Barn fire rages in Ballaugh
A MINOR disaster was avoided on Tuesday evening as fire crews managed to prevent a barn fire in Ballaugh from spreading to a neighbouring plantation.Fire crews from Kirk Michael, Ramsey and Douglas...
View ArticleBook review: The Witch and Her Soul by Christine Middleton
Four hundred years after their deaths, the Pendle witches continue to fire the imagination of readers and historians all over the world.The mystery of their alleged dark arts and deeds has spawned...
View ArticleTrombone heaven
THE first ever Great Big Fat Manx Trombone Festival is finally here! The brass music extravaganza aimed at all trombone players, will be staged this weekend and will include a mixture of workshops and...
View ArticleGreek to play all the classics
THE second of the Erin Arts Centre Piano Series will feature young Greek sensation Dimitri Papadimitriou.The concert takes place at 8pm tomorrow (Friday) in the Isle of Man Bank Auditorium of the Port...
View ArticleBonnets from the heart
ROSES from the Heart is the evocative name of a worldwide project to remember the 25,000 women convicts transported far away from family and loved ones, from Britain to Australia, between 1788 and...
View ArticleCastletown beach clean this weekend
A BEACH clean meant to take place last weekend in Castletown will be held this Sunday (November 4) instead.Beach Buddies founder Bill Dale explained the weather last Sunday was ‘awful’, adding: ‘But...
View ArticleIsle of Man gets set to light up the sky
BONFIRE Night is quickly approaching with its exhilarating atmosphere created by those impressive explosions that decorate the skies.This historical event has been celebrated for 407 years since the...
View ArticleFootball fixtures: November 3-4
Another big week at the foot of the Canada Life Premier League as Marown play GymnsSaturday, November 32pm kick-offsCanada Life Premier LeagueCorinthians v PeelDHSOB v RushenLaxey v CastletownMarown v...
View ArticleTheatre
Thursday, November 1------------Wednesday, November 7• An Evening with Jack Dee, 8pm at the Gaiety Theatre.
View ArticleCinema
Thursday, November 1Palace Cinema•Skyfall (12A). Nightly at 7pm. Also Friday - Sunday at 2pm.•Frankenweenie 2-D (PG). Friday - Sunday at 2.30pm and 4.30pm.•Sinister (15). Nightly at 7.30pm.Broadway...
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Thursday, November 1• MRA Stretch and Flex at the NSC, Douglas at 10am. Also Indoor Flat Green Bowling at NSC from 2pm to 3.30pm. Tuesday Northern Coffee Morning at St. Paul’s Church Hall, Market...
View ArticleExercise
Thursday, November 1• Thighs, Bums and Tums, Laxey Working Men’s Institute, 9.30am. Also Tuesday. Call 335635. • Pilates matwork 9.30-10.30am and 10.45-11.45am. Belly Fit 5.30-6.30pm and 7-8.30pm...
View ArticleCommunity
Thursday, November 1• Storytime for pre-schoolers, Henry Bloom Noble Library, Victoria Street, Douglas, 10am. Call 696461. • Fairtrade Sale at Cooill Chapel Hall, 10am-7pm. Lunches served noon - 2pm in...
View ArticleMusic
Thursday, November 1• 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 ArticleExhibitions
Thursday, November 1• Sir James Mellon Gallery Art Exhibition - Taishbynys Ellyn, Erin Arts Group Autumn Collection. Until tomorrow (Friday).• Seeking Solitude: An exhibition of watercolours by Chris...
View ArticleDance
Thursday, November 1• 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 ArticleHockey Blog 8: Welcome mats and mhelliah madness
THERE were mhelliahs all over the place in the Manx hockey world last Saturday. The massive Valkyrs extravagansa goes from strength to strength with each year and this year’s was no different and an...
View ArticleManx Football Blog 6: Staind
The blog’s back with news of the Railway Cup qualification race and Gymns combination side as they home in on an unlikely recordTO quote the 2001 hit of Massachusetts rockers Staind: ‘It’s been a...
View ArticleRally Isle of Man television coverage airs this weekend
TELEVISION coverage of September’s Rally Isle of Man, powered by Microgaming, airs this weekend on Motors TV (Sky channel 413).The coverage is provided by David Winstanley and Acceleration Television,...
View ArticleBottom of Broadway to open a week early
DUE to good progress on the demolition work of the Mannin Hotel, Douglas, the road will re-open 1 week early at 6pm on Saturday 3rd November.For the next phase of the work, expected to last 12 months,...
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