Organisers of Ramsey’s regeneration consultation exhibition held in Ramsey Town Hall have been encouraged by the level of response received from the public.

Lead consultant to the local regeneration committee David Millar of Ramsey-based Dalrymple Associates, said: ‘Such was public interest in the exhibition that it was extended by one week and finished on June 5. Outcomes from the exhibition are being evaluated but judging from the thoughtful and considered responses to the display boards we set up in the town hall to highlight the scope of the scheme, it’s clear the people of Ramsey welcomed the opportunity to have their say about the future of their town.  Continued

THE island is set for a superb day of golf on Thursday 5 August.

A prestigious event in the Ramsey Golf Club’s calendar, the Collins Stewart Cup has already attracted 139 players including top golfers from clubs across the island.

The open competition has been played since the 1890s and attracts a wide range of players of varying abilities from juniors to octogenarians. Continued

Manx2.com is celebrating its 100^th Welsh flight and its 100 per cent punctuality record.

The Company has successfully completed 100 flights between Cardiff and Anglesey, with every flight arriving on time or ahead of schedule.

Manx 2 Chairman Noel Hayes said:  “At Manx2.com we always try and deliver what we promise and the key to our success has been a highlevel of customer service combined with great reliability and punctuality. Having commenced a double daily Anglesey-Cardiff service at very short notice, I’m really proud of our team for taking the Manx2.com formula so successfully to Wales. Continued

The launch of Sure Indie, a third payment option for mobile phone users, is set to shake up the island’s telecoms market.

For the first time, islanders will be able to choose a mobile service which provides the benefits of call minute and text message bundles without the need to sign up to a contract. To join the new payment plan, customers just need to text the number of the payment plan (125, 200, 400 or 800) to the text shortcode, 101. Continued

The UK’s relatively high levels of inflation could help economic recovery, according to James Penn, an analyst at Thomas Miller Investment.

Writing in the latest edition of Thomas Miller Investment’s quarterly Investment Newsletter, James Penn, Portfolio Manager, says, “While core Eurozone inflation is running at 0.8% year on year, and core inflation in the United States is 0.9% year on year, the UK inflation rate is much higher at 3.4%. This is more than 1% above the Bank of England’s target rate, and it seems that inflation in the UK is proving to be much more persistent than had been expected.” Continued

The Select Committee of Tynwald on Legal Aid in Family Matters (Petition for Redress of Grievance) intends to hear evidence in public on Thursday 12th August 2010 at 2.30pm in the Millennium Room, Legislative Buildings, Finch Road, Douglas. Members of the public are welcome to attend.

Evidence will be taken from the following person at the time stated: 2.30 pm Mrs Wendy Montgomerie, Legal Aid Certifying Officer.

The Committee was established by Tynwald on 21st October 2009 with a remit to consider the Petition for Redress of Grievance of Mr Stephen Broad presented at St John’s on 6th July 2009 with regard to the impact on the administration of justice of awarding Civil Legal Aid to one side only in family cases in the Isle of Man and to report with recommendations. Continued

Organisers of the Isle of Man Special Olympics have thanked Manx Telecom for providing 30 organisers of visiting teams with mobile phone SIM packs and top up vouchers. The event took place in July with teams from the Isle of Man, Great Britain, Ireland, Malta, Gibraltar and Austria competing in six different sports.

Barry Dulson, a member of the Isle of Man Special Olympics organising committee, said the SIM packs and top up vouchers were very well received by the visiting teams. He said: Continued

Maitland, the leading professional services and international wealth management business, has celebrated its 20^th anniversary on the Island with a landmark evening at the Villa Marina, Douglas.

More than 140 guests, including major long standing clients, key Government Ministers and staff were present for the grand occasion which – in keeping with Maitland’s global status – included a wine tasting competition featuring wines from across the world. Continued

FAR reaching consequences are on the horizon for the whole shipping industry, including commercial yachts, with the ratification in 2011 of the controversial Maritime Labour Convention.

“It has major implications for both seafarers and ship owners,” warns John Wade, technical services manager with Isle of Man-based Dominion Marine. Continued

Further to our update of 20 July, the Isle of Man Steam Packet Company wishes to advise passengers of engineering activity and specialist assessments since that date.

Manannan

Following the removal of the damaged crankshaft, extensive and detailed examinations of the affected engine have been undertaken. These have revealed that work needs to be carried out to the engine block to bring it back within the required engineering tolerances in order to avoid a similar situation arising once the new crankshaft is fitted. Continued