- PM picks up shopping on way home
- Rhyming plea over library closures
- Towns regeneration contest launched
- Met and FBI call 'taped by hackers'
- 1,000 people expected in marches
- British passenger 'fell from liner'
- New cancer cases 'up 30% by 2030'
- Widespread snow looms for weekend
- Protesters attack Syrian embassy
- PM accepts White House invitation
- I feel fantastic, says Robin Gibb
- Paedophile jailed over porn seizure
- Three die in Legionnaires' outbreak
- John Terry loses England captaincy
- Redknapp has 'back to the wall'
- No pub assault charge for Downing
- Ex-PCSO jailed for rape of girl, 12
- Facebook stalker guilty of murder
- 21 years for street killer husband
- BT in 'ultra-fast' broadband pledge
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Isle of Man News
Inflation rate at two-year low
TREASURY Minister Eddie Teare has welcomed another fall in the island’s inflation rate which has now reached its lowest level for more than two years.
2 commentsInquest into Andreas fire death opens
AN elderly man died as a result of burns after being admitted to Noble’s Hospital last month an inquest has heard.
‘Retirement promotions’ question asked in Keys
JUST under 30 government employees were promoted within 24 months of retirement in the past 10 years, figures released in the House of Keys show.
21 commentsJust how should local politicians declare their interests?
A SELECT committee looking into how politicians should declare their interests will sit next week.
District News
Weight limit to prevent HGVs using roads
A WEIGHT limit to prevent heavy goods vehicles using Ballaquane Road in Peel is due to come into force today.
Bingo event a success
AN afternoon of bingo at Southlands, organised earlier this month by Southern Befrienders, was a ‘nice little friendly afternoon’, said co-ordinator of the charity Emer Wiseman.
Electoral reform ‘warranted’ and ‘needed’
THE Electoral Reform Bill got the full support of Port Erin Commissioners this month.
Benefits of civil service pension changes
CHANGES to the local government pension scheme should ‘provide annual actuarial savings of £150,000’ compared with the existing scheme, according to Department of Infrastructure manager, of the legislation and policy unit, Roy Corlett, who has written to Port Erin Commissioners.
Business
Hotel’s ‘we do’ for marriages
FOLLOWING last year’s ruling permitting venues other than churches and registry offices the authority to host weddings, The Claremont is pleased to be one of the first hotels in the island to be endorsed with a wedding licence.
Jobs lost as Paddy’s and Robinsons merge
FISH producer Paddy’s has joined forces with Robinson’s in a move that will see the business leaving its Port St Mary home.
Nine years of celebrations
CANADA Life International Limited (CLI) has maintained its overall five-star financial strength rating from actuarially based consultancy AKG for the ninth straight year.
Hazel’s focus on success
CLAMBERING around abandoned buildings has become a labour of love for enterprising self-employed photographer Hazel Walsh.
New boss for the Customs and Excise
THE Treasury has announced the appointment of Charles Coué as the island’s next collector of Customs and Excise.
Politics
Manx Radio set to shed staff in Budget shake-up
BOSSES at Manx Radio say they are ‘hugely disappointed’ that staff are to be lost as part of a restructuring forced by a planned cut in the government’s subsidy.
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We are collateral damage in UK party politics
THE Isle of Man has become ‘collateral damage’ in a wider debate going on in UK politics, Chief Minister Allan Bell told MHKs – adding that he was determined to enhance the island’s relationship with Westminster.
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New face a cert in Douglas ward
FORMER Douglas South MHK Bill Malarkey is aiming to make a political comeback.
7 commentsGold-plated protection for workers?
THERE is no clear-cut case for new employment legislation to be introduced in the island to protect worker’s rights, the Economic Development Minister told his fellow MHKs.
Bus timetable row rumbles on
THE row over the introduction of the new bus timetable rumbles on.
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Education
Douglas schools to merge together
TWO Douglas primary schools are to merge under the leadership of one head teacher.
Project reduces energy wastage
PRIMARY school pupils will be able to monitor their energy use thanks to the donation of Energy Monitor kits by HSBC and support from the MEA.
Is this an end to free university education?
COULD a review of higher education funding lead to university tuition fees being introduced in the future?
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No plans to change the school day
EDUCATION chiefs have no plans to extend the school day or shorten the summer holiday, as suggested by UK Education Secretary Michael Gove.
10 commentsHigher education merger consultation on staffing finished
EDUCATION bosses are considering whether further changes are needed to staffing structure of a newly-merged International Business School and Isle of Man College.
Traffic and Transport
Bike rider dies in accident on Baldrine to Laxey Road
A MOTORBIKE rider has died following an accident on the Baldrine to Laxey road yesterday evening.
Multi-storey car park plan for Douglas town centre
DOUGLAS could have a new multi-storey car park.
40 commentsDouglas road reopens after accident
PEEL Road in Douglas has reopened after earlier being closed between the Athol Street and Circular Road junctions following an accident this afternoon (Tuesday).
Steam Packet to put on extra sailing this weekend
THE Steam Packet has announced it is putting on an extra sailing this weekend to help clear the backlog caused by this week’s weather disruption.
5 commentsMore delays for Steam Packet
THERE is further disruption to Steam Packet sailings today due to the strong winds.
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Health
Advice to women with PIP breast implants
WITH concerns still ongoing over the scandal surrounding potentially deficient breast implants made by French company Poly Implant Prosthése (PIP), the Department of Health has issued advice to affected women.
Be aware of cancer risk
CERVICAL Cancer Prevention Week 2012 is well under way in the island this week.
Health staff get healthy with Zumba
STAFF in the Department of Health (DoH) will be offered the chance to get healthy with some regular Zumba Fitness classes for the workplace.
4 commentsBreast care surgeon will start next month
THE identity of the island’s new breast care surgeon has been revealed.
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Editors' Blog
Do we have a duty to publish abhorrent views?
This week’s Examiner has a letter in it about the old age pension.
Letters
Cyclists should be insured
ONCE more the government has found it necessary to hit the already heavily penalised car driver, with a further 6 per cent on road tax. (Examiner, January 24) Surely it is now time for all motorists to stand up and be counted. By that I mean let’s lobby for EQUAL RIGHTS. Yes, that’s what I said - equal rights.
Give all new pensioners five years’ pension . . . and a cyanide pill
THIS constant government crying about too many pensioners, they are too costly, a drain on society etc.
Welfare of family must be taken into account
I would like to try to bring some unbiased light to bear on the live export of animals which is caused by problems at the abattoir.
My ode to bay
AS A regular visitor to Douglas where I stay with my brother in Onchan overlooking your lovely bay, I am enchanted by the many variations and changes in your skies in variable weather.
Looking at past
I AM hoping that your readers can assist me in pointing me in the best direction to hopefully trace my Manx past and relatives. My grandfather was born and raised in Peel, and I have a copy of his birth certificate. He was born on December 16, 1893, in Circular Road, Peel, and christened Leo Caley.
Video/Audio
Dragon force in the kitchen video
THE Chinese year of the dragon begins on Monday and marks a time of celebration for the Chinese community.
1 commentVIDEO: Can you spot yourself in the Cave crowd? video
IT’S nostalgia time here at iomtoday.
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Columns
The Manx Sound Exchange: Recording - the home front
IN recent weeks the Manx Sound Exchange has looked at how Manx bands and musicians can get away from the island and the logistics of touring the UK and further afield in order to perform to new faces and further your cause.
Our challenge to the people of the Isle of Man
This week’s Manx Independent will include a special eight-page supplement, Green Living.
ANGELA GREGORY: Oh, for a night’s sleep
HAVING minutes ago had a conversation with a colleague in which I told him, pretty categorically, how disinterested I was when columnists insisted on resorting to tales of family life I find myself in a quandary.
CRINGLE: A wonder police have not noticed
WHEN I worked as a journalist in Manchester years ago students at the university there held a Rag Week every year in which they set up all sorts of stunts in public in order to raise money for good causes. The public loved it.
Regional
Kate meets recovering addicts
The Duchess of Cambridge has made a private visit to an addiction charity to meet alcohol and drug users being successfully treated and she will soon be arriving in Liverpool.
Rise in thefts from outbuildings
Residents in Widnes are being urged to be on their guard following a spate of thefts from garages and sheds.
Air ambulance seeks public opinion
North West Air Ambulance (NWAA) is asking its supporters to have their say on where the life-saving service is headed.
Parish clubs organiser charged
An official from Wigan who ran a network of parish clubs for a Roman Catholic diocese is to appear in court later this month after being charged with harassment.
Wedding cash jury discharged
A jury has failed to reach a verdict in the trial of a man whose wife stole up to £200,000 from her employers to help pay for their wedding in Lancashire.
UK News
PM picks up shopping on way home
He might have been any other shopper, popping into the supermarket after a busy day in the office to pick up a few bits for dinner.
Rhyming plea over library closures
Gruffalo author Julia Donaldson has penned a poem in protest at planned library closures.
Towns regeneration contest launched
The Government has launched a competition to find 12 areas to share £1 million under a drive to regenerate town centres.
Met and FBI call 'taped by hackers'
A conference call between Scotland Yard and the FBI was intercepted and published by hackers, the group Anonymous has claimed.
1,000 people expected in marches
More than 1,000 protesters are expected to take part in marches by two opposing campaign groups.
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Saturday 04 February 2012
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