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  1. Man jailed for 'most horrendous dangerous driving'published at 18:34 Greenwich Mean Time 30 October 2020

    Thomas Richards was banned from driving when he ran red lights and swerved across a road at 80mph.

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  2. Waterwheel restoration 'red letter day' for islandpublished at 17:53 Greenwich Mean Time 30 October 2020

    A Victorian waterwheel in "one of the jewels of the Isle of Man" is restored to working order.

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  3. Manx treasury to fund over-75s TV licences in 2021published at 14:51 Greenwich Mean Time 30 October 2020

    Everyone over 75 on the Isle of Man will receive a free licence, whatever their circumstances.

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  4. Man who had £10k of cannabis sent to home jailedpublished at 13:49 Greenwich Mean Time 30 October 2020

    A deemster says he hopes jailing Kenny Garety would be a "deterrent" to others.

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  5. Covid-19 restrictions enforced for scallop seasonpublished at 16:54 Greenwich Mean Time 29 October 2020

    Boats fishing in Isle of Man waters will have to use designated areas to land their catch.

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  6. Isle of Man Santa Dash given reprievepublished at 16:13 Greenwich Mean Time 29 October 2020

    New organisers have stepped in after the event's long-term sponsors announced its postponement.

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  7. Manx border force 'critical' in tackling drug crimepublished at 15:53 Greenwich Mean Time 29 October 2020

    The creation of the team is key to driving Isle of Man drug crime down, the chief constable says.

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  8. Manx broadband outage 'not regulatory breach'published at 17:28 Greenwich Mean Time 28 October 2020

    Manx Telecom took "all practicable steps" to fix a fault that left 7,000 offline, the industry watchdog says.

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  9. Covid-19 job scheme 'will help restart economy'published at 16:40 Greenwich Mean Time 28 October 2020

    The Manx Re-Start scheme will subsidise eligible employee's salaries up to 70% of the living wage.

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  10. Manx organ donation law change moves forwardpublished at 15:29 Greenwich Mean Time 28 October 2020

    The England-style opt-out system would see people presumed to have given consent to donate organs.

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  11. Crab and lobster landing size increase proposedpublished at 17:57 Greenwich Mean Time 27 October 2020

    Manx government plans propose increasing the landing size of lobsters and crabs to protect stocks.

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  12. Tynwald 'turning back' on sub-post offices, MHK sayspublished at 15:14 Greenwich Mean Time 27 October 2020

    A bid to consider the viability of a standalone sub-post office network is rejected by Tynwald.

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  13. Covid-breach man who socialised with group jailedpublished at 14:37 Greenwich Mean Time 27 October 2020

    A man who admitted meeting friends at a football club when he should have been isolating is jailed.

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  14. Holidaymakers flown home amid Guernsey virus casespublished at 17:38 Greenwich Mean Time 26 October 2020

    About 190 Manx and Guernsey people return home after flights between the two islands are suspended.

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  15. Licence fees for some over-75s to be funded by BBCpublished at 17:21 Greenwich Mean Time 26 October 2020

    Residents of Guernsey, Jersey and the Isle of Man must pay if they do not receive income support.

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  16. Woman jailed over Covid-breach taxi journeypublished at 16:46 Greenwich Mean Time 26 October 2020

    A woman who should have been isolating admitted leaving her home in a taxi after a late-night row.

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  17. Island considers new market for cannabis productspublished at 15:09 Greenwich Mean Time 26 October 2020

    Production of cannabis products could become legal on the Isle of Man under legal changes.

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  18. Isle of Man ferry sailings to Lancashire resumepublished at 10:53 British Summer Time 24 October 2020

    Saturday morning's crossing departs Douglas for Heysham almost an hour later than scheduled.

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  19. Bid to make chief minister hopefuls known rejectedpublished at 18:44 British Summer Time 23 October 2020

    Proposals to make candidate names known before a general election on the Isle of Man are thrown out.

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  20. Gales lead to Isle of Man ferry cancellationspublished at 17:56 British Summer Time 23 October 2020

    The evening sailing of the Ben-my-Chree and its overnight return are scrapped due to strong winds.

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