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Improvements made to Department’s Business Energy Saving Scheme

The Department for Enterprise has re-launched the Green Business Loan Scheme, bringing in a number of improvements. The scheme renamed the Business Energy Saving Scheme (BESS), is designed to provide flexible financing options to all types of businesse…

Local food and drink producers invited to exhibit at major food and drink events

Local food and drink producers are being invited to exhibit at three major on-Island events this year.
The events include the Southern Agricultural Show, Royal Agricultural Show and the Isle of Man Food and Drink Festival, which last year saw a combine…

New Members Appointed to the Isle of Man Arts Council

The Isle of Man Arts Council has welcomed three new Council members, who were elected to post at the end of 2018.
Sharon Walker, Benjamin Heath and Peter Greenhill will take up the positions, and will replace outgoing council members, David Wertheim, A…

Vision for integrated care in the Isle of Man

A document setting out a vision for providing integrated health and social care services to people in the Isle of Man was made public in September 2018. The vision and a substantial body of work related to it, is a key aspect of the DHSC five-year stra…

Financial Sanctions: ISIL (Da’esh) and Al-Qaida

This news release is issued in respect of the restrictive measures directed against the ISIL (Da’esh) and Al-Qaida organisations.
Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 881/2002 has been amended with effect from 15 February 2019  following the publication of Co…

Planning Applications – Publication List

In accordance with the Orders and Regulations listed below, the most recent planning applications received and validated for publication are now available for viewing online including a link on which the site extents can be viewed via an online map.
A …

2019/20 Reservoir Angling Season Announced

The 2019/20 reservoir angling season will begin on Sunday 10 March. 
This year’s licence prices will remain the same at £208 for adults and £78.80 for young persons aged 14 to 18, for the whole season. Day and week licences are also available, and chi…

Tynwald approval sought for Locate Isle of Man strategy

A strategy to support the growth of the Island’s economically active population will be presented to Tynwald by the Department for Enterprise this month.
The Locate Isle of Man Strategy 2018 – 2021 brings together for the first time a range of existing…

Registrations open for Isle of Man’s first Graduate Fair

Free registration is now available for the Island’s first employment fair aimed toward Manx students and graduates. The Isle of Man Graduate Fair, hosted by Locate Isle of Man, will take place at Woodbourne House in the middle of the 2019 Easter univer…