Isle News, 28 August 2009 – A Guernsey man who is attempting to walk the 2,175 mile Appalachian Trail from Georgia to Maine is now less than one month away from completing the challenge.
The only thing standing between Jon Press, 31, and the end of his gruelling one-man trek is Mount Katahdin, the highest mountain [...]
Isle News, 28 August 2009 – A charity abseil off the 300ft Jersey Electricity Company tower at La Collette on Saturday has raised over £4,000 for charity.
The event was organised to raise awareness and funds primarily for the Education Fund for Luweero Orphans (EFLO) and also for the Air Cadets. The money will be split [...]
Isle News, 28 August 2009 – Jersey Airport’s new Air Traffic Control Tower was officially ‘topped out’ on Thursday 27 August 2009 at 12pm.
The ceremony, which rather than the traditional laying of the final stone, involved a ribbon cutting followed by a reception held within the control room at the top of the tower.
The [...]
Isle News, 28 August 2009 – Manx2.com staff at Ronaldsway Airport have given customers flying to Newcastle a Geordie welcome today!
At 13.30, the first flight on Manx2.com’s latest route left the Isle of Man bound for the North East. Passengers on the flight were greeted by Manx2.com Chairman, Noel Hayes, and his ground staff, wearing [...]
Isle News, 28 August 2009 – Pupils at King William’s College are celebrating after achieving an impressive set of GCSE results this morning, Thursday 27th August 2009.
For the second year running, one pupil has gained a superb result of all A* grades. Catriona Cox, who is 16 years old and from Santon, attended St Thomas’s [...]
Isle News, 28 August 2009 – Ship2me, Jersey Post’s new fast, efficient and cost-effective home delivery service for online shoppers has been resoundingly endorsed by islanders in Jersey and Guernsey. The trial is now complete and the service will be available to Islanders from next week.
Eighty-five per cent of the 500 people who participated in [...]
Isle News, 28 August 2009 – Changes to Jersey’s telecoms industry, which have been recommended by independent consultants, are necessary if a fully competitive telecoms market is to be developed and maintained.
Following the publication of Regulaid BV’s review and draft report to the Jersey Competition Regulatory Authority (JCRA), Sure has welcomed the proposals which, if [...]
Isle News, 28 August 2009 – Pictured, farmer Paul Costain in the thick of things at the St Johns livestock Mart, but still able to hold a sensible conversation thanks to becoming the proud owner of one of Manx Telecom’s Samsung Rugged mobile phones.
Paul, from Moorhouse Farm, Colby was the winner of the Manx Telecom [...]
Isle News, 28 August 2009 – At the half way point of 2009, staff at Barclays Wealth have already raised £10,000 for their Charity of the Year, Wish Upon a Dream.
Each year staff are asked to nominate local charities which they think deserve to be the recipients of Barclays Wealth Isle of Man’s principal fundraising [...]
Isle News, 28 August 2009 – Leading full-service Advertising & Marketing group, The Partnership Agency has offered a substantial donation to the organisers of the ever popular, Last Night of the Proms event on Albert Pier in Guernsey on Saturday 12th September 2009.
Guernsey’s ‘Proms on the Pier’, as it is affectionately known locally is now [...]
