News

Spread of tree disease – keep to the track in forests

Recent surveys have revealed the further spread of the disease, Phytophthora ramorum, across DEFA’s forests. This fungus-like disease causes lesions on the...
Thursday, 18 July 2013

Thea serves up school meals for the last time

At a conservative estimate, Thea Quirk has cooked and served 10 million meals to students at Ballakermeen High School. Thea hung up her apron last Friday after...
Thursday, 18 July 2013

Insurance - don't jet off without it this summer

With the summer holiday period fast approaching, the Department of Health is reminding Island residents that no matter where they may be travelling to this...
Thursday, 18 July 2013

Aid package to help Isle of Man farmers affected by snow

The July sitting of Tynwald will consider detailed proposals of a financial aid package to help Isle of Man farmers whose livelihoods were badly affected by the...
Thursday, 18 July 2013

Our natural wealth - the way ahead

Biodiversity brings benefits worth at least 40 million a year to the Isle of Man according to a recent study, but this is the tip of the iceberg as this only...
Thursday, 18 July 2013

Primary School children get creative for Celebration of Skipping

The annual Celebration of Skipping was organised by the Department of Health’s Public Health Directorate and supported by Britannia International. Nearly 200...
Wednesday, 17 July 2013

In the summertime when the weather is fine dont drink and drive

The Department of Infrastructure’s Road Safety Team and the Roads Policing unit are running a summer anti drink drive campaign.
Wednesday, 17 July 2013

DSC Minister sets the record straight

The Minister for Social Care, Chris Robertshaw MHK, has today contacted the media to respond to certain comments which have recently been made by Mr David...
Tuesday, 16 July 2013

Jean retires after 31 years at school

Jean Tracy had several Manx classmates at Edge Hill College in Ormskirk in the late 1960s. ‘It seemed to me that the Isle of Man must be a wonderful place to...
Tuesday, 16 July 2013

Minister decides on airport car park charges

The Minister of Infrastructure has decided against the original proposal of charging for the first hour of car parking at Isle of Man Airport. Following the...
Monday, 15 July 2013