International success for Alex Eaton
ALEX Eaton won the Schools International 3,000 metre walk in the four-way challenge between England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland at Ashford in Kent on Saturday.The young Manx Harriers athlete beat...
View ArticleHarriet competes in Olympic Stadium
MANX Sport Aid recipient and Martin Bullock Manxsport-sponsored athlete Harriet Pryke competed in the Olympic Stadium on Saturday - not London but Amsterdam! The Amsterdam Open Athletics event was the...
View ArticleTV and radio exposure for the island
ISLE of Man youth cycling featured prominently on BBC TV’s Breakfast Show on Tuesday morning when a five-minute slot focussed on the Manx roots of Olympic cyclists Mark Cavendish and Peter...
View ArticleCan spectators fly Manx flag at Olympics?
FLAGS of countries that don’t compete in the Olympics in their own right are not allowed to be flown by spectators in Olympics venues. But what about the Manx flag?The Isle of Man doesn’t compete at...
View ArticleLorraine Cleasby: Artist in touch with the past
NOT many people in 2012 are au fait with the practice of weaving loaghtan sheep fleeces on peg looms – a technique that goes back to the Vikings – but Port Erin textile artist Lorraine Cleasby is a dab...
View ArticlePre-school roll falls
Mooinjer Veggey still intends offering pre-school classes at five sites around the Isle of Man.The educational charity, of which Environment Food and Agriculture Minister Phil Gawne MHK is a director,...
View ArticleClub
Thursday, July 26• MRA Stretch and Flex at the NSC, Douglas at 10am. Friday Ten Pin Bowling at the Sure Bowling Alley, Ramsey at 9.45am. Also Monthly Walk meeting at the Old Grammar School, Castletown...
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Thursday, July 26• Karaoke, Guys and Dolls, Douglas.• Soundcheck, Basement, Youth Arts Centre, Kensington Road, Douglas, 6.30pm. Also Saturday and Wednesday. • Ramsey Folk Club at The George Hotel,...
View ArticleCinema
Thursday, July 26Palace Cinema• The Dark Knight Rises (12A) Nightly at 7pm. Daily matinees 2pm.• The Amazing Spider Man (12A) Nightly at 7.30pm. Daily matinees 2.30pm.Broadway Cinema• Magic Mike (15)....
View ArticleDance
Thursday, July 26• Tea dance, South Douglas Old Friends Association, Finch Road, Douglas, 2pm. • Dance classes for children, Centenary Hall, Peel, 4pm. Call 450688. • Strictly Come Dancing for...
View ArticleExhibitions
Thursday, July 26•2 Connect Art Exhibition at Hodgson Loom Gallery, Laxey. Until August 11.• Open Art Exhibition, St Paul’s Hall, Ramsey, 10am-6.30pm daily, except Sunday, 2-6pm. Until August 4.•...
View ArticleCommunity
Thursday, July 26• Happy Tots, Main Hall, Willaston School, 9.45am £1 per family including refreshments. Call 621577. • Rockpooling with The Manx Wildlife Trust, Scarlett Visitor Centre, 10am.•...
View ArticleExercise
Thursday, July 26• Cardiotone, Laxey Working Men’s Institute, New Road, Laxey. 7-8pm. Also Monday 7-8pm. Call 452729/863602.• Thighs, Bums and Tums, Laxey Working Men’s Institute, 9.30am. Also Tuesday....
View ArticleManx church bells to mark start of London Olympics
CHURCH bells around the Isle of Man will welcome the beginning of the London 2012 Olympics tomorrow (Friday).The Diocese of Sodor and Man is set to join Big Ben, many other churches and countless...
View ArticleFirst transfers through FA HQ
Manx football’s summer transfer window opens LAXEY have moved quickly to bolster their squad ahead of the new Canada Life Premier League season bringing in experienced midfielder Paul Rowley from...
View ArticleTaken from drive then abandoned
Overnight on Wednesday/Thursday. a blue Mitsubishi Space Runner Estate vehicle registration number FMN 900 G was taken off the driveway of an address in Bellevue Park, Peel, without the owner’s...
View ArticleWin a trip on research vessel
This weekend is the Wildlife Trust’s national marine week and Sea Watch Foundation’s national whale and dolphin watch weekend.To celebrate this, Manx Whale and Dolphin Watch are running a competition...
View ArticleTopShop to move to Strand Street?
CLOTHING chain TopShop could have a new purpose built store in Strand Street, Douglas.Stephen Bradley for Kane Ltd has applied (12/00966/B) to the government planning committee to demolish the Leisure...
View ArticleCar park level to be shut off for resurfacing
WORK to resurface Shaw’s Brow car park in Douglas begins on Monday.It was originally scheduled for last year but was put back.It is due to take six weeks and involves the existing surface being...
View ArticleService is key to a good business
WITHOUT good customer service a company will always be on the back foot.So the Isle of Man Newspapers Awards for Excellence Customer Service category is an important one.And it’s one financial services...
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