Clean-tech is making waves
DELEGATES from the clean-tech sector were invited to a round table discussion on the island’s renewable energy opportunities.More than 50 guests invited to the event held in the Barool Suite of the...
View ArticleIsle of Man TT on the airwaves all year round
TT FANS are to have year-round 24-hour coverage of TT related matters in May when Manx Radio launches its new channel TT365.The service extends the current Radio TT service which operates for just two...
View ArticleJess nominated for Olympics
JESS Draskau-Petersson has been nominated for a place in the Denmark national team for the Olympic Marathon this summer after producing an amazing run in London on Sunday.The 34-year-old, based in the...
View ArticleCallous thief steals RNLI money
A CHARITY has issued a plea to the callous thief who stole £600: Give us our money back.The money for the RNLI was in an envelope clearly marked as containing charity funds, which was on the front...
View ArticleDHSOB and St Mary’s clash in quarter-finals
WHILE the national side’s exploits against Jersey in the final of the FA Inter-League Cup will rightly take centre stage this weekend, the draw for the quarter-finals of the Ascot Hotel-sponsored...
View ArticleHelp is there if you get cancer
TEENAGE Cancer Trust, a charity that helps young people fight cancer, visited secondary schools and the Isle of Man College this week to raise awareness of the disease.The aim of the one-hour talks was...
View ArticlePeel win western derby in Junior Cup
Sunset City side beat Foxdale 2-4 at Billy Goat ParkPEEL are still in the hunt for the Ascot Hotel Junior Cup title after they defeated Foxdale 2-4 at Billy Goat Park on Saturday.The prolific Gary...
View ArticleDouglas win BSM Manx Cup in rugby
Port-e-Chee side edge arch-rivals Vagabonds 26-25A LATE penalty from Douglas’s Scott Goodall secured his side the BSM Manx Cup in dramatic fashion at Port-e-Chee this afternoon.Goodall’s kick edged his...
View ArticleWherefore art thou actors?
AUDITIONS for Romeo and Juliet, the Youth Arts Centre fourth production for a youth Shakespeare festival, will be held tomorrow (April 30).The session will take place at 7pm in the YAC’s Centre Theatre...
View ArticleGlenn’s TT target for breast cancer charity
A PEEL man hopes to have raised more than £2,000 for charity after walking the TT Course last Sunday.Glenn Saunders, aged 36, was keen to raise money for Breakthrough Breast Cancer after his mum Carol...
View ArticleHow to spend £1m? Your views wanted
MANX National Heritage is seeking views on how to use the largest bequest it has ever received– an estate in the region of £1 million.It was left by Colby resident and Manxman Donny Collister, who died...
View ArticleThe best of the best
STARS from Manx musicals over the past 30 years are being reunited for a unique fundraising spectacular – in aid of a very special little boy.The Best of the Best of Manx Musicals is being staged by...
View ArticleMoney stolen from RNLI is returned after plea
THE STOLEN RNLI money has been returned after a plea made in the Manx Independent.Port St Mary’s Lifeboat’s second coxswain Mick Kneale made the plea in the Independent last week,after the theft. He...
View ArticleBrilliant ride by Crutchlow
RAMSEY resident Cal Crutchlow produced a brilliant ride to secure his third successive fourth-place MotoGP finish on Sunday.The 26-year-old, who has lived in the island for two years, came to within...
View ArticleIs your pet cute enough to win our new Examiner competition?
THIS year’s Pet Factor contest is launched in tomorrow’s Isle of Man Examiner.The Examiner, due in shops in the morning, has a nomination form for all those who want recognition of how cute their pet...
View ArticleGroups invited to event at Bemahague School
COMMUNITY groups interested in using the facilities at the newly-built Bemahague School are invited to find out more at an event due to be held on May 12.There is a chance for arts, sport and social...
View ArticleTony Lawrence: Gets us going places
TONY Lawrence has been nominated for the customer service category in the Isle of Man Newspapers/Flybe Pride in Mann awards.Tony, 46, who works at Regency Travel in Douglas, has been nominated by two...
View ArticleJulie Bradley to lead Manx Industrial Relations Service
THE island’s new industrial relations officer says she is relishing the challenge of her new role.Julie Bradley has been appointed to the senior position within the Manx Industrial Relations Service,...
View ArticleManx Museum’s sporting exhibition is shifting gear
MANX National Heritage’s popular Our Sporting Life exhibition is being updated with a new display celebrating the island’s unique motorsport heritage.Since 1904, except for wartime and the 2001...
View ArticleBook review: Second World War Infantry Tactics by Stephen Bull
‘Battles and wars are not won unless the infantry is standing on the land that once belonged to the enemy. They live under the hardest conditions and suffer the most danger. It is the pits, a place to...
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