Laxey singing sensation Samantha Barks is through to the next round of the BBC TV series 'I'd Do Anything'.
The 17 year-old impressed judges once again at the weekend, and is one of the seven remaining contenders as Lord Lloyd-Webber and his team search for a star to play Nancy in a new West End production of Oliver.
She admits she is overwhelmed by the local support she continues to receive:
Government "selling Garff down the river" for windfarm project, says local authority chair
Richard Henthorn speaks out after latest round of Mooir Vannin hearings
MHK seeking horse tram answers from government ministers
Maltby to quiz Treasury and Infrastructure in HoK
Public urged to open 'home and heart' to children in need
Foster Care Fortnight being marked on Island
The Efficiency Trap: Why AI isn't saving us time
We were promised a 15-hour work week - so why does it feel like we're working more?
World-first Manx language opera in development
Composer hoping for premiere in the autumn