Charity launches Sahara trek
The Children’s Centre is looking for hardy adventurers for its seventh overseas challenge, a trek across the Sahara Desert. Between November 12 and 18, fundraisers will journey to the timeless...
View ArticleCompetition to find Manx Bard
The competition to find the Manx Bard is now open.This new cultural initiative will see the island’s most worthy poet appointed as Manx Bard in an annual competition.In recognition of the island’s...
View ArticleNew fish business in south calls for more Manx stock
A new business in Port St Mary – The Fish House – is going swimmingly. So much so they have just hired a chef, Philip Rankin (formerly at the Golf Pavilion) to help deal with the level of business. ‘If...
View ArticleManannan sailings subject to delays today
The Steam Packet’s Manannan was delayed this morning.The fastcraft was due to leave Douglas for Liverpool at 7.30am but it left at 8.55am.The company blamed ‘minor damage caused by ingestion of...
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View ArticleHunt for the island’s best farmers
The search is on to find the very best farmers on the Isle of Man as the Department of Environment, Food and Agriculture launches the nomination process for this year’s Tomorrow’s Farmer Award, which...
View ArticleLive Well Stay Well course to start
The next Live Well – Stay Well course starts on Wednesday, April 15. Places must be reserved by calling the co-ordinator on 486641 or by emailing livewell-staywell@gov.im The courses are designed for...
View ArticleSeven-day cross walk
Dozens of Christians joined in on Monday as a wooden cross left Peel to begin a seven-day journey to mark Easter.The cross will return to St German’s Cathedral in Peel on Easter Sunday after travelling...
View ArticleFamilies take part in ‘lambing live’ event
Knockaloe Beg Farm invited families to come along and watch lambs being born at the weekend.Fiona Anderson, who owns the Patrick farm with husband Jon, said: ‘Lambing Live went really well.‘We had over...
View ArticleVandals damage roller rink marquee
The roller rink marquee in Onchan Park was damaged in the early hours of today (Good Friday).One of the large marques had several PVC window panels slashed on two sides.The roller rink is still open as...
View ArticlePhoto albums fetch high auction price
Three albums of TT and speedway postcards and photographs from the Isle of Man from the 1930s to 1950s have been sold for £420.Lockdales, the auctioneers from Martlesham near Ipswich, were delighted...
View ArticlePopular museum looks for sponsor so it can grow
The Manx Aviation and Military Museum wants to expand and is looking for a sponsor who might be able to help.For the first time more than 6,000 people have visited it in one year.The museum opened at...
View ArticleAndy gets time off work to volunteer with the Manx SPCA
A member of staff from a finance sector company gets time off work to volunteer with the Manx Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.Douglas-based ICM Group, which provides corporate services...
View ArticlePinewood shares sold at profit
Treasury Minister Eddie Teare says the sale of Pinewood shares at a profit of 50 per cent proves it’s been a successful investment.The shares sale, which makes a net profit in the region of £2.5m for...
View ArticleInvestments should remain confidential insists Teare
The performance of the government’s investment managers is commercially sensitive and should not be disclosed, Treasury Minister Eddie Teare has insisted.He was quizzed in the House of Keys by Douglas...
View ArticleWalk from Port Erin to Castletown to raise money for good causes
This year’s Harbour 2 Harbour Sponsored Walk will take place on Sunday, May 10. The event, now in its second year, is organised by Southern Community Initiatives and raises money for a number of...
View ArticlePolice appeal over vehicle damage
Police are appealing for information regarding a report of a vehicle being damaged on the driveway of a property in All Saints Park, Lonan sometime between the 1st and 3rd April. The red coloured...
View ArticleChild trapped in cot
The Fire Service has reported that fire crews from Port Erin station mobilised at 10.52am on Friday, April 3 to attend an incident in which a nine-month-old child became entrapped down the side of a...
View ArticleNew Manx stamps come with a scent
The Manx Post Office has been working with the Isle of Man Women’s Institute Federation to mark the institute’s centenary anniversary with a new rose-scented stamp issue due for release April 25.The...
View ArticlePreparations under way for the Sara Killey walk
Preparations are under way for a fundraising walk later this month.The annual Sara Killey Memorial Walk will start at Peel fire station at 8.30am on Sunday, April 26.The 50km open road event is...
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