Mountain bike skills morning this Sunday
The NatWest Island Games mountain bike team is holding a women’s skills morning this Sunday at South Barrule Plantation from 10am-12noon. Homemade cakes and tea at the finish. Meet at the car park -...
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Thursday, April 9• Noah’s Ark Tots Group, Church on The Rock, behind Ramsey bus station, 9.30am. Call 431034. • Gym time active play for pre-school children, Manx Gymnastics Centre, Douglas, 9.30am....
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Thursday, April 9• Manx Retirement Association stretch and flex at the NSC, Douglas, 10am. Tuesday, Southern coffee morning at the Cherry Orchard Hotel, Port Erin, 10.0am. Whist afternoon at the Cat...
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Thursday, April 9• Age IoM - free computer training sessions, Douglas iMuseum, Kingswood Grove, 10am–12.30pm.• Art and creative writing, The Hub, (Thie Rosien, the Old Southlands) Port Erin,...
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Palace Cinema• Fast and Furious 7, (12A), Nightly at 7.30pm.• John Wick, (15). Nightly at 8pm.• Cinderella, (U). Friday-Monday, 1.30pm and 3.30pm.• Spongebob Movie, (U). Friday-Monday 2pm and...
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Thursday, April 9• Southern Swimming Pool, Castletown, Thursday, 9.15am-10am , circuits, 7pm-8pm, aquafit; Fridays, 9.15am-10.15 circuits, 6.30pm-7.30pm; Saturday, 10am-11am, yoga; Monday,...
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Thursday, April 9• Tea dance, South Douglas Old Friends’ Association, Finch Road, Douglas, 2pm. • Dance classes for children, Centenary Centre, Peel, 4pm. Call 450688. • Modern line dance classes for...
View ArticleEXHIBITIONS
• The Romance of Gardens, an exhibition by mixed media textile artists Maureen Kennaugh and Pat Kelly, at the Hodgson Loom Gallery, Laxey Woollen Mills , Laxey. Open Monday to Saturday, 9am-5pm. Until...
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Thursday, April 9• Karaoke, Guys and Dolls, Douglas. • Ramsey Folk Club, Mitre Hotel, Ramsey, 8pm-11pm.• Karaoke with Ray Sloane at the Saddle Inn, Douglas. • Guitar lessons at the meeting room,...
View ArticleDonnelly selected for Euros
Local gymnastic star Tara Donnelly has continued her rise by securing a coveted place at the European Gymnastics Championships. Tara spent the winter refocusing her career since the Glasgow...
View ArticleFootball fixtures: April 9-17
The games continue to come thick and fast as the Manx football season enters its final furlong.Kirby Estates Cowell CupGroup A6.15pm Braddan v Corinthians6.15pm Peel v Union Mills6.15pm RYCOB v...
View ArticleIsle of Man is a ‘giant cashpoint’ for government
Nationalist firebrand Bernard Moffatt says it’s time for the Manx people to say ‘enough is enough’ to the government.In his latest release, writing as the director of information for the Celtic League,...
View ArticleMountain Road closed for essential maintenance? But this looks like a film crew
A seven-day closure of the Mountain Road began at 8am on Easter Monday to allow preparation works to take place ahead of this year’s TT festival.The Department of Infrastructure last month announced...
View ArticleThe good times roll at family fun day in sun-drenched Cregneash
Hundreds of children of all ages took to a field in Cregneash on Easter Monday to try their hand at egg rolling.The unusual challenge was the highlight of the village’s annual family fun day, where...
View ArticlePrice of a stamp to increase by 2p
The cost of sending a letter to an address in the Isle of Man and the UK is going up by 2p.The Isle of Man Post Office this afternoon announced the rise – from 42p to 44p – which will come into effect...
View ArticleVillage boundary bid to include Ballakilley
The case for extending the boundary of Port Erin so the village will embrace the whole of the new development at Ballakilley is being compiled by the local authority. The development straddles the...
View ArticleVolunteer to help Balmoral sailings
Classic coastal excursion ship MV Balmoral will return to the island at the end of June offering trips as far afield as Whitehaven.The 1949-built ship last visited the island in 2012 but was withdrawn...
View ArticlePinewood shares deal ‘not so good’
The Liberal Vannin Party has raised more questions about the island’s investment in Pinewood Studios.The comments come after the government sold about half of its shares.In a statement, the party says:...
View ArticleBoost for captive insurance team
Barclays has appointed Rob Le Page to the role of captive insurance relationship manager in the Isle of Man and has recently promoted two members of the captive insurance team. Mr Le Page’s new role...
View ArticleRugby: Vagabonds face league leaders Collegiate away in Liverpool
Sure-sponsored Vagabonds head off on their last away trip of the South Lancashire and Cheshire Division Two season to face high-flyers Liverpool Collegiate this Saturday. When these two sides last met...
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