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Yahoo
09-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Sub-post office reopens with postal only services
A sub-post office within a convenience store in the Manx capital is offering postal services only following a refurbishment. The facility in Governor's Hill, which had been shut since 23 April, will no longer be providing agency services such as MiCard pension and benefit payments, bill payment services or foreign exchange. It comes after Treasury's announcement that it would terminate the MiCard service in December 2025, as it was "no longer viable". However, postage services at the store, which is operated by Mannin Retail, will be available for longer hours from 08:00 until 21:00 BST seven days a week. The move also comes amid a government push to digitise the delivery of many of its services. The Isle of Man Post Office said it "acknowledges the substantial impact" the termination of MiCard and digitisation of vehicle licensing would have on demand for counter services, which together accounted for 75% of non-postal transactions last year. For those who require non-postal services, the nearest sub-post office was the Spar outlet in Willaston, it added. Read more stories from the Isle of Man on the BBC, watch BBC North West Tonight on BBC iPlayer and follow BBC Isle of Man on Facebook and X. Cash pension and benefit payments to stop in 2025 Isle of Man Post Office Spar - Governor's Hill
BBC News
09-05-2025
- Business
- BBC News
Douglas sub-post office reopens with postal only services
A sub-post office within a convenience store in the Manx capital is offering postal services only following a facility in Governor's Hill, which had been shut since 23 April, will no longer be providing agency services such as MiCard pension and benefit payments, bill payment services or foreign comes after Treasury's announcement that it would terminate the MiCard service in December 2025, as it was "no longer viable". However, postage services at the store, which is operated by Mannin Retail, will be available for longer hours from 08:00 until 21:00 BST seven days a week. 'Substantial impact' The move also comes amid a government push to digitise the delivery of many of its Isle of Man Post Office said it "acknowledges the substantial impact" the termination of MiCard and digitisation of vehicle licensing would have on demand for counter services, which together accounted for 75% of non-postal transactions last those who require non-postal services, the nearest sub-post office was the Spar outlet in Willaston, it added. Read more stories from the Isle of Man on the BBC, watch BBC North West Tonight on BBC iPlayer and follow BBC Isle of Man on Facebook and X.
BBC News
18-04-2025
- Entertainment
- BBC News
Easter art exhibition with 300 original pieces opens in Douglas
An exhibition showcasing more than 300 pieces of original artwork is open over the Easter annual Easter Art Exhibition, which is organised by the Isle of Man Art Society, runs until Monday and is open from 10:00 until 18:00 BST daily at the Villa Marina Arcade in display showcases work created by the art society's members, and includes oil, acrylic, watercolour and ink art, as well as ceramic, glass and woodcraft Quirk, Secretary of the Isle of Man Art Society said there was a "diverse range of artwork" which meant there was "something for everybody". With work from 92 artists on display, Ms Quirk said: "I try to encourage members to have a go, because it is a real buzz to show your work, and have people comment on it."Manx artists tended to "lean on the benefits of living on the Isle of Man" and the "beauty of our surroundings so inevitably you have nature in most of the artwork here", she Barber, vice chairwoman of Biosphere Isle of Man, which works in partnership with the art society for the exhibition, said the island's unique culture and Biosphere continued to "fuel creativity". The display was a "staple of the Manx cultural calendar", she in the exhibition is artist Janine Skelly's contemporary work depicting Manx harbour scenes, which will be used in an upcoming Isle of Man Post Office stamp collection.A spokesperson for the art society said it was a "wonderful opportunity to engage with the local art community" and "meet the artists behind the masterpieces".The Isle of Man Art Society was founded in 1953 with 28 artists involved, but its membership has since grown to more than 300. Read more stories from the Isle of Man on the BBC, watch BBC North West Tonight on BBC iPlayer and follow BBC Isle of Man on Facebook and X.
