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MGP 'saved from extinction'

Chief Minister says Festival of Motorcycling saved event

As the Festival of Motorcycling gets under way, the Chief Minister says hard work over the last three years has saved the Manx Grand Prix from extinction.

Allan Bell says making the MGP part of the festival alongside new and relaunched events has given it a new lease of life.

And he says the evidence suggests it's going from strength to strength:

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