Pupils celebrate Manx culture through music, song and dance
More than 500 children are preparing to take part in the annual Manx Folk Awards.Organised by the Department of Education and Children, Culture Vannin and Manx National Heritage, the Awards celebrate...
View ArticleIsle of Man to feature on television tonight
The Island feature on one of BBC1’s most popular programmes tonight (Sunday).Up to eight million viewers are expected to tune into Countryfile at 7pm.Presenter Adam Henson and a crew spent two days...
View ArticleExciting times ahead for local gymnast Tony Duchars
Isle of Man Sport Aid recipient Tony Duchars, 17, has got his competition season off to a very exciting start. Having competed at two trials, the Manx gymnastic has been accepted on to Team Ireland and...
View ArticleFour put best foot forward for Walk and Talk awards
These four fleet-footed women have clocked up 1,000 miles with the Walk and Talk sessions around Mooragh Park in Ramsey.Marie Webster, Karen Smithwaite, Elizabeth Allison and Susan Buglar were each...
View ArticleRodgers and Hammerstein night in aid of charity
An ‘Evening with Rodgers and Hammerstein’ will take place on Thursday, April 16, at St Ninian’s Church in Douglas at 7.45pm.The fundraising event is being organised by the ladies committee of the Ellan...
View ArticleAppeal for stories about tourism in south of Isle of Man
Memories of the heyday of tourism in the south of the island are being sought by Rushen Heritage Trust for an exhibition this July.This weekend, from 10am to 4pm on March 28 and 29, trust volunteers...
View ArticleDoctors ‘appy’ with funding
Two of the island’s junior doctors have won a £4,000 prize fund to develop a smartphone application for medical professionals at Noble’s Hospital.Ben Lambden and Mustafa Jaafar took part in a ‘Dragon’s...
View ArticleRelay wants to break records
An annual fundraising event in Douglas is aiming to raise £20,000 for the Isle of Man Alzheimer’s Society.The third KPMG Promenade Relay, in which hundreds of teams comprising two or four people...
View ArticleDouglas Lawn Tennis coaching sessions
Douglas Lawn Tennis Club will be running its first coaching camp over the Easter holidays. The camp is for both girls and boys aged between 7-13 and is open to players of all clubs. The course will be...
View ArticleHockey results: Bacchas A hit 20 past Saracens
Bacchas A continued their impressive form in the PwC Men’s Premier Division with a 20-1 victory over Saracens A on Saturday. Tom Wilson top scored for the Tromode side netting on 10 occasions. He was...
View ArticleWomen’s football: Corinthians and Peel into FA Cup final
Corinthians and Peel will contest the 13th Warehouse Fitness Women’s FA Cup final after defeating holders Gymnasium 2-1 and DHSOB 5-1 respectively in Sunday’s semi-finals.Melissa Bell took the lead for...
View Article‘Dog attack’ kills sheep and unborn lambs
A loaghtan sheep that was due to lamb has been killed in a suspected dog attack.The incident happened on Friday between 8.30am and 1pm in the Little Mill Road area of Onchan. The two unborn lambs did...
View ArticleEaster cricket camp at Cronkbourne CC
The fourth annual Callin Wild MSP cricket coaching camp will take place over the Easter holidays at Cronkbourne CC.The ever-growing coaching camp is for both girls and boys and is designed to suit the...
View ArticleExploring the romance of gardens
The Romance of Gardens is the theme of a joint exhibition by mixed media and textile artists Pat Kelly and Maureen Kennaugh.The exhibition, a riot of colour and textural pieces, opened at the Hodgson...
View ArticleCompetition winner picks up £500 in travel vouchers
The winner of the Isle of Man Examiner and Manx Independent’s competition to win £500-worth of travel vouchers was Graham Shimmin, of Pickard Close in CastletownSally-Ann Maiden from Isle of Man...
View ArticleMountain Road to close for a week to allow TT 2015 preparation works
The Mountain Road will be closed for a week during the Easter school holidays to enable work to take place ahead of the TT Races.Work will include lining, ditching and sign maintenance, plus the...
View ArticleSpeed limit review request
The Department of Infrastructure will be asked to investigate the speed limit in Port Erin by the local authority.It follows a notice of motion proposed by Nick Watterson to ask the DoI to explore a...
View ArticleTributes paid to former Ramsey MHK Charles Cain
Tributes have been paid to former Ramsey MHK Charles Cain who has died at the age of 77.Mr Cain, who was Ramsey MHK between 1981 and 1986 and spent 13 years on the board of the town’s commissioners,...
View ArticleFirst candidates step forward ahead of Douglas North by-election
Two candidates have declared their intention to stand in the Douglas North by-election.The by-election was triggered by last week’s elevation of Bill Henderson to the Legislative Council.Now Douglas...
View ArticleEuropean Cup gold for Zoe Gillings-Brier in Switzerland
Ronague snowboarder Zoe Gillings-Brier claimed two podiums over the weekend at the European Cup competitions in Lenk, Switzerland. Britain’s number one snowboard-crosser took bronze on Saturday...
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