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  1. Dog walkers could be banned from historic sitepublished at 12:47 British Summer Time 6 April 2021

    The warning comes after an increase in dog fouling at Fort Island in the south of the Isle of Man.

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  2. Manx building sites and garden centres reopenpublished at 12:05 British Summer Time 6 April 2021

    The construction industry returns to work and garden centres reopen under certain restrictions.

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  3. Covid financial support for businesses extendedpublished at 07:58 British Summer Time 3 April 2021

    The Salary Support Scheme is extended until the end of May while firms get "back to full capacity".

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  4. ‘Safe’ reopening of IOM schools 'a priority'published at 08:50 British Summer Time 2 April 2021

    A phased approach to reopening schools will be taken if Covid-19 infection rates continue to fall.

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  5. Isle of Man to gradually ease Covid lockdownpublished at 16:56 British Summer Time 1 April 2021

    Socially distanced outdoor meetings of up to 10 people will be allowed from Friday.

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  6. Manx Care takes over running health servicespublished at 10:22 British Summer Time 1 April 2021

    The organisation is now responsible for the day-to-day running of health and social care services.

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  7. 'Vital' pandemic flights cost government £4.5mpublished at 16:11 British Summer Time 31 March 2021

    The money was needed to keep flights in the air during months of Covid-19 restrictions.

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  8. Mountain hare proposals 'do not go far enough'published at 14:13 British Summer Time 31 March 2021

    The species should "classified as protected rather than game" in new Manx laws, a charity says.

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  9. Household waste disposal sites to reopenpublished at 13:04 British Summer Time 31 March 2021

    The four regional civic amenity sites were closed after a rise in Covid-19 cases.

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  10. Vaccine roll-out reaches 50,000 dose markpublished at 18:45 British Summer Time 30 March 2021

    Nearly 35,000 people on the Isle of Man have now received at least one dose of a Covid-19 vaccine.

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  11. New unexplained Covid case on Isle of Manpublished at 17:39 British Summer Time 30 March 2021

    It is the first new case to emerge that cannot be linked to existing infections since Thursday.

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  12. Silting and low tides lead to IOM ferry disruptionpublished at 17:04 British Summer Time 30 March 2021

    Daytime sailings between the Isle of Man and Lancashire have been scrapped, the ferry operator says.

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  13. Isle of Man 'on track' to start easing lockdownpublished at 17:52 British Summer Time 29 March 2021

    Some restrictions could be eased from 6 April if no new unexplained Covid-19 cases emerge.

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  14. Warning to dog walkers over ground nesting birdspublished at 11:50 British Summer Time 29 March 2021

    Dog owners could be fined up to £2,500 if they let their pet run loose at an island nature reserve.

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  15. Isle of Man Covid-19 death toll rises to 29published at 19:16 British Summer Time 28 March 2021

    Four people have now died with the virus since the island’s third lockdown began on 3 March.

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  16. ‘Exceptionally old’ red panda dies at Manx zoopublished at 17:39 Greenwich Mean Time 26 March 2021

    Frisco, who was about 18, had been "struggling" and was put down this week, keepers say.

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  17. Covid patient dies on Isle of Manpublished at 16:11 Greenwich Mean Time 26 March 2021

    The patient's death is the second on the island since it entered its third lockdown on 3 March.

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  18. Man denies beach gathering Covid rule breakpublished at 12:39 Greenwich Mean Time 26 March 2021

    Ian Kirk pleads not guilty to gathering with a group of up to 20 people on Laxey beach.

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  19. July date set for 2023 Island Gamespublished at 17:27 Greenwich Mean Time 25 March 2021

    Guernsey will host the coronavirus-delayed Island Games between 8 and 14 July 2023.

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  20. Man arrested for Covid breach over group sea swimpublished at 13:59 Greenwich Mean Time 25 March 2021

    Police find 20 people swimming together off the Isle of Man in breach of the Covid regulations.

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