Tomorrow is the first anniversary of going into our first full stay-at-home lockdown.
The front page is a reminder of what we’ve gone through in the last 12 months.
Inside:
Why has an inquiry into the Department of Infrastructure been kept so quiet?
An Office of Fair Trading inquiry into whether Bus Vannin is anti-competitive might not be done in-house.
Meanwhile, the Chief Minister is asked whether bus drivers should jump the jabs queue.
A campaign to instal emergency phones on a famous coastal route.
New houses for Ramsey.A feature about Luke Adebiyi, who has worked hard in promoting diversity and mental health issues.
Hub schools won’t reopen this lockdown, the Education Minister has confirmed.
There’s confusion over the costs to complete the horse tramway - with one backbench MHK claiming it was ’verging on the improper’.
The Manx Solidarity Fund [MSF] has so far delivered almost as many grants in 2021 as it did for the entirety of last year.
A Douglas Council worker is to be paid thousands of pounds in compensation after taking his claim to an employment tribunal.
The Chief Minister says he will look into the issue of members of Tynwald releasing Covid-19 information early.
A page about the Isle of Man’s woeful record in cutting carbon emissions.
House prices have risen.
A new headteacher for a Douglas primary school.
Why a seal that befriended kayakers has made headlines.
In our arts and culture section, Island Life, Manx Gaelic singer Ruth Keggin is collaborating with acclaimed Scottish harpist Rachel Hair to crowdfund and record a new duo album.
The sounds of a summer on a farm in Andreas have been released online by Culture Vannin.
Guitarists around the world have been treated to Manx tunes on Culture Vannin’s YouTube page.
The Manx Wildlife Trust wants us to keep an eye out for the missing sector orb web spider.
Photos showing that spring has sprung in the Isle of Man.
Our sports pages include news on recipients of Sport Aid scholarships.
In other sports news Jamie McCanney has confirmed that he will contest the 2021 FIM Enduro World Championship for an Italian team this year. There is also plenty of community news, a page of your letters, our new puzzles pages and a seven-day television guide.
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