Category: Community

The recent Show Racism the Red Card event, held in conjunction with local primary schools, three ex-professional football players and Barclays Wealth, proved to be a huge success with local school children. The seminar, held at the Manx Museum, was attended by close to 200 primary school children from Murrays Road, St Mary’s, Arbory, Anagh [...]

Postal kiosks which will significantly cut queuing times and offer customers a choice of service at Regent Street Post Office have successfully come into operation. The two “Pay & Post” machines have been introduced following a request from customers to see a reduction in queuing times, quicker transactions and self-service weighing positions. Marty Quine, General [...]

DAME TANNI GREY-THOMPSON O.B.E. is to address Isle of Man Sporting Club Members & Guests on Thursday 04 November 2010 Kevin Cartledge, Senior Manger at HSBC, sponsor of the event: “Once again we are privileged to have a speaker of the highest calibre joining us. HSBC is delighted to sponsor the event and we are [...]

Mounting concerns by Ramsey Town Commissioners regarding the designation of the Ramsey Estuary as an Area of Scientific Interest (ASSI) under Section 27 of the Wildlife Act, 1990 by the Department of Environment, Food and Agriculture (DEFA) have seen the release into the public domain of the minutes of two special private meetings held by [...]

The Douglas Choral Union (DCU) is proud to announce that with the continued support of Dougherty Quinn Advocates (DQ) they are to bring the world famous musical, Miss Saigon, to the Gaiety Theatre stage in February 2012. Following the success of their 2009 production of Les Misérables and Disney’s Beauty and the Beast in February [...]

Positive Action Group (P A G) suggests that the next years General Election campaign be opened up by allowing broadcast advertising by political parties and candidates. This is one of the political lobby group’s proposals to the Independent Review Panel which is examining the appropriateness of the current rules and transparency of the Island’s electoral [...]

EVENT DETAILS Friday 27th August – Dan Arborise plus support act Wingin’ It. Tickets £15  (Concessions £12.50). In the Villa Marina Arcade Doors 7.30pm Show 8pm. Saturday 28th August – The Hamsters Play Jimi Hendrix. With special guest supports. Tickets £20  (Concessions £15.00 – all MGP/TT Marshals, Riders, Teams, Motorcycle club members get concessionary rates [...]

The partnership between Ramsey Town Commissioners and the Northern Neighbourhood Police Team (NNPT) is helping reduce crime in the town. The comment was made by the NNPT’s Inspector Derek Flint when he gave a short presentation at the public meeting of the Commissioners on Wednesday August 18. Inspector Flint said measures such as CCTV and [...]

There were 13 new gardens in this year’s Ramsey in Bloom competition, swelling the number of entries to 35 and providing a challenge to judges Mrs Pat Goodway and Ramsey Town Commissioners’ head gardener Ken Barnes. At the prize presentation held in Ramsey Town Hall on Tuesday August 17 Mrs Goodway said the small gardens [...]

Teenagers from Jurby have been learning how to become community leaders and set up their own projects. Five teenagers have been taking part in the Young LinC programme, run as part of the Leadership in the Community (LinC) scheme organised by the The Children’s Centre. One of the many new skills they have learned is [...]