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Ghouls, ghosts and goblins wanted for charity Monster Dash
Aspiring ghouls, ghosts and goblins are being urged to make a special appearance on Sunday October 30 when Manx charity Junior Achievement will be holding a Monster Dash on Douglas…

Junior Achievement and Barclays celebrate five years of student open days
Manx charity Junior Achievement Isle of Man and Barclays have celebrated five years of open days for high school students. Each year students spend a morning at Barclays in partnership…

Junior Achievement elects four new board members
Erica Bellhouse, director of Moores Management and Finance Limited said: ‘I am delighted to be appointed to the Junior Achievement board having volunteered for the charity on a number of occasions…

It’s All About Money!
Year 10 students from St Ninian’s High School are the first school to benefit from a scheme supported by HSBC. ‘It’s All About Money’ is a half day programme run…

Junior Achievement is one of three local charities set to share £15,000
In her final engagement as Mayor of Douglas Mrs Hackman hosted a reception for representatives of her three chosen charities, Junior Achievement Isle of Man, Manx Breast Care Unit Appeal…

QEII success as team Opus named Student Company of the Year 2016
With their innovative take on how to increase the durability and life of cables for chargers and headphones, a team from Queen Elizabeth II High School has become the Junior…

‘Height of success’: Hilltop Hallucinations win People’s Choice award
Hilltop Hallucinations have been voted People’s Choice by the audience who attended Manx charity Junior Achievement’s The Next Big Thing talent contest in February. The band – Luke Campbell, rhythm…

Electrifying performance wins Next Big Thing 2016
Tabitha Templer has become the Next Big Thing 2016, after her virtuoso performance playing the electric violin to a packed house at the Gaiety Theatre thrilled the judges and audience…

Who’s going to be ‘The Next Big Thing?’
Manx charity Junior Achievement’s flagship event The Next Big Thing will be on Saturday February 20 when 15 young acts will go head to head in the live final of…