This week’s Isle of Man Examiner reports the latest on the bus drivers’ dispute.

Bus Vannin say cutting the number of drivers allowed to take time off during TT will save £100,000 in holiday cover.

Also this week:

The island’s population appears to be bouncing back - and is now growing at about 400 a year. The figures have been welcomed by the Chief Minister.

Metal detectorist Paul Roberts has unearthed a 3,000-year-old bronze sword. Manx National Heritage say it could shine new light on a little-known period of the island’s ancient history.

Former First Deemster Jack Corrin and his wife Pat were the island’s representatives at Princess Diana’s funeral.

As the 20th anniversary of Princess Diana’s funeral approaches, he has been reflecting on the experience.

There have been six incidents on the Snaefell Mountain Railway involving loss of control or brake failure in the last five years, a Freedom of Information request has revealed.

The island’s GCSE students have been celebrating their GCSE results. There are six pages of coverage.

There’s a review of KT Tunstall’s hugely popular Gaiety gig.

TV style guru Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen has been giving Manx homes a makeover as he films is latest TV series, Laurence in Suburbia.

In the latest Buildings at Risk feature, Simon Artymiuk takes a look at iron piers across the British Isles, including Ramsey’s Queen’s Pier and the long-lost iron pier in Douglas.

There’s two pages of pictures from Relay for Life, held at the NSC at the weekend.

In the Business News, we report on the retail war that is being waged in Douglas as big chains compete for sales.

Sports Direct opened its 19,000 sq foot shop in the Strand Centre earlier this month while JD Sports is to open a shop in Strand Street next month.

The Sport section has all the latest from the Classic TT.

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