Theatre
Friday, February 3------------Monday, February 6• Miss Saigon performed by Douglas Choral Union, Gaiety Theatre, Douglas, 7.30pm. Tickets £20, concessions available. Until February 18, matinees on...
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Friday, February 3------------Broadway Cinema• The Descendants (15) Showing nightly 7.30pm. Wednesday 2.30pm.• Alvin and The Chipmumks: Chipwrecked Saturday and Sunday 2.30pm.• Chico and Rita (15)...
View ArticleCommunity
Friday, February 3• Parents and Tots, upper room, Sulby Methodist Church, 10.30am. Call 897364. • Age Concern Isle of Man free computer sessions, Ramsey Town Hall, downstairs, 10am-12.30pm and...
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Friday, February 3• Pilates, St John’s Methodist Church Hall, 9.30am. Contact Liz 427401. Also Wednesday 6.15pm,Thursday, 6.15pm and Friday 9.30am. • Walk and talk, NSC, Douglas, 10am. Also Monday,...
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Friday, February 3• St John’s Youth Club, school years 9 upwards, St John’s School, 7-9pm. Also Monday, school years 7-9, 6.30-8.30pm; school years 4-6, 6.30-8pm. • Rushen Youth Club drop in, Rushen...
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Friday, February 3• Dickie Kelly at the Whitehouse, Peel. • Mohamed Shams, Erin Arts Centre, Port Erin 8pm. Tickets £10, concessions available.• Native, Cosmos and Pete Brown at Paramount City,...
View ArticleA healthy approach
YOUR health, your way.That was the message at the first Isle of Man Self Care Summit, held by the Department of Health this week.Health Minister David Anderson MHK joined doctors, nurses, allied health...
View ArticleHard work pays off for Youth Club teens
THREE teenagers from the north of the island have a bright future thanks to qualifications gained through the Department of Education and Children’s Youth Service.Siobhan Kelly, Zoe Mason and Alicia...
View ArticleStop using plastic bags - join our campaign
GREEN Living and Zero Waste Mann are both throwing down the gauntlet: give up your plastic bags.Now we’re also challenging our readers to help the environment by giving up using throwaway bags on...
View ArticleJobs lost as Paddy’s and Robinsons merge
FISH producer Paddy’s has joined forces with Robinson’s in a move that will see the business leaving its Port St Mary home.As of Wednesday, the company’s production facility moved to Robinson’s Fresh...
View ArticleJanuary was sunnier than usual
WINDY with less rain and more sunshine is how the Met Office summed up January’s weather.One of the most noticeable features of the weather was the change in temperature during the month.A Met Office...
View ArticleRivals go head-to-head for Plate
DOUGLAS B and Vagabonds B face each other in the first domestic final of the season this Saturday when the Manx Plate final gets underway at Ballafletcher. The two sides have coincidentally met twice...
View ArticleVagabonds’ women make 2012 debut
VAGABONDS RUFC’s women’s side will play their first RFUW Championship North Two game of 2012 at Ballafletcher on Saturday. This weekend the Manx team welcome their old rivals Sheffield to the island....
View ArticleCan Foxdale spring a shock on Saints?
THE first round draw of the Cu-Plas FA Cup has paired together some unlikely bedfellows none more so than Premier League leaders St George’s and Division Two battlers Foxdale who meet at the latter’s...
View ArticleHotel’s ‘we do’ for marriages
FOLLOWING last year’s ruling permitting venues other than churches and registry offices the authority to host weddings, The Claremont is pleased to be one of the first hotels in the island to be...
View ArticleOld Firm rivals go head-to-head in FA Cup
THE draw for the first round proper of the Cu-Plas FA Cup has thrown up several intriguing clashes which take place on Saturday afternoon.Taking top billing is the match at Croit Lowey where two...
View ArticleUnbeaten duo go head-to-head in men’s premier
THE match of the day in the Wi-Manx Men’s Premier Division takes place at QEII on Saturday afternoon when Paragon Valkyrs A meet IOMA Group Bacchas A. Both sides have made unbeaten starts to the season...
View ArticleCrucial game for Ramsey’s survival hopes
WITH just eight games left in their battle against relegation, every game is crucial for Ramsey in South Lancs/Cheshire Division Two. This week’s trip to Southport is therefore no different with...
View ArticleHeritage earns our island £23m a year
MANX National Heritage contributes about £23m to the island’s economy and employs in the region of 800 people, according to new research. Two pieces of research commissioned a year ago looked first, at...
View ArticleBook review: The Secret Children by Alison McQueen
James MacDonald is a son of the British Empire, a rich tea planter in India with a distinguished family history ... the lives of his two beautiful daughters should be mapped out for comfort and...
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