This week’s Manx Independent front page focuses on former Manx cycling star Jonny Bellis and how he wishes to rebuild his life after being convicted of assaulting his then girlfriend.

Also making the news this week:

An island businessman hopes to become a Brexit MP.

The first episode of The Best Little Prison? was pulled from the ITV hub. We find out why.

Dandara is set to start work on the final phase of homes at Auldyn Meadow, Ramsey.

We speak to 88-year-old Marion who is behind the Douglas garden with so many gnomes that she’s lost count.

It’s been revealed that the island has a higher drugs death rate than England.

A Londoner swims with Manx seals on his first day of swimming around the entire island.

Also circumnavigating the island’s coasts is Kim Tastagh, an outdoor coach who hopes his 24 hours of kayaking will encourage more people to speak about mental health.

Parts of the Isle of Man are set to go back to the 1940s for Island at War this weekend.

Contractors working on Douglas Promenade reconstruction project have found yet more cracks in the surface.

The anxious wait for A-level students is over. We give information for those needing support to reach the next big step in their lives.

A Douglas teen has admitted assaulting a man outside a takeaway.

The weekly Food and Farming pages by Julie Blackburn features the full results from the Royal Show. Sport has a preview of the Festival of Motorcycling, which gets under way this weekend.

There’s also Island Life - our entertainment and leisure section - the Isle of Man’s What’s On guide and a seven-day television guide inside.

There’s also readers’ photographs, your letters, and lots of community news.

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