This week’s Manx Independent is another paper that will be kept by many as a reminder of a difficult time in our history.
It includes all the details we know so far about the new lockdown.
What the ’circuit breaker’ means.
Panic buying.
The effects on education.
A list ’low-risk’ venues visited by someone with the virus.
The return of MERA and salary support.
Advice on face masks.
Also this week:
Meet a man who’s changed his life and is now changing others’ too. Nine years ago Graham Clucas couldn’t read or write. Now he’s doing a PhD.
A grandfather has used the example of the ’Jet Ski Romeo’ in a bid to boost his campaign for border restrictions to be loosened to allow immediate family members to visit the island.
Ramsey Grammar School’s former head teacher, Annette Baker, who retired at the end of last term, talks to us about her plans for the future, her views about the Covid-19 restrictions and the teaching dispute.
Isle of Man registered gambling giant Entain has become the centre of takeover interest from US casino giant MGM resorts.
The head of Manx National Heritage is set to retire.
The first candidate to announce she’s standing in this year’s House of Keys election.
The Isle of Man government has given £900,474 in aid to a project in Zimbabwe.
University College Isle of Man is trying to recruit people to its nursing courses.
Our Face in the Crowd feature has photos from the New Year dips.
Teenager Cameron John Ashcroft who crashed his car after taking ecstasy has been to court to be punished.
The birds that are featuring on new Manx stamps.
Why the Mannin Sepsis charity is closing.
Theatre student Olivia Hollreiser has made it through to the finals of a London film festival. We talk to her about it in our Island Life section.
Pullyman’s 80th birthday.
The poems of local writer David Callin.
Local musicians and performers went back to church for the annual Mollag Ghennal evening. We were there and have lots of photos.
There are 10 action-packed pages of sport.
There is also plenty of community news, as well your letters, our puzzles page and a seven-day television guide.
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