In this week’s Isle of Man Examiner:

An insurance company with four branches around the island has been given a hefty fine for shortcomings in the way it has dealt with clients’ money.

The fire service’s fears over a block of flats has led to a fine for its owners.

Yet another Douglas promenade blunder. Now we’ve discovered that a big item was left off the budget. In addition, former minister Phil Gawne - the man who originally spearheaded the project - tells the Examiner what he thinks of what’s been happening with the redevelopment.

After a dog was poisoned last week, Port St Mary Golf Club has confirmed it does not use highly toxic substances.

Confidence in and satisfaction with all public services fell last year, according to the island’s latest social attitudes survey.

Bus drivers are being offered more pay to go on to new contracts to bolster the number available for Sunday services.

As Tynwald prepares to debate assisted dying, a doctors’ pressure group says it’s against the idea.

Richard William Miller, who breached a 10-year ban prohibiting him from keeping animals, has now been sentenced.

Historic maritime links with Liverpool have celebrated at a ground-breaking ceremony on the site of the city’s proposed new Isle of Man ferry terminal. See the photos inside the paper.

There will be more bobbies on the beat, the police say.

Teachers’ unions are split over the continuing dispute.

Plans for a wall for Ramsey quayside get the thumbs-up from local politicians.

The new boss of the Department of Health and Social Care has an uphill task.

London Air Ambulance medical consultant Dr Gareth Davies from Douglas has shared his daily routine.

A heroin addict who claimed he was a victim of ’cuckooing’ has been jailed.

A member of security staff at the airport was found to be working without a required work permit.

Douglas Council has been ordered to pay costs of £9,000 after losing an appeal in a long-running case involving alleged negligence and malicious prosecution.

The replacement horse tram depot at Strathallan is taking shape. See our photo.

A war veteran who suffers post traumatic stress after two tours of duty in the Gulf has been jailed.

Two pages of photos from the wedding fair at the Comis Hotel. It was packed!

Two vandals who committed criminal damage at St Ninian’s High School have been sentenced.

The dates for this year’s beer festival.

Douglas’s Pitcairn guest house, which fell into serious disrepair, is set for a new lease of life as flats, if planners say yes. We report more details.

There has been a big rise in problems caused by online gambling, Motiv8 says.

We ask people in our street interviews about their gambling habits.

A decision about the Cosy Nook cafe in Port Erin is imminent.

The government’s commitment to its climate change action plan is ’very impressive’ but the reality of cost has to be remembered, one expert says.

Three new firefighters will join the team at Douglas fire station this month after completing an immersive 14-week recruit course in the north-east of England.

Jamie McCanney was 15th overall and first Briton in his maiden attempt at the Dakar Rally when it came to a close in Saudi Arabia on Friday. Our sports team reports more.

Plus we have the Final Whistle sports section.

Business leaders imagine what life will be like in 2030 in our business news section.

Plus there are your letters, the property sales column, the social diary, planning notices and lots of community news.

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