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In this week’s Indy we have the latest on the economic crisis, as a first government department warns its staff over jobs following Chief Minister Allan Bell’s statement earlier this week.
We report from the trial of a man accused of being involved in an axe attack in a Willaston home.
And the Indy meets members of the Manx team of animators who worked on Oscar-nominated Chico and Rita.
There’s the first voucher in our free Get Fit for February offer.
Plus, find out who the latest nominations are in our Pride in Mann awards.
The future of the former prison in Victoria Road comes under the spotlight again. Find out why in today’s Indy.
And we have the latest on the investigation following a fatal house fire in Andreas.
Sport has a report and pictures from the cross country championships, plus the new Golf Union president is announced. And there ares all the usual previews of the weekend’s football, hockey and rugby.
What Where When reveals the names lined up to appear at two of the Isle of Man’s biggest music festivals.
North News pays a visit to the newly opened civic amenity site.
There’s dismay in the south after proposals for a heritage centre in Colby appear to hit an obstacle, South News reveals.
And West News drops in on the Cronk-y-Voddy ploughing match.
The Manx Independent is in shops today.