Archive for October, 2009

Isle of Man News, 30 October 2009 – Bradford & Bingley International, an Island savings bank in Douglas, will be on hand providing free glow sticks to young people who attend the Firework display at Port Erin. Representatives from the savings bank will be handing out the glow sticks from 6.30pm on the 5th November [...]

Isle of Man News, 30 October 2009 – Jonathan Irving, promoter of the Manx Telecom Bay Festival has been overwhelmed by local support and enthusiasm since announcing the line-up for the last day of the event. Mr Irving commented: “It is quite clear that ‘X Factor Meets Britain’s Got Talent’ has struck a chord with [...]

Isle of Man News, 30 October 2009 – Earlier this week the Minister and senior officers from the Department met the Chairman and Vice Chairman of the Island Road Transport Association (IRTA) to discuss issues from on-Island haulage firms regarding the Airport Runway Project. Also in attendance was Colas (IOM) Ltd, a subcontractor to Balfour [...]

Isle of Man News, 29 October 2009 – THE waiting is over – and the Manx Telecom Bay Festival have announced their star studded line up for day one! Big names on Sunday evening (20 June 2010) include Boy George, Belinda Carlisle and Rick Astley – who will perform a medley show with other top [...]

Isle of Man News, 29 October 2009 – In today’s atmosphere of financial transparency and renewed corporate responsibility, the appointment by Irish Nationwide (IOM) of David Fulton as their new Managing Director, will see the company and its senior management team benefiting from the judgement and acumen of an individual with over 40 years experience [...]

Isle of Man News, 29 October 2009 – A landmark 250,000 passengers have travelled with Manx2.com since it began operating from the Isle of Man just over three years ago. Following a recent and extensive campaign to find the airline’s 250,000th customer, passenger Jamie Popple was identified when he travelled on the recently launched Isle [...]

Isle of Man News, 29 October 2009 – For someone used to parachuting, you’d think doing a sponsored bungee jump for The Children’s Centre would be as easy as falling off a log. But when Dave Parker found himself standing on a crane perched 165 feet above the Royal Manx Show, he wondered if he’d [...]

Isle of Man News, 28 October 2009 – Britannia International has launched a new issue of it’s 1 Year Fixed Rate Deposit Account offering an attractive return of up to 3.25% gross p.a./A.E.R. Available immediately for a limited time only this fixed interest account can be opened with as little as £5,000 up to a [...]

Isle of Man News, 29 October 2009 – Volunteers from one of the Island’s foremost employers, Friends Provident International, (FPI) have teamed up with the Southern Befrienders, a charity which meets the social needs of the area’s aging population. A total of 9 volunteers will each donate one hour per week to provide  much needed [...]

Isle of Man News, 28 October 2009 – Manx2.com is planning to increase the number of flights between the Isle of Man and the northeast next year. The operator, which is based at Ronaldsway Airport, currently provides a total of up to 30 flights a day between the Island and eight destinations, and additional services [...]