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NEWS in NUMBERS £1.2 million – the cost of rebuilding Ballure Bridge on the Manx Electric Railway, an engineering project which has won ‘Project of the Year under 50m Euros’ in the 2015 Light Rail Awards. It was also nominated in two other categories – Technical Innovation of the Year and Outstanding Engineering Achievement of the Year.
2 loaghtan sheep were rescued by Port Erin’s lifeboat when they fell into the sea from the Calf of Man. Lifeboat man Jason Fleming said they were very well behaved on the lifeboat, and happy to be released back at Cow Harbour.
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years – Microgaming has entered into a tenth year of sponsorship of Ramsey Youth Centre and Old Boys (RYCOB) Football Club, affectionately known as ‘the Youthie’. Promoted at the end of last season to the Canada Life Premier League, the Youthie has over 90 active players on its books – two thirds in their youth section of 6-14 year olds.
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newly recruited Army Reservists took part in their first parade as flag was raised over the new Army Reserve Centre in Douglas in October almost fifty years after the last Isle of Man TA unit closed. Two of the recruits were brother and sister Liam and Caitlin Dunn.
increase in tariffs announced by Manx Gas which will result in an increase of 6.53p per day for domestic users. However, if we get a mild winter, costs should come down in 2016. This is despite a worldwide reduction in the cost of gas.
£163,000 stolen in 68 burglaries in the first part of this year (according to IOM Newspapers), 194 offences recorded during 12 months to end of March representing a 9% increase in recorded crime (Chief Constable’s annual report) – but Island remains the safest place to live in the British Isles.
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