Rally launch party next Tuesday
A LAUNCH party for next month’s Rally Isle of Man is taking place at Mount Murray Hotel and Country Club’s Viscount Suite in Santon on Tuesday evening, August 28 starting at 8pm.The Microgaming powered...
View ArticleWomen’s sponsors
The Isle of Man Football Association are on the lookout for interested parties who would be in a position to sponsor women’s football in the island. The women’s fixtures start on Sunday, September 16...
View ArticleSidecar Manx Two Day’s 50th anniversary
THE spotlight of this weekend’s Manx Two Day Trial is firmly on the sidecar class which is celebrating its Golden Jubilee.While the two-day as a whole has formed the centre-piece of the Manx Grand Prix...
View ArticleHighly valued prize at the Awards
THE pinnacle of the Isle of Man Newspapers Awards for Excellence is the awarding of the prestigious Freedom to Flourish Award.The award is sponsored by the Isle of Man Government and presented on the...
View ArticleChoir marks anniversary
POPULAR Manx singing group Musicalé are marking their silver jubilee with a series of special events including concerts, social and fund-raising events.The 22-strong ensemble performed for the very...
View ArticleMagic of Motown returns for 50th year tour
THEY’LL be Dancing in the Street outside the Villa Marina after next month’s Magic of Motown show.This spectacular celebration of 50 years of number one hits heads to the island on Friday, September...
View ArticleKids goes dipply dippy
THERE were plenty of tales from the river bank as youngsters went dipping for freshwater wildlife.The river dipping event at Garey Ny Cloie in St John’s was organised by the Manx Wildlife Trust.Wellies...
View ArticleInternational Space School
ST NINIAN’S High School student Katy Myers, 17, has just returned from Houston, Texas, after completing a two-week scholarship with the NASA United Space School. Here she reveals how the opportunity...
View ArticleRider from island killed in MGP practice
A competitor who’s from the Isle of Man was killed in practices for the Manx Grand Prix last night.Steve Osborne, who was 60 years old and married, came off his machine at the junction of Alexander...
View ArticlePolice to ‘enhance’ patrols in Peel after weekend of mayhem
THERE will be a more visible police presence in Peel this weekend after problems in the town last weekend.Incidents of theft, damage to property, general nuisance behaviour, under-age drinking and...
View ArticleTommy now home
POLICE who were looking for a boy who went missing on Thursday say he’s been found.Tommy McBurnie, aged 15, is from the Douglas area.The police thanked the public for their help.
View ArticleFootball results: Saturday, August 25
Laxey edge Rushen 5-4 in sole top-flight game as rain forces a number of postponementsSaturday, August 252.30pm kick-offs unless statedCanada Life Premier LeagueCorinthians P-P Union MillsLaxey 5-4...
View ArticleStraight from horse’s mouth
ONE of the most highly regarded new UK acts of recent years release their second album on Monday as a follow up to Thank You.Canterbury’s Heavy in the Day had a lot to live up to, but somehow they’ve...
View ArticleNeil raises more than £5,000 for care unit that saved his daughter
A local sportsman has now raised well over £5,000 for the special care baby unit at Noble’s Hospital after it was instrumental in saving the life of his three-year-old daughter, Grayse. She was born...
View ArticleThe hospice’s plan to 2017
THE island’s hospice has launched a new strategy to take the organisation through till 2017.Hospice Isle of Man is currently celebrating 30 years of palliative care on the island.The key objectives set...
View ArticleGeoff Corlett dies at age of 86
THE sporting world is in mourning after the death of Geoffrey Corlett at the age of 86.Geoff died in the coronary care unit at Noble’s Hospital on August 22, leaving wife Jean, children Nigel and...
View ArticleFirst man on the moon had visited island
PORT Soderick-based inventor Dr John Taylor, who recently invited Professor Stephen Hawking on a tour to the island, has revealed that Neil Armstrong once came here on a private visit.The first man on...
View ArticleEnjoy a Magical night out
YOUTH Events and the Young Magicians of Mann have announced an amazing addition to their family Magic! show at the Gaiety Theatre on Friday, September 14. Magician Scott Penrose, vice president of the...
View ArticlePomegranate’s charity deal
BUYING skincare products online from an island-based company will help a Manx charity to raise money.Founder of Pomegranate, Chris Sams Rafferty, has launched a skincare called Regenuvite.The company...
View ArticleThe price of a passport drops
FROM tomorrow (Monday) standard fees for applications for passports will be cut.A standard adult 10-year passport will be £5 cheaper at £72.50. A passport for a child under 16, valid for five years,...
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