People in the Isle of Man will have a chance to hear first hand from one of the UK’s most renowned contemporary authors and political figures this Spring. Jeffrey Archer will be the guest speaker at a black-tie dinner to be held on Thursday 26th April, entitled “Up close and personal with Jeffrey Archer: a private encounter with the man, his books and his life”, organised by the IoM Sporting and Dining Club and sponsored  [ Read More ]

Isleofdeals.com is a deal-a-day website that features one deal at a time offering a minimum of 50% off on every deal it features all thanks to the power of group buying. Excellent deals are offered on a wide variety of services & products the Isle of Man has to offer including restaurants, salons, spa’s, golf, gyms, karting, horse riding etc. Isleofdeals.com is a brand new marketing concept for local businesses. Previously, a local business has  [ Read More ]

The Isle of Man Branch of the Chartered Management Institute (CMI) has announced that applications are now being invited for the 2012 Manx Executive Challenge. Anyone interested should go to www.mec.im and download an application form. The Manx Executive Challenge is held every two years and is widely regarded as the premier development opportunity for the future leaders of the Isle of Man. It offers the opportunity to demonstrate senior management potential by working in  [ Read More ]

I am sure by now the author of this wonderfully simple cookbook  needs no introducing, when looking through this book and at some of the recipes it was a little bit overwhelming and my first impressions were that the recipes and techniques had been over simplified.  However once again the old cliche ‘don’t judge a book by it’s cover’ was definitely appropriate. I attempted something quick and simple for the first recipe as I was  [ Read More ]

The Isle of Man Chapter of the BCS is holding an event on Enterprise and eBusiness Search Technologies and Security Loopholes and Hacking Updates on the 14th April at the Claremont Hotel in Douglas.The programme of events is as follows: 17:00 Doors open – Drinks, complimentary snacks, and networking opportunity 18:00 “Enterprise and eBusiness Search Technology” Connie Chen, Transparensee, New York City (speaker kindly supplied by US Department of Commerce) 18:30 Q & A 18:45  [ Read More ]

The One World Centre & Friends of Pestalozzi IoM invite you to a screening of A Small Act on Wednesday 13th April at the Manx Museum. The film tells the story of Chris Mburu, a young Kenyan whose life changes drastically when his education is sponsored by a Swedish stranger. Chris is now a Harvard graduate and a Human Rights Lawyer for the United Nations. Inspired by the generosity of the stranger that changed his  [ Read More ]

CinemaNX announce that actor and lead singer of Thirty Seconds to Mars, Jared Leto will narrate upcoming feature film TT3D: Closer to the Edge. The film will be released in cinemas nationwide in 3D on 22 April 2011. Having seen an early cut of the film Jared Leto said, “I’m proud to be a part of this groundbreaking film that celebrates this famous event and the legendary spirit of the men and women who push  [ Read More ]

One of my favourite things about the Isle of Man is how, as a general rule, safe it is. I like that my children are growing in a place where they can be children and where you can actually let them play outside without any fear. On the other hand, the weather is not always great, so it is a must to find things to do especially with pre-school children. And although we tend to  [ Read More ]

Isle of Man Twestival Local will be raising funds for Manx-charity Wish Upon A Dream for campaign 2011 which will culminate in a fun event on 24 March at Jaks Bar & Steakhouse, in Douglas. “Twestival encourages people to ‘tweet, meet and give,” explains organiser Sherrilynne Starkie. “It’s a fun event where people who chat together online can get together face to face, have a good time and raise money for a great local cause.”  [ Read More ]