Danny McCanney is on the verge of the junior world title
Barring misfortune, Daniel McCanney should be crowned 2014 Maxxis FIM Enduro World Junior Champion this weekend.The talented young Manxman, who took the equivalent indoor title last year, has led his...
View ArticlePolice cadets display their head for heights
Members of the police youth scheme took part in a sponsored abseil down the tower at Douglas fire station recently.The youth cadets, who are aged between 16 and 18, were lifted 80 feet into the air...
View ArticleNew classic motor museum approved
Planning permission has been granted for a new motor museum at Jurby Industrial Estate which will include classic cars, buses, lorries, fire engines and other classic vehicles.Behind the plan are,...
View ArticleCIRCA welcomes 1,000th volunteer
CIRCA is celebrating after recruiting its 1,000th volunteer.The volunteering and shopmobility charity recruits volunteers from all walks of life for over 100 local charities.It works with – among...
View ArticleNew netball season begins on Sunday
The Manx Netball Association’s 30th anniversary season gets under way on Sunday. All eyes are on SMP Ballasalla A and Simcocks Red Eagles (previously C&S) who jointly took the Premiership title...
View ArticleTower of Refuge couple tie the knot
A couple who got engaged at the Tower of Refuge in April married in a ceremony at Douglas Register Office on Friday.Richard Mylchreest and Sam Lindsey-Birchall then held a blessing at St Runius church...
View ArticleFireman Steve saddles up for 500-mile cycle
A Douglas firefighter will be blazing a trail as he cycles 500 miles in five days.Steve Brearley, aged 51, of Tromode, is taking part in the Ride of Britain next week, cycling from Edinburgh’s Holyrood...
View ArticleHelp to clean up Fisher’s Hill
The island’s Beach Buddies will be rolling up their sleeves for a clean up at Fisher’s Hill tomorrow (Sunday September 14).Anyone wanting to take part should meet up at 10am at Fisher’s Hill.All...
View ArticleSwitching fixed line suppliers will be simple
Switching suppliers for landline calls will be made as simple as possible when competition is introduced later this year.The Communications Commission announced this week that phone customers will soon...
View ArticleRelatives of Isle of Man Post Office war heroes sought
Families of post office workers who fell in the first world war are being sought by authors putting together the post office year book.Regent Street central post office in Douglas has a memorial on the...
View ArticleFootball results: Manx triumph against Ireland in Dublin
Ciaran McNulty’s first-half goal gave the Isle of Man FA a 1-0 win over the Republic of Ireland UEFA Regions Cup team in Dublin on Saturday afternoon.Playing under the English FA banner, Steve Burns’s...
View ArticleFire crews called out to two fires on Friday
Fire crews were called out to two fires in quick succession on Friday night.The first call saw two fire engines answering a call from a neighbour who reported a smell of burning coming from a house in...
View ArticleRugby results: Douglas lose at home to West Park
ResultsSouth Lancs/Cheshire Division OneDouglas 10-19 West Park (St Helens)South Lancs/Cheshire Division ThreeCongleton 13-38 RamseyShimmin Wilson Manx ShieldEmerging Nomads 19-46Western Vikings 12-47...
View ArticleManx Blind Welfare Society to stage Vision Awareness Week
There is still time to be part of the first ever Vision Awareness Week, which starts on Monday.Manx Blind Welfare Society is organising a week of events to raise public awareness of the challenges...
View ArticleSchoolchildren to have the chance to Skype contemporaries in Uganda
Manx schoolchildren are to have the chance to talk via Skype to children in a remote school in Uganda. The call is being organised by 23-year-old Joe Smith, from Standard Bank in Douglas.Joe, a support...
View ArticleA day for unpublished writers
Island-based writers can indulge in a day of talks and panel discussions from authors, poets and scriptwriters at this year’s Manx Litfest Writers’ Day – with some having the opportunity to pitch to a...
View ArticlePrivate donor funds cathedral’s website
St German’s Cathedral in Peel has launched a new website.It has been fully funded by a private donor and is said to ‘make all the cathedral information available in one place.’Judith Ley, cathedral lay...
View ArticleTaxi to A-level classes defended
Education bosses have defended collaborative teaching arrangements which have led to sixth form students beuing ferried by taxi between schools.Three AS level students at Castle Rushen High School...
View ArticleLaw firm walkers’ gruelling challenge
Walkers who work at a Douglas law firm celebrated after completing a gruelling one-day challenge that covered six peaks in the Lake District. In an extremely challenging event which saw 25 out of 72...
View ArticleConference aims to promote the emotional health of children and young people
Parents and carers are being invited to take part in a conference later this month which aims to promote the emotional health and wellbeing of children and young people. ‘Raising Kids, Raising...
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