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Gef’s Daily Roundup
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The 10th CAMRA Isle of Man Beer & Cider Festival returns once again to the Villa Marina in April and aims to build on the huge success of last year’s post-covid event, where over 2,200 visitors enjoyed a vast array of real ales, ciders, perries and fruit wines.
The festival takes place at Easter week-end, from Thursday April 6 to Saturday, April 8. As with previous festivals, the bars will be situated in the Royal Hall. There will be over 120 real ales plus a large variety of ciders, perries, fruit wines and mead. Tickets will be available in advance from the VillaGaiety box office, the Welcome Centre at the Sea Terminal and on-line. They will also be available on the day.
For further information visit the festival website www.iombeerfestival.com.
Unemployment
The latest labour market report shows the number of people registered unemployed was 292 for December 2022, up by 15 from the previous month (November 2022), and has increased by one compared to the same month last year (December 2021).
The unemployment rate for December 2022 is 0.7%, which is an increase of 0.1% on the previous month.
A total of 482 job vacancies remained at the Job centre in December 2022, which is a decrease of 276 vacancies compared to the previous month November 2022.
Medical and health services have the most gaps to fill, with 127 vacancies remaining at the end of the month.
Extraordinary
Visit Isle of Man has launched the final chapter of its Extraordinary Story tourism campaign aimed at attracting more visitors to experience the Island’s unique UNESCO Biosphere status, by showcasing its extraordinary offering to potential visitors, from its ancient and compelling history, to the vibrancy of its culture and its adventure playground.
The ‘Extraordinary is…an island like no other’ campaign supports the Isle of Man’s ambitious strategy to attract 500,000 visitors to the Island each year by 2032, up from nearly 320,000 in 2019. Visitor numbers are recovering towards pre-pandemic levels, with the island projected to have welcomed around 275,000 tourists in 2022 and aiming to reach over 300,000 in 2023. The Visitor Economy Strategy 2022 – 2032 forms a key part of the Island Plan’s strategic programme to build a strong and diverse economy, ensuring the Island is well-connected, and enabling travel to, from and around the Island, making it an attractive place to live, visit and do business.
The final chapter of the campaign aims to capitalise on the current appetite for domestic travel, as UK and Irish residents are discovering that there is so much to do close to home, influenced in part by the increasing cost of living and the pandemic.
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