Archive for January, 2010

Another coup for the Manx Telecom Bay Festival

Isle of Man News, 29 January 2010 – “Things are tuning up for a fantastic 2010 Manx Telecom Bay Festival” enthused organiser Jonathan Irving, announcing the addition of two very special guest artists for Friday 18th June, The Saturdays and Lemar.
Gorgeous girl band The Saturdays, known to their ever growing legion of fans as ‘The [...]

Random Acts of Kindness Bring Smiles to Islanders’ Faces

Isle of Man News, 29 January 2010 – Smiles were brought to the faces of hundreds of people by Sure on Monday 25th January during Random Acts of Kindness (RAK) Day.
On what many experts believed to be the most depressing day of the year, Sure staff brought a little bit of sunshine to islanders with [...]

Testing of the Battery Pier Warning Siren

Isle of Man News, 28 January 2010 – The Harbours Division of the Department of Transport, Manx Petroleum and Manx Gas would like to remind the public that the next test of the Battery Pier Warning Siren will take place at 1100 hrs on Wednesday 3rd February 2010. Members of the public who may be [...]

Sticking Up for Schools’ Hockey

Isle of Man News, 28 January 2010 – Hockey on the Island is set for a boost, thanks to a partnership between The Sports Development Unit at the National Sports Centre, and Medis Limited, a pharmaceutical company based in Douglas.
Medis has provided funds to buy new hockey equipment for Primary Schools, in an innovative programme [...]

HAVE WE GOT AN ADVENTURE CHALLENGE OR TWO FOR YOU!

Isle of Man News, 28 January 2010 – The Children’s Centre is laying down 2 challenges this year to local thrill seekers who’d like to enrol for a charity backed adventure of a life time, to either Mt. Kilimanjaro or The Great Wall of China, two of the world’s most stunning travel destinations.
These events, organised [...]

Sure passes the 75,000 customers mark

Isle of Man News, 28 January 2010 – Sure has over 75,000 active customers across the Isle of Man and Channel Islands for the first time, confirming the telecom network operator’s status as the network of choice in the three islands, with over 40% of the total market.
A second milestone has also been reached in [...]

MOTORISTS CHECK YOUR LIGHTS

Isle of Man News, 28 January 2010 – The Department of Transport is urging all motorists to ensure that their vehicle lights are fully functional and utilised in dark and gloomy conditions.
David Quirk MHK, Member with responsibility for Highways said: ‘At this time of year we should be double checking that all of our lights [...]

DHSS advise organisations to “stand down” their swine flu preparations

Isle of Man News, 28 January 2010 – The Department of Health and Social Security have advised all organisations that they can “stand down” with reference to H1N1 (swine) flu.
The number of cases of swine flu is dropping in the UK, Europe and North America.  In the Isle of Man the last case which came [...]

Super Third Thursday Social Media Club Isle of Man

Isle of Man News, 28 January 2010 – Thanks to the more than 50 people who came out last week to Super Third Thursday, this year’s first meeting of the Isle of Man Social media club.  Our speaker was CI Mark Payne of the West Midlands Police who is the driving force behind the use [...]

DISTRIBUTION UNDER WAY OF IN-DEMAND 2010 PHONE BOOK

Isle of Man News, 27 January 2010 – The 2010 phone book is now being distributed to every household and business on the Island, Manx Telecom has announced.  And its arrival will have a positive impact on the environment.
That’s because growing number of consumers are now using the on-line flip book version of the Directory.
“As [...]