This week the Isle of Man Examiner leads with a story about the Chief Constable warning that the island is becoming a target for organised crime.

Also this week:

Dylan Walton, an eight-year-old who has cerebral palsy, has walked up Snaefell.

Victory for villagers opposing the construction of a sewage plant in Laxey.

Daphne Caine MHK describes the management of the Douglas promenade scheme incompetent in the latest Tynwald debate about the matter.

Members of Tynwald have also been speaking out about the Post Office taking over small parcel delivery.

Why the cost of dredging Peel’s marina has soared.

A new radio station is planned for the island.

We talk to students at the Higher Education Fair.

A chance to win a night for two plus dinner at the Ramsey Park Hotel.

A man who headbutted a policeman on Christmas Eve and made vile sexual comments to a policewoman is warned he could go to jail.

The man who’s bought the former bus station site in Douglas says it’s bonkers that he cannot use it as a car park.

Ever wondered what happens before a lenient sentence is challenged? The Attorney General spells it out.

It’s the end of an era as peat cutting is outlawed.

A collection of Viking Age finds has been declared treasure by the Isle of Man Coroner Jayne Hughes.

A hairdresser who turns up at people’s workplaces in a van.

Car sales are surging, we’re told.

Our endangered chapels feature in our Buildings at Risk feature.

We talk to the boss of Guernsey’s nationalised airline to see if we could learn some lessons here.

As the football season prepares to kick off we see FC Isle of Man’s new kit.

Plus lots more sport, business news, your letters, our popular crossword, plenty of community news and our popular annual pet competition.

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