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Thursday, March 29• Easter Extravaganza in aid of Ellan Vannin Home, Loch Promenade Church, Douglas, 10am-noon.• Easter Coffee Morning, Rowany Golf Club, Port Erin, 10-11.30am. In aid of the Port Erin...
View ArticleChoral society marks 50 years with concert
MEADOWSIDE Choral Society celebrated its 50th anniversary last week.Past and present members, as well as special guest Rushen MHK Phil Gawne celebrated the milestone at the Falcon’s Nest Hotel in Port...
View ArticleFilter leak closes operating theatres
AN air filter leak has forced the closure of two theatres at Noble’s Hospital.Those affected are the orthopaedic theatres.The fluid leak has happened in a high efficiency particulate air filter, which...
View ArticleCavendish claims top prize at Isle of Man Sports Awards
SUPERSTAR cyclist Mark Cavendish is the Isle of Man’s Sportsman of the Year for the eighth successive time.He was named as the 2011 winner at a Gala ceremony held in the Villa Marina’s Royal Hall on...
View ArticleNew chapter for mobile and family libraries?
HAVE the mobile and family libraries services been saved?In the House of Keys, Education Minister Peter Karran (Lib Van) revealed his department had ‘potentially already obtained sources of funding and...
View ArticleSwimming pool review
THE way the island’s three regional swimming pools are run is set to be reviewed.Leisure Minister Tim Crookall MHK, replying to a House of Keys question from Leonard Singer (Ramsey), confirmed that an...
View ArticleOld Firm meet this weekend
SOUTH Lancashire/Cheshire Division Two has thrown up another big Manx derby game this weekend when the once promotion-chasing Douglas make the short trip to Ballafletcher where they meet old rivals...
View ArticleDouglas B aim for final
DOUGLAS B take on Ramsey B at Port-e-Chee on Saturday in the Shimmin Wilson Manx Trophy. Southern Nomads have already qualified for the final and if Douglas B win this week they will join them in a...
View ArticleCup specialists Mills have top spot in their sights
DOUBLE cup finalists Union Mills are back in league action this weekend when they travel to Police aiming to maintain their JCK Division Two title challenge.The Millers face a busy Easter weekend after...
View ArticleRamsey B look to stake claim for Div Two title
CM Skye Ramsey B will be aiming to take the advantage in the Men’s Division Two title race by claiming victory over Manx Telecom Vikings C on Saturday. Tom Howard’s northerners have already claimed two...
View ArticleMaybe we won’t buy diesel loco, admits minister
LEISURE Minister Tim Crookall MHK has admitted that he is yet to be convinced of the need for a £750,000 brand new replacement diesel locomotive for the Isle of Man Steam Railway.The island’s heritage...
View ArticleYouthie could be relegated this weekend
RAMSEY Youth Centre and Old Boys’ season-long tenure in the Canada Life Premier League could come to an end this Saturday if results conspire against them.Second-from-bottom Youthie need to claim all...
View ArticleRamsey take on Dukinfield
RAMSEY are currently seven points clear of the South Lancashire/Cheshire Division Two relegation zone but desperately need four points or better from their clash with Dukinfield this weekend. Nearest...
View ArticleCensus points to growth in Manx population
THE population of the Isle of Man has increased by 5.5 per cent in the last five years.The figure has been released by Treasury’s Economic Affairs Division in a summary of the results of the 2011 Isle...
View ArticleRace the sun around the coast
RACE the Sun, The Children’s Centre’s annual charity challenge unique to the Isle of Man, is scheduled to return in 2012 on May 19.The race sets off with the sunrise at 5.08am and takes in 98 miles of...
View ArticleManx Hockey Blog 25: The Final Countdown
The Manx Hockey Blog reveals the categories in its end of season awardsAS the season winds down to a close, more silverware has been won and lost over the last week, with huge congratulations going to...
View ArticleGovt moves to free up bank lending
GOVERNMENT officials are to visit bank head offices to try to free up lending to small and medium sized businesses in the island.In the House of Keys, Economic Development Minister John Shimmin MHK was...
View ArticleWorld bonnag bake winners
MASTER baker Bert Winckle had a difficult task judging the 60 or so entries in the World Bonnag Making Competition held at St James’s Schoolrooms, Dalby.A prize-winning bonnag must fulfil many criteria...
View ArticlePupils’ run helps former teacher
TWENTY Ballakermeen High School students have completed a charity run in support of their primary school head teacher’s charity efforts.Adrian Shorthouse, head of Scoill Vallajeelt, in Douglas, hopes...
View ArticleExhibition with political slant
A PORTRAIT of a former MHK will be among the exhibits at an art exhibition in Douglas to be held from Thursday.The painting of former Keys Speaker David Cannan, who stepped down as MHK for Michael...
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