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A school leaders’ union has rejected an offer of a 2% pay rise from the government and labelled it a ’slap in the face’.
Two high school head teachers announce their retirements.
Former professional footballer Rick Holden, who drove while nearly four times the drink-drive limit, has been sentenced.
New details have emerged about the injuries caused by the flumes at the National Sports Centre in Douglas.
A woman who rehomes pets has seen a rise in people giving up their animals because they can’t find rented accommodation that will allow them.
Former army captain Adam Diver will be swimming from the north west of England to the Isle of Man in July.
Plasterer Przemyslaw Henryk Pasternak has been sentenced for possessing class ’A’ drugs and two motoring offences.
The Rushen Silver Band raised £500 for local charity Sailing for the Disabled at a recent concert.
In our charities feature, we find out more about A Little Piece of Hope.
For our latest Word on the Street feature, we asked the public if they had continued to go out to restaurants and pubs or have opted to stay at home over the festive season and new year. We also asked what their favourite places to eat were.
The Post Office is commemorating the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee with a set of eight stamps, themed on the lyrics of the UK national anthem.
The first 100 sound recordings of a new Manx National Heritage project are now available to listen to on the imuseum.im website.
A charity has said hedgehogs are waking up earlier from hibernation this year due to the mild winter.
Our photographer has been out snapping pictures of the early spring in a picture special.
The number of debt judgments issued in the Isle of Man Courts of Justice against consumers fell significantly in 2021 compared to 2020, according to data published by Registry Trust.
Mark Kinley celebrates his 100th birthday.
Manx Care has turned to a private sector company to cut its waiting list for cataract assessment and treatment.
And, as the Isle of Man prepares to relax its Covid-19 restrictions, it spells out its policy for visits to the hospital and GP surgeries.
In our Food and Farming pages, we talk to farmers who say that agriculture in the Isle of Man is far more environmentally responsible than elsewhere.
Dave Martin of the Isle of Man Natural History and Antiquarian Society looks at how production of lime from limestone has evolved, contributing to the limekilns we find all around the island.
In our Working Week section, we delve deeper into the idea that we might be able to do a four-day week. We hear different views.
On the back page, supercyclist Mark Cavendish is up for another award.
There are 10 pages of sport altogether.
There is also our letters page, readers’ photos, puzzles, a television guide and community news.
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