The Isle of Man Examiner has established that the prisoner who brought Covid-19 to the island was one of the welders from Yorkshire who were jailed last week.
Today’s paper has all the details.
Also this week:
After reports in the UK media that Home Secretary Priti Patel was planning to house refugees on the Isle of Man, we ask the government here about it.
A plan to turn a Second World War bunker into a home.
A report from a meeting in Onchan about problems with law and order in the village.
Treasury Minister Alfred Cannan has rubbished radio reports that government will directly employ more people if unemployment rises sharply.
A teenager who urinated on a bin outside McDonald’s in broad daylight has been to court.
Meanwhile, a man who swore and jumped over the counter at the same fast food restaurant has been in the dock too.
The inquest into the death of a man who died after his car left the road at Marine Drive.
We go back to Laxey to hear from more residents of Glen Road about plans to cut flood risk in the area.
Dandara’s plan to build 181 homes in the disputed area.
The chairman of the new Manx Care organisation says that even though the system will be arm’s length, it remains accountable to Tynwald and the taxpayer.
Jayne Lisa Thompson of Ramsey, who bit her neighbour’s breast and pulled her hair, has been convicted of assault. Read the full court case in the Examiner.
Flu vaccinations are being offered to the island’s primary schoolchildren for the first time this year.
Community events which support the Manx economy could have up to 80% of their costs met by a new government backed scheme.
In our food and farming section, Andreas Meat Company celebrates a significant anniversary.
Our two-page Buildings at Risk feature looks at this history of the coastguards.
Stephen Gerrard Arrowsmith has been sentenced to community service after a string of shoplifting offences.
In the sports section, a new Manx marathon record was set in London on Sunday.
There are eight action-packed sports pages this week.
Plus property prices, a cheque presentation page, your letters, business news, our popular crossword and plenty of community news.
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