/sylvia_harrison_surprise_for_badminton_coach_1_4270065

MORE than 1,000 children have benefited from Sylvia Harrison’s badminton coaching.

]]> 1.4270065 Wed, 22 Feb 2012 06:55:00 +0000 <![CDATA[The Isle of Man Budget at a glance]]> http://www.iomtoday.co.im/the_isle_of_man_budget_at_a_glance_1_4269508

Treasury Minister Eddie Teare has delivered his first Budget.

]]> 1.4269508 Tue, 21 Feb 2012 13:17:26 +0000 <![CDATA[Mums present petition against nursery closures]]> http://www.iomtoday.co.im/mums_present_petition_against_nursery_closures_1_4269434

A PETITION against the closure of the Department of Education and Children’s nurseries with some 3,600 signatures was presented to Chief Minister Allan Bell MHK outside Tynwald today (Tuesday).

]]> 1.4269434 Tue, 21 Feb 2012 12:42:27 +0000 <![CDATA[Read Teare’s Budget speech]]> http://www.iomtoday.co.im/read_teare_s_budget_speech_1_4269402

TREASURY Minister Eddie Teare MHK has this morning delivered his first Budget.

]]> 1.4269402 Tue, 21 Feb 2012 12:27:19 +0000 <![CDATA[Power cut in Ramsey]]> http://www.iomtoday.co.im/power_cut_in_ramsey_1_4268153

HOMES in Ramsey were left without electricity this morning (Tuesday) after high voltage switch gear failed.

]]> 1.4268153 Tue, 21 Feb 2012 10:04:54 +0000 <![CDATA[Teare’s first Budget]]> http://www.iomtoday.co.im/teare_s_first_budget_1_4268109

EDDIE Teare was due this morning to deliver his first Budget as Treasury Minister.

]]> 1.4268109 Tue, 21 Feb 2012 09:53:37 +0000 <![CDATA[£4,000 raised by charity calendar]]> http://www.iomtoday.co.im/4_000_raised_by_charity_calendar_1_4266529

A CHARITY calendar featuring spectacular shots of road racing events around the British Isles has raised more than £4,000.

]]> 1.4266529 Tue, 21 Feb 2012 07:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[‘The Gravy Train is over’]]> http://www.iomtoday.co.im/the_gravy_train_is_over_1_4266499

THE politician who heads the Civil Service Commission has launched an astonishingly robust attack on ‘ridiculous’ union demands.

]]> 1.4266499 Tue, 21 Feb 2012 06:58:00 +0000 <![CDATA[Teare’s Budget - what are we in for?]]> http://www.iomtoday.co.im/teare_s_budget_what_are_we_in_for_1_4266496

IT has been widely billed as a the toughest Budget in a generation.

]]> 1.4266496 Mon, 20 Feb 2012 15:30:00 +0000 <![CDATA[In today’s Isle of Man Examiner]]> http://www.iomtoday.co.im/in_today_s_isle_of_man_examiner_1_4266533

THE Examiner urges you to join our campaign to Save Our Nurseries.

]]> 1.4266533 Mon, 20 Feb 2012 14:17:52 +0000 <![CDATA[Care homes are put under the spotlight]]> http://www.iomtoday.co.im/care_homes_are_put_under_the_spotlight_1_4266450

SOCIAL Care Minister Chris Robertshaw MHK faces a series of questions in Tynwald tomorrow (Tuesday) over its provisions for the elderly.

]]> 1.4266450 Mon, 20 Feb 2012 14:00:00 +0000