Fancy a fun night out this St Patricks Day? Crossroads Care Isle of Man and Laxey Football Club are joining forces to co-host a charity race night. Fancy dress is optional and leprechauns are welcome. Join us for a fun evening and don’t forget to kiss the blarney stone and bring your four leaf clover to make sure you have the luck...
Celton Manx is pleased to announce its sponsorship of the well-known local pipe band, Ellan Vannin Pipes and Drums. The band was originally formed by a group of enthusiastic pipers in 1984; it was the first of its type to be set up in the Island since the beginning of the First World War. The band has approximately 12 regular pipers and a drums cor...
A former British soldier who was told he would never walk again has been on the Island raising money for disadvantaged young people
Manx rally co-driver Rob Fagg begins his 2012 rally season this weekend as he tackles the opening round of the Eurocars Motorsport Manx Rally Championship, the Mann Construction sponsored Chris Kelly Memorial Rally. Teaming up with Bury’s John Cope in his Subaru Impreza World Rally Car, the pair will be hoping to continue the form they showed on last years Tunnocks Mull Rally prior to their retirement.Back in October they were running in second overall before a broken gearbox component brought their run to an end on the final stage of leg two. Prior to their exit the Geo-Prep prepared and run Cope Engineering Impreza was showing the signs of extensive pre-event work with the handling and power much improved from the previous event a month e...
The Department of Health’s Air Ambulance Service, which is used to transport critically ill patients requiring treatment in the UK, has received a generous donation from the Manx Heart Support Group. The donation of £5,000 has enabled the Department to purchase a brand new, state of the art aero sled stretcher. The new stretcher is specifically designed for air ambulances and enables the safe and easy transfer of patients from an ambulance into the aircraft, and is fully compatible with the onboard life support medical systems. The provision of this second specialised stretcher will enable a much faster turn-around time where multiple patients need transferring to the UK. An aero sled stretcher is used during the enti...
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