Rugby results: Douglas score good win over Winnington Park
Douglas beat Winnington Park 22-7 at Port-e-Chee on what was a good day for the three Manx sides in the South Lancashire and Cheshire leagues.Vagabonds also won in Division Two, beating Port Sunlight...
View ArticleStudents’ walk in memory of tireless charity worker
A group of students have completed a guided walk in memory of a tireless charity worker to raise money for the Manx Blind Welfare Society.Sophie Lord, a second year health and social care student at...
View ArticleBoard members sought for Manx Utilities Authority
The Council of Ministers is inviting applications for the appointment of two laypersons to the board of the Manx Utilities Authority (MUA).The MUA is a statutory board of Government that provides...
View ArticleRace pigs and raise funds for Manx Wildlife Trust
The Manx Wildlife Trust is holding a fundraising evening with a difference – A Night at the Pig Races!This racing extravaganza, comprising a fluffy mechanical flock of eight racing toys competing in...
View ArticleChildren to plant trees
Hundreds of children will plant trees at the Children’s Wood at Conrhenny plantation, just outside Onchan, as part of the Trees for Life campaign.This will be the seventh year of the initiative which...
View ArticleIsle of Man is a ‘true cultural powerhouse’
Island of Culture events director Michael Lees has said the Isle of Man is a ‘true cultural powerhouse’. Mr Lees was speaking at a reception to mark the conclusion of a year of island-wide cultural...
View Articleiomtoday spotlight: Paul Davenport
Paul Davenport is pipe major of Ellan Vannin Pipes and Drums.A recruitment drive was held earlier this week to encourage new players to join them. Paul is a self-employed e-Gaming and compliance...
View ArticleBatteries not included
Here is the most recent IT Matters column by Steve BurrowsThe seasonal festivities are over and the thoughts of many will be turning to saving money and losing weight. Older readers however will...
View ArticleBags of cash for charities
Manx Co-operative food stores are to stock a new range of longer-life reusable carrier bags, which as well as helping the environment will allow shoppers to raise bags of cash for good causes in the...
View ArticleFundraiser for Nepal
A special fundraising event will be held in support the work of the Pahar Trust, an Isle of Man and UK-based charity which builds schools in remote areas of Nepal, on January 24 at Noble’s Park...
View ArticleFairtrade conference at Tynwald
A Fairtrade conference for Manx primary school children takes place on Thursday, January 29, at Government’s Tynwald buildings.Children attending the conference will hear a welcome by Tynwald President...
View ArticlePeel will hold soapbox derby
Peel will host a soapbox derby in August it has been announced.Speaking at Tuesday’s Peel Commissioners board meeting commissioner Ian Davison said: ‘We will be holding a soapbox derby in August though...
View ArticleHundreds take part in Ramsey Post Office protest march
Hundreds of people took part in a march through Parliament Street, Ramsey, on Saturday to protest against the threatened closure of the town’s main post office and to show their solidarity with counter...
View ArticleFootball: Sixth Floodlit Cup crown for Douglas Royal
Douglas Royal won the Warehouse Fitness-sponsored Women’s Floodlit Cup final for a record sixth time after coming from behind to defeat Peel 3-2 at the Bowl on Sunday.The westerners had taken a 2-0...
View ArticleCar on roof after accident
Police are asking people to avoid the Mount Havelock area of Douglas after an accident.There have been no major injuries, they say.But as the photo shows, a car is on its roof.
View ArticleMore break-ins
Police say more burglaries were reported over the weekend, taking the tally of break-ins or attempted break-ins to 27.In an update, Inspector Derek Flint said that since Friday January 9, there have...
View ArticleCoastal flooding protection costed at £31.8m
Protecting the island from coastal flooding has been costed at £31.8m.That works out at about £374 per person in the island.The options to improve the Isle of Man’s defences against harbour flooding...
View ArticleSad death of leading light of Manx sailing
The island’s sailing community was devastated by the loss of one of the sport’s leading lights shortly before Christmas.In more than three decades of service, Mike McMahon was one of the driving forces...
View ArticlePony Club celebrate fine year
It was lovely to see so many old and younger members at the Isle of Man Pony Club’s annual prize presentation and disco at the South Douglas Old Friends Association Hall last week.Once again it was a...
View ArticleManx Cancer Help to hold recruitment day for volunteers
Manx Cancer Help will be holding a recruitment day for volunteers next Saturday, January 24.Anyone wishing to become involved is invited to attend the event at the Lisa Lowe Centre in Tromode.In the...
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