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Support for Island’s seafood industry extended

Seafood businesses will be offered £250,000 of continued financial support in a bid to protect the long-term viability of the Island’s fishing industry. The...
Friday, 2 October 2020

Food & Drink Festival smashes visitor record

More than 16,000 people visited the Isle of Man Food and Drink Festival at the weekend, smashing the previous attendance record by nearly 6,000. The two-day...
Wednesday, 23 September 2020

Price of a pint of milk to increase by five pence

The cost of a pint of Manx milk will go up for the first time in eight years next month. From 1 October, the cost of a pint will rise by five pence to 65 pence...
Tuesday, 22 September 2020

Summerhill Glen river pollution kills more than 140 fish

The public are being asked to take extra care what they put down their drains after a pollution incident killed more than 140 fish. The Isle of Man Government...
Monday, 21 September 2020

Planning Committee seeks new members

The Isle of Man’s Planning Committee is looking to appoint two new members.  The committee determines around 20 per cent of the Island’s planning applications,...
Friday, 18 September 2020

Isle of Man Food & Drink festival supports sustainability

The Isle of Man Food and Drink Festival will return to the Villa Marina Gardens in Douglas this weekend with a fun-filled programme and a focus on...
Wednesday, 16 September 2020

Kush the red panda becomes a dad

Two endangered red pandas have been born at the Curraghs Wildlife Park. The cubs are the first to be born in the Isle of Man and are being looked after by mum...
Saturday, 15 August 2020

Operator sought for Island’s only fish farm

The Isle of Man Government is looking for expressions of interest to run its fish farm.  The Cornaa hatchery, near Maughold, is used to rear around 20,000...
Tuesday, 11 August 2020

The Isle of Man is the first in the world to reach a significant environmental milestone

Two Manx registered vessels, BW Leo and BW Gemini, will be the first ships of their type to be retrofitted to run a Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) dual fuel...
Monday, 10 August 2020

Rare Brazilian primates arrive at Wildlife Park

Two endangered golden lion tamarins have taken up home at the Curraghs Wildlife Park. The rare primates were due to arrive from a French zoo in April, but...
Thursday, 30 July 2020
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