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Inflation rate at two-year low

TREASURY Minister Eddie Teare has welcomed another fall in the island’s inflation rate which has now reached its lowest level for more than two years.

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Inquest into Andreas fire death opens

AN elderly man died as a result of burns after being admitted to Noble’s Hospital last month an inquest has heard.

PENSION QUESTIONS: Zac Hall MHK Lib Van, Onchan

‘Retirement promotions’ question asked in Keys

JUST under 30 government employees were promoted within 24 months of retirement in the past 10 years, figures released in the House of Keys show.

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Just how should local politicians declare their interests?

A SELECT committee looking into how politicians should declare their interests will sit next week.

Missing schoolboy Jordan Quayle

Missing teen found

The missing 16-year-old schoolboy has now been located.

Sport rss

Simon Andrews

Andrews teams up with McGuinness at Honda Legends

SIMON Andrews will team up with 17-time TT champion John McGuinness in the Honda Legends team for the 2012 Isle of Man TT Races fuelled by Monster Energy.

Dawsy closes the gap at the top

A BRACE of perfect scores helped Dawsy claw his way back into contention in the latest round of Pundits’ Picks.

End to End entries filling up fast

Already 1,400 entered in September’s annual mountain bike race

Postponement in Manx rugby

Shimmin Wilson Trophy encounter between Ramsey B versus Southern Nomads off

Vagabonds’ women make 2012 debut

VAGABONDS RUFC’s women’s side will play their first RFUW Championship North Two game of 2012 at Ballafletcher on Saturday. This weekend the Manx team welcome their old rivals Sheffield to the island.

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Dragon force in the kitchen video

THE Chinese year of the dragon begins on Monday and marks a time of celebration for the Chinese community.

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Lifestyle rss

Miss Saigon
to be staged by Douglas Choral Union in Feb 2012

Do not miss the first-ever amateur cast Miss Saigon production

MONDAY will witness the first ever amateur production of Miss Saigon.

BY ARRANGEMENT: Gregor Lersch, master florist

Green-fingered star for Baptist Church demo

RESPECTED master florist Gregor Lersch will give a demonstration and workshop at the Broadway Baptist Church in Douglas next month.

The IOM Sympnoy Orchestra and the IOM Choral Society performing at the Villa Marina

Choral Society Coronation concert

THE Isle of Man Choral Society is well underway with rehearsals for its forthcoming concert in the Villa Marina on Sunday, March 18.

The IOM Sympnoy Orchestra and the IOM Choral Society performing at the Villa Marina

The Manx Sound Exchange: Recording - the home front

IN recent weeks the Manx Sound Exchange has looked at how Manx bands and musicians can get away from the island and the logistics of touring the UK and further afield in order to perform to new faces and further your cause.

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Book review: The Secret Children by Alison McQueen

James MacDonald is a son of the British Empire, a rich tea planter in India with a distinguished family history ... the lives of his two beautiful daughters should be mapped out for comfort and wealth.

Community rss

LIFT UP: Tim Murren, driver with the patient transfer service, shows Ramsey Grammar School student Margaid Cowle, 17, the hydraulic ramps that lift patients seated in wheelchairs in and out of the ambulance. PHOTO: Mike Wade (MW120124-40). For more pictures and to order copies visit www.iomtoday.co.im/buyaphoto.

Visit to cottage hospital

STUDENTS from the Flexible Learning Area (FLA4) at Ramsey Grammar School enjoyed an afternoon out at Ramsey Cottage Hospital.

Planning applications: February 1, 2012

Latest planning applications from the Department of Infrastructure.

Salon Of The Year pres to Cath Purvis (Hot Gossip).

Our hairdressing contest was family affair for Cath

WHO is your favourite hairdresser?

Planning applications: January 25, 2012

Latest planning applications from the Department of Infrastructure.

BIG SWIM: Participants in the sponsered swim of the equivalent distance of the TT Course pictured at Peel Swimming Pool where they are hoping to raise enough money for the First Responders to pay for one new kit  �2,500 being the amount needed for a kit. There are 39 individuals and 30 teams taking part in the challenge, making a total of 132. PHOTO: John Maddrell (JM120120-13).

Youngsters and seniors take on swim challenge

MORE than 100 people of all ages, ranging from children to seniors, have risen to the challenge set by the Western Swimming Pool to ‘swim the TT course’ to raise funds for the Community First Responders unit of St John Ambulance.

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