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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Gov to Conduct Cannabis Review
It is expected that the review will be delivered by September 2023
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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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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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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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The Island’s First Solar Powered Bench
Chairman Godfrey Egee said the local authority is keen to promote clean energy.
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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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Gef’s Daily Roundup
Thanks to Dave Corkish, Richard Speight and Chloe Spooner for the photos.
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Manxies at Heart of Avalance Press Storm
It’s a clip that has gone around the world and it originated right here in the Isle of Man.
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Students Celebrated at NAMAs
The winners were all presented with a specially minted silver medal by former Chief Minister Donald Gelling CBE – a life member of NAMA.
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Plans for Over 200 Homes and a New Pub
The application (22/00679/B) has been submitted by Blythe Church Investments Ltd (BCL).
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Gef’s Daily Roundup
No roundup tomorrow or Monday as Sam is away (please hold back your tears/cheers)
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Dave’s 30 Years on-Call
Despite all his years and all his experience, he’s never rescued a cat from a tree.
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Hartford’s Big Plans for Braddan
The application (22/00675/B) is on land east of Braddan Road.
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Rowling in Flag Controversy
Harry Potter author JK Rowling has caused anger on Twitter with her use of the Manx flag. This had led to claim that she used the flag to mock mental illness and the LGBTQ+ community. This had led to anger from some islanders who are upset of her use of the […]
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Taking Workers’ Rights into the 21st Century
The consultations are available on the gov’s website.
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Packet Passengers Raised Record Figure
More than £300,000 has been raised for the charity since 1995.
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Covid Cases Caused Cruise Call Cancellation
In a statement, the department said that cancellations happen ‘from time to time’.
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Former School Set to be Demolished
It is also subject to an application from the Manx Development Corporation.
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DoI Still Intends to Run Horse Trams
The DoI has however warned of a tight timescale.
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Pardons Granted for Historical Homosexual Offences
The wait for an apology from the Constabulary continues.
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Snaefell Sleepover Raises Over £40,000
A night under the stars, well in truth swirling cloud and freezing winds, has raised £40,007 for Breast Cancer Now. The tremendous figure means the charity soared well above its intended target of £30,000, which was set to mark its 30th anniversary. Our very our Kate and Sam took part […]
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Further Dr Ranson Hearing to be Held in August
An employment tribunal ruled earlier this year that Dr Rosalind Ranson was unfairly dismissed by the gov.
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Rikki, Edd and a Bar Called Tacoma
The guys hope to have Tacoma open later this summer.
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Petitioners Want to Take TT ‘Back to its Roots’
The petition has been set up by an individual calling themselves ‘A Concerned Race Fun’.
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Get Paid to Get Naked
Well, now we have your attention, have you ever considered being a life model? If the answer is yes, then we have just the thing for you. The Isle of Man Drawing Club has been running monthly pop-up “drink and draw” events across the island since 2017. Meeting mostly in […]
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Do We Have Enough Pharmacies?
Mr Hooper was facing questions in Tynwald over the Jurby Health and Community Centre from Ayre and Michael MHK Tim Johnston.
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Gef’s Morning Brief
TV Signal The Communications and Utilities Regulatory Authority is receiving reports that some viewers in the south of the Island are still experiencing television reception issues. The mast operator has confirmed that engineers are working to resolve this issue and that normal service will resume as soon as possible. The authority […]
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SprintFest Returning for 2023
The board agreed to host SprintFest in 2023, while reviewing its benefit to the town.
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Gef’s Daily Roundup
The smell of KFC is surrounding our office, send help, or gravy. Actually, just gravy.
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Front Porch Duo’s New Business
Tacoma Bar and Kitchen will be taking over the space vacated by DreamBird on Victoria Street.
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Fixing the First Time Buyers Scheme
The plans would, the gov hopes, make it easier for people to buy their first home.