‘Rising star’ Peter honoured
St German’s Cathedral organist and director of music Dr Peter Litman has been awarded an Honoury Fellowship from the Guild of Church Musicians.The Guild is a national organisation created to promote...
View ArticleCelebrating a towering figure in Manx culture
The life and work of a defining figure in Manx culture will be celebrated next weekend.It will be a hundred years to the day, on Saturday, January 14, that Sophia Morrison, who is regarded as the key...
View ArticleBreast charity hits £2m mark
Breast unit charity fundraisers are celebrating after reaching a £2m milestone.The Manx Breast Cancer Support Group was formed three years ago with the aim of raising £1.5m to build a state of the art...
View ArticleInline Ravens aiming for UK events as sport goes from strength to strength
Manx Inline Ravens Hockey Club were recently back on the ice over the festive period, with the aim of competing off-island in 2017.The club, which was formed four years ago, focuses on inline hockey...
View ArticleMan falls to his death at chasms
A man aged 51 fell to his death at the chasms on the coast near Port St Mary yesterday.Police were called to the area in the afternoon after a report that the man had been seen to go over a cliff...
View ArticlePullyman: The White House calling
Well, all things being equal and everything hopefully having gone to plan Christmas will be no more than a memory, a plastic tub of leftover turkey curry, and a couple of frozen turkey rissoles in the...
View ArticleJamie Williams is a name to look out for in road racing
Road racing can be a cruel sport. Manx-born rider Jamie Williams knows it only too well after losing a friend and role model last year.Billy Redmayne, who died in a racing accident at Oliver’s Mount in...
View ArticleWoman in Gold at school
Ramsey Grammar School is showing the film Woman in Gold on Wednesday at 7pm. Tickets are £6 and available from the school office or contacting Gerri on redheads@manx.net or 412181.Ramsey Grammar is...
View ArticleVolunteers help to create amazing maze
Volunteers turned out in force on Bank holiday Monday to help create a woodland maze.The Manx Wildlife Trust has been busy turning a large area of Claughbane plantation into a woodland play area and,...
View ArticleTT star Joey Dunlop remembered in coin pack
A coin pack, Remembering Joey, has been commissioned to explain the work of the Joey Dunlop Foundation, with a proportion of proceeds from sales being donated to support the charity’s work.The pack...
View ArticleGaelic and crafting at the same time
A crafter and Manx speaker is considering creating a Gaelic-speaking crafting group, and would like anyone who would be interested to get in touch.Aalin Clague wants anyone who would like to hone...
View ArticleSTEP programme all set to nurture home-grown talent
Island undergraduates are being invited to apply to the 2017 Step programme.The programme offers local students in their penultimate year of course in the island or the UK the opportunity to complete...
View ArticleWake led to drunken terrorist rant
A 22-year-old Onchan man has been convicted of disorderly behaviour on licensed premises and obstructing a drugs search. Nicholas Paul Moffitt, of Barrule Drive, admitted both charges.He will be...
View ArticleCycling: Isle of Man to host British road race championships
The Isle of Man is to host the jewel in the crown of the British domestic road cycling calendar this summer.It has been confirmed this morning that the 2017 HSBC UK National Road Championships would...
View ArticleRugby: Emerging Nomads knock out Plate holders
Emerging Nomads pulled off a shock in the Manx Plate by beating holders Ramsey B 31-19 at King William’s College on Saturday. Former Ramsey man Orry Watterson helped himself to a hat-trick of tries for...
View ArticleHeritage body defends increase in admission prices
The cost of standard admission has increased at all paid Manx National Heritage sites – but it remains exceptional value for money.That’s the message from Manx National Heritage after ticket prices at...
View ArticleCeremony held to mark opening of Henry Bloom Noble Primary School
The ‘first-class facilities’ at Henry Bloom Noble Primary School are a ‘far cry from the cramped and ageing’ school buildings they replace.That’s how Graham Cregeen MHK, Minister for Education and...
View ArticleFire after pan handle melts on hob
A fire broke out at a flat in Douglas this morning.Fire crews were called to Archers Apartments after a plastic pan handle melted on a hob.The owner had isolated the power to the hob and the fire was...
View ArticleCharity shop raises £10k for ambulance
Peel Charity Shop has donated £10,000 to the Rob Vine Fund charity for motor sport.Charity shop chairman Heather Horsburgh presented a cheque to Stuart Greaves from the Rob Vine Fund. Also present were...
View ArticleGovernor to talk on influencing leaders
The Lieutenant Governor will give a talk tomorrow (Wednesday) in Ramsey.The Ramsey and District Probus Club will hear from Sir Richard Gozney on the subject of trying to influence foreign leaders.It’s...
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