A woman who made up a tragic story about a fictional eight-year-old boy to con well wishers out of money has appeared in court.

The story in this week’s Isle of Man Examiner.

A different court case is on page one.

It concerns a man who hid thousands of pounds worth of heroin in a room where a children’s party took place.

We report on his punishment and picture him on page 4.

The tragedy of a 96-year-old who died in a house fire in Douglas is also on the front page.

Inside:

The latest on the film industry investigation.

A row over the demotion of the Manx language on obelisks on the Raad ny Foillan.

A woman has been banned from owning animals for 10 years after cats and dogs in a poor condition were found at her home.

A Deemster has issued a warning to the young people of the island about the dangers of getting involved in trafficking drugs.

The mainstay of British gardens for decades, the wheelbarrow, has been reinvented here in the Isle of Man.

The Tynwald Commissioner for Administration has outlined her reasons for refusing to investigate a complaint made by a former foster carer.

An application for a new care home in Douglas has been given the green light by the planning committee.

A special Awards for Excellence supplement featuring photos from the event and a story about the winner of the Lifetime Achievement Award, Ray Cox.

Reporter Jess Ward also catches up with the awards’ host, Julia Bradbury, as she walks in part of the island.

Tony Fox from Union Mills was surrounded by family and friends when presented with his British Empire Medal (BEM).

Douglas councillor Ian Clague has criticised his colleagues for focussing on where police officers park their cars rather than on ratepayers’ concerns.

A report into 40 sites considered for a new sewage site in Laxey has revealed what experts said about the location chosen.

Staying with Laxey, the village is to host a talk about climate change in the light of last month’s floods.

Regeneration is on the agenda again with Tynwald, Paul Speller reports.

There’s a cash shortfall for the government’s pension scheme.

After our special feature about former woollen mills buildings at risk in the island two weeks ago, a follow up looking at more.

Carpet fitter Paul David Peel, of Bircham Avenue, Ramsey, has been punished for benefit fraud.

A public meeting has heard more about plans for a big new swimming pool at King William’s College.

After last week’s suggestion that the Isle of Man should introduce MoT-style tests for cars, we ask the public what they think.

Members of Douglas Council have no equivalent to parliamentary privilege - or legal immunity to defamation - and should be careful as to what they say, members have been told.

Signs on a controversial combined cycleway and footpath in the south of the island have been replaced - after the old ones were deemed to be substandard.

Families and friends of those who have ’given the gift of life’ are to attend the island’s first remembrance service for organ donors.

Thomas Daniel Richards, aged 21, of Ballabrooie, Sulby, who drove twice while he was disqualified, has been spared jail by magistrates.

Reindeer are to visit Onchan.

Two pages of photos from Children in Need events.

Plus there is lots of coverage of sport in our Final Whistle section, 10 pages of business news, your letters, Terry Cringle’s Times Past, the property sales column and lots of community news.

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