Isle of Man News

A pleasing additional benefit of the event was that those taking part genuinely enjoyed the opportunity to find out more about their fellow businesses and how they could benefit from working together.

By LOTTIE RAY ANNE Frank's step sister will visit the Island in the new year to talk about surviving Auschwitz and to raise the profile of a new exhibition about the tragic diarist.

THE Isle of Man featured in two UK media opinion pieces last week which offer an alternative to the 'tax haven' bashing diatribes of recent months.

ZAC Efron will be back in town tomorrow night. The 22-year-old heart throb is unveiling his new film a ' Me and Orson Welles a ' shot in the Gaiety Theatre last year.

Lottie Ray and John Turner interview the Awards for Excellence winners, including Lady Walker - recipient of the lifetime achievement award for 2009 By RICHARD ALLEN 'IN the good times we fight, we argue and we fall out,' he said.

LIGHTNING struck more than one home as an electrical storm shook the Isle of Man on Saturday morning.

The highest profile female racer in the UK, from Northampton, was forced to resort to her favourite mode of transport in the rush to get to Buckingham Palace on time.

By LOTTIE RAY THE Isle of Man could become a police state if a new criminal justice bill goes ahead, warned David Callister MLC.

Bank of Ireland (I.O.M.) Limited has been re-accredited with the Investors in People (IIP) standard, which was first awarded to the bank in March 2002.

In 2006 Bank of Ireland became the first company on the Isle of Man to be partially assessed using the Investors in People Profile Framework. Profile was a framework of good practice that provided further stretch, going beyond the scope of the IIP standard into broader areas of people management and development.

LLOYDS Bank jobs in the Island will remain safe following a proposed shake-up of the bank's offshore operations.

FREE electric blanket testing is on offer across the Isle of Man next week. The fire and rescue service will provide free testing of blankets between 10am and 4pm at Ramsey Town Hall on Monday , Castletown Civic Centre on Tuesday and in Douglas at the TT Grandstand press office on Wednesday .

By JOHN TURNER THE newly-formed Isle of Man Good Trader Scheme to promote a better service for consumers and support legitimate businesses is aiming to include members of the motor trade.

A "Rich List" Manx millionaire found guilty of money laundering and false accounting has been jailed for six years at Douglas courthouse.

By ADRIAN DARBYSHIRE AN MHK is making waves as he calls for Manx territorial water limits to be redrawn in the wake of the VAT crisis.

Following their success at last year's event, Island-based property developer, the Dandara Group swept the boards at this year's Daily Mail Residential Property Awards in London, taking eleven of the top prizes.

THE TT Races will feature tonight in the first episode of a new TV travelogue hosted by Strictly Come Dancing star John Sergeant.

Just when you thought everything had gone quiet on the extreme porn front, up it pops once more.

Experienced offshore recruiter Alf Cannan has announced his return to the Island with his latest venture McKenzie Fox, which he runs together with his business partner and wife Bella Whitbread.

The Isle of Man Steam Packet Company has supported a local business as it helped to provide aid to the poor and homeless in Romania.

We've announced the X factor, now get ready for the WOW factor. Yes, it’s JLS! They will be bringing their whole show to the Manx Telecom Bay Festival on Friday 18th June next year.