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  1. Delivery driver jailed for breaking quarantine lawpublished at 14:40 British Summer Time 11 September 2020

    Ivan Dimitrov, 50, admitted delivering takeaway meals on the Isle of Man after a trip abroad.

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  2. Great Laxey Wheel stopped for second timepublished at 17:34 British Summer Time 10 September 2020

    Repairs to a timber rod will be "complex and financially demanding", Manx National Heritage says.

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  3. Bank to close branches as more customers go onlinepublished at 15:45 British Summer Time 10 September 2020

    Isle of Man Bank said it was shutting bases in Peel and Castletown to "move with the times".

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  4. Historic former police station 'must pay own way'published at 18:12 British Summer Time 9 September 2020

    There is "no blank cheque-book for heritage" on the island, says Manx National Heritage director.

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  5. FC Isle of Man withdraw from FA Vasepublished at 14:48 British Summer Time 9 September 2020

    FC Isle of Man withdraws from the FA Vase because AFC Liverpool cannot travel to Douglas due to border restrictions.

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  6. Two-way traffic resumes amid promenade revamppublished at 16:22 British Summer Time 8 September 2020

    Traffic had been restricted to northbound traffic as part of works to refurbish the seafront.

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  7. Compulsory school attendance resumespublished at 15:50 British Summer Time 8 September 2020

    Parents could face penalties if their children do not attend classes, the government says.

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  8. Consultation closing on TV licences for older peoplepublished at 16:43 British Summer Time 7 September 2020

    Andrew Segal
    BBC News

    A BBC consultation on licence fees for older people in Jersey, Guernsey and the Isle of Man is due to close on 10 September, the corporation says.

    In the UK, the BBC ended free TV licences for most over-75s at the beginning of August because of savings pressures. Those who receive the Pension Credit benefit are exempt.

    The governments of the Crown Dependencies asked the BBC to determine a concession for older people to be extended to Jersey, Guernsey and the Isle of Man too, it said.

    The BBC said the "current thinking" was to fund free TV licences "for the poorest pensioners aged over 75 in Jersey, Guernsey and the Isle of Man" and that "determination of who would be eligible for a free TV licence paid for by the BBC would be decided using existing income criteria set by the respective governments wherever possible".

    It said it was carrying out the consultation, which began at the end of July, as a "final opportunity for people, stakeholders and organisations to provide the BBC Board with any information they think should be taken into account, especially information specific to the territory concerned".

    The BBC added: "The Jersey, Guernsey and Isle of Man governments will retain local powers to set and fund welfare benefits, including for TV licences. That means they can pay for any further concessions they wish to, in addition to whatever concession the BBC decides."

    TV Licensing websiteImage source, TV Licensing
  9. Repaired ferry to resume service ahead of schedulepublished at 11:56 British Summer Time 7 September 2020

    The Ben-my-Chree will resume sailings earlier than expected after a damaged propeller is repaired.

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  10. Isle of Man Covid case 'not affecting Guernsey air-bridge'published at 09:53 British Summer Time 7 September 2020

    BBC Radio Guernsey

    An air-bridge between Guernsey and the Isle of Man (IoM) will not be affected by the IoM's first case of coronavavirus in more than 100 days, its chief minister has said.

    The Isle of Man announced on Sunday it had recorded its first positive case in 109 days involving an asymptomatic resident who had recently returned to the island.

    The IoM's government did not say where the patient had returned from but said they were already in self-isolation, in line with the current travel restrictions.

    Chief Minister Howard Quayle said there was "no cause for concern" and the risk posed to the Manx community was "extremely low".

    The air-bridge agreement between the two Crown Dependencies began on 22 July.

    Guernsey States said the decision for the air-bridge was not purely based on the fact that neither island had had a confirmed case for several weeks, and that maintaining zero cases was never a prerequisite.

    It said the links were made because both islands had similar measures in place for border controls from other locations, as well as robust testing and contact tracing capabilities.

    While there would currently be no impact on the air-bridge, the States said islanders were being reminded of the need to seek advice and testing if they experienced any Covid-related symptoms.

  11. Isle of Man sees first Covid-19 case in 109 dayspublished at 11:16 British Summer Time 6 September 2020

    The positive test came from a resident who had recently returned to the island, the government said.

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  12. Manx residents 'must wait longer' for family visitspublished at 16:51 British Summer Time 4 September 2020

    Chief Minister Howard Quayle says he is not ready to relax the Isle of Man's border restrictions.

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  13. Paedophile who attacked girl in motorhome jailedpublished at 14:49 British Summer Time 4 September 2020

    Charles Cover, 66, is jailed after his original sentence is increased following public outcry.

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  14. Isle of Man to allow seven-day self-isolationpublished at 18:42 British Summer Time 3 September 2020

    Residents who pay for a Covid-19 test, which comes back negative, will be allowed to leave isolation early.

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  15. Railway closure will cause 'incalculable harm'published at 17:59 British Summer Time 3 September 2020

    The Manx government rejected an offer of £9,000 to help run the Snaefell Mountain Railway service.

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  16. 'New normal' to include remote GP appointmentspublished at 14:06 British Summer Time 2 September 2020

    Phone and video consultations introduced during lockdown have "worked well", the government says.

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  17. Patient waiting times rise 20% during pandemicpublished at 16:14 British Summer Time 1 September 2020

    Several healthcare services on the Isle of Man were halted due to the coronavirus outbreak.

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  18. New Manx MRI scanner to reduce UK hospital tripspublished at 13:13 British Summer Time 1 September 2020

    The £1.2m machine will mean Manx radiology facilities will equal the most advanced centres in the UK.

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  19. Damaged ferry out of action for two weekspublished at 17:49 British Summer Time 30 August 2020

    Repairs to a propeller mean it will not be able to sail until 11 September, the ferry operator says.

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  20. Key workers celebrated with TT course lap paradepublished at 16:15 British Summer Time 30 August 2020

    Hundreds on the Isle of Man supported the parade, which included members of the emergency services.

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