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News around Isle of Man

New exhibition to mark 100th anniversary of the First World War

Manx National Heritage is planning a major exhibition to mark the 100th anniversary of the outbreak of the First World War in 2014, and curators would like to hear from anyone who has material which they feel they can contribute.

Isle of Man Steam Packet Company lines up its fleet for TT Races

As the Island looks forward to the annual TT Races, the Isle of Man Steam Packet Company has confirmed that it has arranged round the clock services to bring the annual army of motorcycle fans to the Festival.

Spirit of Innovation Challenge – Team Foogle finalists

Competing in the finals of the Conrad Award, Spirit of Innovation Finals in San Francisco, team Foogle from St Ninian’s High School did a brilliant job said team coach and Physics teacher, Andrew Shipley. Out of some 800 teams to originally enter th…

Isle of Man presents prize at New Energy Awards 2012

The Isle of Man Department of Economic Development has sponsored the prize for the University Spin-out of the Year at the New Energy Awards 2012, recently held at the Science Museum, London.