Community

Approximately 400 ex-servicemen and women marched along the Loch Promenade yesterday (Sunday 29th June) in gloriously sunny, but breezy, conditions.  This was the second such event organised by a local committee of dedicated Veteran’s, chaired by Brigadier Norman Butler and ...

Carole Cowin (right), Chair of the Manx Anti Cancer Help Charity is pictured accepting a cheque for £1910.00 from Caroline Cornish of HSBC Securities Services and John Wannenburgh of the Sporting & Dining Club. (Photo by Brian Mitchell Photography.)  The ...

Saturday the 7th of June 2008 saw an unusual cultural event in Derby Square Park in central Douglas - a fiesta feast of multi-cultural singing, dancing, good food and festivities occurring at the first ‘International Barrio Fiesta’ organised by the ...

Zero Waste Mann is to hold its AGM on Thursday, 8th May 2008, at the Green Centre, Chester Street, Douglas. The meeting will start at 7.00pm.  The organisation has had a good year, with the Green Centre becoming a popular ...

Boogie-woogie king Jools Holland OBE returns to the Isle of Man with his world-famous Rhythm & Blues Orchestra for a special concert at the Villa Marina on 17th June, sponsored by Standard Bank.  Jools Holland’s 18-piece Orchestra features legendary drummer ...

IOM Lions Club are holding a fund raising 'Race Night' on Friday evening, 9th November, at the Manx Legion Club in Douglas.  The organisers are promising a great night out as apparently the mechanical pigs, they plan to race, are ...

The Filipino Association has two events planned in the coming weeks.  The first is a Halloween/Hop-tu-nee party at the Bushys Basement Bar of the Rovers Return in Douglas on Sunday 28th October commencing at 5.00pm.  The second event is planned ...

An extremely chuffed Ray Corkhill, landlord of The Railway Inn public house in Union Mills, has received the local CAMRA branch’s top award – Pub of the Year.  The Railway fought off strong competition from runners-up The Woodbourne Hotel, Douglas, ...

A press release issued by Ramsey Town Commissioners describes a recent happy occasion when some murals, painted by pupils from Auldyn Infants School, were handed over to Mary Bruce, Chairman of RTC, to brighten up the entrance to the Lezayre ...

The Manx Museum, in Douglas, has prepared an excellent exhibition to celebrate the Centenary of the TT. Running from 26th May through to 15th September, the display, for which there is no admission charge, is a special exhibition celebrating the ...