A local charity at the centre of a row over logo copyright has found a simple - and patriotic - solution to the issue.

As the Manx Independent reported last week, Manx Breast Cancer Support Group was the subject of a complaint from the British Red Cross over their use of a red cross as part of the graphic they had designed for the Patient Transfer Service.

A spokesman for the British Red Cross explained at the time: ’The Red Cross emblem is much more than just a logo. It is a protected symbol under UK and International Humanitarian law and the Geneva Conventions and its use is strictly regulated. In the UK, the British Red Cross is authorised by the Ministry of Defence to use the emblem during peacetime within specified limits. Unfortunately we occasionally have to politely request other organisations to remove unauthorised depictions of the emblem.’

The patient transfer service logo is used on information leaflets and to indicate the location of the Quiet Rooms that Manx Breast Cancer Support Group has provided at Liverpool Airport and Ronaldsway.

The charity had initially planned to change the red cross to pink in order to solve the issue but there were concerns that people might think that the quiet rooms are only for the use of breast cancer patients when they are for all patients travelling using the service. There were also concerns that even a pink cross might contravene the strict rules for the use of the emblem.

Now the charity has come up with a neat solution in a logo that also conveys that this service is for the people of the Isle of Man .

It has replaced the red cross in its centre with a red triskellion.

Anyone who is travelling off the island for medical treatment, using the patient transfer service, will be able to look out for the new logo to help them locate the quiet rooms where they can have a seat and relax in comfort whilst waiting for their flight.

A spokesman for the British Red Cross said: ’We are fully in support of the wonderful humanitarian work being carried out by Manx Breast Cancer Support for people living with cancer and wish them and their volunteers every success.’