Gef’s Daily Roundup

FA Cup

Marown’s Mikey Callister, who almost inspired the mother of all comebacks in the Isle of Man FA Cup has been named as player of the round.

Callister moved upfront with his side 4-0 down at half-time to Ayre United, scoring a hat trick and sparking hopes of a dramatic comeback.

Sadly for him and Marown, the Farmers couldn’t overcome the deficit and eventually went out 5-4.

He received his award from Luke Adebiyi from ECAP.

Inflation

The annual rate of inflation as measured by CPI for January 2024 is 4.4%, which is a decrease of 0.8% on the previous month.

Alcoholic beverages and tobacco exhibits the biggest increase, having risen 11.8% compared with 12 months ago, with tobacco rising 15%.

The second biggest increase is restaurants and hotels, having risen 10.9% compared with 12 months ago. Gas was down 26.8%, while petrol and oil was down 9.1% and oil and other fuels were down 17.4%.

The last time inflation was as low as 4.4% was October 2021.

Police Thank Public

The Police have thanked members of the public and shop staff who helped when a person suffered a medical emergency in Strand Street.

They said: ‘Without you all we would have struggled controlling the building crowds and getting the ambulances in. Thank you.’