Tanya Anderson from LovelyGreens.com helps us to keep our gardens growing, even through these colder months. 

It's February and she's got top tips for preparing our growing spaces for the new gardening year. Visit her website for plenty more information on all of this and more and find free tutorials on her YouTube channel. 

Author Robert Cowley has been very busy indeed - he's penned some fabulous children’s books all under the banner of the "Manx Bedtime Story" series. His books are much more than just fairytales though… and book no.2, "RED: Rufus the Manx Dragon" illustrates this perfectly. 

Christy DeHaven  spoke with Robert and also Steven Downward from charity Isle Listen, who are benefitting from sales of the book. 

There is a book launch at the Family Library on Saturday 12th Feb from 10.30am into the afternoon. Called "the Dragon, Princess and Knight Extravaganza", there will be dragons everywhere! Also fancy dress, face painting, crafts and games. Young illustrator Karmen St John Cain and author Robert will be signing copies of the book and Isle Listen will be there supporting the event.

Marking World Cancer Day 2022, Sandy Denning and Malcolm Clague from the Isle of Man Anti-Cancer Association speak with Christy DeHaven about the progress in research, support available and symptoms to be aware of.  

Subscribe to the IOMACA podcast for further information about all different types of cancer. **NB: this conversation contains some graphic content on the subject of surgery and treatment.**

Tanya Anderson from LovelyGreens.com helps us to keep our gardens gorwing, even through these winter months. 

It's January, and she's got top tips regarding fruit trees, edible hedging, polytunnels and growing calendars... Visit her website for plenty more information on all of this and more and find free tutorials on her YouTube channel. 

Late Lunch Tweet of the Week supremo, Tim Earl, celebrates the 12 Days of Christmas by proving it's not just Bing who can sing it . . . 

'The Spark Documentary', sponsored by the IoM Arts Council, is a mini-series that aims to give hope and help to sufferers of depression and those who support and care for them. 

Masterminded by Jenny Derbyshire and produced by Dark Avenue Film, the Spark has interviews with people from all walks of life - therapists, professionals and fellow sufferers as well as quotes that may be helpful or inspiring. The music played within the documentary has been created by local artists, some of whom have struggled with depression themselves. 

Christy DeHaven caught up with Patrick and Bethany from Dark Avenue Films and Jenny herself, whose hope for the documentary is that it encourages people to discuss their mental health and to shine a light on the help and support available on the Isle of Man. You can view the first 6 episodes on the topic of talking on the website here.

Aside from having made a name for himself cooking up amazing dishes in the back of his very own food truck on TV Channel Dave, rapper and television personality "Big Zuu" has previously worked as a mentor for young people. Recently, he has teamed up with the Co-Op on their own support schemes within their Young Members' Group as a new study, looking at the attitudes and aspirations of young people around the UK, has found that children as young as 10 think the pandemic will affect their chances in the future. 

Christy caught up with Big Zuu to find out more - and also discovered that his cookery talents have taken him to some pretty special places ... 

Find out more about the Co-Op's scheme and how they are helping young people by visiting the website here.

Tanya Anderson from Lovely Greens shares top tips for those starting to grow vegetables and edible crops; she also has gives advice on growing broad beans, talks about growing something new and reveals her surprise at finding alien-like fungi growing on her lawn!

Find out more about Tanya and get loads more top tips for your green spaces at LovelyGreens.com and watch her weekly instructional videos on her YouTube Channel.

October 18th is World Menopause Day, raising awareness of the challenges, treatments and support available to women approaching or experiencing the menopause.

Christy caught up with two experts in the field: Dr Ella Russell, a highly experienced Private GP with specialist expertise in menopausal and peri-menopausal health and Dr Paula Briggs, Chair Elect of the British Menopause Society. Both shared excellent advice and discussed various treatments, groups, online applications and personal approaches that could make that menopause that bit more manageable.

You can find more information from and about Dr Russell on her website here, and you can find the Women's Health Concern site that Dr Briggs mentions on the British Menopause Society pages here

There is also a very informative video explaining various aspects of the Menopause below.

Save the Date: Tune in to Manx Radio on November 2nd for a special episide of our Island Life Series, where Christy speaks with a number of Isle of Man based specialists and women experiencing the menopause and finds out what kind of support is available on Island. 

Tanya gets her no dig beds ready for Spring planting and takes us into her kitchen, to share her process of rooting cuttings and creating plants for free. 

Find out more about Tanya and get loads more top tips for your green spaces at LovelyGreens.com and watch her weekly instructional videos on her YouTube Channel.