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After four days of racing, Manx boat ‘Crossfire’ crewed by Anthony Ellis, Michael Wilson and Nigel Collins have emerged as the winners of the National 18’ Championship.  The series, which took place off the Southern coast of the Island, was held over 10 races between Tuesday 27th and Friday 30th, last week.  The winners faced [...]

ALMOST one hundred people attended a client event at Milntown House in the north of the Isle of Man organised by Collins Stewart Wealth Management. Head of Collins Stewart Wealth Management in the Isle of Man, Dermot Hamill said, ‘‘While we have received support for previous events in town, it can be difficult for some [...]

Bus users are soon to experience a new and more efficient mode of transport as 12 new mid-sized single decker vehicles are set to replace 12 buses of the Bus Vannin fleet which are due for retirement. Public Transport officials have specially selected these particular buses because of their operational efficiency – they are highly [...]

Santander’s local savings subsidiary, Alliance & Leicester International, have donated £313.46 to Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen and Families Association (SSAFA) through the matched funding scheme available from their parent company’s Santander Charitable Trust. Staff from the bank assisted with the charities Flag Day collection and between them raised the sum of £313.46.  Under the company’s matched [...]

Friends Provident International is helping to fund Port St Mary RNLI’s Lifeboat Day on August 1. This year’s Lifeboat Day will be held on the outer breakwater ‘Alfred Pier’ starting at 1pm. There will be lots of entertainment for all the family including the Rushen Silver Band, Meadowside Choral Society and Manx Folk Dance Society. [...]

Thomas Miller Investment (Isle of Man) Ltd (TMI IOM) has announced that Christopher Smith is being appointed as Interim Chief Executive Officer. A senior Thomas Miller Investment Executive, Chris has a long standing association with the Isle of Man and has extensive knowledge of both the Island’s financial community and TMI’s local operation, having been [...]

Friends Provident International sponsored a team of golfers who played all of the Island’s courses in a single day. The Castletown-based company donated £250 to the event which raised money for Cruse Bereavement Care. Two teams of three players tackled the challenge as a relay event and completed 153 holes in one day. As soon [...]

June saw the first anniversary of the introduction of Mobile Number Portability (MNP) on the Isle of Man. Prior to June 2009 customers on the Island were not able to keep their existing mobile phone numbers when transferring to a different local network. Manx Telecom says the MNP system has worked very well in its [...]

The Isle of Man branch of the Society of Trustee and Estate Practitioners (STEP IOM), have appointed Paul Hotchkiss and Neil Chadwick as Directors. Paul Hotchkiss CTA,FCCA,TEP is a  Director of Hotchkiss Associates Limited, and advises on UK and international tax matters for private clients, trusts and companies (including funds), with a specific focus on [...]

Isle News, 12 May 2009 – The Isle of Man TT Marshals Association will be at the Sure store on Strand Street between 11.30am and 2pm on Friday 15th May and between 10am and 4pm on Saturday 16th May to recruit volunteers for this year’s racing. Bill Carden, Chairman of the Isle of Man TT [...]