The championships are on from November 28 to December 4 in Auckland.
All images credited to Steve Corran
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Gov Projecting £21m Overspend
Projections for year end 2022/23 were released by Treasury Minister Dr Alex Allinson
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Fewer People May Face Justice
Mr Roberts also warned about issues with the Licensing and Public Entertainments Act.
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Chief Constable’s Pay Warning
In his opening remarks, Mr Roberts praised his officers as ‘remarkable public servants’.
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Island Businesses Linked to £100m Fraud
Two of the companies investigated – Synergy (IOM) Ltd and Synaxus Holdings Ltd – were registered on the Isle of Man.
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Gef Looks at the Key Worker Housing Scheme
The scheme is open for high school teachers and healthcare workers relocating to the island.
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Thomas Closes Door on Replacing Railway Bridges
Planning approval was granted for the plans in August 2021, but the scheme now looks dead.
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Management Company Fined £295,000
The company is said to have ‘fully complied’ with the FSA.
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Gef’s Morning Brief
Road Safety The police are looking for a budding artist to design their next road safety campaign. All you need (probably more for children, but the cops say there is no age limit) need to do is design a bright and catchy poster relating to road safety. It could focus […]
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Covid, Cruises and Cancelled Buses
A raft of emails has been released detailing the cancellations after an FoI request from the Guild of Manx Registered Tour Guides.
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Normal Service Will be Resumed, Eventually
The contingency bus timetable was introduced by the DoI on June 17.
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Committee: What’s Your View on Having Kids?
Submissions to a short questionnaire can be made online
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MT Failed to Inform Customers of Price Increase
MT increased its retail broadband prices on June 1 by 10%.
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Apology for How Anti-Gay Laws Were Enacted
The Chief Constable said he accepts that not everyone will welcome the letter.
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Over £4m Spent on Agency Staff in Six Months
The figures were requested by Douglas North MHK David Ashford.
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Taxi Driver Guilty of Causing Carolyn’s Death
Sentencing was adjourned until 2pm on September 21
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MHKs in Talks to Recall Tynwald as Public Demand Answers
Under standing orders, Tynwald can be recalled if a majority of MHKs sign a request to the President.
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Should Tynwald Be Recalled?
An MHK has suggested Tynwald may need to be recalled to outline what support will be on offer to islanders after the announcement of more increases in gas prices. Dr Michelle Haywood has said that while today’s increase was expected, ‘the scale of it on top of previous rises is […]
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Gef’s Daily Roundup
Porkies Pigs, reared by students at Ramsey Grammar School Farm, are now on sale at W E Teare’s in Ramsey. Students help with the day to day running of the working farm, which features barns and crops, and livestock ranging from pigs and sheep to bees and chickens. Daily duties […]
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Gas Prices to Rise by 43.9%
The All Island tariff is going up by 6.8p per unit.
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Casino Proposal for Lord Street
The site has a storied history involving a gov bailout.
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Lifesavers Recognised With Gallantry Medal
This will be the first time a gallantry medal has been awarded to Port St Mary RNLI.
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Jersey’s £56.5m Mini-Budget
Let’s see what our friends in the Channel are up to.
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Half of Tynwald Day Petitions Rejected
Trevor Cowin had four of his five petitions thrown out.
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Gef’s Daily Roundup
Two for Tuesday can mean pizza or cocktails, maybe even both.
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Meet the New Judge of Appeal
The official swearing in will take place on October 10 2022.
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FSA Considering Action After RBSI Inspection
This follows an inspection of the bank by the FSA in 2021.
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Did Health Chief Pay Tax or Not?
Kathryn Magson was interim CEO of DHSC until earlier this year
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Tributes Paid to Former Speaker David Cannan
John David Qualtrough Cannan served in the House of Keys from 1982 to 2011.
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All-Island Pool Levy Proposed
The matter is due to go before Castletown Comms next week.
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CURA to Consult on Gas Regs Bill
The consultation is referred to in the Communications and Utilities Regulatory Authority’s work plan for 2022/23.
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Commissioners Back KWC Pool
This comes after the board of the Southern Swimming Pool appealed against principle planning approval being granted for the scheme.
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Gef’s Daily Roundup
Castletown Panna Castletown Commissioners will be installing a Panna (Street Football) arena in the Ballalough park in the coming days. This is portable apparatus, which can be moved to different locations around the town. If it proves popular, we may potentially be able to arrange some free coaching and perhaps […]
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King Bill’s Pool Appeal Lodged
The Board of the Southern Swimming Pool has confirmed it submitted a request for the appeal.
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Manx Language Nursery Closes
The nursery was one of two Manx language nurseries on the island.
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Can You Take Charge?
The course for people wanting to take on the whistle are on Saturday or Sunday.
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Jade’s Open Training Ahead of Games
It’s hosted by Isle of Man Boxing and Fitness Academy.
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Board Welcomes Increase in Spending Power
The motion allows the board to increase funding from local rates from 2.5p in the pound to 6p in the pound for 2023-24 financial year
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Students Raise Over £3,000 for Ukraine
A tutor group at Ballakermeen has now raised over £3,000 towards the Red Cross’ efforts in Ukraine. Amy Shelton’s Year 11 group have held a series of fundraising events since returning from the February half-term. As well as a Mother’s day prize draw, bake sale, milkshake bar and sponsored sea […]
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Over 175 Buses Were Cancelled During TT
The figures have been released after an FoI request from Gef.
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Public Kept Out of Pool Review?
The appointment of off-island consultants to conduct a review of swimming pools was queried this week in Tynwald.
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New Skatepark for Laxey?
The application (22/00823/B) is for a new site on the village’s Glen Road.
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Gef’s Morning Brief
Love Tech Love Tech has launched its STEM Summer Roadshow, popping up at three different locations across the island in the Summer Holidays offering free interactive STEM sessions for 7 – 13 year olds The three interactive zones on the Roadshow include Oculus virtual reality headsets, mini robots and a short introduction to […]
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Legalise Weed to Attract Tourists
It is one of several recommendations made by KPMG.
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Putting an End to This Sh!t
Daphne Caine’s bid for a review ultimately failed.
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100% Carbon Neutral Electricity by 2030
The strategy was outlined by Chief Minister Alf Cannan today in Tynwald.
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Cannan Outlines Bold Economic Strategy
There is a lot of jargon such as ‘once in a generation’ so we’ve tried to break it down.
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Gov Launches TT Consultation: The Sequel
Its previous consultation, back in 2021, saw just 37 responses, of which just five were supportive of the plans.
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Tynwald Preview: Major End of Term Vibes
There’s 40 questions and 49 motions on the main order paper alone.
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Have a Gander
Linking up with Shoprite, the app will allow islanders to see what is discounted in its stores across the island.
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Commissioners Say They Have a Plan for Shelter
The authority says it intends to install showers and lockers.
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Trackside Fires Continue to Light up the South
Yesterday saw fire crews from Douglas and Castletown stations called out to a number of railway embankment fires. Crews worked alongside the railway’s staff they worked to extinguish the fires and prevent further spread. The fire service said: ‘We would like to thank the members of the public who rang […]
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Missing Man Found
The 81-year-old is being supported by the emergency services.
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Alexa’s Thank You to Air Ambulance Service
Alexa Crowe, 14, is walking the Millennium Way with her cousin Aalish, 15
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Community’s Bid to Bring Back Bowls
The club was forced to leave its home in 2021
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Manx Wood in High Demand
Clare Barber was asked for an update by Ayre & Michael MHK Tim Johnston.
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The Island’s First Solar Powered Bench
Chairman Godfrey Egee said the local authority is keen to promote clean energy.
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It’s an Actual Money Pit!
Plus, our FoI looks at some of the annual costs for the ferry terminal.
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Slow to Modernise Fleet
The figure is included in the Phase One Action Plan progress report from Net Zero Isle of Man.
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Pippa’s Setting The Example
Pippa has been recognised for her dedication to quality and sustainability.
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Noble’s ED Not Staffed to Required Level
Teresa Cope was appearing before a Tynwald committee when she was asked about staffing at Noble’s.
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Gives us a Three Year Budget
It was recently announced that almost 20% of roles in Manx Care are unfilled.
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Ex-Chief Secretary Ordered to Pay Court Costs
Deemster Corlett had previously ruled that Will Greenhow had breached Douglas Bayley’s human rights
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Heathrow Flights Shouldn’t Face Further Disruption
It was confirmed that Heathrow officials will limit the number of departures to 100,000 passengers a day until September 11.
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59 Extension in 61 Days
The figures have been released by the DoI following an FoI request.
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Gef’s Daily Roundup
Thanks to Dave Corkish, Richard Speight and Chloe Spooner for the photos.
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Over £200,000 Paid Out to Departing Civil Servants
Figures were released after a question from Onchan MHK Rob Callister.